Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/08/2026, 00:15
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe
- Size 48KB
- Sample260801-akdqfstemf
- SHA256 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6
- MD5 eb95d32cb70ecff11a37e5dac274c58e
- SHA1 2acd2dec3681c749116b68ac4d12c15b611b5104
- SHA512 f1866bcefba63d6675248c039123d0126e1920c7c6a7663d6be01d0b3f7ee02d10cf7019348a2ec8314ca3940c22cb3b52b119779a4bd7a6e03d3627e7633432
- SSDEEP 768:WqDjNbXgQu2GuU/UK8fbegsYC774l0bIegckW9vHnmlXPuYyLcYI6OCt2tYcFmVY:WKGuU/J4be573bIqk8yfqL86OAKmVcl
- TLSH T1F5234D043BDD813AE2BD5F78ADF2214586BAF6233603D55A3CC841D64B23BC6CA516F6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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asyncrat
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0.5.6A
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null
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ikx.uk.com:80
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ikx.uk.com:8080
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ikx.uk.com:443
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ikx.uk.com:8443
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ikx.uk.com:22
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ikx.uk.com:6607
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ikx.uk.com:23
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lejkytfotaniitj
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delay
5
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install
true
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install_file
ChromeUpdate.exe
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install_folder
%AppData%
Signatures
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4020 ChromeUpdate.exe 2212 ChromeUpdate.exe - Outbound SSH connection to public host 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
SSH is used for remote access. This may indicate SSH host discovery, encrypted C2 traffic, or data exfiltration.
description flow ioc pid Process SSH destination 32 172.67.201.76:22 4020 ChromeUpdate.exe SSH destination 44 104.21.58.65:22 4020 ChromeUpdate.exe SSH destination 14 172.67.201.76:22 4020 ChromeUpdate.exe SSH destination 19 104.21.58.65:22 4020 ChromeUpdate.exe - 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.
pid Process 2632 cmd.exe - Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
pid Process 3540 timeout.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 764 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 24 IoCs
pid Process 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 4020 ChromeUpdate.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4020 ChromeUpdate.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4020 ChromeUpdate.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2644 wrote to memory of 764 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 86 PID 2644 wrote to memory of 2632 2644 5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe 88 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 3540 2632 cmd.exe 90 PID 2632 wrote to memory of 2212 2632 cmd.exe 93 - 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5680ad54e90963f572f02cf77efc673828d5992bb8a935e83015ef26daf8d9b6.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2644 -
C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /tn "'ChromeUpdate"' /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe"'2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:764
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp83A2.tmp.bat""2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2632 -
C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exetimeout 33⤵
- Delays execution with timeout.exe
PID:3540
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2212
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Outbound SSH connection to public host
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4020
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp83A2.tmp.bat
- Size 156B
- SHA256 59ac164809f1720524caaf4da75dd6eec9b6f683e175e9cc5861eb6278109fec
- MD5 83bc8d94dd149b0f56c9497e3401c2e0
- SHA1 0f011837d52df86db74ea5f3f094794e2a4ceb43
- SHA512 96f65c405d167ede831381602b498a41af9e6af089a590fbe151e8c798729e5871ab8dec2d95efdac335e2dda79a3e0a4f251cadab1871b8d5db5986010009c9
- TLSH T154C02B8251C6EE1EA905A42307FAD4CC99B6AC5A3F49BF00C304440E6280848F4DD3C2
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ChromeUpdate.exe
- Size 42.2MB
- SHA256 eaa180cbd3e66a8b6d6794e25a58d3a832f5eaa6164c4c4281b076dc5b03a146
- MD5 56d9e2fb471f7160d4bc70aff2fd6b89
- SHA1 3cd4e9c78c10d8073509ca4903615eac89432b5a
- SHA512 06adf78a160a4aa6ed5aa94b2b3a2935192d9644b652385719df269c76603f0fe87a26d99e3d1e624f1d3204f37436eae5fd4a1fe824b08b9e8ad6d50bf37060
- SSDEEP 786432:Ypb5qIX3feYoz6XZy1+aeTPwlBPh7R57zDMuWk75tQWXS6WnoQVKH2Y75FRnN8lC:YO2ehOQ1Qwlxh7R530wtQWXS65F78lC
- TLSH T178A73326839EE53ADF6DE374CB343405D290DA264399F1DDC878C9AF8A13A0F514369B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH