Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/04/2026, 10:51

General

  • Target
    loader.exe
  • Size 14.0MB
  • Sample260429-mx84caex9l
  • SHA256 454419b49cd6d344c6d17086d873bbb35c87b867e39eada910b0e8586de55c54
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
6/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 3 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:2084
    • 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:3560
      • 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,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ffb8b06c728,0x7ffb8b06c734,0x7ffb8b06c740
        2⤵
          PID:2884
        • 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=580,i,15080396604691419362,3828230612768194969,262144 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1944 /prefetch:2
          2⤵
            PID:3432
          • 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=2244,i,1979625158821010358,18164552622788859811,524288 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2240 /prefetch:11
            2⤵
            • System Time Discovery
            PID:4644
          • 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,13253564411290635009,6545259435191755244,524288 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2388 /prefetch:13
            2⤵
              PID:2420
            • 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=3140,i,2966764049538463987,7670033772810311531,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3264 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:700
              • 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=3408,i,3996021565931912805,3560970412198923713,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3560 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:3260
                • 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 --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=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4372,i,13397722990117269972,10722421461150226084,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1756 /prefetch:9
                  2⤵
                    PID:2384
                  • 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=4604,i,15830954272030757648,4294329773851766149,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4592 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:3728
                    • 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=5428,i,6975328671085871861,14068235042461850707,524288 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5432 /prefetch:14
                      2⤵
                        PID:1820
                      • 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=5780,i,15531267601829882675,13235633848110093211,524288 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5768 /prefetch:14
                        2⤵
                          PID:1632
                        • 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=5680,i,5378496397654159176,4078044642045068180,524288 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5424 /prefetch:14
                          2⤵
                            PID:4752
                          • 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=5736,i,15468499844614508486,12906223246066136105,524288 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5748 /prefetch:14
                            2⤵
                              PID:440
                            • 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=13 --metrics-shmem-handle=5436,i,17400331059503958211,814776995979349660,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5344 /prefetch:1
                              2⤵
                                PID:4448
                              • 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=4388,i,1514932095054817567,14494126922292321951,524288 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3608 /prefetch:12
                                2⤵
                                  PID:2004
                                • 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=5820,i,13303085590061169506,4416649951844217364,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3468 /prefetch:1
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:708
                                  • 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=16 --metrics-shmem-handle=4492,i,10065284546741586695,3536298419430533034,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1948,i,4625059741598717674,14080047694527469237,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260129-170056.646000 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4424 /prefetch:1
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:4120
                                  • 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:2140
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:480

                                      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 cb8decec7d03cc99ece4074d9d81266ac96acc8199ed93babfab030b99dc2dda
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            f_000007

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000007
                                            • Size 361KB
                                            • SHA256 02ff49f4431a46d64078b37db37186bd2f8c65655c9a81086ff174ead4486a18
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Network Persistent State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                            • Size 2KB
                                            • SHA256 7f6d89c913d01ee9b872b868f3ef91f7e0d3e4ef695d13fd24030967d49f82b7
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 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 edf5a6087a838e29136fef865c19b0075828e513dc5acd846175885b257a523c
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                            • Size 12KB
                                            • SHA256 842e300f651e40568654a6d603a95241530e90672adff2227128b2b5f0205341
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                            • Size 12KB
                                            • SHA256 6803060a9a8bca062d302722a98d1f373f9d5db4414591537ceeb5e101e6cdbb
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                            • Size 13KB
                                            • SHA256 b3179f96fb5d985182fc0e1cf170edd457e79027098bbce2aeb3b8749d922bd5
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                            • Size 13KB
                                            • SHA256 469ef20eed79b1c08b33b140726bf9408c982f7ef2173b3bcacee2a0765e0160
                                            • 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 e587807204b18f569f43ca628cebec398e1f442160dace1a6ee0e40e092683b3
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            the-real-index~RFe58e059.TMP

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe58e059.TMP
                                            • Size 96B
                                            • SHA256 9374370902a8887687c756b326ced0e22ffe44ed14ff711d27ba33021235d59e
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 198KB
                                            • SHA256 569d22ff5655796d9f99e1f74364ecc33c46fb66406e91a9fdd835e0c24a9b11
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 198KB
                                            • SHA256 c691f6014b7c4dcb6aa5668b373c44373b4816d660fb84f2500d3c4cef905dc0
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 199KB
                                            • SHA256 9a55ba40a1966c76df11e7fb4dc6382550400ce3cda5a880c27950fa07200f56
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 90KB
                                            • SHA256 17eae948dfd2ad628f21af185b51c6a832e45aa2acb403f759a273807af0c0b6
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH