umbral | de0b828a0c5a7de9ee5cb878bf53c26294106ba05d1cc1d09e34463c6bb37e45

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-ltsc 2021_x64
resource
win10ltsc2021-20250207-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc 2021-x64system
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10/02/2025, 17:09

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General

Target

Photon External.exe
Size

448KB
MD5

114977c4b8e58661eca598e3e864ccea
SHA1

f4cd68a7a9f39252b3d9337f6d4bb1f2b2ba66fb
SHA256

de0b828a0c5a7de9ee5cb878bf53c26294106ba05d1cc1d09e34463c6bb37e45
SHA512

7e5730e53a6c3b9f444659f81ab582216f54ee36b2d6be59893cd93711ad2dbe125d00ca4107238324321e661a3783cf2b6de6c4f9469fad7677e7a2965bf988
SSDEEP

12288:7oZtL+EP8q6BoHdmOhWU9va6vAZQtPgkFDIknaHeELrvajxzp:FI8hBoHdmOhWU9va6vACNF5niecmxz

Score

10^/10

umbral adware discovery persistence privilege_escalation stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Detect Umbral payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2200-1-0x000001C0EBE00000-0x000001C0EBE76000-memory.dmp	family_umbral

Umbral
Umbral stealer is an opensource moduler stealer written in C#.
stealer umbral
Umbral family
umbral

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9459C573-B17A-45AE-9F64-1857B5D58CEE}	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9459C573-B17A-45AE-9F64-1857B5D58CEE}\ = "Microsoft Edge"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9459C573-B17A-45AE-9F64-1857B5D58CEE}\StubPath = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\132.0.2957.140\\Installer\\setup.exe\" --configure-user-settings --verbose-logging --system-level --msedge --channel=stable"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9459C573-B17A-45AE-9F64-1857B5D58CEE}\Localized Name = "Microsoft Edge"	setup.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9459C573-B17A-45AE-9F64-1857B5D58CEE}\IsInstalled = "1"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{9459C573-B17A-45AE-9F64-1857B5D58CEE}\Version = "43,0,0,0"	setup.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
19	4420	Process not Found

Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
persistence privilege_escalation

Component Object Model Hijacking
T1546.015

Executes dropped EXE 10 IoCs

pid	Process
3732	setup.exe
1784	setup.exe
1552	setup.exe
2336	setup.exe
2816	setup.exe
2536	setup.exe
2944	setup.exe
3036	setup.exe
3188	setup.exe
1044	setup.exe

Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012

Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

stealer adware

Modify Registry

T1112

Browser Extensions

T1176

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\ = "IEToEdge BHO"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\ = "IEToEdge BHO"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\NoExplorer = "1"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\NoExplorer = "1"	setup.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
5	ip-api.com

