Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    102s
  • max time network
    108s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/04/2026, 04:29

General

  • Target
    Ghosty.exe
  • Size 2.8MB
  • Sample260421-e4kekahw5m
  • SHA256 8e65d7fa956e2840e2ce15cef81c6574798947b859df79c3edde69c12f576eb9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

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

    Enumerate browser information.

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ghosty.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ghosty.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2628
  • 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:5488
    • 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=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ffcd76ec728,0x7ffcd76ec734,0x7ffcd76ec740
      2⤵
        PID:5440
      • 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=1636,i,4446407309383988899,14881803976258790087,262144 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1916 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:5832
        • 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=2256,i,3031778374017477568,1002534225690049879,524288 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2276 /prefetch:11
          2⤵
          • Downloads MZ/PE file
          • System Time Discovery
          PID:5852
        • 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=2376,i,2594672190608666087,7720542235384807259,524288 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2456 /prefetch:13
          2⤵
            PID:5708
          • 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=3248,i,10650766194418260780,7943300471733091363,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3272 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:5628
            • 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=3288,i,2234735427729893865,18007386108148661779,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3376 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:5624
              • 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=4244,i,8400448705405869858,13599278368709060249,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4260 /prefetch:9
                2⤵
                  PID:5948
                • 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=4656,i,10154270372803759902,13352761797215440317,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4660 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:6060
                  • 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=5412,i,2155691959884906291,1629457867892939663,524288 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5416 /prefetch:14
                    2⤵
                      PID:3772
                    • 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=5860,i,13707993620713553395,3819651817564109774,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5720 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:1828
                      • 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=3508,i,9014442287995040823,5143850084877256298,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3644 /prefetch:1
                        2⤵
                          PID:2648
                        • 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=5708,i,5698518605416353763,2865048513176828978,524288 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3636 /prefetch:14
                          2⤵
                            PID:3392
                          • 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=5840,i,13666675167887247784,7319504463070574486,524288 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3576 /prefetch:14
                            2⤵
                              PID:6124
                            • 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=5656,i,11819291646486756708,6935370220536305591,524288 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5724 /prefetch:14
                              2⤵
                                PID:4804
                              • 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=15 --metrics-shmem-handle=4268,i,183511446276582111,16759588379926887779,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5724 /prefetch:1
                                2⤵
                                  PID:4128
                                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=audio.mojom.AudioService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=audio --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=3300,i,6762676102665332801,6065528560498937155,524288 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3092 /prefetch:12
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:1784
                                  • 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=17 --metrics-shmem-handle=6092,i,11315375793823751713,9052618815269844404,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1924,i,6630194826401164750,8299335818594794740,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6100 /prefetch:1
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:3236
                                  • 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:5940
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:432

                                      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 e6f7178dd7eaadce20a05ee06bd36c354f9bf45c38bdcedb0e3b2b2c7790f36f
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            f_00002e

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002e
                                            • Size 1024KB
                                            • SHA256 b90d9a0c06f67932e08e93b55e70206cd8bd0a076c48bbd5dace62d49d54508e
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            the-real-index

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                            • Size 3KB
                                            • SHA256 69b7cd42f374bd2308e109ac8cf3d739e3bc249f04db2f63556e311b99a15268
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            Network Persistent State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                            • Size 9KB
                                            • SHA256 82a701b1b38055ee413c7f1c30d561c0dbd5681dd74d6a1eb0cd518eca8524d7
                                            • 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 14KB
                                            • SHA256 4c8fa847a4747463b416a263114d93d66171ad37a974b7c7e11910ddbb7fe77e
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                            • Size 12KB
                                            • SHA256 b4d123bef566e7c76006c0c903e3931b0ca683edfa21c72570c2aec3ea0132a0
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                            • Size 13KB
                                            • SHA256 4ad71f9c0e4c47c97af5467534cded931c37e35a3378a2f330bd851e0a36575d
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                            • Size 14KB
                                            • SHA256 8390583a8687617e0053ba279c2883957fd8b4923dc8a205fbe7291258053ea9
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Secure Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                            • Size 17KB
                                            • SHA256 815f7cf2441d8bbd1e771118781b4364aae22d7489793b4db97b9f0119d089e3
                                            • 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 7ef263bb6532f1b9407e0ebea60db4dc3f5b21d08bb1d66633d51fb280d7f183
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            the-real-index~RFe590891.TMP

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe590891.TMP
                                            • Size 96B
                                            • SHA256 980f08b85ae691f48e0e9b12ce2e305381873f87a20a399ec7d3cb6538babcb0
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 194KB
                                            • SHA256 a9ae2d0a97e7ac4329a3faed052f225c8ab4b85b9e929f36f643466a23775502
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 194KB
                                            • SHA256 659622af9be76f966ed563b8b78d7a276f6efdbc8020ea864688250f99b3545c
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 195KB
                                            • SHA256 def07213468635a9fdc6f36831d08b67606bbb024b71fa5cc6216952b59a6299
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 194KB
                                            • SHA256 20baf1c07545cc033258f0a9c14a8e88f58d3ae988ec845c8f6184b4122e329f
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 90KB
                                            • SHA256 734f22aebf5de3ef0c7cc9b7264d70892ecf599fe3b0650ea520499e7c0fefe6
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Unconfirmed 101766.crdownload

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Unconfirmed 101766.crdownload
                                            • Size 2.8MB
                                            • SHA256 8e65d7fa956e2840e2ce15cef81c6574798947b859df79c3edde69c12f576eb9
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            memory/2628-1-0x0000021271B80000-0x0000021271B8C000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/2628-0-0x0000021271B60000-0x0000021271B72000-memory.dmp