Analysis

  • max time kernel
    111s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/07/2026, 16:21

General

  • Target
    nfa.exe
  • Size 3.6MB
  • Sample260708-ttyxjadv8s
  • SHA256 6af0adbce166b184016001d9c102fa89632dd0e945c7cb794b0ea0b176b93476
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 55 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nfa.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nfa.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4320
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --webview-exe-name=nfa.exe --webview-exe-version=2.0.0 --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView" --noerrdialogs --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-features=msWebOOUI,msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection --enable-features=MojoIpcz --lang=en-US --accept-lang=en-US --mojo-named-platform-channel-pipe=4320.2908.4609791206993574326 /pfhostedapp:adbbfe9e4f486346d106be23bfd402b86ab06aed
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4372
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=crashpad-handler --user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView /prefetch:4 /pfhostedapp:adbbfe9e4f486346d106be23bfd402b86ab06aed --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Crashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=122.0.6261.139 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Edge WebView2" --annotation=ver=122.0.2365.106 --initial-client-data=0x184,0x188,0x18c,0x160,0x194,0x7ffcb3fe5fd8,0x7ffcb3fe5fe4,0x7ffcb3fe5ff0
        3⤵
          PID:3420
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=gpu-process --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=nfa.exe --webview-exe-version=2.0.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1752 --field-trial-handle=1756,i,12797212991434712198,13974001589936691433,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 /pfhostedapp:adbbfe9e4f486346d106be23bfd402b86ab06aed
          3⤵
            PID:2136
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=nfa.exe --webview-exe-version=2.0.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2164 --field-trial-handle=1756,i,12797212991434712198,13974001589936691433,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 /pfhostedapp:adbbfe9e4f486346d106be23bfd402b86ab06aed
            3⤵
              PID:564
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=nfa.exe --webview-exe-version=2.0.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2384 --field-trial-handle=1756,i,12797212991434712198,13974001589936691433,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 /pfhostedapp:adbbfe9e4f486346d106be23bfd402b86ab06aed
              3⤵
                PID:3416
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=renderer --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=nfa.exe --webview-exe-version=2.0.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --js-flags="--harmony-weak-refs-with-cleanup-some --expose-gc --ms-user-locale=" --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3420 --field-trial-handle=1756,i,12797212991434712198,13974001589936691433,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /pfhostedapp:adbbfe9e4f486346d106be23bfd402b86ab06aed /prefetch:1
                3⤵
                  PID:6040
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.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 --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=nfa.exe --webview-exe-version=2.0.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADoAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAABEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4440 --field-trial-handle=1756,i,12797212991434712198,13974001589936691433,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 /pfhostedapp:adbbfe9e4f486346d106be23bfd402b86ab06aed
                  3⤵
                    PID:484
              • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
                sihost.exe
                1⤵
                • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:3308
                • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
                  explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
                  2⤵
                  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
                  • Enumerates connected drives
                  • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
                  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
                  • Modifies registry class
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                  PID:2916
              • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
                "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
                1⤵
                • Modifies registry class
                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                PID:5956
              • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
                "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
                1⤵
                • Modifies registry class
                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                PID:1636

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
                    • Size 607B
                    • SHA256 7c21835f01895c1ee4e12f81e71ef06a0f6e2b9281de493ff8ec95f913e9680d
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
                    • Size 599B
                    • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    settings.dat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                    • Size 280B
                    • SHA256 eed6a7948df4b54b25e0d985d820ebb9181fa9d9a7ea34959fe3bc04706cbf2f
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    settings.dat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                    • Size 280B
                    • SHA256 df64096b4fddab129a0c262e4215184660d2a5f8c0d3f79d6860701c472b8385
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    throttle_store.dat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Crashpad\throttle_store.dat
                    • Size 20B
                    • SHA256 41c91a9c93d76295746a149dce7ebb3b9ee2cb551d84365fff108e59a61cc304
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    3bba2feb-2d24-44f6-b82c-cddc1dee593b.tmp

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Default\3bba2feb-2d24-44f6-b82c-cddc1dee593b.tmp
                    • Size 6KB
                    • SHA256 493a651b6050ccb793d95c57234cf6e256d56169676d38d28a949ffc51103518
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    the-real-index