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Microsoft Edge.lnk	setup.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\cs.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\fil.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\kk.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\km.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\EdgeWebView.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\identity_proxy\beta.identity_helper.exe.manifest	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\identity_proxy\dev.identity_helper.exe.manifest	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\identity_proxy\internal.identity_helper.exe.manifest	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msvcp140.dll	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\PdfPreview\PdfPreviewHandler.dll	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\gd.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\gl.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\vk_swiftshader_icd.json	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\lo.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\pt-PT.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\ru.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Trust Protection Lists\Mu\Content	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\nb.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\or.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\identity_proxy\win10\identity_helper.Sparse.Beta.msix	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\edge_game_assist\VERSION	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\fr-CA.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\hu.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\qu.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\ur.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Installer\msedge_7z.data	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\mr.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_100_percent.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\ka.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Trust Protection Lists\Sigma\Entities	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\az.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\MEIPreload\manifest.json	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\cs.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\mt.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\sr-Latn-RS.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\sr.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\identity_proxy\stable.identity_helper.exe.manifest	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Trust Protection Lists\Sigma\Staging	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Trust Protection Lists\Sigma\LICENSE	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Trust Protection Lists\Mu\Advertising	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\as.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\SetupMetrics\3732_13383681104728355_3732.pma	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\resources.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\et.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\sr-Cyrl-BA.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\edge_feedback\camera_mf_trace.wprp	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\sr.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\resources.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Canary.msix	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\ad-selection-attestations.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe.sig	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\onnxruntime.dll	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Trust Protection Lists\Mu\Advertising	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\pt-PT.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\ar.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\bs.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\SetupMetrics\3036_13383681105647705_3036.pma	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\fa.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\he.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Locales\pt-BR.pak	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\identity_proxy\win11\identity_helper.Sparse.Canary.msix	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\identity_proxy\canary.identity_helper.exe.manifest	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Locales\ms.pak	setup.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 35 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\throttle_store.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\throttle_store.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\throttle_store.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\throttle_store.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\metadata	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\metadata	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\metadata	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\metadata	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\throttle_store.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\throttle_store.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\throttle_store.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\settings.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\throttle_store.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\throttle_store.dat	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\metadata	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp	setup.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad\throttle_store.dat	setup.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
868	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
3636	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 24 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode\MSEdgePath = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{c9abcf16-8dc2-4a95-bae3-24fd98f2ed29}	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{c9abcf16-8dc2-4a95-bae3-24fd98f2ed29}	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ProtocolExecute\microsoft-edge	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\EdgeIntegration	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{c9abcf16-8dc2-4a95-bae3-24fd98f2ed29}\AppName = "ie_to_edge_stub.exe"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{c9abcf16-8dc2-4a95-bae3-24fd98f2ed29}\AppPath = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\132.0.2957.140\\BHO"	setup.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{c9abcf16-8dc2-4a95-bae3-24fd98f2ed29}\Policy = "3"	setup.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{c9abcf16-8dc2-4a95-bae3-24fd98f2ed29}\Policy = "3"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ProtocolExecute	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\EdgeIntegration\AdapterLocations	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ProtocolExecute	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{c9abcf16-8dc2-4a95-bae3-24fd98f2ed29}\ = "IEToEdge Handler"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{c9abcf16-8dc2-4a95-bae3-24fd98f2ed29}\ = "IEToEdge Handler"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{c9abcf16-8dc2-4a95-bae3-24fd98f2ed29}\AppName = "ie_to_edge_stub.exe"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{c9abcf16-8dc2-4a95-bae3-24fd98f2ed29}\AppPath = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\132.0.2957.140\\BHO"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ProtocolExecute\microsoft-edge	setup.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\EdgeIntegration\AdapterLocations\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application = "1"	setup.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Edge	setup.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Edge\InstallerPinned = "0"	setup.exe

