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12/08/2026, 17:16

260812-vtflmacj4x3

12/08/2026, 17:08

260812-vnl68abr818

Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    82s
  • max time network
    82s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/08/2026, 17:16

General

  • Target
    cakelock.pyc
  • Size 9KB
  • Sample260812-vtflmacj4x
  • SHA256 43c798b2d84237eb213bec69f90ee8276d228995ec48aa6a8c1a94c204fac0ab
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
3/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 1 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.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cakelock.pyc
    1⤵
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    PID:2956
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:448
  • 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:4024
    • 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,0x120,0xf4,0x124,0x7ff8bdacc728,0x7ff8bdacc734,0x7ff8bdacc740
      2⤵
        PID:1996
      • 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=1700,i,1819955339840616790,12259374705232059633,262144 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1972 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:2484
        • 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=2300,i,4788663039177375009,9890992733226467360,524288 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2308 /prefetch:3
          2⤵
          • System Time Discovery
          PID:1752
        • 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=2388,i,5130559669980139404,2499321138710889783,524288 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2572 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:2248
          • 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=3252,i,10148609961314737975,3909848107036624718,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3264 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:4472
            • 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=3452,i,8786462062830563339,630689182440822556,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3448 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:1324
              • 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=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4564,i,14958464972596614907,78154560211423310,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4532 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:208
                • 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=4776,i,7841215353380390160,6059134189862836897,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4764 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:992
                  • 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=9 --metrics-shmem-handle=4728,i,10446410682501914182,967971627664779895,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4904 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:3916
                    • 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=3456,i,15375538870802433597,1559401400425691522,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3492 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:2088
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=video_capture.mojom.VideoCaptureService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=3660,i,13453945707962636568,15228468517772728441,524288 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3648 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                        • Modifies registry class
                        PID:1700
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=audio.mojom.AudioService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=audio --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=5212,i,8717916562797878880,11806715392785982491,524288 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3636 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:2032
                        • 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=5100,i,530169623742410508,7547116991696184537,524288 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4540 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                          • Modifies registry class
                          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                          PID:2872
                        • 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=5772,i,5950719271633622158,1219805750939373919,524288 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5780 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                            PID:3408
                          • 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=4536,i,2349953332732009134,8998388652763945648,524288 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3488 /prefetch:8
                            2⤵
                              PID:3456
                            • 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=5236,i,3444271353078016904,18323758361089041134,524288 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4556 /prefetch:8
                              2⤵
                                PID:2156
                              • 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=5232,i,16155719051012477968,13212343788350108110,524288 --field-trial-handle=1984,i,15268749133699253601,1063275480945044664,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5064 /prefetch:8
                                2⤵
                                  PID:2536
                              • 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:996
                                • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:2780

                                  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 7bbe50fb43c7237dcedf6486ab6fda91d558b4abef56c063fc5b0a74023c167e
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        the-real-index

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                        • Size 336B
                                        • SHA256 9d667945ecd8208327e82ec403c0b38160d15623dd05d4c700895e630b13d391
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        Network Persistent State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                        • Size 5KB
                                        • SHA256 69292a5ef462249f17c43f010ce7805a2e71bf388041c6b90a26bcc2287f2651
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP 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 1539a825d8f0e2d558fd70d301453adcc5538570c1c4226515e152162444dfa4
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 12KB
                                        • SHA256 e120c6d45bf5965f057f481284debd12849253f4e34ecccbeb3456762267d783
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 12KB
                                        • SHA256 9ccfe0ec7a26f7cf39bc089412539198d5a86e37cec822b35f94aece5fe01f35
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 12KB
                                        • SHA256 77e9aae742c6501226bc999a1bd4bd1a0dab4af0593cbc9c4eae474738b67b60
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Secure Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                        • Size 13KB
                                        • SHA256 3426e293396fa1424a09f9423424627a398157ab7bfc3ec06964ae1df493a1c5
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        index.txt

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\WebStorage\2\CacheStorage\index.txt
                                        • Size 152B
                                        • SHA256 f50ce8613a6fac8c93c2df586babae5356aa890983364f992a93ef76bbd5ff0a
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        index.txt~RFe5873a4.TMP

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\WebStorage\2\CacheStorage\index.txt~RFe5873a4.TMP
                                        • Size 159B
                                        • SHA256 b334fc84d9713011b3c655e8c58227c9629c8cb2b471e3d8fb6d1b0801393ceb
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 237KB
                                        • SHA256 55fb1b27715f3471e14d41a95d640b65ab72576b40b1cc6f99f952f982cfd5c2
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 115KB
                                        • SHA256 58c0d593cf161094bbcc11b2a1640d9752b48898f8dd8116d0ba15df6b8d10b8
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 237KB
                                        • SHA256 c61399a492fbd1e082ad97da927e56b43981754398f1f4b360f9dc4ca5234ec7
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 238KB
                                        • SHA256 cbcd94a7db17fdae9728b689e66e7c0c6ddc84686193a79edaac8fadab6bfdfc
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH