URL:

https://ransim.knowbe4.com/downloads/ransim.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/987946a1-277e-48b4-b21f-4aeb1b7dc03d
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 16, 2024, 22:52:11
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
phishing
Indicators:
MD5:

35C5816D49604120B4141CAEDF6D40D4

SHA1:

086C888EAB71344DAEB60AFE7A13090668A8D7CA

SHA256:

E4C306F4E3B5FC8DE30CE6DDD5CE8190C0A725BDF019C4C77305D5676C2B06B6

SSDEEP:

3:N8NgJ0t8XKlJ4:2+JY8aQ

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  • MALICIOUS

    • PHISHING has been detected (SURICATA)

      • msedge.exe (PID: 4124)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.

  • INFO

    • Application launched itself

      • msedge.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Reads Microsoft Office registry keys

      • msedge.exe (PID: 2716)

    • Reads the computer name

      • identity_helper.exe (PID: 6532)

    • Checks supported languages

      • identity_helper.exe (PID: 6532)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
166
Monitored processes
29
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start msedge.exe msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs #PHISHING 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 identity_helper.exe no specs identity_helper.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 sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs msedge.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2716"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" "https://ransim.knowbe4.com/downloads/ransim.zip"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
122.0.2365.59
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\122.0.2365.59\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3188"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=122.0.6261.70 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=122.0.2365.59 --initial-client-data=0x2f4,0x2f8,0x2fc,0x2f0,0x304,0x7ffd9d585fd8,0x7ffd9d585fe4,0x7ffd9d585ff0C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
122.0.2365.59
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\122.0.2365.59\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3676"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2268 --field-trial-handle=2296,i,10532497858872747289,13225956427734589042,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
122.0.2365.59
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\122.0.2365.59\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
3976"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7076 --field-trial-handle=2296,i,10532497858872747289,13225956427734589042,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.2365.59
4124"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2468 --field-trial-handle=2296,i,10532497858872747289,13225956427734589042,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
122.0.2365.59
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\122.0.2365.59\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
4280"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=7020 --field-trial-handle=2296,i,10532497858872747289,13225956427734589042,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.2365.59
4448C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.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\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
5564"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2672 --field-trial-handle=2296,i,10532497858872747289,13225956427734589042,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
122.0.2365.59
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\122.0.2365.59\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
5584"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1564 --field-trial-handle=2296,i,10532497858872747289,13225956427734589042,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Exit code:
0
Version:
122.0.2365.59
6256"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --no-appcompat-clear --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=3504 --field-trial-handle=2296,i,10532497858872747289,13225956427734589042,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe—msedge.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
LOW
Description:
Microsoft Edge
Version:
122.0.2365.59
Modules
Images
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\msedge.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\program files (x86)\microsoft\edge\application\122.0.2365.59\msedge_elf.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
7 283
Read events
7 200
Write events
80
Delete events
3

Modification events

(PID) Process:(2716) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:failed_count
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2716) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
2
(PID) Process:(2716) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
(PID) Process:(2716) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\ThirdParty
Operation:writeName:StatusCodes
Value:
01000000
(PID) Process:(2716) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon
Operation:writeName:state
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2716) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientState\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}
Operation:writeName:dr
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2716) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics
Operation:writeName:user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2716) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge
Operation:writeName:UsageStatsInSample
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2716) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}
Operation:writeName:usagestats
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2716) msedge.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}
Operation:writeName:urlstats
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
48
Text files
41
Unknown types
3

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2716msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF1ced07.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2716msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF1ced07.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2716msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2716msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2716msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF1ced17.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2716msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2716msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF1ced65.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2716msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
2716msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\c89e0b5f-92a2-456d-b7f7-e29042e5ec57.tmpbinary
MD5:6485E1663009B2198492CAF69CD46E56
SHA256:A36E34C2B26028364607E645F27D593F8F4F037A612C4CB68F600B07245BE272
2716msedge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF1ced65.TMP —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
83
DNS requests
43
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
2.19.126.146:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1764
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7096
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4656
SearchApp.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6980
backgroundTaskHost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4216
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4216
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4032
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2204
RUXIMICS.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
2.19.126.146:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
—
—
95.101.149.131:80
www.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
unknown
6004
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4124
msedge.exe
13.107.246.60:443
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
unknown
2716
msedge.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
4124
msedge.exe
13.227.219.18:443
ransim.knowbe4.com
AMAZON-02
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 20.74.47.205
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.126.146
  • 2.19.126.133
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.181.238
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
ransim.knowbe4.com
  • 13.227.219.18
  • 13.227.219.87
  • 13.227.219.95
  • 13.227.219.126
whitelisted
edge.microsoft.com
  • 204.79.197.239
  • 13.107.21.239
whitelisted
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net
  • 13.107.246.60
whitelisted
config.edge.skype.com
  • 13.107.42.16
whitelisted
business.bing.com
  • 13.107.6.158
whitelisted
bzib.nelreports.net
  • 2.19.126.145
  • 2.19.126.152
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
4124
msedge.exe
Possible Social Engineering Attempted
PHISHING [ANY.RUN] KnowBe4: Security Awareness Training (knowbe4 .com)
No debug info
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Reports
https://ransim.knowbe4.com/downloads/ransim.zip