Modifies registry class 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\TypeLib\ = "{2397ECFE-3237-400F-AE51-62B25B3F15B5}"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3A84F9C2-6164-485C-A7D9-4B27F8AC009E}\InProcServer32	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C9C2B807-7731-4F34-81B7-44FF7779522B}\1.0\0\win32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\132.0.2957.140\\elevation_service.exe"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgeMHT\Application\AppUserModelId = "MSEdge"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgeMHT\Application\ApplicationIcon = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\132.0.2957.140\\msedge.exe,0"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\MSEdgeHTM\shell\open	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\MSEdgeMHT\shell	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.html\OpenWithProgIds\MSEdgeHTM	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.webp\OpenWithProgids\MSEdgeHTM	setup.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{628ACE20-B77A-456F-A88D-547DB6CEEDD5}	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgePDF\ = "Microsoft Edge PDF Document"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.svg\OpenWithProgIds\MSEdgeHTM	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgeMHT\shell\runas\ProgrammaticAccessOnly	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\MSEdgePDF\shell	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgeMHT\AppUserModelId = "MSEdge"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgeMHT\Application\ApplicationCompany = "Microsoft Corporation"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\InprocServer32\ThreadingModel = "Apartment"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgeMHT\Application\ApplicationName = "Microsoft Edge"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{C9C2B807-7731-4F34-81B7-44FF7779522B}	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\InprocServer32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\132.0.2957.140\\BHO\\ie_to_edge_bho.dll"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\ProgID\	setup.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{628ACE20-B77A-456F-A88D-547DB6CEEDD5}\LocalServer32	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.shtml\OpenWithProgids\MSEdgeHTM	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\MIME\Database	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\MSEdgeHTM\shell\open\command	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\MSEdgePDF\shell\runas	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{C9C2B807-7731-4F34-81B7-44FF7779522B}\TypeLib	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\InprocServer32\ThreadingModel = "Apartment"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3A84F9C2-6164-485C-A7D9-4B27F8AC009E}\InProcServer32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\132.0.2957.140\\PdfPreview\\PdfPreviewHandler.dll"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{B54934CD-71A6-4698-BDC2-AFEA5B86504C}\InprocServer32	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\MSEdgeHTM	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\.xml\OpenWithProgids	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\VersionIndependentProgID\ = "ie_to_edge_bho.IEToEdgeBHO"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3A84F9C2-6164-485C-A7D9-4B27F8AC009E}\DisplayName = "PDF Preview Handler"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{628ACE20-B77A-456F-A88D-547DB6CEEDD5}\LocalServer32	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\.shtml	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\.html\OpenWithProgids	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\.xhtml\OpenWithProgids	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\.mhtml	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/pdf	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3A84F9C2-6164-485C-A7D9-4B27F8AC009E}\AppID = "{6d2b5079-2f0b-48dd-ab7f-97cec514d30b}"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\MSEdgeMHT\shell\open	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\InprocServer32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\132.0.2957.140\\BHO\\ie_to_edge_bho_64.dll"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\Programmable\	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xml\OpenWithProgIds\MSEdgeHTM	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{31575964-95F7-414B-85E4-0E9A93699E13}	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgeHTM\Application\AppUserModelId = "MSEdge"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\TypeLib\{C9C2B807-7731-4F34-81B7-44FF7779522B}	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4A749F25-A9E2-4CBE-9859-CF7B15255E14}\LocalServer32\ServerExecutable = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\132.0.2957.140\\notification_click_helper.exe"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}\Implemented Categories\{59FB2056-D625-48D0-A944-1A85B5AB2640}\	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgePDF\Application\ApplicationName = "Microsoft Edge"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\ie_to_edge_bho.dll\AppID = "{31575964-95F7-414B-85E4-0E9A93699E13}"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\.webp	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgePDF\shell\open\command\ = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\msedge.exe\" --single-argument %1"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\MSEdgePDF\Application\ApplicationCompany = "Microsoft Corporation"	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B54934CD-71A6-4698-BDC2-AFEA5B86504C}\InprocServer32\ = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\132.0.2957.140\\EBWebView\\x64\\EmbeddedBrowserWebView.dll"	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\MSEdgeMHT\Application	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mhtml\OpenWithProgIds\MSEdgeMHT	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\TypeLib\{C9C2B807-7731-4F34-81B7-44FF7779522B}\1.0\0\win32	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C}	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\Classes\.mhtml\OpenWithProgids	setup.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4612	wmic.exe
4612	wmic.exe
4612	wmic.exe
4612	wmic.exe
2816	setup.exe
2816	setup.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 45 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2200	Photon External.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: 33	4612	wmic.exe
Token: 34	4612	wmic.exe
Token: 35	4612	wmic.exe
Token: 36	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4612	wmic.exe
Token: 33	4612	wmic.exe
Token: 34	4612	wmic.exe
Token: 35	4612	wmic.exe
Token: 36	4612	wmic.exe
Token: 33	3732	setup.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3732	setup.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 4612	2200	Photon External.exe	84
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 4612	2200	Photon External.exe	84
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 3732	2908	MicrosoftEdge_X64_132.0.2957.140.exe	92
PID 2908 wrote to memory of 3732	2908	MicrosoftEdge_X64_132.0.2957.140.exe	92
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 1784	3732	setup.exe	93
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 1784	3732	setup.exe	93
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 1552	3732	setup.exe	94
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 1552	3732	setup.exe	94
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 2336	1552	setup.exe	95
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 2336	1552	setup.exe	95
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 2816	3732	setup.exe	96
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 2816	3732	setup.exe	96
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 2536	3732	setup.exe	97
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 2536	3732	setup.exe	97
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2944	2816	setup.exe	98
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2944	2816	setup.exe	98
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 3036	3732	setup.exe	99
PID 3732 wrote to memory of 3036	3732	setup.exe	99
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 3188	2536	setup.exe	100
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 3188	2536	setup.exe	100
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1044	3036	setup.exe	101
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1044	3036	setup.exe	101

System policy modification 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\	setup.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID	setup.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\{1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C} = "1"	setup.exe

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Photon External.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Photon External.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2200
- C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
  "wmic.exe" csproduct get uuid
  2⤵
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4612

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-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
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:3636

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_132.0.2957.140.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_132.0.2957.140.exe" --msedge --verbose-logging --do-not-launch-msedge --system-level --channel=stable
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2908
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe" --install-archive="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_132.0.2957.140.exe" --msedge --verbose-logging --do-not-launch-msedge --system-level --channel=stable
  2⤵
  - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:3732
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=132.0.6834.160 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=132.0.2957.140 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff78c76a818,0x7ff78c76a824,0x7ff78c76a830
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    PID:1784
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --system-level --verbose-logging --create-shortcuts=2 --install-level=1
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1552
  - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=132.0.6834.160 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=132.0.2957.140 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff78c76a818,0x7ff78c76a824,0x7ff78c76a830
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Drops file in Windows directory
      PID:2336
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --register-package-identity --verbose-logging --system-level
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2816
  - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=132.0.6834.160 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=132.0.2957.140 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff623fea818,0x7ff623fea824,0x7ff623fea830
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Drops file in Windows directory
      PID:2944
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --remove-deprecated-packages --verbose-logging --system-level
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2536
  - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=132.0.6834.160 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=132.0.2957.140 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff623fea818,0x7ff623fea824,0x7ff623fea830
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Drops file in Windows directory
      PID:3188
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --update-game-assist-package --verbose-logging --system-level
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3036
  - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=132.0.6834.160 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=132.0.2957.140 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff623fea818,0x7ff623fea824,0x7ff623fea830
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Drops file in Windows directory
      PID:1044

C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k AppReadiness -p -s AppReadiness
1⤵
PID:544

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48cmVxdWVzdCBwcm90b2NvbD0iMy4wIiB1cGRhdGVyPSJPbWFoYSIgdXBkYXRlcnZlcnNpb249IjEuMy4xOTUuNDMiIHNoZWxsX3ZlcnNpb249IjEuMy4xOTUuNDMiIGlzbWFjaGluZT0iMSIgc2Vzc2lvbmlkPSJ7OEQ4Qjk2MjQtNTdGMC00RTVFLThERUMtMUMyMDgyRTg5NjZBfSIgdXNlcmlkPSJ7NDQwMEEwQkYtNTI2MC00RUVELTlDQjYtMUQ3NjM4RTM3Q0NGfSIgaW5zdGFsbHNvdXJjZT0ic2NoZWR1bGVyIiByZXF1ZXN0aWQ9IntFQzI2Q0Y0RS0zMzVDLTRCRjItQkZGMC1FQzEwNTgyOTlENDd9IiBkZWR1cD0iY3IiIGRvbWFpbmpvaW5lZD0iMCI-PGh3IGxvZ2ljYWxfY3B1cz0iMiIgcGh5c21lbW9yeT0iNCIgZGlza190eXBlPSIyIiBzc2U9IjEiIHNzZTI9IjEiIHNzZTM9IjEiIHNzc2UzPSIxIiBzc2U0MT0iMSIgc3NlNDI9IjEiIGF2eD0iMSIvPjxvcyBwbGF0Zm9ybT0id2luIiB2ZXJzaW9uPSIxMC4wLjE5MDQ0LjQ1MjkiIHNwPSIiIGFyY2g9Ing2NCIgcHJvZHVjdF90eXBlPSIxMjUiIGlzX3dpcD0iMCIgaXNfaW5fbG9ja2Rvd25fbW9kZT0iMCIvPjxvZW0gcHJvZHVjdF9tYW51ZmFjdHVyZXI9IiIgcHJvZHVjdF9uYW1lPSIiLz48ZXhwIGV0YWc9IiZxdW90O1ZQUW9QMUYrZnExNXdSemgxa1BMNFBNcFdoOE9STUI1aXp2ck9DL2NoalE9JnF1b3Q7Ii8-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-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_UDE9MTczOTgxMjIxNCZhbXA7UDI9NDA0JmFtcDtQMz0yJmFtcDtQND1TZFVuRE94JTJmM25GQVdZdjRwY3BPN2U5bG8yNGxmZmhLWDE0WkpGUzkyZHFXNyUyZiUyZjFNMnM5WjJuVFFjWnpUWE1vVldSQ2UxM0ZxVkhRQnNhMEh4WHFRZyUzZCUzZCIgc2VydmVyX2lwX2hpbnQ9IiIgY2RuX2NpZD0iLTEiIGNkbl9jY2M9IiIgY2RuX21zZWRnZV9yZWY9IiIgY2RuX2F6dXJlX3JlZl9vcmlnaW5fc2hpZWxkPSIiIGNkbl9jYWNoZT0iIiBjZG5fcDNwPSIiIGRvd25sb2FkZWQ9IjAiIHRvdGFsPSIwIiBkb3dubG9hZF90aW1lX21zPSIwIi8-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-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-PHVwZGF0ZWNoZWNrLz48cGluZyByPSIzIiByZD0iNjYxMiIgcGluZ19mcmVzaG5lc3M9Ins4NzYwNTk5Ri1FRDUxLTQzNUMtOEQ2OS1ERUUzMEJCQzMzQTR9Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
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- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:868

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Browser Extensions

T1176

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Component Object Model Hijacking

T1546.015

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Component Object Model Hijacking

T1546.015

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{7CCA9364-85CF-483B-A759-478A27E1C165}\EDGEMITMP_021A2.tmp\setup.exe

Filesize
6.6MB

MD5
b4c8ad75087b8634d4f04dc6f92da9aa

SHA1
7efaa2472521c79d58c4ef18a258cc573704fb5d

SHA256
522a25568bb503cf8b44807661f31f0921dee91d37691bf399868733205690bf

SHA512
5094505b33a848badcffd6b3b93aad9ad73f391e201dee052376c4f8573ba351f0b8c102131216088ffb38d0ed7b5fe70ba95c3ac2c33a50c993584fe7c435e3

Download Submit
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Log\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.log

Filesize
546KB

MD5
16afc053f3b06c9d7a27e9c9b9ae61f4

SHA1
f8267c15cd9617ede26f1ebc6d7fc7cf0fc9c867

SHA256
c3192c53ec3b4a0ad87005436c8a0958c304dbe1a7db3686fafef18e133e5293

SHA512
802cee67d44e1ed634bedcc6163b325b5362a0d52d6b28dc35f897589013e0cdedccc0064bb69b9aa7d7af3d6f75240c849d2a1d9a8687a313f247cb465e6788

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

Filesize
70KB

MD5
ad26f2f3bb3a5d3fa6dcf62a7f860514

SHA1
6a0d3f59bcc46d75d60677c3cd582a55a4ffb8a0

SHA256
006e5b67c7b7a96afddb53011edbf1ea8edf35cfcd96d6c5463aeb8ecc42d527

SHA512
1490a1e18f5127843d2f10d5c4d6a4e96fb1bd8da1be923d993722e620af9ba4933b8438a45a74e2a718c3f6123eb60a766a5b968d479c25e225bc125e5a84e1

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

Filesize
96KB

MD5
31b8f0ce4460b0e9667ecdfbb68f2afb

SHA1
95c8b9e5bc769ca3727e95c6f2097add5d83904c

SHA256
57161c0b0a5e7899c73e83495c22b3c05f0e242740b570b9fb568e5b61623b1d

SHA512
f97b24b1eeab067c0cb7f3d6de2efa5cbf9b4116e95544b1fce7e32be9d7c14da67d92ed3f5b2e66f270848a041cc10e0275cd0c232203eef89a1789e533d678

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

Filesize
101KB

MD5
c1878f3fa690fee58ce791167d59d535

SHA1
41d76ceed30503426a90d01b7fbc00e60f501607

SHA256
d1725fa57597a688e53172fb036f0ba1056e835b1e6634e628037065f694007a

SHA512
66935c394c4fd83523cae5dc90992c7fbba33bab2497a468db47053df4f6449a9ea7ca55d97cd00cf8f405cc87af56f2532a16ad84b7a580206fe54cce5ae708

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

Filesize
101KB

MD5
29392dcca3379897a65d62f1f0b1d286

SHA1
602d31100a12523f5c366024af8e77cd372bcb09

SHA256
3b4f3f5c4eb0d9ade0a1b5bad072aadeece7487adb0ae540d2d643d9e03375b9

SHA512
38de5d87b9e1bd67231436d789c40d8255f7586f4403470422d5b6255b2e0cd8bcf4b61a7d24a194edd5dbd5fc6f9f07164f982013bb06382931eaba8a2151f6

Download Submit
memory/2200-0-0x00007FF863DC3000-0x00007FF863DC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/2200-1-0x000001C0EBE00000-0x000001C0EBE76000-memory.dmp

Filesize
472KB

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memory/2200-2-0x00007FF863DC0000-0x00007FF864882000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2200-5-0x00007FF863DC0000-0x00007FF864882000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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