| File name: | GrammarlyInstaller.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/9803eef3-fc37-48f1-8e8a-60ec8d1cb64f |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Analysis date: | September 29, 2024, 05:06:26 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive |
| MD5: | E5E775428D0288022460B7B5B40BB50C |
| SHA1: | 033C306D496B40316586F5CF6F0230BAA934679B |
| SHA256: | F8C57549C632A2C5EDA7A85A5BE7B1B26E8065F1FA6C6BF59A5F78DA43C08DF2 |
| SSDEEP: | 196608:XLoQpO2UFeD6ldXnR6AcipQk4dFa360JEuJB3HKPQh/4Apm04JbGe2:hLgdXR6xDdF30WuJB3qY/HuCR |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (23.5) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2021:09:25 21:56:47+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 26624 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 141824 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 2048 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x3640 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | 6 |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.2.101.1482 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.2.101.1482 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x0000 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Grammarly |
| FileDescription: | Grammarly for Windows |
| FileVersion: | 1.2.101.1482 |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2009-2024 Grammarly Inc. |
| ProductName: | Grammarly for Windows |
| ProductVersion: | 1.2.101.1482 |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 740 | "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=5376 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,16320393550101483161,5091473474289240114,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\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 Modules
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| 840 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | tasklist.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
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| 880 | "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=6100 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,16320393550101483161,5091473474289240114,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\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 Modules
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| 992 | "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=2480 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,16320393550101483161,5091473474289240114,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 | C:\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
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| 1336 | "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=5 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3708 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,16320393550101483161,5091473474289240114,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:1 | C:\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
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| 1536 | "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=5572 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,16320393550101483161,5091473474289240114,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\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 Modules
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| 1712 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_xpay_wallet.mojom.EdgeXPayWalletService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5352 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,16320393550101483161,5091473474289240114,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\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
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| 1768 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2316 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,16320393550101483161,5091473474289240114,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\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
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| 1804 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5776 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,16320393550101483161,5091473474289240114,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\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 Modules
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| 2224 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_search_indexer.mojom.SearchIndexerInterfaceBroker --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=search_indexer --message-loop-type-ui --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1384 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,16320393550101483161,5091473474289240114,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\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
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| (PID) Process: | (3476) GrammarlyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Grammarly |
| Operation: | write | Name: | installer_container_id |
Value: WIN-INSTALL-3B5D2486-62AD-4B2D-B72E-D2F4DFCB1F19 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3476) GrammarlyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | GlobalAssocChangedCounter |
Value: 95 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3476) GrammarlyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | delete value | Name: | Grammarly |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3476) GrammarlyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Grammarly |
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\Grammarly.Desktop.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3476) GrammarlyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\grammarly.windows-extension |
| Operation: | write | Name: | URL Protocol |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3476) GrammarlyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Grammarly Desktop Integrations |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayName |
Value: Grammarly for Windows | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3476) GrammarlyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Grammarly Desktop Integrations |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UninstallString |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\Uninstall.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3476) GrammarlyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Grammarly Desktop Integrations |
| Operation: | write | Name: | QuietUninstallString |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\Uninstall.exe" /S | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3476) GrammarlyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Grammarly Desktop Integrations |
| Operation: | write | Name: | InstallLocation |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3476) GrammarlyInstaller.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Grammarly Desktop Integrations |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisplayIcon |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\MainIconBR.ico" | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\DynamicData.dll | executable | |
MD5:69ED79E6C4DD9BE8460E4722D2382F74 | SHA256:3FA64E109F200EC2D622F57D405619164E69BD2105EC2B7A2C1DEBB87E0AAE26 | |||
| 3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsn7445.tmp\NScurl.dll | executable | |
MD5:E746969A96345CA1D329F5D64310B0A4 | SHA256:8D8FC1D4EEAB292C88829F410BAB72BD36E9A2507B041C1E8675E4378B7B6E81 | |||
| 3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\FSharp.Core.dll | executable | |
MD5:73BBFAB836FB8DC989E88D05ABA33054 | SHA256:5BB08885557D08D5E39C7A834F32C002A8A36044D5E9EA54B74C7D828CFA7EEB | |||
| 3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\FParsecCS.dll | executable | |
MD5:4CB8DF209079835F8F9D7413561756F8 | SHA256:73EC83D02C0479AC65D59971DE59A49DAFD25C4D597C28D8BE74A74CEB4EEDA4 | |||
| 3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\Grammarly.Auth.FSharp.dll | executable | |
MD5:9B3BE33CD5C54799F62CA25248261909 | SHA256:C257BA6782270AFFEBC62570D1E247F6FBA6125F65CDA4734311D628634AFEDB | |||
| 3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\Grammarly.Auth.dll | executable | |
MD5:1E3CFA1BC5BE4055E01C8DCED0C6CE12 | SHA256:BC6BC2CF985191B696641699E4B5594EDD3666B6D5C25558706546A8A270F96F | |||
| 3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\Grammarly.CheetahClient.Protocol.dll | executable | |
MD5:6A3A4A4E362146E06F0378CAE90D8853 | SHA256:545BED2F6F443D9C80BCB38CFD00BEE41D2CFC60640DA05E5CA28866ADA59D81 | |||
| 3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\Grammarly.Client.WebUI.dll.config | xml | |
MD5:F843B026780F88F0D738CCE4855CFAAE | SHA256:F1700DAF427E443746FCC6BEB694656E491FF0CF67500C68B2E0FF0B1553C525 | |||
| 3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\Dapper.dll | executable | |
MD5:2C66C0379C4EE050EB15FEF2CC061ECB | SHA256:88FD131A783559FD9B2635F7328E0A27F0D658FE83F0EE1D5C960076F6D260A7 | |||
| 3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Grammarly\DesktopIntegrations\FParsec.dll | executable | |
MD5:FEDAD834EA8CF455A1DA113BF5DA8062 | SHA256:9D9025489080819FDF7FE2C624B2588310C04319B37E1EB85B2D4F8A7BEB8975 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2120 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6516 | Grammarly.Desktop.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBT3xL4LQLXDRDM9P665TW442vrsUQQUReuir%2FSSy4IxLVGLp6chnfNtyA8CEA6bGI750C3n79tQ4ghAGFo%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5000 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6516 | Grammarly.Desktop.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTfIs%2BLjDtGwQ09XEB1Yeq%2BtX%2BBgQQU7NfjgtJxXWRM3y5nP%2Be6mK4cD08CEAitQLJg0pxMn17Nqb2Trtk%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6516 | Grammarly.Desktop.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSRXerF0eFeSWRripTgTkcJWMm7iQQUaDfg67Y7%2BF8Rhvv%2BYXsIiGX0TkICEAP6qsgCBPlyGsHkT1nKyns%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 401 | 13.107.6.158:443 | https://business.bing.com/api/v1/user/token/microsoftgraph?&clienttype=edge-omnibox | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | POST | 200 | 100.24.247.35:443 | https://f-log-win-extension.grammarly.io/logv2?extended=0 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
— | — | POST | 200 | 34.235.76.68:443 | https://win-extension.femetrics.grammarly.io/import | unknown | — | — | unknown |
— | — | POST | 200 | 52.20.121.129:443 | https://f-log-win-extension.grammarly.io/logv2?extended=0 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
— | — | POST | 200 | 44.198.154.75:443 | https://f-log-win-extension.grammarly.io/logv2?extended=0 | unknown | — | — | unknown |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3888 | svchost.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2120 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
5000 | svchost.exe | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
5000 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
4324 | svchost.exe | 51.124.78.146:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
3476 | GrammarlyInstaller.exe | 3.217.105.80:443 | win-extension.femetrics.grammarly.io | AMAZON-AES | US | suspicious |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
win-extension.femetrics.grammarly.io |
| unknown |
f-log-win-extension.grammarly.io |
| unknown |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
browser.pipe.aria.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
auth.grammarly.com |
| whitelisted |
gnar.grammarly.com |
| whitelisted |
treatment.grammarly.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
992 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] An application monitoring request to sentry .io |
992 | msedge.exe | Not Suspicious Traffic | INFO [ANY.RUN] An application monitoring request to sentry .io |