Overview
overview
6Static
static
1avast_secu...up.exe
windows10-2004-x64
6avast_secu...up.exe
windows11-21h2-x64
6$PLUGINSDI...er.exe
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...er.exe
windows11-21h2-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...up.exe
windows10-2004-x64
4$PLUGINSDI...up.exe
windows11-21h2-x64
4$PLUGINSDI...ui.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1$PLUGINSDI...ui.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
1Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
118s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
06/06/2026, 18:12
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
avast_secure_browser_setup.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
avast_secure_browser_setup.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/AvastBrowserInstaller.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/AvastBrowserInstaller.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral5
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/AvastBrowserUpdateSetup.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral6
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/AvastBrowserUpdateSetup.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral7
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/sciterui.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral8
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/sciterui.dll
Resource
win11-20260513-en
General
- Target avast_secure_browser_setup.exe
- Size 6.8MB
- Sample260606-wtk2sabv2s
- SHA256 ef71f59d26c78e7d9a39e2554de20086f844132b23e21891e81c47c55dbd0d3f
- MD5 580087d678fabd1e48805d22bc704d5e
- SHA1 b15a2b5d2cef1c06e32d058b3431da10ca448b6a
- SHA512 f2c405c845895d0952c09e278e01529279735fe53c1c616f51c5fa8e51f1f3fce7a0f9f392a68e68291246177bf41d4ea680b211242f41058d8263ce267380dc
- SSDEEP 196608:Jure141lwtUuF7M7ymd6xX4ocekTkXkhxmp/GHN/MnPQtFRkC:J/owK+7A6xX4vlT+kLsGHNuazkC
- TLSH T14F7633DBBE95719AD29C5C30B63473F318A12F610D3C297227A5381E26F7CE8509E19E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks for any installed AV software in registry 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\AVAST Software\Avast AvastBrowserInstaller.exe - Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\PhysicalDrive0 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language avast_secure_browser_setup.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AvastBrowserInstaller.exe - Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI AvastBrowserInstaller.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI AvastBrowserInstaller.exe Key enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI AvastBrowserInstaller.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
pid Process 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4828 AvastBrowserInstaller.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4824 wrote to memory of 4828 4824 avast_secure_browser_setup.exe 79
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avast_secure_browser_setup.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avast_secure_browser_setup.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4824 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjDC86.tmp\AvastBrowserInstaller.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjDC86.tmp\AvastBrowserInstaller.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avast_secure_browser_setup.exe"2⤵
- Checks for any installed AV software in registry
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4828
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjDC86.tmp\AvastBrowserInstaller.exe
- Size 11.1MB
- SHA256 65a1bf6f3657c05c6eaf4a3031038b61d58b4ba1007c46fa815585ff6b2f58c8
- MD5 6c0a391f7d0d91e4279404200985fb2e
- SHA1 77ffa5a140f0d4d37093c7f712d4b1b98604e1ed
- SHA512 1fc9f1144c792179a8322a4d024593d0b2f03400b4735382f85747663fd4275cebe483998ed5ca35977a9f3580c4b4b3fc788110e93f63135135ba1452e363dd
- SSDEEP 196608:d07mA7UN+uifSJiF7rojV9N7S0YBLAgq7Q83qmHt8Bns33HkMRKgW7j/PzRMfoFI:+7Upe+9/3HagmRMQOrqN4
- TLSH T12DC6AE337A81C0B9C65203B0564CE39987FEFAB02B7251D7A7982B5C1F784D1BB25A53
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjDC86.tmp\AvastBrowserUpdateSetup.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 2425183fa25e5a6e99d38a3a2f98ad74a51da09e3f33105bf88a1f363dfe9666
- MD5 518936ad220f261fb1c4be46c9e8f5bb
- SHA1 e9d16718e8a6f9c19a461b0079dcb92cd9e6374d
- SHA512 b05df7f397baa7e1fce6deec4c4eabd0cb59382a497ca6ac2dcfe89c6dce26ecca61ae3a0b6e14af1f4e3624f14a85febbcf66c9efdd7aad565023d75bca7e90
- SSDEEP 49152:kbGrGVjIj59OfWx2YtJ+qlnZfS9u4i8Jr6:OGrGVjW2/KBn5uu4X0
- TLSH T1917523027AE18171F6BB1D35667453F31A7AFD708D30996B2394382C2AB5CD19A34B3B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsjDC86.tmp\sciterui.dll
- Size 147KB
- SHA256 923f9bca72d8b13beabea40b4d733088d5cad1047b4ac4b2699fa1e8b1379e41
- MD5 ce343f3452cc463ecac9d4b86416b2c7
- SHA1 824c5d5fbeeb0cc71d3caedfa2d5f23922c9093f
- SHA512 79a52b18ef92fa94f2305b02049abda91ba86fd5ab8eb817041075fdc7c95a0fde79d69831201b326a76e09f33b5c4dfff089cc75e53daae2ad620eedd60eeab
- SSDEEP 3072:4DKviR92IK3cV8z51WCqMzqGpksYaxNKvR0QzYFRGQ1yS21ZCVV:4GviRK37z51jLzqYBYDvZYFRGQ0XoVV
- TLSH T16DE312CF7E1473A6FD9A4E711090477168C7F3F8BBB695A218948264A66234CE90D0FF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH