Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    598s
  • max time network
    437s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/05/2026, 04:22

General

  • Target
    7-zip.exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample260522-ezphqaet3l
  • SHA256 9f3e0a082d374772dba3b6b795666b811ce92e986acba354d4de97263e56fca9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • metasploit

Version
  • windows/shell_reverse_tcp

C2
  • 159.223.160.74:11111

Signatures

  • Family: MetaSploit

    Detected malicious payload which is part of the Metasploit Framework, likely generated with msfvenom or similar.

  • 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.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7-zip.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7-zip.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2136
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • 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:2644
    • 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=0x118,0x11c,0x120,0x100,0x124,0x7ffbf79ac728,0x7ffbf79ac734,0x7ffbf79ac740
      2⤵
        PID:1076
      • 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=1696,i,15313376033166229333,3494572881060497154,262144 --field-trial-handle=1976,i,17695600027399105737,352646031110356134,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1972 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:4836
        • 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=1616,i,7692462918955223662,8507573283095631858,524288 --field-trial-handle=1976,i,17695600027399105737,352646031110356134,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2288 /prefetch:3
          2⤵
          • System Time Discovery
          PID:2828
        • 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=2424,i,6249159496268458041,2446048996957019563,524288 --field-trial-handle=1976,i,17695600027399105737,352646031110356134,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2436 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:3292
          • 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=3240,i,8637489478078948021,10392309476000504267,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1976,i,17695600027399105737,352646031110356134,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3300 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:684
            • 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=3260,i,11230777034878863747,16704592695134899991,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1976,i,17695600027399105737,352646031110356134,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3328 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:2184
              • 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=4452,i,8915800142127398177,14523943335866586792,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1976,i,17695600027399105737,352646031110356134,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4476 /prefetch:2
                2⤵
                  PID:408
                • 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=4700,i,17638602564745729676,13973737625455225372,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1976,i,17695600027399105737,352646031110356134,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4708 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:4936
                • 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:4120
                  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
                    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup
                    1⤵
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:976

                  Network

                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                        Downloads

                        store.jfm

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Comms\UnistoreDB\store.jfm
                        • Size 16KB
                        • SHA256 23308ccd8ca7561af4999d041302c87eac13aefc6b89cb9b31870700b0b063ac
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering

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

                        Network Persistent State

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                        • Size 2KB
                        • SHA256 5753f6525a92bbd9dbe363b0174f66d4403a60c1ab6e54d8560ad40ff5d6f704
                        • 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

                        TransportSecurity

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\TransportSecurity
                        • Size 523B
                        • SHA256 cc40dbd3e18fc36f84521744a6a1d5d92f64e4869122f11e0e6906a1e41800ba
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        Preferences

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                        • Size 11KB
                        • SHA256 c59482ea7d363cf1084096a6b76cb847aa2f9a16e8b68f3290c44740fd3f3e37
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        Secure Preferences

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                        • Size 17KB
                        • SHA256 13805701603dbbca9403b94e006c712edafb4f98a8e0ae4ce0ad1b025b835f93
                        • 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 0504c4aff2af3bb136bd277ad14097bd48649485199ead812ae0d9320ccc63f4
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        the-real-index~RFe59bd7a.TMP

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe59bd7a.TMP
                        • Size 96B
                        • SHA256 01f5898e0424ed652f418e20e778f6f0d237ba03ae1ca8d74f0b1cb7ea605fbc
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        Local State

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                        • Size 115KB
                        • SHA256 25b398859a6cff6f57f8f757527cf50d38c1a1884229a37f248be35b370008b1
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        Local State

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                        • Size 116KB
                        • SHA256 7b2438ede015e7566b398f05e6527e93eb5a29498a6ed3c842ce43484a827e2a
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        data_1

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\data_1
                        • Size 264KB
                        • SHA256 b1e963d702392fb7224786e7d56d43973e9b9efd1b89c17814d7c558ffc0cdec
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                        memory/976-163-0x00000238F9E90000-0x00000238F9E91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-169-0x00000238F9E90000-0x00000238F9E91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-160-0x00000238F9E80000-0x00000238F9E81000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-161-0x00000238F9E90000-0x00000238F9E91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-162-0x00000238F9E90000-0x00000238F9E91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-196-0x00000238F9D20000-0x00000238F9D21000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-164-0x00000238F9E90000-0x00000238F9E91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-165-0x00000238F9E90000-0x00000238F9E91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-166-0x00000238F9E90000-0x00000238F9E91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-167-0x00000238F9E90000-0x00000238F9E91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-168-0x00000238F9E90000-0x00000238F9E91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-128-0x00000238E9790000-0x00000238E97A0000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-170-0x00000238F9E90000-0x00000238F9E91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-171-0x00000238F9AD0000-0x00000238F9AD1000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-172-0x00000238F9AC0000-0x00000238F9AC1000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-174-0x00000238F9AD0000-0x00000238F9AD1000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-177-0x00000238F9AC0000-0x00000238F9AC1000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-180-0x00000238F9A00000-0x00000238F9A01000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-144-0x00000238E9890000-0x00000238E98A0000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-192-0x00000238F9C00000-0x00000238F9C01000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-194-0x00000238F9C10000-0x00000238F9C11000-memory.dmp

                        memory/976-195-0x00000238F9C10000-0x00000238F9C11000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2136-0-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000641000-memory.dmp