URL:

https://www.academia.edu/keypass/c3JuN3IzRk9yQWdyMGZFbE5CN3hvUE5oK3hoQ0hIWEJVblljMnkrT2M5RT0tLWk5S3NQQm82Y3ZZbU5QT0I1YjNWNHc9PQ==--c4b0f9388adabbc69d3be8f68800b46dc82eb74a/t/JTJN-PyBTky3-B60uJ/1283866/Neither_Peace_Nor_War_in_Korea_A_Russian_Assessment_of_Past_Present_and_Future

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/bf518bc8-9094-4a5e-9ef2-e159418e5bd1
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 19, 2021, 19:17:06
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

8F75321A2AB02B0E96CDAA80179287A6

SHA1:

24546E82A7208710432778313A2740FAFA96040A

SHA256:

DE9CF97DDEE0B7D7B9DF1FAE6BD239D5A7FB8B530CD5239BC3DFB5514A9FA0F0

SSDEEP:

6:2OLcOj8cr1GV0grQ6eQ3x7psgbsW62y5HJdp8cIR7MXkL6/26qgi2An:2C2QWhgpdpzJe6qgi2A

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.
  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.
  • INFO

    • Changes internet zones settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2124)
    • Reads internet explorer settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2160)
    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2124)
    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2124)
    • Changes settings of System certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2124)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2160)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2124)
    • Adds / modifies Windows certificates

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 2124)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
38
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2124"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "https://www.academia.edu/keypass/c3JuN3IzRk9yQWdyMGZFbE5CN3hvUE5oK3hoQ0hIWEJVblljMnkrT2M5RT0tLWk5S3NQQm82Y3ZZbU5QT0I1YjNWNHc9PQ==--c4b0f9388adabbc69d3be8f68800b46dc82eb74a/t/JTJN-PyBTky3-B60uJ/1283866/Neither_Peace_Nor_War_in_Korea_A_Russian_Assessment_of_Past_Present_and_Future"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
2160"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2124 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
Total events
972
Read events
752
Write events
214
Delete events
6

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2124) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateLowDateTime
Value:
2903008856
(PID) Process:(2124) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime
Value:
30887139
(PID) Process:(2124) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
(PID) Process:(2124) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(2124) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(2124) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2124) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2124) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
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
(PID) Process:(2124) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2124) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
85
Text files
61
Unknown types
51

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2160iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Cab2F73.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2160iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Tar2F74.tmp
MD5:
SHA256:
2160iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\I1YWCH9E.txt
MD5:
SHA256:
2160iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\7QWYJZRH.txt
MD5:
SHA256:
2160iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\572BF21E454637C9F000BE1AF9B1E1A9der
MD5:
SHA256:
2160iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\07CEF2F654E3ED6050FFC9B6EB844250_3431D4C539FB2CFCB781821E9902850Dder
MD5:
SHA256:
2160iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\07CEF2F654E3ED6050FFC9B6EB844250_3431D4C539FB2CFCB781821E9902850Dbinary
MD5:
SHA256:
2160iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\LML84SYJ.txttext
MD5:
SHA256:
2160iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\C8BHZ39J.txttext
MD5:
SHA256:
2160iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\2UWZGVNW.txttext
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
41
TCP/UDP connections
71
DNS requests
35
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2160
iexplore.exe
GET
200
104.18.21.226:80
http://ocsp2.globalsign.com/rootr3/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT1nGh%2FJBjWKnkPdZIzB1bqhelHBwQUj%2FBLf6guRSSuTVD6Y5qL3uLdG7wCEHgDGCDPAjbzpoUYuu%2B39wE%3D
US
der
1.48 Kb
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
GET
200
151.139.128.14:80
http://ocsp.usertrust.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTNMNJMNDqCqx8FcBWK16EHdimS6QQUU3m%2FWqorSs9UgOHYm8Cd8rIDZssCEH1bUSa0droR23QWC7xTDac%3D
US
der
727 b
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.19.99:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gsr2/ME4wTDBKMEgwRjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTgXIsxbvr2lBkPpoIEVRE6gHlCnAQUm%2BIHV2ccHsBqBt5ZtJot39wZhi4CDQHjtJqhjYqpgSVpULg%3D
US
der
468 b
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.19.99:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gsr1/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS3V7W2nAf4FiMTjpDJKg6%2BMgGqMQQUYHtmGkUNl8qJUC99BM00qP%2F8%2FUsCEHe9DWzbNvka6iEPxPBY0w0%3D
US
der
1.41 Kb
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEAo3h2ReX7SMIk79G%2B0UDDw%3D
US
der
1.47 Kb
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.19.99:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gsr1/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS3V7W2nAf4FiMTjpDJKg6%2BMgGqMQQUYHtmGkUNl8qJUC99BM00qP%2F8%2FUsCEHe9DWzbNvka6iEPxPBY0w0%3D
US
der
1.41 Kb
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.19.99:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gsr1/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBS3V7W2nAf4FiMTjpDJKg6%2BMgGqMQQUYHtmGkUNl8qJUC99BM00qP%2F8%2FUsCEHe9DWzbNvka6iEPxPBY0w0%3D
US
der
1.41 Kb
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfqhLjKLEJQZPin0KCzkdAQpVYowQUsT7DaQP4v0cB1JgmGggC72NkK8MCEAcXeREAXSJn9oiS9o%2BLUFg%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
GET
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfqhLjKLEJQZPin0KCzkdAQpVYowQUsT7DaQP4v0cB1JgmGggC72NkK8MCEAcXeREAXSJn9oiS9o%2BLUFg%3D
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
GET
200
172.217.19.99:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1o1core/MFIwUDBOMEwwSjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRCRjDCJxnb3nDwj%2Fxz5aZfZjgXvAQUmNH4bhDrz5vsYJ8YkBug630J%2FSsCEQCw80IEZ3xvjQUAAAAAh8vC
US
der
472 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2160
iexplore.exe
142.250.184.202:443
fonts.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
104.18.10.207:443
maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com
Cloudflare Inc
US
suspicious
2160
iexplore.exe
13.224.193.3:443
a.academia-assets.com
US
unknown
2160
iexplore.exe
151.101.2.217:443
fdyn.pubwise.io
Fastly
US
suspicious
2160
iexplore.exe
142.250.184.237:443
accounts.google.com
Google Inc.
US
suspicious
2160
iexplore.exe
13.225.74.117:443
sb.scorecardresearch.com
US
suspicious
2160
iexplore.exe
142.250.186.131:443
recaptcha.net
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
142.250.74.206:443
www.google-analytics.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
93.184.220.29:80
ocsp.digicert.com
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business
US
whitelisted
2160
iexplore.exe
13.224.192.34:443
c.amazon-adsystem.com
US
suspicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.academia.edu
  • 143.204.98.56
  • 143.204.98.7
  • 143.204.98.10
  • 143.204.98.125
whitelisted
ocsp.comodoca.com
  • 151.139.128.14
whitelisted
api.bing.com
  • 13.107.5.80
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 13.107.21.200
  • 204.79.197.200
whitelisted
crl.comodoca.com
  • 151.139.128.14
whitelisted
ocsp.usertrust.com
  • 151.139.128.14
whitelisted
fonts.googleapis.com
  • 142.250.184.202
whitelisted
maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com
  • 104.18.10.207
  • 104.18.11.207
whitelisted
a.academia-assets.com
  • 13.224.193.3
  • 13.224.193.84
  • 13.224.193.29
  • 13.224.193.41
whitelisted
fdyn.pubwise.io
  • 151.101.2.217
  • 151.101.130.217
  • 151.101.194.217
  • 151.101.66.217
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info