Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
454s - max time network
442s - 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, 16:03
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
hydrogen.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
12 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
hydrogen.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
6 signatures
150 seconds
Errors
Reason
Machine shutdown
General
- Target hydrogen.exe
- Size 128KB
- Sample260808-thrn3shq5z
- SHA256 283f195bad35cac6e9452c2791eaeb90d9cd6d506aa16c6505247e5be74aabf0
- MD5 efdd98ae7ba8aa1a457d6938d554e5bb
- SHA1 5adc3d12792396b569bf024676636262bcd9c7ff
- SHA512 6c1e6adfcf7416c153b8f57149d232bd3caecda0806369cb00131e0877559953041017a641f910e7360ddeb059e568c4c4bbbbed28ed902f80221a68f1bafae9
- SSDEEP 3072:la0U9iSEZV1E2gK90lzIvJx1h9xgfHVpSIzM8ya9icI:lasSEZPEgGOFh9xgKIo
- TLSH T15ED36C27B3A534E8E9B68235C5511606E77378720B209FAF036046B95F376D0AE7BB70
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
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-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation hydrogen.exe - Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\PhysicalDrive0 hydrogen.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\aadcloudap.dll hydrogen.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\abgb6t.exe hydrogen.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\AboveLockAppHost.dll hydrogen.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\ACPBackgroundManagerPolicy.dll hydrogen.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main iexplore.exe - Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000_Classes\Local Settings hydrogen.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000_Classes\Local Settings OpenWith.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 36 IoCs
pid Process 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3740 hydrogen.exe - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 8 IoCs
pid Process 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 64 IoCs
pid Process 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe 3740 hydrogen.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 1720 OpenWith.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3740 wrote to memory of 4240 3740 hydrogen.exe 91 PID 4240 wrote to memory of 4104 4240 iexplore.exe 93
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hydrogen.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hydrogen.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3740 -
C:\Windows\system32\7yed2gmszt2am.exe"C:\Windows\system32\7yed2gmszt2am.exe"2⤵PID:4888
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C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" C:\Windows\system32\@windows-hello-V4.1.gif2⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4240 -
C:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\system32\WerFault.exe -u -p 4240 -s 9563⤵PID:4104
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C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exeC:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding1⤵
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1720