Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    22s
  • max time network
    11s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/07/2026, 23:34

General

  • Target
    https://gta6download.net/
  • Sample260704-3kn6eaez71
Score
4/10

Malware Config

Signatures

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

    Enumerate browser information.

  • System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 33 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --start-maximized --disable-default-apps --disable-component-update --simulate-outdated-no-au='Tue, 31 Dec 2099 23:59:59 GMT' --single-argument https://gta6download.net/
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3128
    • 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=0x23c,0x240,0x244,0x238,0x258,0x7fffeabfc188,0x7fffeabfc194,0x7fffeabfc1a0
      2⤵
        PID:1464
      • 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=1804,i,4094222998962327511,2891084036896995959,524288 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2588 /prefetch:11
        2⤵
        • System Time Discovery
        PID:4000
      • 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=1632,i,17568980361201260224,7378933249368859227,262144 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2552 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:5584
        • 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 --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=2088,i,11189158792395820482,16722318643300029070,524288 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2612 /prefetch:13
          2⤵
            PID:6120
          • 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=3512,i,7401399143850995234,17054038184913097460,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3724 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:4940
            • 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=3572,i,8979793493564247180,15579621063570751771,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3772 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:5316
              • 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=4904,i,2216724164831147503,2064031557756880292,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4936 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:4412
                • 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=8 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5112,i,6133312447805705372,3748711227499443417,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4952 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:5772
                  • 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=5444,i,5795603138997081181,881094222652440387,524288 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5260 /prefetch:14
                    2⤵
                      PID:2472
                    • 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=5448,i,15654300822693464147,6772015736512162711,524288 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5484 /prefetch:14
                      2⤵
                        PID:4620
                      • 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.ProfileImport --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=6068,i,8910914663834105225,15313200021221723961,524288 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5888 /prefetch:14
                        2⤵
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:4704
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe
                          cookie_exporter.exe --cookie-json=1128
                          3⤵
                            PID:4896
                        • 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=6080,i,3386337375307427382,15894342855255162650,524288 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6104 /prefetch:14
                          2⤵
                            PID:4572
                          • 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=6080,i,3386337375307427382,15894342855255162650,524288 --field-trial-handle=2560,i,5709813141586784728,17341925236449645555,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6104 /prefetch:14
                            2⤵
                              PID:3180
                          • 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:2896
                            • 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:3800

                              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 6b09340cb22edbf71e0f90763fd435b35e26e3a84e71f4c033073dc564ceacd0
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    settings.dat

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                    • Size 280B
                                    • SHA256 79054d3106248f0ce580d1442e78fcc5cc48ea2a5eb3b58c6aad98c7106da4b2
                                    • 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 8cabc7b8fa991fbae2c0a3470eb5954b8833954f7c3510183045b4d566c4f2c1
                                    • 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

                                    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 15KB
                                    • SHA256 46b5f99a27305cd73fb0c68f5b68bf4e40d49fba553bd9a02363a331c955894d
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    Secure Preferences

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                    • Size 31KB
                                    • SHA256 97a0e37c0bca2d041bd04fe55bd0f12425fa1d199ae1dcdd6b1ef7488af5bbf5
                                    • 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 26KB
                                    • SHA256 cfa58504a2281a65fe4964505bf3f66f73b1808c6cf0de34129ae6c4de3ecbb1
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    CURRENT

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\CURRENT
                                    • Size 16B
                                    • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                    MANIFEST-000001

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\MANIFEST-000001
                                    • Size 41B
                                    • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                    Local State

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                    • Size 25KB
                                    • SHA256 09952fd6e988761e10d91c1b05c158ca6ff8eea84c186a536acb31b733e8a55f
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    Local State

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                    • Size 28KB
                                    • SHA256 93af61dbdd2989a76eba41bba9f1f8305863784b64d7098de813471fb934bc6a
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    Local State

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                    • Size 28KB
                                    • SHA256 13f247b36a890a2f9d2d3beda678a86e233dda99848823c2dd408c1cce37a136
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    Local State

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                    • Size 25KB
                                    • SHA256 6a954912bdd0cdc72dd779e192df42272403ef84f43789fb3cbaee861980166a
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    memory/3180-232-0x0000028396080000-0x0000028397080000-memory.dmp