URL:

https://github.com/chrisant996/clink/releases/download/v1.6.3/clink.1.6.3.af47db.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/24041028-6a01-40da-a3a2-14ee1e60b83c
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 21, 2024, 15:18:04
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

32CD44370F7E4D8EC2EC9197C82E2568

SHA1:

C0111F777972697F775468C9325DCA4E1942EFAA

SHA256:

DB8ED7D1E5B1CCD33861F8B971260F4C0E545C46E858551271D48BEAE790CAEA

SSDEEP:

3:N8tEd2NXMWi3TGO52kCm0OWLrc:2ugNcWkGsSLrc

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • clink_x86.exe (PID: 4080)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3824)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Application launched itself

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2956)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3620)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2956)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3620)

    • Executing commands from a ".bat" file

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2956)

    • The executable file from the user directory is run by the CMD process

      • clink_x86.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • clink_x86.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2808)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3588)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1932)

    • Request a resource from the Internet using PowerShell's cmdlet

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3620)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3588)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1932)

    • Gets or sets the security protocol (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 376)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3824)

    • Found IP address in command line

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3824)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • powershell.exe (PID: 376)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3824)

    • Unusual connection from system programs

      • powershell.exe (PID: 3824)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 376)

    • The Powershell connects to the Internet

      • powershell.exe (PID: 376)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 3824)

  • INFO

    • Drops the executable file immediately after the start

      • msedge.exe (PID: 3244)
      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 1972)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • msedge.exe (PID: 880)
      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 1972)

    • Application launched itself

      • msedge.exe (PID: 668)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 1972)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2956)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 1972)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • clink_x86.exe (PID: 4080)

    • Checks supported languages

      • clink_x86.exe (PID: 4080)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
70
Monitored processes
30
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
3

Behavior graph

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start msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs winrar.exe no specs winrar.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs clink_x86.exe cmd.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs powershell.exe cmd.exe no specs powershell.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
376"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command "$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue' ; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 ; Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{\"cache-control\"=\"no-cache\"} -UseBasicParsing https://api.github.com/repos/chrisant996/clink/releases/latest | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Content"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.14409.1005 (rs1_srvoob.161208-1155)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
668"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" "https://github.com/chrisant996/clink/releases/download/v1.6.3/clink.1.6.3.af47db.zip"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
712"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4452 --field-trial-handle=1336,i,8324576682402169419,17699086547407445585,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
880"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4256 --field-trial-handle=1336,i,8324576682402169419,17699086547407445585,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1288"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=109.0.5414.149 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win32 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=109.0.1518.115 --initial-client-data=0xc8,0xcc,0xd0,0x9c,0xd8,0x6bcdf598,0x6bcdf5a8,0x6bcdf5b4C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1768"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3652 --field-trial-handle=1336,i,8324576682402169419,17699086547407445585,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1784"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4368 --field-trial-handle=1336,i,8324576682402169419,17699086547407445585,131072 /prefetch:8C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1932C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c 2>&1 "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command "$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue' ; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 ; Invoke-WebRequest 'https://github.com/chrisant996/clink/releases/download/v1.6.12/clink.1.6.12.5cd618.zip' -OutFile 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\clink\updater\v1.6.12.zip'"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
1972"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" x -iext -ow -ver -- "C:\Users\admin\Downloads\clink.1.6.3.af47db.zip" "?\"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\comdlg32.dll
2028"C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --first-renderer-process --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=2 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2192 --field-trial-handle=1336,i,8324576682402169419,17699086547407445585,131072 /prefetch:1C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
109.0.1518.115
Modules
Images
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\microsoft\edge\application\109.0.1518.115\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
26 934
Read events
26 811
Write events
111
Delete events
12

Modification events

(PID) Process:(668) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(668) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(668) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(668) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(668) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(668) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientState\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(668) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics
Operation:writeName:user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(668) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\LastWasDefault
Operation:writeName:S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000
Value:
6FF0C41C33752F00
(PID) Process:(668) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\FirstNotDefault
Operation:delete valueName:S-1-5-21-1302019708-1500728564-335382590-1000
Value:
(PID) Process:(668) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
1
Executable files
7
Suspicious files
15
Text files
34
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
668msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
668msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF1bda30.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
668msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
668msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF1bda4f.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
668msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
668msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF1bda5f.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
668msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF1bdacc.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
668msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
668msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State~RF1bd9c2.TMP —
MD5:6EB6B80193BBD69C1814A257B64541C3
SHA256:C241C44AE5D29F84DEBE35F27D4C419DA1EDCE86399E9F55940EE8250286B86A
1288msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\CrashpadMetrics.pma —
MD5:C612E96CBFAC63232FC2062E15600FB1
SHA256:DB3C05D5EC0B6719A73E7F0BE84BCE9342772DA70567E7CE08CF6573480B38FF
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
17
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
3244
msedge.exe
13.107.21.239:443
edge.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
unknown
668
msedge.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
unknown
3244
msedge.exe
13.107.42.16:443
config.edge.skype.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
3244
msedge.exe
140.82.121.4:443
github.com
GITHUB
US
unknown
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
3244
msedge.exe
185.199.108.133:443
objects.githubusercontent.com
FASTLY
US
unknown
3244
msedge.exe
204.79.197.239:443
edge.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
config.edge.skype.com
  • 13.107.42.16
whitelisted
github.com
  • 140.82.121.4
shared
edge.microsoft.com
  • 13.107.21.239
  • 204.79.197.239
whitelisted
objects.githubusercontent.com
  • 185.199.108.133
  • 185.199.111.133
  • 185.199.110.133
  • 185.199.109.133
shared
msedgeextensions.sf.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 23.64.58.5
  • 23.64.58.57
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.23.164.196
  • 2.23.164.208
  • 2.23.164.210
  • 2.23.164.202
  • 2.23.164.213
  • 2.23.164.200
  • 2.23.164.201
  • 2.23.164.212
  • 2.23.164.203
whitelisted
api.github.com
  • 140.82.121.6
whitelisted

Threats

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Reports
https://github.com/chrisant996/clink/releases/download/v1.6.3/clink.1.6.3.af47db.zip