Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    134s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260618-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/06/2026, 02:19

General

  • Target
    Synapse Launcher.exe
  • Size 88.7MB
  • Sample260623-csa1mshy4j
  • SHA256 df76d77fc80d0cb993f2f2f429971a9ffdee5a94c68a49fdc1c2cacd057149f0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
4/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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 3 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synapse Launcher.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synapse Launcher.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3780
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-applaunch?missing_runtime=true&arch=x86&rid=win-x86&os=win10&apphost_version=8.0.11&gui=true
      2⤵
      • System Time Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5936
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --edge-skip-compat-layer-relaunch --single-argument https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-applaunch?missing_runtime=true&arch=x86&rid=win-x86&os=win10&apphost_version=8.0.11&gui=true
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Time Discovery
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6748
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=139.0.7258.155 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=139.0.3405.125 --initial-client-data=0x1d0,0x260,0x264,0x234,0x26c,0x7ffb33b5c188,0x7ffb33b5c194,0x7ffb33b5c1a0
          4⤵
            PID:5360
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=2192,i,1045284072513211468,5717564688339843762,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2444 /prefetch:11
            4⤵
            • System Time Discovery
            PID:3900
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAQAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=1928,i,3799363960328714039,6764294043267747759,262144 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2412 /prefetch:2
            4⤵
              PID:2752
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=2636,i,14682833046291033924,3925430767725752427,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3156 /prefetch:13
              4⤵
                PID:3396
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=3544,i,8912863275189277271,11856787189437797835,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3556 /prefetch:1
                4⤵
                  PID:1316
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=3552,i,12556605646096432977,8425892194385256458,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3568 /prefetch:1
                  4⤵
                    PID:6596
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=4988,i,17308377991653212064,11327249757781627141,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4976 /prefetch:1
                    4⤵
                      PID:1212
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=entity_extraction_service.mojom.Extractor --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=entity_extraction --onnx-enabled-for-ee --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=3640,i,7094784338445911360,15043592166875850643,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3824 /prefetch:14
                      4⤵
                        PID:2940
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5176,i,7142826404534495231,12202429265454847444,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5196 /prefetch:14
                        4⤵
                          PID:1752
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5576,i,17021945710118263829,17289432297059586006,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5580 /prefetch:14
                          4⤵
                            PID:3504
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5576,i,17021945710118263829,17289432297059586006,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5580 /prefetch:14
                            4⤵
                              PID:4864
                            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.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 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=1216,i,17895514282074744911,10512480504599337063,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1336 /prefetch:14
                              4⤵
                                PID:3012
                              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.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 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=1224,i,8817271156786484218,16356848890129370072,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5788 /prefetch:14
                                4⤵
                                  PID:2568
                                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.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 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=1228,i,5192403769623128451,10939044778793415907,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6364 /prefetch:14
                                  4⤵
                                    PID:1616
                                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_search_indexer.mojom.SearchIndexerInterfaceBroker --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=search_indexer --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5216,i,1797332115822118375,13622783311261775276,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5176 /prefetch:14
                                    4⤵
                                      PID:1980
                                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5520,i,9216945447904370517,5380071086578480287,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5956 /prefetch:14
                                      4⤵
                                        PID:1652
                                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=unzip.mojom.Unzipper --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=6400,i,7479056769804090284,9986864138902029868,524288 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6432 /prefetch:14
                                        4⤵
                                          PID:3924
                                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=5140 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.26100.1301 --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADoAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAQAAAAAAAACEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5968,i,12453245682875799957,8458621294469477533,262144 --field-trial-handle=2416,i,14089062112599749096,7067335642807013375,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3784 /prefetch:10
                                          4⤵
                                          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                          PID:6000
                                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
                                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:3052
                                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --no-startup-window --win-session-start
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:6336

                                      Network

                                            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                            Downloads

                                            settings.dat

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                            • Size 280B
                                            • SHA256 fbfdc6639449912c7c98b931d8190c5dc58f3c2a0bf5687e437a1f10d8fb4d03
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering

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

                                            BrowsingTopicsState

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\BrowsingTopicsState
                                            • Size 414B
                                            • SHA256 0b04dc0efda178e85536f42d9e04678377ee292127795943dc08180e884b2ef8
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            SiteList-Enterprise.json

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\DualEngine\SiteList-Enterprise.json
                                            • Size 2B
                                            • SHA256 44136fa355b3678a1146ad16f7e8649e94fb4fc21fe77e8310c060f61caaff8a
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                            HubApps

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\HubApps
                                            • Size 106KB
                                            • SHA256 eb2fd7422436fff93f6be09df3294b26cdb7afd18e6aa94dcdc0f208db78b2ed
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Network Persistent State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                            • Size 2KB
                                            • SHA256 173679b2ccdc578e1e1ed83af68621e7b87393f787c8b2b573ec58223880e7f4
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                                            • Size 2B
                                            • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                            Sdch Dictionaries

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\Sdch Dictionaries
                                            • Size 40B
                                            • SHA256 6028bd681dbf11a0a58dde8a0cd884115c04caa59d080ba51bde1b086ce0079d
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                            Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                            • Size 16KB
                                            • SHA256 3d4f7445a0cb182dd72b05fca02c8789cfe52f7a7f4fd1dd7f12d35dcd246471
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                            • Size 15KB
                                            • SHA256 043e1b6325fe6d0e5939c0f31d3d4d5880eeceb2b0b64f44d78bf3352b42f2a6
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Secure Preferences

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                            • Size 32KB
                                            • SHA256 8dcca17413bc480ccb1984ccb10ef3ad2b6b918c54bfa08ce6d4837cfad53e2a
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            sync_diagnostic.log

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\Logs\sync_diagnostic.log
                                            • Size 23KB
                                            • SHA256 8d813a00d4e201bad4b30c3dd46a692871b728ddc790f42350087ce77d57ee6c
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 27KB
                                            • SHA256 ca6af64737672c311657b813b2651f02ebc6fd36dafd3e62e1117e82141229dd
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 26KB
                                            • SHA256 46102950c2d9f670384712b014cda38e90ef2b9bf58540b6153e8d68cab00981
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 27KB
                                            • SHA256 d169ef2baaeaa439610f75710b584083e2afecffebe0bd60d452b756eaaa37f2
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            Local State

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                            • Size 32KB
                                            • SHA256 9250d67ede5cde3a0fc4ac2763294f2be426d5ffd07796cadbf9abcb0141175c
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            a95d6de7-4826-403b-ac93-f56534994729.tmp

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\component_crx_cache\a95d6de7-4826-403b-ac93-f56534994729.tmp
                                            • Size 1KB
                                            • SHA256 c58a13eb7567aab10c187e7d997ff261f4a721ad21da811e122db0d431bf56ab
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            metadata.json

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\component_crx_cache\metadata.json
                                            • Size 1KB
                                            • SHA256 d2cfef01668e2d3ab9a9ce5997c0d8dba2ba6658c7a173e9ae6d4a6be21bf90a
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH