| URL: | https://mazenews.top |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/3d99c172-bc7d-48fa-a1ba-6588ff2c909a |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Maze is ransomware — a malware type that encrypts the victim’s files and restores the data in exchange for a ransom payment. One of the most distinguishable features of Maze is that it is one of the first malware of the kind to publicly release stolen data. |
| Analysis date: | August 08, 2020, 08:05:21 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 70F0E4A9EEF6426E5F63CC4540B85787 |
| SHA1: | E312D7BF0D8FB4E746DB68EC2BDD5D52CB1FE1B1 |
| SHA256: | E37D2EC6A654559C1E5FF81BBBC9DE6F4F187E0C36A7BFA8A67FC7BAA933B0BA |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8sCAn:2sB |
MALICIOUS
No malicious indicators.SUSPICIOUS
No suspicious indicators.INFO
Application launched itself
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2804)
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2800)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2804)
Changes settings of System certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2804)
Changes internet zones settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2804)
Adds / modifies Windows certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2804)
Creates files in the user directory
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2800)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2804)
Reads settings of System Certificates
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2804)
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2800)
Reads internet explorer settings
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2800)
Dropped object may contain TOR URL's
- iexplore.exe (PID: 2800)
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Total processes
38
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2800 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:2804 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2 | C:\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
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| 2804 | "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://mazenews.top | 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
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Total events
575
Read events
491
Write events
82
Delete events
2
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2804) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NextCheckForUpdateLowDateTime |
Value: 3289894956 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2804) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager |
| Operation: | write | Name: | NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime |
Value: 30829914 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2804) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2804) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Cookie: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2804) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CachePrefix |
Value: Visited: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2804) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main |
| Operation: | write | Name: | CompatibilityFlags |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2804) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyEnable |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2804) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SavedLegacySettings |
Value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| |||
| (PID) Process: | (2804) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2804) iexplore.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
13
Text files
17
Unknown types
18
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2800 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Cab13AD.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2800 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Low\Tar13AE.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2804 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab189F.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2804 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab18A0.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2804 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar18A1.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2804 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar18A2.tmp | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2804 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\favicon[1].htm | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2804 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Services\search_{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.ico | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2800 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\LFE6LD1V.txt | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2800 | iexplore.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\6BADA8974A10C4BD62CC921D13E43B18_74167E25E5476CCA2A5946AAA61BF9E1 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
17
DNS requests
8
Threats
2
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2804 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEA8sEMlbBsCTf7jUSfg%2BhWk%3D | US | der | 1.47 Kb | whitelisted |
2804 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEA8sEMlbBsCTf7jUSfg%2BhWk%3D | US | der | 1.47 Kb | whitelisted |
2804 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEA8sEMlbBsCTf7jUSfg%2BhWk%3D | US | der | 1.47 Kb | whitelisted |
2800 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQrBBNpPfHTPX6Jy6BVzyBPnBWMnQQUPnQtH89FdQR%2BP8Cihz5MQ4NRE8YCEAHHtVHG022ap65mA3vztdk%3D | US | der | 278 b | whitelisted |
2804 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 204.79.197.200:80 | http://www.bing.com/favicon.ico | US | image | 237 b | whitelisted |
2800 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQrBBNpPfHTPX6Jy6BVzyBPnBWMnQQUPnQtH89FdQR%2BP8Cihz5MQ4NRE8YCEAHHtVHG022ap65mA3vztdk%3D | US | der | 278 b | whitelisted |
2800 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEA%2Fz5hY5qj0aEmX0H4s05bY%3D | US | der | 1.47 Kb | whitelisted |
2800 | iexplore.exe | GET | 200 | 93.184.220.29:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTBL0V27RVZ7LBduom%2FnYB45SPUEwQU5Z1ZMIJHWMys%2BghUNoZ7OrUETfACEA%2Fz5hY5qj0aEmX0H4s05bY%3D | US | der | 1.47 Kb | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2800 | iexplore.exe | 104.24.106.2:443 | mazenews.top | Cloudflare Inc | US | malicious |
2804 | iexplore.exe | 104.24.106.2:443 | mazenews.top | Cloudflare Inc | US | malicious |
2804 | iexplore.exe | 93.184.220.29:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
2804 | iexplore.exe | 152.199.19.161:443 | iecvlist.microsoft.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
2800 | iexplore.exe | 93.184.220.29:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
2804 | iexplore.exe | 204.79.197.200:80 | www.bing.com | Microsoft Corporation | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 152.199.19.161:443 | iecvlist.microsoft.com | MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
mazenews.top |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
api.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
iecvlist.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
r20swj13mr.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query to a *.top domain - Likely Hostile |
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET POLICY MAZE Ransomware Victim Publishing Site DNS Lookup (mazenews .top) |