Analysis Overview
Threat Level: Likely benign
The file https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg was found to be: Likely benign.
Malicious Activity Summary
Detected potential entity reuse from brand microsoft.
Browser Information Discovery
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates system info in registry
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-08-13 20:20
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-08-13 20:20
Reported
2024-08-13 20:21
Platform
win10v2004-20240802-en
Max time kernel
19s
Max time network
21s
Command Line
Signatures
Detected potential entity reuse from brand microsoft.
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemManufacturer | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemProductName | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=92.0.4515.131 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=92.0.902.67 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xb4,0x108,0x7ff8078f46f8,0x7ff8078f4708,0x7ff8078f4718
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2116 /prefetch:2
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2492 /prefetch:3
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2900 /prefetch:8
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3364 /prefetch:1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3104 /prefetch:1
C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5028 /prefetch:1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3584 /prefetch:8
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3584 /prefetch:8
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5276 /prefetch:1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=10 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5284 /prefetch:1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=11 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5184 /prefetch:1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=12 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5124 /prefetch:1
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2104,5607756556313069399,10183454094264819906,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=13 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5488 /prefetch:1
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | aka.ms | udp |
| GB | 2.17.6.114:443 | aka.ms | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | krs.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 13.107.246.64:443 | krs.microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 114.6.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | play-lh.googleusercontent.com | udp |
| GB | 2.18.85.172:443 | www.microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| FR | 216.58.214.182:443 | play-lh.googleusercontent.com | tcp |
| US | 13.107.21.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.s-microsoft.com | udp |
| GB | 23.36.169.159:443 | c.s-microsoft.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 64.246.107.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.85.18.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 182.214.58.216.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.21.107.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 159.169.36.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | play.google.com | udp |
| FR | 142.250.201.174:443 | play.google.com | tcp |
| FR | 216.58.214.182:443 | play-lh.googleusercontent.com | udp |
| FR | 216.58.214.182:443 | play-lh.googleusercontent.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ssl.gstatic.com | udp |
| NL | 142.250.179.131:443 | ssl.gstatic.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 174.201.250.142.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 227.74.250.142.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 3.36.251.142.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 131.179.250.142.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| FR | 142.250.201.174:443 | play.google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.google.com | udp |
| FR | 172.217.20.196:443 | www.google.com | tcp |
| FR | 172.217.20.196:443 | www.google.com | tcp |
| NL | 142.250.179.131:443 | ssl.gstatic.com | udp |
| FR | 172.217.20.196:443 | www.google.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.20.217.172.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 46.36.251.142.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 168.214.58.216.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
| MD5 | 2dc1a9f2f3f8c3cfe51bb29b078166c5 |
| SHA1 | eaf3c3dad3c8dc6f18dc3e055b415da78b704402 |
| SHA256 | dcb76fa365c2d9ee213b224a91cdd806d30b1e8652d72a22f2371124fa4479fa |
| SHA512 | 682061d9cc86a6e5d99d022da776fb554350fc95efbf29cd84c1db4e2b7161b76cd1de48335bcc3a25633079fb0bd412e4f4795ed6291c65e9bc28d95330bb25 |
\??\pipe\LOCAL\crashpad_4920_RZEYWBUKAPHLHAIY
| MD5 | d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e |
| SHA1 | da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709 |
| SHA256 | e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 |
| SHA512 | cf83e1357eefb8bdf1542850d66d8007d620e4050b5715dc83f4a921d36ce9ce47d0d13c5d85f2b0ff8318d2877eec2f63b931bd47417a81a538327af927da3e |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
| MD5 | e4f80e7950cbd3bb11257d2000cb885e |
| SHA1 | 10ac643904d539042d8f7aa4a312b13ec2106035 |
| SHA256 | 1184ee8d32d0edecddd93403fb888fad6b3e2a710d37335c3989cc529bc08124 |
| SHA512 | 2b92c9807fdcd937e514d4e7e1cc7c2d3e3aa162099b7289ceac2feea72d1a4afbadf1c09b3075d470efadf9a9edd63e07ea7e7a98d22243e45b3d53473fa4f0 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
| MD5 | 8a2fedf677821c7bd8609a5fd3df24e0 |
| SHA1 | f38fb0c9ab8a7e1c19cc04713a0d0f3a22b267ef |
| SHA256 | f428466e77f6896bfebf5b2f819fe2ffee385e885a470fe7a2f1f175944f7f50 |
| SHA512 | 4684a5063d7727f1173f8532847b2305956e6c51fda3c552c88a63ff2ce336da80ca9248f651eae37b64cd26508b3792b729d8af1102e25e0a91166ab18a8c77 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT
| MD5 | 6752a1d65b201c13b62ea44016eb221f |
| SHA1 | 58ecf154d01a62233ed7fb494ace3c3d4ffce08b |
| SHA256 | 0861415cada612ea5834d56e2cf1055d3e63979b69eb71d32ae9ae394d8306cd |
| SHA512 | 9cfd838d3fb570b44fc3461623ab2296123404c6c8f576b0de0aabd9a6020840d4c9125eb679ed384170dbcaac2fa30dc7fa9ee5b77d6df7c344a0aa030e0389 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
| MD5 | 5418ec49c0c363d78bbdddc4e5c1c3b3 |
| SHA1 | a19fd4cf6c781291628189391677ed21612c09b5 |
| SHA256 | c5f3a7e6f0253cb508f6dfb98868e4366279e2ada21431a9475ce3ef27f2a5c6 |
| SHA512 | 98bbf86f1560642c1e1b6c5a3bba6df74764cae0f8a7a2ed44cc69053e10e9aa9d1612156261441b77fa54dd1750bdf675d9b48635af0e357665f017bd0d616e |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
| MD5 | 7c8881a0c28b8ee009a3c33bb689c5d3 |
| SHA1 | c4f8b39ee2087da6a0e022d423472b88d4b48fb0 |
| SHA256 | f688c21c7fba1e2db0fa7eab55c00760fa25086c82a4be786262880e9f30cc4b |
| SHA512 | 50bc99dee2e461a5b0be49896ecd427f70a1554facba3b13d373ca28d1e78fbb14a0d0745dce87e95e17fccb4f5969c4093de6a3ca94710a16f0ee649d7c422b |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000001
| MD5 | c654a623ad90bb3dcd769dbbac34d863 |
| SHA1 | 8719de38f17d8e4d73e2a5e4e867d63dd3965baa |
| SHA256 | deec787cca1b9436e080478742a0299e0db1a9712543a72d2cdc8373fc45a432 |
| SHA512 | b7440cec44b71bcdbefcd878a860ee3cc0163dc0905dc688ebcbcd7c6f5cfdfc187ea0c2b6247a362ad462450c34020933df7825cf6ceaeb3138d65eb944abad |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000015
| MD5 | 3e552d017d45f8fd93b94cfc86f842f2 |
| SHA1 | dbeebe83854328e2575ff67259e3fb6704b17a47 |
| SHA256 | 27d9c4613df7a3c04da0b79c13217aa69992b441acb7e44bf2a7578ca87d97d6 |
| SHA512 | e616436f2f15615429c7c5c37de3990c3e86c5e1da7d75a0f524fc458b75d44a5be1a3648a628d63e1cf8aa062e08b538f2f2bc9c6a0b42157beb24f82c571d9 |