Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    116s
  • max time network
    124s
  • 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, 14:04

General

  • Target
    balenaEtcher.exe
  • Size 621KB
  • Sample260522-rdms8afw8s
  • SHA256 4a746c0f4cfd57c2d367b2cae5df897c4e54c5a44f1d3b20d1ad42e18f1f7693
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
3/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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 data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\balenaEtcher.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\balenaEtcher.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4768
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4768 -s 244
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4884
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4768 -ip 4768
    1⤵
      PID:4752
    • 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 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:1132
      • 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,0x120,0xf4,0x124,0x7fff09f2c728,0x7fff09f2c734,0x7fff09f2c740
        2⤵
          PID:560
        • 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=2160,i,9196210147145061885,13773072183852816570,524288 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2240 /prefetch:3
          2⤵
          • System Time Discovery
          PID:5740
        • 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=1816,i,1384265031220787671,13251358854961184604,262144 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1656 /prefetch:2
          2⤵
            PID:5324
          • 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=2440,i,12271747144499094635,7393647275796393053,524288 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2564 /prefetch:8
            2⤵
              PID:1740
            • 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=3292,i,17326241232303057214,911959741437395063,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3300 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:4564
              • 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=3320,i,1764434109302773221,14021873048233429879,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3352 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:5116
                • 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=4384,i,11453652264922074830,443982296439619614,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4352 /prefetch:2
                  2⤵
                    PID:5808
                  • 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=4780,i,1085298960011217379,8606156966878290396,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4784 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:240
                    • 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=5532,i,152707610499239761,16859900545151931822,524288 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5500 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:1564
                      • 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=5868,i,2620622904247613264,7137261219786104809,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5796 /prefetch:1
                        2⤵
                          PID:5028
                        • 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=4908,i,7838521164702833134,14151228313149018065,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5936 /prefetch:1
                          2⤵
                            PID:2756
                          • 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=12 --metrics-shmem-handle=3356,i,15316847930374803490,3310347674118266471,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4924 /prefetch:1
                            2⤵
                              PID:456
                            • 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=6028,i,17006528138504586007,1022675543017411019,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6032 /prefetch:1
                              2⤵
                                PID:5644
                              • 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=6112,i,18408512784541108330,14161497394474927605,524288 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3548 /prefetch:8
                                2⤵
                                  PID:2636
                                • 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=6096,i,91668794209752657,11299113834911771283,524288 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5772 /prefetch:8
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:5656
                                  • 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=3356,i,3714044199774881838,3779255818228906237,524288 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3368 /prefetch:8
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:1696
                                    • 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=5944,i,13077230919039946012,6228392657865722036,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3480 /prefetch:1
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:6020
                                      • 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=18 --metrics-shmem-handle=5772,i,14861699344319693954,11553619256703099237,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2116,i,15517775201088566092,16872836333175942192,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3408 /prefetch:1
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:4320
                                      • 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:3248
                                        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                                          1⤵
                                            PID:3808

                                          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 649B
                                                • SHA256 d148bb363d04d5994fd311414c5d6521d23428f5699d4fa8ad3b343648942ccd
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                the-real-index

                                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                                • Size 336B
                                                • SHA256 9e974b15b255188d8a14013870b6948fd1e2b2b960c39bfb43d99f8bdd90b86d
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                Network Persistent State

                                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                                • Size 3KB
                                                • SHA256 2e9e4f3e6a1c6474d830648caf6f8e6526b5eaa6b0ed86dae320664c26d10655
                                                • 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 12KB
                                                • SHA256 e73b03395a72de853b9f9f918eb1cfb62371e5f091bb65d57c7f4613fdceefd0
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                Preferences

                                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                • Size 12KB
                                                • SHA256 abe3ddf8338d031e70cd1ee076acd58639dc3a282b75cba0bfe8a5f8277ed335
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                Preferences

                                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                • Size 13KB
                                                • SHA256 c44aff4c4c1dcf958987311f4abd3fd31041166175cad197d3a87ec761f6f812
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                Secure Preferences

                                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                                • Size 17KB
                                                • SHA256 c54836683d23f9fee57c69a9d42002f448a01bbb5b6b38437c5fcac9744adcc4
                                                • 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 3fd8cdfb49391269c9ec90e43c888a5bda9a78180396853e16d7dbd44c75a535
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                the-real-index~RFe5896cc.TMP

                                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe5896cc.TMP
                                                • Size 96B
                                                • SHA256 4abb5e3ac74c8e3b36b4751e56873a0d4b306d147a2214edf4dcaa1023f4ae2e
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                Local State

                                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                • Size 232KB
                                                • SHA256 e6277cfd72f4fe08ec655bf3dc655581678365cf0903864ebc300b90615de54b
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                Local State

                                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                • Size 115KB
                                                • SHA256 51c8b10a392dfde1d5230ff9b9e37b5e4129d365db5661345dc45deddeba6963
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                Local State

                                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                • Size 231KB
                                                • SHA256 2073e25594301f3ec9a224b6185d4fac780342dde0233250917291a8f723f8ac
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                Local State

                                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                • Size 231KB
                                                • SHA256 baede8db430d00a37b15f7d62b750aafad9c245eebb9f52ecdf6d05c68e4ebf3
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH