URL:

http://carrot.threatactor.lol/b.ps1

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/0c7258bf-8f4b-4cf7-bc50-aa25a809f525
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: August 22, 2023, 05:02:55
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Indicators:
MD5:

7FF154709DFE9D9166729CD7B38E97C2

SHA1:

7469F2117FF7697986D97D1C6B00693A872E27FA

SHA256:

FBB27319F7839CD4652EB17A1D8CD1EC263F3AA4789F365D4FEEB58606C0F9C2

SSDEEP:

3:N1KdEHsRvRK7LVT:CGQvsd

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3488)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Powershell version downgrade attack

      • powershell.exe (PID: 848)

    • The process executes Powershell scripts

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3488)

    • Reads the Internet Settings

      • powershell.exe (PID: 848)

  • INFO

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3488)
      • powershell.exe (PID: 848)

    • Application launched itself

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 3488)
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No Malware configuration.
No data.
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Total processes
38
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start iexplore.exe iexplore.exe powershell.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
848"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" "-file" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\b.ps1"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe—iexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2372"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" SCODEF:3488 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\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\api-ms-win-downlevel-advapi32-l1-1-0.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\iertutil.dll
3488"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://carrot.threatactor.lol/b.ps1"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
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
Total events
11 032
Read events
10 915
Write events
117
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPDaysSinceLastAutoMigration
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing
Operation:writeName:NTPLastLaunchHighDateTime
Value:
30847387
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UrlBlockManager
Operation:writeName:NextCheckForUpdateHighDateTime
Value:
30847437
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Cookie:
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History
Operation:writeName:CachePrefix
Value:
Visited:
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Operation:writeName:CompatibilityFlags
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:ProxyBypass
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:IntranetName
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3488) iexplore.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
10
Text files
6
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
848powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-msbinary
MD5:219900F4E3A0B4B3E1BDF364167D697E
SHA256:F953A7C5F1662C04D86C12EBA0D22A135CC0AE11BAEEE80CC5EFD325582B5F36
848powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\d93f411851d7c929.customDestinations-ms~RFfb0f7.TMPbinary
MD5:219900F4E3A0B4B3E1BDF364167D697E
SHA256:F953A7C5F1662C04D86C12EBA0D22A135CC0AE11BAEEE80CC5EFD325582B5F36
848powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\HGBT0UN25H65I8T0VLS9.tempbinary
MD5:219900F4E3A0B4B3E1BDF364167D697E
SHA256:F953A7C5F1662C04D86C12EBA0D22A135CC0AE11BAEEE80CC5EFD325582B5F36
2372iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Low\Content.IE5\MFAQUS6V\b[1].ps1text
MD5:E4A7EBACB00BC67B48BDE853E544427F
SHA256:4FC52EB578CF6691316CB0DEEA4D6DFCD383EFF238442538690357CDCFA49751
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~DF505F1F1DD2561981.TMPbinary
MD5:A9D2B8424BBBBE421E9B4C3AC104B0A3
SHA256:F6A963AD9E84FE0C02548C161388D13ECCA9ED5F8D8C33760D59D72055DC4E83
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\b.ps1text
MD5:E4A7EBACB00BC67B48BDE853E544427F
SHA256:4FC52EB578CF6691316CB0DEEA4D6DFCD383EFF238442538690357CDCFA49751
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157binary
MD5:2EB9DA2A1E48BEA22740CE5F37233A55
SHA256:E883FE18229D746F0F78FCC10C5038DFBCAF1CCB59D2D7956068AB75F5846D22
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery\Active\{2E518D35-40A9-11EE-ACBF-12A9866C77DE}.datbinary
MD5:228755F5C5F6B9625F0DB4A9F8D7CC96
SHA256:2C6796086ACE940E9CCCF565D44D268F803D5959C14E0730803089CF2EB76F40
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\6Z2BCOUL\b.ps1.gj6z39j.partial:Zone.Identifiertext
MD5:FBCCF14D504B7B2DBCB5A5BDA75BD93B
SHA256:EACD09517CE90D34BA562171D15AC40D302F0E691B439F91BE1B6406E25F5913
3488iexplore.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157compressed
MD5:F7DCB24540769805E5BB30D193944DCE
SHA256:6B88C6AC55BBD6FEA0EBE5A760D1AD2CFCE251C59D0151A1400701CB927E36EA
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
11
DNS requests
7
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
67.27.233.126:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?f2b60cf70a7af09c
US
compressed
4.70 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
67.27.233.126:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?06b6ce6dc4ac69a5
US
compressed
4.70 Kb
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
US
binary
471 b
whitelisted
2372
iexplore.exe
GET
200
52.217.10.216:80
http://carrot.threatactor.lol/b.ps1
US
text
48 b
suspicious
—
—
GET
200
67.27.158.126:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?0793fa8ddfdb5d3d
US
compressed
4.70 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3284
svchost.exe
239.255.255.250:1900
—
—
—
whitelisted
2372
iexplore.exe
52.217.10.216:80
carrot.threatactor.lol
AMAZON-02
US
suspicious
3488
iexplore.exe
152.199.19.161:443
r20swj13mr.microsoft.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted
—
—
67.27.233.126:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
LEVEL3
US
suspicious
—
—
67.27.158.126:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
LEVEL3
US
malicious
1088
svchost.exe
67.27.233.126:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
LEVEL3
US
suspicious
—
—
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
carrot.threatactor.lol
  • 52.217.10.216
  • 16.182.66.146
  • 54.231.128.210
  • 54.231.172.90
  • 52.216.61.26
  • 52.217.40.48
  • 52.216.42.18
  • 52.217.77.96
suspicious
r20swj13mr.microsoft.com
  • 152.199.19.161
whitelisted
iecvlist.microsoft.com
  • 152.199.19.161
whitelisted
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 67.27.233.126
  • 67.26.139.254
  • 8.241.121.254
  • 67.27.235.126
  • 67.27.158.126
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2372
iexplore.exe
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET INFO PS1 Powershell File Request
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