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                    • Size 48B
                    • SHA256 2484c743763e2a9504cfeee81fc7472a0f815061edb6b2139dfa47828a166b8d
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    the-real-index

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                    • Size 72B
                    • SHA256 29bd18c4ebb6d26b9c85a57e98fb7ba0dc29ad60a7dc2f3f7f062964d75df9b5
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Network Persistent State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                    • Size 111B
                    • SHA256 5dfc321417fc31359f23320ea68014ebfd793c5bbed55f77dab4180bbd4a2026
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Network Persistent State~RFe5a1994.TMP

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Default\Network\Network Persistent State~RFe5a1994.TMP
                    • Size 59B
                    • SHA256 226eec4486509917aa336afebd6ff65777b75b65f1fb06891d2a857a9421a974
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    SCT Auditing Pending Reports

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

                    Preferences

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Default\Preferences
                    • Size 6KB
                    • SHA256 92b1faff8f284766110a332392db7d8dddb541a3412cad44b7e67212db4d3f29
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    CURRENT

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\CURRENT
                    • Size 16B
                    • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    MANIFEST-000001

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Default\shared_proto_db\metadata\MANIFEST-000001
                    • Size 41B
                    • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    data_0

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\GraphiteDawnCache\data_0
                    • Size 8KB
                    • SHA256 d6a5fe39cd672781b256e0e3102f7022635f1d4bb7cfcc90a80fffe4d0f3877e
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    data_1

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\GraphiteDawnCache\data_1
                    • Size 264KB
                    • SHA256 902f30c1fb0597d0734bc34b979ec5d131f8f39a4b71b338083821216ec8d61b
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    data_2

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\GraphiteDawnCache\data_2
                    • Size 8KB
                    • SHA256 ec1702806f4cc7c42a82fc2b38e89835fde7c64bb32060e0823c9077ca92efb7
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    data_3

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\GraphiteDawnCache\data_3
                    • Size 8KB
                    • SHA256 e09f42c398d688dce168570291f1f92d079987deda3099a34adb9e8c0522b30c
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    Local State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Local State
                    • Size 2KB
                    • SHA256 12c79ae91570255798d390e53b63d209398eb4eaff8e73f76ae64ca4ab571912
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Local State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Local State
                    • Size 3KB
                    • SHA256 c79dbee077e98b21fb309ae5f2488d17432c141be181ad618464627c2dfd4c37
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Local State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Local State
                    • Size 15KB
                    • SHA256 19d82f9c786a5411c838cf599a1906a68f3255ed1933c7725fca98c817be2ebd
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    Local State~RFe58f18f.TMP

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\cheatglobal\EBWebView\Local State~RFe58f18f.TMP
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 580676296960344b6fa38633b58db155ae25b69b2e0448a19771a4df9bc4c56a
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    memory/484-455-0x000001C10C310000-0x000001C10C311000-memory.dmp

                    memory/484-454-0x000001C10C310000-0x000001C10C311000-memory.dmp

                    memory/484-450-0x000001C10C310000-0x000001C10C311000-memory.dmp

                    memory/484-451-0x000001C10C310000-0x000001C10C311000-memory.dmp

                    memory/484-452-0x000001C10C310000-0x000001C10C311000-memory.dmp

                    memory/484-453-0x000001C10C310000-0x000001C10C311000-memory.dmp

                    memory/484-444-0x000001C10C310000-0x000001C10C311000-memory.dmp

                    memory/484-446-0x000001C10C310000-0x000001C10C311000-memory.dmp

                    memory/1636-224-0x00000186001E0000-0x00000186002E0000-memory.dmp

                    memory/1636-247-0x0000018601EF0000-0x0000018601F10000-memory.dmp

                    memory/1636-274-0x0000018604000000-0x0000018604020000-memory.dmp

                    memory/1636-396-0x0000018601A20000-0x0000018601C03000-memory.dmp

                    memory/1636-248-0x0000018604240000-0x0000018604340000-memory.dmp

                    memory/1636-288-0x00000186145B0000-0x00000186145D0000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2136-24-0x00007FFCD59D0000-0x00007FFCD59D1000-memory.dmp

                    memory/6040-96-0x00007FFCD59D0000-0x00007FFCD59D1000-memory.dmp