Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    23s
  • max time network
    24s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/05/2026, 14:08

General

  • Target
    hydra.exe
  • Size 7.6MB
  • Sample260502-rfvxlsas7w
  • SHA256 dda01d9fb4189f1d2dae905609a9270d92ef67df2fd46d8d88909d7c0bf2adae
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • System Network Connections Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt to get a listing of network connections.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hydra.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hydra.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:692
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --webview-exe-name=hydra.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.5 --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView" --noerrdialogs --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-features=msWebOOUI,msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection --lang=en-US --mojo-named-platform-channel-pipe=692.4312.13186973012605507975
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4300
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=crashpad-handler --user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Crashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=132.0.6834.160 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Edge WebView2" --annotation=ver=132.0.2957.140 --initial-client-data=0x164,0x168,0x16c,0x140,0x11c,0x7ffe8f88b078,0x7ffe8f88b084,0x7ffe8f88b090
        3⤵
          PID:6072
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=gpu-process --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.5 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=1672,i,2183100492910334735,9900467190748388885,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1684 /prefetch:2
          3⤵
            PID:4948
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.5 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=1992,i,2183100492910334735,9900467190748388885,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2004 /prefetch:11
            3⤵
              PID:5088
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.5 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2276,i,2183100492910334735,9900467190748388885,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2272 /prefetch:13
              3⤵
                PID:5452
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.5 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --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 --js-flags="--harmony-weak-refs-with-cleanup-some --expose-gc --ms-user-locale=" --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3524,i,2183100492910334735,9900467190748388885,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3532 /prefetch:1
                3⤵
                  PID:1092
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.5 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --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=6 --js-flags="--harmony-weak-refs-with-cleanup-some --expose-gc --ms-user-locale=" --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3684,i,2183100492910334735,9900467190748388885,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3716 /prefetch:1
                  3⤵
                    PID:2276
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.5 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --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 --js-flags="--harmony-weak-refs-with-cleanup-some --expose-gc --ms-user-locale=" --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4216,i,2183100492910334735,9900467190748388885,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4188 /prefetch:1
                    3⤵
                      PID:2112
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra.exe --webview-exe-version=1.0.5 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --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 --js-flags="--harmony-weak-refs-with-cleanup-some --expose-gc --ms-user-locale=" --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4232,i,2183100492910334735,9900467190748388885,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4392 /prefetch:1
                      3⤵
                        PID:3728
                    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                      "taskkill" /F /IM HydraBackend.exe
                      2⤵
                      • Kills process with taskkill
                      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                      PID:5916
                    • C:\Windows\system32\netstat.exe
                      "netstat" -ano
                      2⤵
                      • System Network Connections Discovery
                      • Gathers network information
                      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                      PID:5924

                  Network

                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                        Downloads

                        settings.dat

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                        • Size 280B
                        • SHA256 d1a230a4c8a9690262a45bd507d70bcff449b77552e96af6ec4dc272662cf73a
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        settings.dat

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                        • Size 280B
                        • SHA256 e3627696bcc2a77215e9656bf533f34774d8921bdd518731a64cd2d99bbbd842
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        throttle_store.dat

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Crashpad\throttle_store.dat
                        • Size 20B
                        • SHA256 41c91a9c93d76295746a149dce7ebb3b9ee2cb551d84365fff108e59a61cc304
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                        index

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Default\DawnGraphiteCache\index
                        • Size 256KB
                        • SHA256 a401eb48cf29f9a04acfa0b1f3a4be242467b2ae829a71e478e3d22d9d37c6f8
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                        data_0

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_0
                        • Size 8KB
                        • SHA256 d6a5fe39cd672781b256e0e3102f7022635f1d4bb7cfcc90a80fffe4d0f3877e
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                        data_1

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_1
                        • Size 264KB
                        • SHA256 902f30c1fb0597d0734bc34b979ec5d131f8f39a4b71b338083821216ec8d61b
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                        data_2

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_2
                        • Size 8KB
                        • SHA256 ec1702806f4cc7c42a82fc2b38e89835fde7c64bb32060e0823c9077ca92efb7
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                        data_3

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_3
                        • Size 8KB
                        • SHA256 e09f42c398d688dce168570291f1f92d079987deda3099a34adb9e8c0522b30c
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                        MANIFEST-000001

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\MANIFEST-000001
                        • Size 41B
                        • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                        SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                        • Size 2B
                        • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                        CURRENT

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\CURRENT
                        • Size 16B
                        • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                        c2033f98-8ea8-4e95-b774-6474bb2ab801.tmp

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Default\c2033f98-8ea8-4e95-b774-6474bb2ab801.tmp
                        • Size 6KB
                        • SHA256 93b932182f622643a42378fd59c07f76cccb56c194b96375c32cc1d52600dd2e
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        Local State

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Local State
                        • Size 1KB
                        • SHA256 63a5447344663ce09b9f8a7b64ff1bc5a9f851f35b78054a7aaefe764e6736dc
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        Local State

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Local State
                        • Size 2KB
                        • SHA256 8a7993feec40930129a1d57cda32cef448a100a12983842c23fdd00f941b71af
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        Local State

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Local State
                        • Size 3KB
                        • SHA256 fb643d6f23cb9649b67c28510b886aa050ac5a631fe13459d3f31063f143d102
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        Local State

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Local State
                        • Size 16KB
                        • SHA256 f1c5fae17e6b21ef422cd5f3932359f66b6984c63f7aebbb5387f17a1224ab97
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        Local State~RFe587990.TMP

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.hydra.macro\EBWebView\Local State~RFe587990.TMP
                        • Size 1KB
                        • SHA256 8a8f8f15c86ac5657b7ecf3b850fef28d3e3316a6ec0c3d4f5f48ea9ba3f31ea
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        memory/692-244-0x000001DEB13F0000-0x000001DEB14DA000-memory.dmp

                        memory/1092-140-0x00007FFEADC80000-0x00007FFEADC81000-memory.dmp

                        memory/1092-268-0x000001A6681B0000-0x000001A66825E000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2112-272-0x00000206ED340000-0x00000206ED3EE000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2276-271-0x000001A771410000-0x000001A7714BE000-memory.dmp

                        memory/3728-273-0x000001CE46190000-0x000001CE4623E000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4300-245-0x00000217BDE40000-0x00000217BDF2A000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4300-275-0x00000217BDE40000-0x00000217BDF2A000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4948-26-0x00007FFEADC80000-0x00007FFEADC81000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4948-254-0x000002A42FF40000-0x000002A42FFEE000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4948-255-0x000002A432750000-0x000002A43283A000-memory.dmp