PBE Security Analysis Report

Clean (high confidence)

Disposition

Recommended action: No CAPE indicators were found after filtering. Release is reasonable if the source matches user expectation.

CAPE Raw Score

1.5

unfiltered, includes baseline noise

v0.2 Filtered Score

0.50

noise removed, weighted

Delta

↓ 1.00

noise correction

This disposition is based on the v0.2 scoring model calibrated against benign Microsoft binaries. It is informational, not a guarantee.

Ticket Response (copy and paste)

Drafted for the requester. Adjust greeting/closing as needed.

Thanks for checking with us on www.cnet.com before you opened it.

IT ran the file in our analysis sandbox for 1 minute(s) and 34 seconds. Our analysis rated this at 0.50 out of 10, which we classify as Clean (high confidence). During the analysis, the file launched 1 process(es), contacted 1910 network indicator(s), did not drop any files to disk.

Based on what we observed, this file is reasonable to open if it came from a source you recognize and expected.

Please continue to forward anything you are unsure about. Catching it before you open is exactly the right move.

PBE IT Security

Visual Evidence

14 screenshot(s) captured during analysis. Showing 11. View all in CAPE

What the Sample Did (Plain English)

The sandbox ran the sample for 94 seconds.
1 process(es) were tracked; primary process: msedge.exe.
Network activity observed: 1910 indicator(s). Examples: 23.14.141.83, 172.253.133.157, 31.222.226.18.
No dropped files were captured.

Scoring Breakdown — How we got from 1.5 to 0.50

Score Components

STRONG signatures	0 signature(s), contributed 0.0
UNBACKED family (capped at 2.0)	raw=0.0, applied=0.0
AMBIGUOUS re-amplification	0 signature(s), contributed 0.0 (only fires when 2+ STRONG present)
UNKNOWN signatures (half weight)	contributed 0.5
Detection floor applied?	no
Final v0.2 Score	0.50 / 10

STRONG Signatures (real malicious signal)

No strong signatures.

AMBIGUOUS Signatures (common on benign, can be real)

No ambiguous signatures.

UNBACKED Family (capped — common on asm/JIT code, can be real)

No unbacked signatures.

UNKNOWN Signatures (not yet classified, half weight)

Signature	Sev	Weight	Conf	Score Δ	Description
`suspicious_tld`	2	1.0	100.0%	0.5	Resolves a suspicious Top Level Domain (TLD)

NOISE Signatures (suppressed, score = 0)

Signature	Sev	Weight	Conf	Score Δ	Description
`stealth_network`	1	1.0	100.0%	0.0	Network activity detected but not expressed in monitor API logs

SHELL_HOST Signatures (suppressed for non-PE samples)

No shell_host signatures.

File Details

File name
File type
Size (bytes)
MD5
SHA1
SHA256
VirusTotal	No SHA256 available

Sandbox Run Details

Task ID	18
Started	2026-06-29 19:03:37
Ended	2026-06-29 19:05:11
Duration (sec)	94
Package	edge
Route	internet
Machine	cuckoo1

Tech Override

No override active. The model verdict above is the current classification.

Report generated on 06-30-2026 10:36:25 by PBESANDBOX.PBESECURE.COM