| URL: | https://proton-vpn.org/download.php |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/33af6bff-6bf3-42c5-bd9e-f946d7685476 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | A loader is malicious software that infiltrates devices to deliver malicious payloads. This malware is capable of infecting victims’ computers, analyzing their system information, and installing other types of threats, such as trojans or stealers. Criminals usually deliver loaders through phishing emails and links by relying on social engineering to trick users into downloading and running their executables. Loaders employ advanced evasion and persistence tactics to avoid detection. |
| Analysis date: | February 22, 2025, 09:44:19 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MD5: | 6778E8D524ECF1221A32D25C0C9E558B |
| SHA1: | A02E158A219E0E285C4D2C79136F2230F418129F |
| SHA256: | FF2B7BF8E2E08D2305A61C39F9C64A890C7A4F02D9EE2F21290F4B866A5FD242 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8TKRdZ/W3V:2Gg3V |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 532 | %SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 | C:\Windows\System32\csrss.exe | — | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Client Server Runtime Process Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 616 | %SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16 | C:\Windows\System32\csrss.exe | — | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Client Server Runtime Process Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 732 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48cmVxdWVzdCBwcm90b2NvbD0iMy4wIiB1cGRhdGVyPSJPbWFoYSIgdXBkYXRlcnZlcnNpb249IjEuMy4xODcuMzciIHNoZWxsX3ZlcnNpb249IjEuMy4xODcuMzciIGlzbWFjaGluZT0iMCIgc2Vzc2lvbmlkPSJ7MjI0QkE5OUItMkVFQi00RjUzLTk0MjMtQzQ5OTFCNTQ5MDgzfSIgdXNlcmlkPSJ7RjE3RTY1MTktNURDRS00NDZCLUExQjUtNjBEMDQ1NDU1NzlEfSIgaW5zdGFsbHNvdXJjZT0ib3RoZXJpbnN0YWxsY21kIiByZXF1ZXN0aWQ9Ins0ODZFNUYwNi1FOTkzLTRGNUQtOTkzNi04OUMyMERBQkJBQ0Z9IiBkZWR1cD0iY3IiIGRvbWFpbmpvaW5lZD0iMCI-PGh3IGxvZ2ljYWxfY3B1cz0iNCIgcGh5c21lbW9yeT0iNCIgZGlza190eXBlPSIyIiBzc2U9IjEiIHNzZTI9IjEiIHNzZTM9IjEiIHNzc2UzPSIxIiBzc2U0MT0iMSIgc3NlNDI9IjEiIGF2eD0iMSIvPjxvcyBwbGF0Zm9ybT0id2luIiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxMC4wLjE5MDQ1LjQwNDYiIHNwPSIiIGFyY2g9Ing2NCIgcHJvZHVjdF90eXBlPSI0OCIgaXNfd2lwPSIwIiBpc19pbl9sb2NrZG93bl9tb2RlPSIwIi8-PG9lbSBwcm9kdWN0X21hbnVmYWN0dXJlcj0iREVMTCIgcHJvZHVjdF9uYW1lPSJERUxMIi8-PGV4cCBldGFnPSIiLz48YXBwIGFwcGlkPSJ7RjNDNEZFMDAtRUZENS00MDNCLTk1NjktMzk4QTIwRjFCQTRBfSIgdmVyc2lvbj0iIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iMS4zLjE4Ny4zNyIgbGFuZz0iIiBicmFuZD0iIiBjbGllbnQ9IiI-PGV2ZW50IGV2ZW50dHlwZT0iMiIgZXZlbnRyZXN1bHQ9IjEiIGVycm9yY29kZT0iMCIgZXh0cmFjb2RlMT0iMCIgc3lzdGVtX3VwdGltZV90aWNrcz0iMTQyMDA2MzM2ODkiIGluc3RhbGxfdGltZV9tcz0iOTA2Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Update Exit code: 0 Version: 1.3.187.37 Modules
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| 736 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2788 --field-trial-handle=2300,i,12094925591694267918,911994060096024140,262144 --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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| 776 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=5140 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.3636 --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADoAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAABEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5256 --field-trial-handle=2300,i,12094925591694267918,911994060096024140,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 836 | "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=6928 --field-trial-handle=2332,i,17975539552712891099,11529840878997518164,262144 --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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| 1080 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{4B34D28E-2A5E-4AD7-A2ED-2B7FE7A4220A}\EDGEMITMP_7B0B0.tmp\setup.exe --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.127 --annotation=exe=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{4B34D28E-2A5E-4AD7-A2ED-2B7FE7A4220A}\EDGEMITMP_7B0B0.tmp\setup.exe --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.82 --initial-client-data=0x2bc,0x2c0,0x2c4,0x298,0x2c8,0x7ff7ed667a68,0x7ff7ed667a74,0x7ff7ed667a80 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{4B34D28E-2A5E-4AD7-A2ED-2B7FE7A4220A}\EDGEMITMP_7B0B0.tmp\setup.exe | — | setup.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.82 Modules
