Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    25s
  • max time network
    25s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/07/2026, 22:31

General

  • Target
    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1491278693019160617/1491279033814618183/Patcher.exe?ex=6a550494&is=6a53b314&hm=646577b8959ed67d18eee25857be684b352b1299b6179431ca88b721d4d007af&
  • Sample260712-2fcfdabv8w
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 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.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 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--start-maximized --disable-default-apps --disable-component-update --simulate-outdated-no-au='Tue, 31 Dec 2099 23:59:59 GMT' --single-argument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://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1491278693019160617/1491279033814618183/Patcher.exe?ex=6a550494&is=6a53b314&hm=646577b8959ed67d18eee25857be684b352b1299b6179431ca88b721d4d007af&
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • 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:1096
    • 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=0x238,0x23c,0x240,0x234,0x25c,0x7fffe1c8c188,0x7fffe1c8c194,0x7fffe1c8c1a0
      2⤵
        PID:3392
      • 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=1948,i,12102584652881073249,8811046162406607188,524288 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2312 /prefetch:3
        2⤵
        • Downloads MZ/PE file
        • System Time Discovery
        PID:376
      • 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=1832,i,6602170766655691757,512791562705697735,262144 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2272 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:2164
        • 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=2604,i,454776567554918716,18037539449176769471,524288 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2608 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:3560
          • 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=3432,i,1566342223541718700,14199836502450754421,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3500 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:1824
            • 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=3436,i,12939753452024132419,15474548958926431405,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3504 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:3176
              • 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=7 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=4200,i,3461279288324978678,7449763496253836827,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4236 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:4984
                • 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=8 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=4220,i,12474705333405747402,4370429702235504974,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4280 /prefetch:2
                  2⤵
                    PID:2272
                  • 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=5080,i,9304077315283281041,1023148551062480071,524288 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5124 /prefetch:8
                    2⤵
                      PID:1844
                    • 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=5084,i,5601356281012688017,1028768870514527498,524288 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5148 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:3832
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_collections.mojom.CollectionsDataManager --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=collections --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5676,i,1294918513549772413,16318270371028481943,524288 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5648 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:2012
                        • 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=12 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5680,i,524796122853981579,17440225348720640455,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5732 /prefetch:1
                          2⤵
                            PID:1360
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=6084,i,13728442677786180708,882741793659487919,524288 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6064 /prefetch:8
                            2⤵
                              PID:3940
                            • 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.UtilReadIcon --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=6224,i,1579019270504277091,1161874042098463522,524288 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6220 /prefetch:8
                              2⤵
                                PID:2400
                              • 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=6660,i,3075999623683082479,5802117394693930477,524288 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5984 /prefetch:8
                                2⤵
                                  PID:3460
                                • 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=6660,i,3075999623683082479,5802117394693930477,524288 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,12354352777833452181,16814013421077858483,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5984 /prefetch:8
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:3376
                                  • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Patcher.exe
                                    "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Patcher.exe"
                                    2⤵
                                    • Executes dropped EXE
                                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                    PID:3592
                                • 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:996

                                  Network

                                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

                                        Replay Monitor

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                                        Downloads

                                        settings.dat

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                        • Size 280B
                                        • SHA256 ab98da7535c8de464335204ae97fd672936e639269325c3a388b3039d8396b83
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering

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

                                        the-real-index

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                        • Size 3KB
                                        • SHA256 73ffe5023a99e0f6db285f22a06f3b4f26df8bd21b71652a23af85078eea8e2d
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        the-real-index~RFe589258.TMP

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe589258.TMP
                                        • Size 3KB
                                        • SHA256 07064457828ef86c32970d584e5333eb6cf24be9bfb7c5408dd8042ef77a126a
                                        • 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

                                        Edge Profile.ico

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Edge Profile.ico
                                        • Size 70KB
                                        • SHA256 31a226211c491e1b0832d4cd3cf34d97165e24a7ce4ec655259cd188f3a2bd88
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        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 111B
                                        • SHA256 5dfc321417fc31359f23320ea68014ebfd793c5bbed55f77dab4180bbd4a2026
                                        • 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

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 12KB
                                        • SHA256 dbfd38d9bbe5c854444563d18908fa6c69b39fd1aeec65f08e4e9cec57467750
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Secure Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                        • Size 30KB
                                        • SHA256 db7b29327b63120dd92626e69acb7bc8659a602797fc42301bbd231c04f7ddbb
                                        • 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 6KB
                                        • SHA256 454948a3b900b2db458e6453cdb72e6d82857d1c48840d7cf616d89334af6699
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 19KB
                                        • SHA256 7a6e86d5f22af5690a4b598d1be9e515866c7e16f2fdfa142c275068510d060c
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 8KB
                                        • SHA256 c135d059f0d8c05370e703fef39351ec3530e347884a557f0af899c76a7d3cf0
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 8KB
                                        • SHA256 133fb2277ca0b7254aa435e800503389fbdec03ca9a53fdda50e4c04a71ec823
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Patcher.exe.crdownload

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Patcher.exe.crdownload
                                        • Size 410KB
                                        • SHA256 837899dfa2cd4718893d5dc1d2653687448604bab0469bc6d31c90439b9cf81f
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH