932f785e64fdc35ab1fbfe18a6b07df3ab4feec8b139a8b6d75469d6a594eb4c

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
22/04/2026, 12:19

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General

Target
Athena%20Asset%206.pdf
Size 80KB
Sample260422-phl2dabs3x
SHA256 932f785e64fdc35ab1fbfe18a6b07df3ab4feec8b139a8b6d75469d6a594eb4c
MD5 aca19d307eb22e72aba3c6a47821fea3
SHA1 ca2f9f7a9bc4d3501214d08716853c59439b240d
SHA512 122b9abe763b1d39bc1095d1d62c9f33f67058e4ab173a6b0c8966560a4a64c62010f30d8da219b842ea225f84a71180a22a5eab2364bd9d4fc15c6f3146801f
SSDEEP 1536:LN3iixJeFXvtSH8W1gSgoeOZlrmuEtZTF5d7jq4VF22d1NjImYr0n:LN3h2ScW1nvZl2DxvpV42d1pImYon
TLSH
T11983F10E864861ECDF2646F33A2661C26F0DF263E1C6A4FA1D9C44D38585E7BD49B93C
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

3^/10

adware discovery spyware

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	RdrCEF.exe
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

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-1-5-21-2714754311-527593155-1440850301-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5092	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe
5092	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 2408	5092	AcroRd32.exe	84
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 1216	2408	RdrCEF.exe	85
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2468	2408	RdrCEF.exe	86
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2468	2408	RdrCEF.exe	86
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 3904	2408	RdrCEF.exe	87
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 1376	2408	RdrCEF.exe	89
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2636	2408	RdrCEF.exe	90
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2636	2408	RdrCEF.exe	90
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 1100	2408	RdrCEF.exe	91

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\Athena%20Asset%206.pdf"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5092
- 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:2408
- - 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=92BD16C52AF47C418F1CF81D169F0988 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1748 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1216
- - 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=ED2FED47839D1D6DCF9B99DB4ECFD4BE --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=ED2FED47839D1D6DCF9B99DB4ECFD4BE --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1756 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2468
- - 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=FD80B1EF37B7C692CDF4EDA0BABAB1DD --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2316 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3904
- - 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=836EED64973D00EFC0AC443BB29BDBB4 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1964 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1376
- - 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=6B1B4ACAF6AB8B91BF4897717D7BEC99 --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=6B1B4ACAF6AB8B91BF4897717D7BEC99 --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2460 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2636
- - 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=60DFBBFC146F8B6DEA0B48CA67541A72 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2672 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1100

C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:1608

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 36KB
SHA256 b1b77e96279ead2b460de3de70e2ea4f5ad1b853598a4e27a5caf3f1a32cc4f3
MD5 b30d3becc8731792523d599d949e63f5
SHA1 19350257e42d7aee17fb3bf139a9d3adb330fad4
SHA512 523f54895fb07f62b9a5f72c8b62e83d4d9506bda57b183818615f6eb7286e3b9c5a50409bc5c5164867c3ccdeae88aa395ecca6bc7e36d991552f857510792e
SSDEEP 24:TLiXlzkrFsgIFsxX3pALXmnHpkDGjmcxBSkomXk+2m9RFTsyg+wmf9Mzm+Zs3tGl:TqlmFTIF3XmHjBoGGR+jMz+LhT
TLSH
T178F21D566E241E3CCA9EC336340836C34D78023DACF3B762A58A719747AD181E37D6E9
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 56KB
SHA256 111dac2948e4cecb10b0d2e10d8afaa663d78d643826b592d6414a1fd77cc131
MD5 752a1f26b18748311b691c7d8fc20633
SHA1 c1f8e83eebc1cc1e9b88c773338eb09ff82ab862
SHA512 a2f5f262faf2c3e9756da94b2c47787ce3a9391b5bd53581578aa9a764449e114836704d6dec4aadc097fed4c818831baa11affa1eb25be2bfad9349bb090fe5
SSDEEP 192:wedRBvVrThe4p4/KhTB4p4CitZtkZsLRGVDbw6H3ph+v3YQa9:weZdThkKhBvkZsLRGlzh+vS9
TLSH
T1C94379DF2A348110CA0768BABD71771BB655D0BFC1C2F0A87AD68A1780B463CE775687
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 64KB
SHA256 c63269c88b2677d6ff014564dd2ee57ba4b63e1bdea7dd4bec2fc94301337871
MD5 1690f151c161c942267383a25b355cff
SHA1 eb9989332be5b8bc303ef4d905c3959681db906c
SHA512 94a5b2b03b2656beb6a8d5d0709935f2126c7a0a1a942367cc485e049e4eb073f51504a480b597efe7f26d28a86e4fd313314fae7bfdcddb9ff39e103a8a4279
SSDEEP 384:yewdThatELJ8SWvDTuGmQgZsLglKhubvGZsLRZh+vS4:z+eUZsLQCZsL3hUS4
TLSH
T16653CADB26348040CA07A8BBADB5731BB662D0BFC1C6F1E87E858A1780F453D9775687
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1100-19-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000EC9000-memory.dmp

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memory/1216-6-0x0000000000840000-0x0000000000859000-memory.dmp

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memory/1376-16-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000959000-memory.dmp

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memory/2408-30-0x00000000024C0000-0x00000000024D9000-memory.dmp

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memory/2468-31-0x00000000019B0000-0x00000000019C9000-memory.dmp

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memory/2636-32-0x0000000001D10000-0x0000000001D29000-memory.dmp

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memory/3904-9-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CA9000-memory.dmp

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memory/5092-21-0x0000000008360000-0x0000000008379000-memory.dmp

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memory/5092-104-0x0000000008360000-0x0000000008379000-memory.dmp

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