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| 1400 | "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\is-6QUQ7.tmp\ProtonVPN_v3.5.2_x64.tmp" /SL5="$9004E,84381109,1102848,C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\ServiceData\Updates\ProtonVPN_v3.5.2_x64.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES | C:\Windows\Temp\is-6QUQ7.tmp\ProtonVPN_v3.5.2_x64.tmp | ProtonVPN_v3.5.2_x64.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Proton AG Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Setup/Uninstall Version: 51.1052.0.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1512 | rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSIC1CA.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_1556984 6 ProtonDrive.Installer.Extensions!ProtonDrive.Installer.Extensions.CustomActions.HideCancelButton | C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe | msiexec.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows host process (Rundll32) Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 2120 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{4B34D28E-2A5E-4AD7-A2ED-2B7FE7A4220A}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_133.0.3065.82.exe" --msedgewebview --verbose-logging --do-not-launch-msedge --user-level | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{4B34D28E-2A5E-4AD7-A2ED-2B7FE7A4220A}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_133.0.3065.82.exe | MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Installer Exit code: 0 Version: 133.0.3065.82 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (3620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\ClientStateMedium\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\LastWasDefault |
| Operation: | write | Name: | S-1-5-21-1693682860-607145093-2874071422-1001 |
Value: 5A8C663C4E8D2F00 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\Commands\on-logon-autolaunch |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Enabled |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MicrosoftEdgeAutoLaunch_29EBC4579851B72EE312C449CF839B1A |
Value: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --no-startup-window --win-session-start | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowProperties\328340 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WindowTabManagerFileMappingId |
Value: {9D28F99D-2B53-4C06-9082-D62018DE6D9D} | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3620) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\Profiles |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnhancedLinkOpeningDefault |
Value: Default | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7912) msedge.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached |
| Operation: | write | Name: | {2781761E-28E0-4109-99FE-B9D127C57AFE} {56FFCC30-D398-11D0-B2AE-00A0C908FA49} 0xFFFF |
Value: 0100000000000000EC35936B0E85DB01 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old~RF137245.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\PersistentOriginTrials\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old~RF137264.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old~RF137264.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\EdgePushStorageWithConnectTokenAndKey\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old~RF137274.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\parcel_tracking_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF137274.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3620 | msedge.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.72:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.23.246.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.23.77.188:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8032 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
8032 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3620 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.38.233:80 | http://ocsp.sectigo.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRd0JozUYXMqqW4y4zJTrLcMCRSkAQUgTKSQSsozUbIxKLGKjkS7EipPxQCEAwHEuipsfrtSa2fm%2B8l0P0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3620 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.38.233:80 | http://ocsp.sectigo.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSdE3gf41WAic8Uh9lF92%2BIJqh5qwQUMuuSmv81lkgvKEBCcCA2kVwXheYCEDPXCKiRQFMZ4qW70zm5rW4%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3620 | msedge.exe | GET | 200 | 104.18.38.233:80 | http://ocsp.comodoca.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRTtU9uFqgVGHhJwXZyWCNXmVR5ngQUoBEKIz6W8Qfs4q8p74Klf9AwpLQCEEj8k7RgVZSNNqfJionWlBY%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3700 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAUZZSZEml49Gjh0j13P68w%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5064 | SearchApp.exe | 2.19.122.63:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
2828 | svchost.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4712 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 4.231.128.59:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.164.72:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.23.246.101:80 | www.microsoft.com | Ooredoo Q.S.C. | QA | whitelisted |
— | — | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 204.79.197.239:443 | edge.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
— | — | 13.107.42.16:443 | config.edge.skype.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
edge.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net |
| whitelisted |
proton-vpn.org |
| unknown |
business.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
6192 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Packed Executable Download |