URL:

118.89.204.198/resolv?host=www.zhihu.com&os_type=web

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/b394bb19-0c29-466e-a750-9151a341c547
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: November 28, 2023, 01:56:16
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
SHA1:

CD59C937ABCAC7F155919831907A912A43284607

SHA256:

F1E162E87E536C9FB3E0DE95C71BBC8DBB79CC6FE9439B8962A4DCD09B2D709B

SSDEEP:

3:NJd6yXANdKZRyyF/i:zdcOyV

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  • MALICIOUS

    No malicious indicators.

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Uses RUNDLL32.EXE to load library

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 564)

  • INFO

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3188)

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 564)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 564)

    • Checks supported languages

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3188)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • explorer.exe (PID: 3836)
      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3188)
      • explorer.exe (PID: 2112)

    • Reads the computer name

      • wmpnscfg.exe (PID: 3188)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
44
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
0
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe wmpnscfg.exe no specs rundll32.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs explorer.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
564"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "118.89.204.198/resolv?host=www.zhihu.com&os_type=web"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
2112"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" C:\Windows\explorer.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
2760"C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\B6QGX7LP\resolv.jsonC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe—iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
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\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
3024"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:564 CREDAT:267521 /prefetch:2C:\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
Images
c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
3188"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
12.0.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\program files\windows media player\wmpnscfg.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\sspicli.dll
c:\windows\system32\ole32.dll
3836"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" C:\Windows\explorer.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\explorer.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\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
11 937
Read events
11 876
Write events
55
Delete events
6

Modification events

(PID) Process:(564) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPDaysSinceLastAutoMigration
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(564) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchHighDateTime
Value:
30847387
(PID) Process:(564) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime
Value:
30847437
(PID) Process:(564) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(564) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(564) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(564) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(564) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(564) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(564) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
12
Text files
3
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
564iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\78RFYB7Z\urlblockindex[1].binbinary
MD5:FA518E3DFAE8CA3A0E495460FD60C791
SHA256:775853600060162C4B4E5F883F9FD5A278E61C471B3EE1826396B6D129499AA7
564iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157binary
MD5:A92CD29C5DC84DB2F0FA159B2F8EDCE0
SHA256:4BE74F3A17D3F2DCF8581CA0A456CE5AA731E4D93E3F0508C2482B35B4E3C732
564iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776binary
MD5:A6E2FA100EB59651F4277072356D868C
SHA256:B1D39DB1105C4DA6BB9717ADE72A7EDE788FE11EE0C6E7C94FDD69E80C9BFFBB
564iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\ver5EC1.tmpxml
MD5:CBD0581678FA40F0EDCBC7C59E0CAD10
SHA256:159BD4343F344A08F6AF3B716B6FA679859C1BD1D7030D26FF5EF0255B86E1D9
564iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157compressed
MD5:1BFE591A4FE3D91B03CDF26EAACD8F89
SHA256:9CF94355051BF0F4A45724CA20D1CC02F76371B963AB7D1E38BD8997737B13D8
564iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active\{541C7211-8D91-11EE-A826-12A9866C77DE}.datbinary
MD5:453666D37F019C51B9DA7B31E34A3596
SHA256:71F6D8CF205A1DAB1F78C96D0EF964080D02393E19DAD2544003BAA039B5D0BF
564iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\versionlist.xmlxml
MD5:CBD0581678FA40F0EDCBC7C59E0CAD10
SHA256:159BD4343F344A08F6AF3B716B6FA679859C1BD1D7030D26FF5EF0255B86E1D9
564iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF9024F6866DE739DD.TMPbinary
MD5:32AC4807CC4FE1715DBF78ABC2DCE083
SHA256:71DE386370446A7E51EA227E57EA2244142BEF43747C615A61F5BFF4074F0729
564iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active\RecoveryStore.{541C720F-8D91-11EE-A826-12A9866C77DE}.datbinary
MD5:EEFDE64F4D8AE9F719FF2825F7C3C1F4
SHA256:75AC6F57C9AF2921600177F7E2BE2AE20997F87B5B4366522AA7BD257F1FDC3B
3024iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\resolv[1].jsonbinary
MD5:3D4F1F21A671D13C3E9BF3917DAEAAA7
SHA256:A030925FB73DBC5ACD7480956F977C4BD43C165B9E68205189AD4D7567EAEF0F
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
15
DNS requests
6
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3024
iexplore.exe
GET
200
118.89.204.198:80
http://118.89.204.198/resolv?host=www.zhihu.com&os_type=web
unknown
binary
193 b
unknown
564
iexplore.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
binary
471 b
unknown
1080
svchost.exe
GET
200
8.248.115.254:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab?5d0f3f151fb92950
unknown
compressed
61.6 Kb
unknown
1080
svchost.exe
GET
304
8.248.115.254:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?8aef2fa3cb5e0a37
unknown
—
—
unknown
564
iexplore.exe
GET
200
8.253.207.121:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?2daf2dd0e7a20060
unknown
compressed
4.66 Kb
unknown
564
iexplore.exe
GET
200
67.27.159.126:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?05c7055415a02138
unknown
compressed
4.66 Kb
unknown
564
iexplore.exe
GET
200
8.248.115.254:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?32d41101e1be45bf
unknown
compressed
4.66 Kb
unknown
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1080
svchost.exe
224.0.0.252:5355
—
—
—
unknown
3024
iexplore.exe
118.89.204.198:80
—
Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited
CN
unknown
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
2588
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
564
iexplore.exe
152.199.19.161:443
iecvlist.microsoft.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
564
iexplore.exe
8.248.115.254:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
LEVEL3
US
unknown
564
iexplore.exe
67.27.159.126:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
LEVEL3
US
malicious
564
iexplore.exe
8.253.207.121:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
LEVEL3
US
unknown
564
iexplore.exe
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
iecvlist.microsoft.com
  • 152.199.19.161
whitelisted
r20swj13mr.microsoft.com
  • 152.199.19.161
whitelisted
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 8.248.115.254
  • 8.248.131.254
  • 67.27.235.254
  • 8.253.207.121
  • 67.27.159.126
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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Reports
118.89.204.198/resolv?host=www.zhihu.com&os_type=web