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URL:

https://www.technewstoday.com/shell-infrastructure-host-high-cpu-usage/

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/29073284-497a-4791-99a8-dae7f0d87619
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: August 12, 2022, 20:23:42
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

E93CD790B75AF4AADB6A682DE2D4F5BE

SHA1:

0FEF36667878A2C3865122F64C3EF743CD650978

SHA256:

E4228B81FFE31180355E6EF6C3619563ABCA6BD807E033561B68966ED9AF3B2D

SSDEEP:

3:N8DSL1y6dIKKV6sUbCK:2OLldIfV6sq

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Drops executable file immediately after starts

      • firefox.exe (PID: 3064)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • firefox.exe (PID: 3064)
    • Drops a file with a compile date too recent

      • firefox.exe (PID: 3064)
  • INFO

    • Reads CPU info

      • firefox.exe (PID: 3064)
    • Checks supported languages

      • firefox.exe (PID: 2948)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 3064)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 4092)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2840)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2932)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2512)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2424)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2728)
    • Reads the computer name

      • firefox.exe (PID: 3064)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2840)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 4092)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2932)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2728)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2512)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 2424)
    • Application launched itself

      • firefox.exe (PID: 2948)
      • firefox.exe (PID: 3064)
    • Creates files in the program directory

      • firefox.exe (PID: 3064)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
42
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2948"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "https://www.technewstoday.com/shell-infrastructure-host-high-cpu-usage/"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exeExplorer.EXE
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
83.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\wintrust.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
3064"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" https://www.technewstoday.com/shell-infrastructure-host-high-cpu-usage/C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
firefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Version:
83.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
4092"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="3064.0.800064980\632640674" -parentBuildID 20201112153044 -prefsHandle 1100 -prefMapHandle 856 -prefsLen 1 -prefMapSize 238726 -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 3064 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.3064" 1180 gpuC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exefirefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Firefox
Version:
83.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
2840"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="3064.6.1312598905\1722920441" -childID 1 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 3204 -prefMapHandle 3200 -prefsLen 245 -prefMapSize 238726 -parentBuildID 20201112153044 -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 3064 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.3064" 3216 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exefirefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Version:
83.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
2932"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="3064.13.1017323270\390077334" -childID 2 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 2640 -prefMapHandle 2636 -prefsLen 6644 -prefMapSize 238726 -parentBuildID 20201112153044 -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 3064 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.3064" 2844 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exefirefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Version:
83.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
2424"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="3064.20.1929493535\830660736" -childID 3 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 1836 -prefMapHandle 2304 -prefsLen 7307 -prefMapSize 238726 -parentBuildID 20201112153044 -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 3064 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.3064" 3436 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exefirefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Version:
83.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\version.dll
2512"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="3064.21.63087239\2032441014" -childID 4 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 3416 -prefMapHandle 3420 -prefsLen 7307 -prefMapSize 238726 -parentBuildID 20201112153044 -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 3064 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.3064" 3468 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exefirefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Exit code:
0
Version:
83.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
2728"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="3064.34.233927046\1030277940" -childID 5 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 3664 -prefMapHandle 3660 -prefsLen 7307 -prefMapSize 238726 -parentBuildID 20201112153044 -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 3064 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.3064" 3676 tabC:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exefirefox.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Mozilla Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Firefox
Version:
83.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\program files\mozilla firefox\mozglue.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\crypt32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msasn1.dll
Total events
8 814
Read events
8 790
Write events
24
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2948) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Launcher
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Launcher
Value:
C3D77EE005000000
(PID) Process:(3064) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Launcher
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Browser
Value:
CCE57EE005000000
(PID) Process:(3064) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Launcher
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe|Telemetry
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3064) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\DllPrefetchExperiment
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3064) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Default Browser Agent
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox|DisableTelemetry
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3064) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Default Browser Agent
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox|DisableDefaultBrowserAgent
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3064) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Default Browser Agent
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox|ServicesSettingsServer
Value:
https://firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com/v1
(PID) Process:(3064) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Default Browser Agent
Operation:writeName:C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox|SecurityContentSignatureRootHash
Value:
97:E8:BA:9C:F1:2F:B3:DE:53:CC:42:A4:E6:57:7E:D6:4D:F4:93:C2:47:B4:14:FE:A0:36:81:8D:38:23:56:0E
(PID) Process:(3064) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Operation:writeName:ProxyEnable
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3064) firefox.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Operation:writeName:SavedLegacySettings
Value:
460000003B010000090000000000000000000000000000000400000000000000C0E333BBEAB1D3010000000000000000000000000100000002000000C0A80164000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
81
Text files
34
Unknown types
21

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3064firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\startupCache\scriptCache-current.bin
MD5:
SHA256:
3064firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mz_etilqs_qux5LMJe5NoEYedbinary
MD5:C89CEFE885B0067C18394A92C5F4164E
SHA256:6FD14CA35ECE3C17A9EFB2EEFA71AAC93E25C1AB889EEBBB137C85C8DF5D0104
3064firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\3870112724rsegmnoittet-es.sqlite
MD5:
SHA256:
3064firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\3870112724rsegmnoittet-es.sqlite-walbinary
MD5:DD9C6632921173D6851EFEDF5D09F0AD
SHA256:A2BC9978D63F6412D3F5A93CD08380C776B7849AF0F75FFC29861E295639489D
3064firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\sessionstore-backups\recovery.jsonlz4jsonlz4
MD5:DC1904021C39E466D6AEAF33A436C313
SHA256:CB5CE12E803609AEEA154B48CDA0267EF9E00645D636401DE2F9F598FB8BCE7B
3064firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\sessionstore-backups\recovery.jsonlz4.tmpjsonlz4
MD5:DC1904021C39E466D6AEAF33A436C313
SHA256:CB5CE12E803609AEEA154B48CDA0267EF9E00645D636401DE2F9F598FB8BCE7B
3064firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\sessionCheckpoints.jsonbinary
MD5:EA8B62857DFDBD3D0BE7D7E4A954EC9A
SHA256:792955295AE9C382986222C6731C5870BD0E921E7F7E34CC4615F5CD67F225DA
3064firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\cookies.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
3064firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\sessionCheckpoints.json.tmpbinary
MD5:EA8B62857DFDBD3D0BE7D7E4A954EC9A
SHA256:792955295AE9C382986222C6731C5870BD0E921E7F7E34CC4615F5CD67F225DA
3064firefox.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\qldyz51w.default\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\1657114595AmcateirvtiSty.sqlite-shmbinary
MD5:B7C14EC6110FA820CA6B65F5AEC85911
SHA256:FD4C9FDA9CD3F9AE7C962B0DDF37232294D55580E1AA165AA06129B8549389EB
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
58
DNS requests
86
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3064
firefox.exe
POST
200
142.250.185.131:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3
US
der
472 b
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
GET
200
34.107.221.82:80
http://detectportal.firefox.com/success.txt?ipv4
US
text
8 b
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
POST
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
POST
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
POST
200
142.250.185.131:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
GET
200
34.107.221.82:80
http://detectportal.firefox.com/success.txt
US
text
8 b
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
POST
200
142.250.185.131:80
http://ocsp.pki.goog/gts1c3
US
der
472 b
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
POST
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
GET
200
2.16.106.208:80
http://ciscobinary.openh264.org/openh264-win32-2e1774ab6dc6c43debb0b5b628bdf122a391d521.zip
unknown
compressed
479 Kb
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
POST
200
93.184.220.29:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/
US
der
471 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3064
firefox.exe
34.107.221.82:80
detectportal.firefox.com
US
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
142.250.186.170:443
safebrowsing.googleapis.com
Google Inc.
US
whitelisted
3064
firefox.exe
172.66.40.170:443
www.technewstoday.com
US
unknown
3064
firefox.exe
54.148.154.169:443
push.services.mozilla.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
3064
firefox.exe
52.35.17.16:443
location.services.mozilla.com
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
unknown
3064
firefox.exe
13.224.189.54:443
firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com
US
suspicious
13.224.189.113:443
snippets.cdn.mozilla.net
US
suspicious
3064
firefox.exe
172.66.43.86:443
www.technewstoday.com
US
suspicious
13.225.78.104:443
content-signature-2.cdn.mozilla.net
US
suspicious
3064
firefox.exe
13.224.189.113:443
snippets.cdn.mozilla.net
US
suspicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
detectportal.firefox.com
  • 34.107.221.82
whitelisted
prod.detectportal.prod.cloudops.mozgcp.net
  • 34.107.221.82
  • 2600:1901:0:38d7::
whitelisted
www.technewstoday.com
  • 172.66.40.170
  • 172.66.43.86
  • 2606:4700:3108::ac42:28aa
  • 2606:4700:3108::ac42:2b56
unknown
firefox.settings.services.mozilla.com
  • 13.224.189.54
  • 13.224.189.85
  • 13.224.189.71
  • 13.224.189.76
whitelisted
location.services.mozilla.com
  • 52.35.17.16
  • 44.241.228.251
  • 35.162.19.172
  • 35.167.105.243
  • 54.184.13.11
  • 34.213.44.137
whitelisted
locprod2-elb-us-west-2.prod.mozaws.net
  • 34.213.44.137
  • 54.184.13.11
  • 35.167.105.243
  • 35.162.19.172
  • 44.241.228.251
  • 52.35.17.16
whitelisted
safebrowsing.googleapis.com
  • 142.250.186.170
  • 2a00:1450:4001:82b::200a
whitelisted
push.services.mozilla.com
  • 54.148.154.169
whitelisted
autopush.prod.mozaws.net
  • 54.148.154.169
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 93.184.220.29
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3064
firefox.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Terse Request for .txt - Likely Hostile
3064
firefox.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Terse Request for .txt - Likely Hostile
No debug info