Overview

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Static

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Expectional.exe

windows10-2004-x64

3

Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    900s
  • max time network
    416s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/07/2026, 17:47

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General

  • Target
    Expectional.exe
  • Size 2.4MB
  • Sample260705-wc2m7sew21
  • SHA256 5dd6f972f502c375c787494798c63fc56d20adb0e42a06415364990a891bd4df
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
3/10
discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

    discovery
  • System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system.

    discovery
  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Runs regedit.exe 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Expectional.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Expectional.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:5092
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --default-search-provider=? --out-pipe-name=MSEdgeDefaultc85226f4h1068h4573had95hf146b5987883
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4624
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --default-search-provider=? --out-pipe-name=MSEdgeDefaultc85226f4h1068h4573had95hf146b5987883 --edge-skip-compat-layer-relaunch
      2⤵
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3744
      • 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=0x234,0x238,0x23c,0x230,0x25c,0x7ff8b680c188,0x7ff8b680c194,0x7ff8b680c1a0
        3⤵
          PID:3440
        • 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 --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=1960,i,9575765010607581269,5050473589036728582,524288 --field-trial-handle=2244,i,7290775409199673772,4784626983213574601,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2272 /prefetch:3
          3⤵
          • System Time Discovery
          PID:4616
        • 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=1856,i,13618979042191493626,3569157648599166286,262144 --field-trial-handle=2244,i,7290775409199673772,4784626983213574601,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2240 /prefetch:2
          3⤵
            PID:4524
          • 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=2520,i,15273831961918021712,1231169282398229585,524288 --field-trial-handle=2244,i,7290775409199673772,4784626983213574601,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2560 /prefetch:8
            3⤵
              PID:3492
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --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=3056,i,7795818448819790982,17351550422108364782,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2244,i,7290775409199673772,4784626983213574601,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3424 /prefetch:2
              3⤵
                PID:4024
          • 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:2540
            • C:\Windows\regedit.exe
              "C:\Windows\regedit.exe"
              1⤵
              • Runs regedit.exe
              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
              PID:2432

            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 083d78ea5ea69126b24164f2e05fc467ce21fdcdf2ec67f8e94c4366a1284886
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                  settings.dat
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                  • Size 280B
                  • SHA256 965e5ede1dd95e7182bc6ed8b645e4796c53616af10fe7a02b411984e0f5fca1
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                  BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering
                  • Size 6B
                  • SHA256 4489f9e3e454748b3521eb214e0a5694d562cff3d9ff511cb456953c8f534c00
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                  SiteList-Enterprise.json
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\DualEngine\SiteList-Enterprise.json
                  • Size 2B
                  • SHA256 44136fa355b3678a1146ad16f7e8649e94fb4fc21fe77e8310c060f61caaff8a
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                  Edge Profile.ico
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Edge Profile.ico
                  • Size 70KB
                  • SHA256 31a226211c491e1b0832d4cd3cf34d97165e24a7ce4ec655259cd188f3a2bd88
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                  Network Persistent State
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                  • Size 61B
                  • SHA256 e1b77550222c2451772c958e44026abe518a2c8766862f331765788ddd196377
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                  SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                  • Size 2B
                  • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
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                  Preferences
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                  • Size 7KB
                  • SHA256 a0af5468689f8d848a9f8eb760b6075abfb8114e0abd66a36ef0a9238fc62eef
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                  Secure Preferences
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                  • Size 26KB
                  • SHA256 64b27a721e856707ebbc40f6cdb7b9c7772c807233c4a0fd9d545ef481f558f2
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                  Local State
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 64b68b8fce4c5d4dc4f08c7ee6f380859e008780a7ff4e1cb1308646100f3486
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                  Local State
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 e0bc6bb79bb3f14c0beb75510ca85edbac4ba1aa073f27ef35890cd981eba5f0
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                  Local State
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                  • Size 9KB
                  • SHA256 07c2693581321162453d4ee7cd30aad9c7941551592d4b671a21a9ce8fa28fbe
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                  Local State
                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                  • Size 9KB
                  • SHA256 ee5401e5e302d51470cb19222473599a21ad6165b33e76e22c96ad3ce13b96da
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