Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    167s
  • max time network
    169s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/04/2026, 17:52

General

  • Target
    42-password-42.zip
  • Size 41KB
  • Sample260417-wfxtesew4p
  • SHA256 bbd05de19aa2af1455c0494639215898a15286d9b05073b6c4817fe24b2c36fa
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
6/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 6 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /idlist,,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\42-password-42.zip
    1⤵
      PID:3240
    • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:2960
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
        1⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:224
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=140.0.7339.81 --initial-client-data=0x104,0x108,0x10c,0xe0,0x110,0x7ffd63f5c728,0x7ffd63f5c734,0x7ffd63f5c740
          2⤵
            PID:5080
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=1456,i,7980377082848185335,10866123211186113654,524288 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1996 /prefetch:11
            2⤵
            • System Time Discovery
            PID:444
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAQAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --metrics-shmem-handle=1592,i,775714082583905184,8368617512857058814,262144 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1944 /prefetch:2
            2⤵
              PID:1072
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2384,i,4869885402735331774,11439189924988254489,524288 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2396 /prefetch:13
              2⤵
                PID:2012
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --metrics-shmem-handle=3256,i,16197986778760752236,12053057248868120273,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3320 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:1020
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --metrics-shmem-handle=3272,i,3855737162762940167,10181088175736824083,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3356 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:1976
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4260,i,11352291263150190573,14151029189278092981,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4268 /prefetch:9
                    2⤵
                      PID:5096
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --metrics-shmem-handle=4644,i,4607074086356535443,2130115387764413379,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4656 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:776
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.ProcessorMetrics --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=5436,i,15622423812652455721,5805534552487915704,524288 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5408 /prefetch:14
                        2⤵
                          PID:1488
                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=10 --metrics-shmem-handle=5728,i,5002949849793411552,8822935176978044072,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5724 /prefetch:1
                          2⤵
                            PID:3720
                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=11 --metrics-shmem-handle=3616,i,18202517823940943883,12193224532128883002,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3692 /prefetch:1
                            2⤵
                              PID:2464
                            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=220,i,5697526632605357216,990555588868561362,524288 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5928 /prefetch:14
                              2⤵
                                PID:4596
                              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=6016,i,856059331294569646,5438249511840802214,524288 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5888 /prefetch:14
                                2⤵
                                  PID:3064
                                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=5976,i,7572993297663259610,17655574989040362560,524288 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5820 /prefetch:14
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:1976
                                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=4344,i,1528345931304171151,14331831634531215295,524288 --field-trial-handle=1952,i,1796161719802953240,3383587463704184646,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4368 /prefetch:14
                                    2⤵
                                    • NTFS ADS
                                    PID:4328
                                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:1968
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:1376
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s NPSMSvc
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:3024
                                      • C:\Windows\System32\oobe\UserOOBEBroker.exe
                                        C:\Windows\System32\oobe\UserOOBEBroker.exe -Embedding
                                        1⤵
                                        • Drops file in Windows directory
                                        PID:3840
                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileCoAuth.exe
                                        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileCoAuth.exe -Embedding
                                        1⤵
                                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                        PID:3380
                                      • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                                        C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                                        1⤵
                                          PID:5220
                                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E787293A-6B51-48C9-AC84-63C8849BBDB9\dismhost.exe
                                          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\E787293A-6B51-48C9-AC84-63C8849BBDB9\dismhost.exe {1434AAE8-8100-4FC5-9AAC-6298FD1BD03D}
                                          1⤵
                                          • Drops file in Windows directory
                                          PID:5552

                                        Network

                                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                              Downloads

                                              BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering
                                              • Size 6B
                                              • SHA256 4489f9e3e454748b3521eb214e0a5694d562cff3d9ff511cb456953c8f534c00
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                              BrowsingTopicsState

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BrowsingTopicsState
                                              • Size 414B
                                              • SHA256 93765f219199c5a0b637d9405b2eee710599a6492f308344f98c3bdab667fffd
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              the-real-index

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                              • Size 4KB
                                              • SHA256 9d65a1ffc4ef34f66fb610ad6ebe2dfe57e3550901a194b6093131438f80ed27
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Network Persistent State

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                              • Size 6KB
                                              • SHA256 610b93e1546f12cf6888880cc6fd574799ae800969a04c1ca14bd54a99d46d5b
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                                              • Size 2B
                                              • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                              Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                              • Size 13KB
                                              • SHA256 143abede42448fecfe45d977a5e3edcd70fb2e30edbd4beb86d9146bd136339f
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                              • Size 13KB
                                              • SHA256 9d044e3a0dfce94bd39403e0997d2706ff9897e73c698cf433341696d6d02517
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                              • Size 12KB
                                              • SHA256 452ab3b51043b14244868191785ce6450b04b0f2c230dbebdeaf79d5d90a8a46
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                              • Size 13KB
                                              • SHA256 46d84b179d15e5535b2b22db2bc43ce7f79f608762308849213d9e48e5f27ff9
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Secure Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                              • Size 17KB
                                              • SHA256 5ab444414a02d4891c7cbb4db3735bec720facb3265bdedc915a68f6beef1cd9
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              the-real-index

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index
                                              • Size 120B
                                              • SHA256 d3171acfa9199019caaf981e5a6fcdcd9b6872ddf230caffcbe76d79448991fe
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              the-real-index~RFe59c058.TMP

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe59c058.TMP
                                              • Size 96B
                                              • SHA256 b4fab49044a8bddbaa12e7f7b67e49a916567b31b2b20d2a870aa4d5cb0bc2ab
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              Local State

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                              • Size 193KB
                                              • SHA256 6eebe3edcadb78c4d841bf6a7fb5c23f47d41d2b0cd477cec930390ffb08d74d
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Local State

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                              • Size 90KB
                                              • SHA256 34b9841acc5df67e53468a1e770cd60cd8ad7fb14e3e986d3450e0351deda0a3
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Local State

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                              • Size 193KB
                                              • SHA256 b6e0ba9cb113399485990982342166ab566266c83f91b09fd1a51ea411bc6467
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Local State

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                              • Size 194KB
                                              • SHA256 46d81be7519d578b65f506698954a794f0baee485810d7d67ff6257db2e9e45f
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              42-passwordless.zip

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\42-passwordless.zip
                                              • Size 41KB
                                              • SHA256 db6981082063dbb4bac89d27c41fbeb86d9e4a97b36661c0945b77a6b9bb0948
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              42-passwordless.zip:Zone.Identifier

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\42-passwordless.zip:Zone.Identifier
                                              • Size 55B
                                              • SHA256 2dfb5f4b33e4cf8237b732c02b1f2b1192ffe4b83114bcf821f489bbf48c6aa1
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              memory/3380-694-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000B76000-memory.dmp