Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    86s
  • max time network
    84s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/08/2026, 23:27

General

  • Target
    Optimizer-16.7.exe
  • Size 2.5MB
  • Sample260811-3ft6vseq51
  • SHA256 03a234060541b686ac4265754aff43df9325c21383f90e17f831e67965d717f8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
6/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Optimizer-16.7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Optimizer-16.7.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2524
  • 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:540
    • 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,0x120,0xf4,0x124,0x7ffdba92c728,0x7ffdba92c734,0x7ffdba92c740
      2⤵
        PID:2008
      • 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=1656,i,1164154758018969150,12791284433713984499,524288 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2260 /prefetch:3
        2⤵
        • System Time Discovery
        PID:4360
      • 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=1756,i,17522343763283345705,4102035027177666933,262144 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2060 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:5008
        • 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,67661942751264376,16102674185580021517,524288 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2388 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:1544
          • 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=3292,i,17558135470179326263,11232654709083915728,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3256 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:3704
            • 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=3296,i,5905342090049783231,13700264034824574869,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3348 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:1548
              • 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 --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=4388,i,12653337565055566755,12023881479524928047,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4392 /prefetch:2
                2⤵
                  PID:1884
                • 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=4664,i,16564246939763042685,15716091086030906595,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4728 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:4708
                  • 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=5532,i,12226530811537530852,13035661978121678634,524288 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5540 /prefetch:8
                    2⤵
                      PID:3512
                    • 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=5892,i,15072176117863629840,13275495592365065017,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5908 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:3848
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=3676,i,4735282176535771049,13375134553095354137,524288 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3740 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:3472
                        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=3672,i,3514268599297878124,15212076284558605528,524288 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3360 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                            PID:4172
                          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=3688,i,624070306508083673,10248639018401184465,524288 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3464 /prefetch:8
                            2⤵
                              PID:1412
                            • 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=14 --metrics-shmem-handle=4612,i,9080870194574080199,10908251514924089016,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4584 /prefetch:1
                              2⤵
                                PID:3392
                              • 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=15 --metrics-shmem-handle=3684,i,7897251067610225082,6761445857136281185,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2064,i,7020873823864436898,7016101549880794141,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3704 /prefetch:1
                                2⤵
                                  PID:2060
                              • 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:3472
                                • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:1992

                                  Network

                                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                        Downloads

                                        Optimizer.log

                                        • Path C:\ProgramData\Optimizer\Optimizer.log
                                        • Size 292B
                                        • SHA256 27b521e83955863d8bf48b76835813313b2cf11a802f87e55aeee16035e4667c
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        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 d3c17bced8a48b3ef5cb83adbc3b951a8425b88b1532632e8d9920117f17af4e
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        f_000007

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000007
                                        • Size 335KB
                                        • SHA256 510937c81cb1a502119ab143419709b78c971a487406b87287e5d0e818995e9a
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        the-real-index

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                        • Size 144B
                                        • SHA256 99c487a31b30ff65452b6068dfd004b381d76ca6015d6a5883d228124a6477aa
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        668af94b-e226-4686-ba35-3aae4cdbcf52.tmp

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\668af94b-e226-4686-ba35-3aae4cdbcf52.tmp
                                        • Size 523B
                                        • SHA256 fc7e52d2eccf5a383f0c67644dba8a4fef034c9c2760c6d4d84360571301af00
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        Network Persistent State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                        • Size 3KB
                                        • SHA256 cc4d037cff306e2a1bce5e3ebc7943294a666a0590613783ab8a4cd6445c762c
                                        • 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 1f395649d4d7cc7e27cf14e20697a68219cd06a25cea00bb9b428a89a2a25a9a
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 13KB
                                        • SHA256 724105fc2d6f0acd79a64302cbb66258668d035199ba7498cd1f96455feb0090
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Secure Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                        • Size 17KB
                                        • SHA256 844d3ec03467232c0b0b31852592e1d5bfd1b998c353219bbfd11d0dd2534c85
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        the-real-index

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index
                                        • Size 120B
                                        • SHA256 244565c953b3fca17b15323d239fd3843610af6e6e056c96897f3fda74db8ac6
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        the-real-index~RFe58e5e6.TMP

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe58e5e6.TMP
                                        • Size 96B
                                        • SHA256 f98fe1133b8df72ea7875b5a4551723225cf242b2dfaa60144bbe9bcfd28e600
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 115KB
                                        • SHA256 77bdf059679ea3c3e44d71b603510c4a6667447a2a3c0a9b8c7a71a6f077cbd3
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 236KB
                                        • SHA256 c8d05a0797872c88666ecf62775b8dd932dbc0ae78840f522f2405e787f444a9
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 236KB
                                        • SHA256 589af789b0906f92cee96dfc4c3ad704399dd99234432621eeeb1e61102d244b
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 277KB
                                        • SHA256 f4c45f9cdded8d1572bf4921254e5c20592a0267e618da4c4255a3bfd5236097
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        data_1

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\data_1
                                        • Size 264KB
                                        • SHA256 f9ff857a5585b35e01c62bc26c2c45318f85defee9777f1001635a30d7458e24
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        __PSScriptPolicyTest_ih5upzda.wfw.ps1

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ih5upzda.wfw.ps1
                                        • Size 60B
                                        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        memory/2524-116-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-28-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-41-0x000001EF60A30000-0x000001EF60A3A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-40-0x000001EF60A10000-0x000001EF60A26000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-104-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-39-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-42-0x000001EF60AA0000-0x000001EF60AC6000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-117-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-62-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-63-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-29-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-0-0x000001EF41E50000-0x000001EF420CA000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-27-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-26-0x000001EF5E2F0000-0x000001EF5E30E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-24-0x000001EF43EF0000-0x000001EF43F12000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-60-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-59-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-23-0x000001EF5C810000-0x000001EF5C886000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-2-0x000001EF5C700000-0x000001EF5C710000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-1-0x000001EF43DC0000-0x000001EF43E72000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2524-58-0x000001EF61760000-0x000001EF61772000-memory.dmp