e8d928543b3c56fa0f3b9c769da4b1b664195d65dc4a60203c22b16240c43b06

Analysis

max time kernel
9s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20250313-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250313-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
submitted
27/03/2025, 19:56

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General

Target

US Defendants Accusatory Legal Summary.pdf
Size

127KB
MD5

2620deb2d2d87443e7fe36608aa36666
SHA1

e0a697c1ff04670030b95a002baa4c08d725ba73
SHA256

e8d928543b3c56fa0f3b9c769da4b1b664195d65dc4a60203c22b16240c43b06
SHA512

d8b927e2ed7c4432c7ec1aff33d27e4cec7b0a23a66bdbac27930541dbc1503ec155d832d595af7fb68ce9507d41078f79168382a592b2860b5922a9c7659f72
SSDEEP

3072:uiDGRznwhorVX2n9Er53fL3dXHnBIAz5nRdXHnH:5GRznuoxXPpD3d3nKIRd3nH

Score

3^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 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	AcroRd32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	AcroRd32.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	AcroRd32.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1736937623-2710279395-1526620350-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2320	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2320	AcroRd32.exe
2320	AcroRd32.exe
2320	AcroRd32.exe
2320	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 3436	2320	AcroRd32.exe	82
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 3436	2320	AcroRd32.exe	82
PID 2320 wrote to memory of 3436	2320	AcroRd32.exe	82
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 3576	3436	RdrCEF.exe	83
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84
PID 3436 wrote to memory of 952	3436	RdrCEF.exe	84

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\US Defendants Accusatory Legal Summary.pdf"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2320
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3436
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=A9E286A95C228A0013DF78C4EFDAEE65 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1764 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3576
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=36E924257BC44A011349C9CF032958FA --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=36E924257BC44A011349C9CF032958FA --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1780 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:952
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=94EC15623356C51250A3934D2C2DFF98 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2316 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1344
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=D7515F2FF574A007D5F5176686E579D0 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1756 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3032
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=E1EC4609E1C7325B8DF8C2BA5F1C94BF --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=E1EC4609E1C7325B8DF8C2BA5F1C94BF --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1876 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4420
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=6F67FF1E936E49B3B013750CAE0435A7 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2792 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1184

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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