Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    36s
  • max time network
    38s
  • 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, 04:31

General

  • Target
    Phantom_KeyTool.zip
  • Size 21.6MB
  • Sample260801-e5m7vadf74
  • SHA256 b2714f93b5085cf5bee17827165497953ee46e6667d447351456c24e80e55bd6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
3/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /idlist,,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Phantom_KeyTool.zip
    1⤵
      PID:2020
    • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:3132
      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
        1⤵
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2660
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=140.0.7339.81 --initial-client-data=0x11c,0x120,0x124,0xf8,0x128,0x7ff8cebec728,0x7ff8cebec734,0x7ff8cebec740
          2⤵
            PID:2280
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2144,i,1829097026758897725,14620408494689390706,524288 --field-trial-handle=2088,i,13926811138273212289,17386730362036741416,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2180 /prefetch:3
            2⤵
            • System Time Discovery
            PID:2296
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAQAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --metrics-shmem-handle=1696,i,3904868817809511343,5013829338898124854,262144 --field-trial-handle=2088,i,13926811138273212289,17386730362036741416,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2060 /prefetch:2
            2⤵
              PID:3484
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2444,i,16669882436193757965,11084862721105090696,524288 --field-trial-handle=2088,i,13926811138273212289,17386730362036741416,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2332 /prefetch:8
              2⤵
                PID:4072
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --metrics-shmem-handle=3244,i,10229041858478592000,3370723758655530646,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2088,i,13926811138273212289,17386730362036741416,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3252 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:1048
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --metrics-shmem-handle=3204,i,12280270930188191501,1886839144287750006,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2088,i,13926811138273212289,17386730362036741416,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3220 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:4700
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4384,i,9608269973587255468,12734619630232797811,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2088,i,13926811138273212289,17386730362036741416,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4416 /prefetch:2
                    2⤵
                      PID:1852
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --metrics-shmem-handle=4732,i,2171015941407846894,13561019357930171106,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2088,i,13926811138273212289,17386730362036741416,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4736 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:5048
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.ProcessorMetrics --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=5512,i,8256709571814909176,9016608518441238138,524288 --field-trial-handle=2088,i,13926811138273212289,17386730362036741416,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5520 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:4580
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
                        1⤵
                          PID:1216
                        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                          1⤵
                            PID:1512

                          Network

                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                Downloads

                                BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering

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

                                BrowsingTopicsState

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\BrowsingTopicsState
                                • Size 414B
                                • SHA256 288ad2e89ca8762acfea11884aff6085b0c97ada54e23b6d8b8757ae5b46d54c
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                SCT Auditing Pending Reports

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

                                Preferences

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                • Size 12KB
                                • SHA256 66285119086716d0a5ec35540dd5049d65b0205acc423701abbfcb9c1cac3025
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                Secure Preferences

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                • Size 17KB
                                • SHA256 379d96542283773f422c052abe7293924621df1604b63c9a59676e1514d2db6c
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                Local State

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                • Size 115KB
                                • SHA256 688d0e0b74b21b9c8b13d0c90cbb69184f1dfcc2d4167eaac7934cd8cd4cc045
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                Local State

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                • Size 116KB
                                • SHA256 5b68aac053f42fdd7f5a0ec973d1f3aacb1aeaaea29d23115d89641fa321a1f6
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH