Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/08/2026, 04:06

General

  • Target
    Aether.exe
  • Size 12.1MB
  • Sample260814-epfstsvamf
  • SHA256 f288e064838b2664bc3f0684ff3b19ab8e137d696507d676a613f8615dce709a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aether.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aether.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4528
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --webview-exe-name=Aether.exe --webview-exe-version=3.0.10 --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView" --noerrdialogs --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-features=msWebOOUI,msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection --lang=en-US --mojo-named-platform-channel-pipe=4528.4380.13785319797330965178
      2⤵
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5044
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=crashpad-handler --user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Crashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=132.0.6834.160 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Edge WebView2" --annotation=ver=132.0.2957.140 --initial-client-data=0x15c,0x160,0x164,0x138,0x16c,0x7ffb4062b078,0x7ffb4062b084,0x7ffb4062b090
        3⤵
          PID:3520
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=gpu-process --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Aether.exe --webview-exe-version=3.0.10 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=1728,i,8135443797037338893,3311181074126164680,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1724 /prefetch:2
          3⤵
            PID:2068
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Aether.exe --webview-exe-version=3.0.10 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2044,i,8135443797037338893,3311181074126164680,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1920 /prefetch:3
            3⤵
              PID:2396
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Aether.exe --webview-exe-version=3.0.10 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2364,i,8135443797037338893,3311181074126164680,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2372 /prefetch:8
              3⤵
                PID:2908
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Aether.exe --webview-exe-version=3.0.10 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --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 --js-flags="--harmony-weak-refs-with-cleanup-some --expose-gc --ms-user-locale=" --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3656,i,8135443797037338893,3311181074126164680,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3648 /prefetch:1
                3⤵
                  PID:5112
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=5140 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.546 --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Aether.exe --webview-exe-version=3.0.10 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4356,i,8135443797037338893,3311181074126164680,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4352 /prefetch:8
                  3⤵
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  PID:1140

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  settings.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                  • Size 280B
                  • SHA256 4ed3199bb975973ec6ac0b1abbcc1de97ee60da535ed66c136b820a55bbc1d1b
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  settings.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                  • Size 280B
                  • SHA256 2748d4f869b887b63bef9547e097d9413719b924c083e05f8194ab4683a844e2
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  throttle_store.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Crashpad\throttle_store.dat
                  • Size 20B
                  • SHA256 41c91a9c93d76295746a149dce7ebb3b9ee2cb551d84365fff108e59a61cc304
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  the-real-index

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                  • Size 120B
                  • SHA256 809babbca72e1bb34f851601ca1e5fad2e1ce0dffed508e74551c773271dd352
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  the-real-index~RFe5897c6.TMP

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe5897c6.TMP
                  • Size 48B
                  • SHA256 725b6e82784e2c7a2eec234a72855751e1a5936d55bcc9e8a5438fca265fe935
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  data_0

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_0
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 d6a5fe39cd672781b256e0e3102f7022635f1d4bb7cfcc90a80fffe4d0f3877e
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_1

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_1
                  • Size 264KB
                  • SHA256 902f30c1fb0597d0734bc34b979ec5d131f8f39a4b71b338083821216ec8d61b
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_2

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_2
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 ec1702806f4cc7c42a82fc2b38e89835fde7c64bb32060e0823c9077ca92efb7
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_3

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_3
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 e09f42c398d688dce168570291f1f92d079987deda3099a34adb9e8c0522b30c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  MANIFEST-000001

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\MANIFEST-000001
                  • Size 41B
                  • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  Network Persistent State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                  • Size 111B
                  • SHA256 5dfc321417fc31359f23320ea68014ebfd793c5bbed55f77dab4180bbd4a2026
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Network Persistent State~RFe596930.TMP

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\Network\Network Persistent State~RFe596930.TMP
                  • Size 59B
                  • SHA256 226eec4486509917aa336afebd6ff65777b75b65f1fb06891d2a857a9421a974
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                  • Size 2B
                  • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  Preferences

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\Preferences
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 e2cb37c552d657807362352743f91d85b0dc8eef8e706313d01ebbcc576544e6
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  Preferences~RFe58e1a1.TMP

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\Preferences~RFe58e1a1.TMP
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 c900b2f2c1d9928cca3018cffe20dbc0fed663135b4a1c21c03fd343dbb3448d
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  CURRENT

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Default\Site Characteristics Database\CURRENT
                  • Size 16B
                  • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 21eafc06a67d40c113a4a61ba2a3d19e500305d941e0e912f4d3581d2d99392a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 2KB
                  • SHA256 eca2f72fb036c39954c509866805f90fda9309e25698d6fd25b5743c96660bcd
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 3KB
                  • SHA256 d6709a76bbf75d2220d49e0ce2168cd80ec04f72d7c6154f836a50ee05871f98
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 16KB
                  • SHA256 73f4dd3b24d62c998e7072e9b4a8cef6c17c7380a4020011a6642132af927e0a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  Local State~RFe5842b1.TMP

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.aether.app\EBWebView\Local State~RFe5842b1.TMP
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 cd5a704399d6349ef89413169e08fd658ed3eba23ee0c9c1e2933ae97195080e
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  memory/1140-312-0x00000116E94C0000-0x00000116E94C1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1140-318-0x00000116E94C0000-0x00000116E94C1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1140-313-0x00000116E94C0000-0x00000116E94C1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1140-314-0x00000116E94C0000-0x00000116E94C1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1140-315-0x00000116E94C0000-0x00000116E94C1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1140-316-0x00000116E94C0000-0x00000116E94C1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1140-306-0x00000116E94C0000-0x00000116E94C1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1140-308-0x00000116E94C0000-0x00000116E94C1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1140-307-0x00000116E94C0000-0x00000116E94C1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1140-317-0x00000116E94C0000-0x00000116E94C1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2068-25-0x00007FFB5BFD0000-0x00007FFB5BFD1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2068-213-0x0000024915740000-0x00000249157EC000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2908-76-0x00007FFB5BAB0000-0x00007FFB5BAB1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2908-75-0x00007FFB5C6B0000-0x00007FFB5C6B1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5112-127-0x00007FFB5BFD0000-0x00007FFB5BFD1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5112-226-0x000001F4FDA50000-0x000001F4FDAFC000-memory.dmp