Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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, 16:55

General

  • Target
    Begin.exe
  • Size 6.6MB
  • Sample260814-vffpgaxfkd
  • SHA256 455fb8f05b964ace856d5b761cdae6e09e33a1a3dcba0097ac4a1d749aa24acd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
5/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • 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 registry class 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Begin.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Begin.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4460
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument https://cheatglobal.com/members/begin.260501/
      2⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4972
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=139.0.7258.155 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=139.0.3405.125 --initial-client-data=0x2c4,0x2c8,0x2cc,0x2c0,0x35c,0x7ff8d046c188,0x7ff8d046c194,0x7ff8d046c1a0
        3⤵
          PID:432
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=1848,i,17257941708784222030,5503164579385111251,524288 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2128 /prefetch:3
          3⤵
          • System Time Discovery
          PID:2140
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAQAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=1628,i,432206853234029055,7850550543044436946,262144 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2096 /prefetch:2
          3⤵
            PID:2044
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=2520,i,16018776186163966637,15962541035634170452,524288 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2656 /prefetch:8
            3⤵
              PID:4324
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=3444,i,3017598140434965439,17115837855516539145,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3484 /prefetch:1
              3⤵
                PID:3336
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=3464,i,17321792650683757094,1884098584681415512,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3496 /prefetch:1
                3⤵
                  PID:4112
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=4164,i,11800454391592075540,3059366175972490301,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4300 /prefetch:1
                  3⤵
                    PID:4000
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=4176,i,9893288225019865706,15348015385590145738,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4304 /prefetch:2
                    3⤵
                      PID:3788
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=PooledProcess2 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5156,i,18309765521168691820,13208179422498275079,524288 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5148 /prefetch:8
                      3⤵
                        PID:3964
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=11 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5316,i,11080362377986857700,12632853127031032455,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5324 /prefetch:1
                        3⤵
                          PID:4720
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=entity_extraction_service.mojom.Extractor --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=entity_extraction --onnx-enabled-for-ee --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=3436,i,5720813119815898187,9129905034040381814,524288 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5600 /prefetch:8
                          3⤵
                            PID:4796
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5520,i,16980156071479616172,6989771881893195077,524288 --field-trial-handle=2100,i,8088958485042174055,5615046532276742417,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5556 /prefetch:8
                            3⤵
                              PID:2476
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"
                          1⤵
                            PID:2028
                          • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
                            C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
                            1⤵
                              PID:220

                            Network

                                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                  Downloads

                                  settings.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                  • Size 280B
                                  • SHA256 b976ac8901ffd41ec02a04aa583bc9d11350f0f9f714fb92d3341bb0bde4629f
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                  settings.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                  • Size 280B
                                  • SHA256 0e2b315c59b1bfe8e547b0017a92548af7c81e08409e987a2628ad74667b4fec
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                  settings.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                  • Size 280B
                                  • SHA256 2ce0318c35c33b967098227a805dc29c73a2b7f4330779681222d5705016d45c
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                  BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering
                                  • Size 6B
                                  • SHA256 4489f9e3e454748b3521eb214e0a5694d562cff3d9ff511cb456953c8f534c00
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  the-real-index

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                  • Size 3KB
                                  • SHA256 377908b3b2ca36db7782990219e58a347de9b7472b2cc01fd69a2ae6966908d7
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                  the-real-index~RFe583718.TMP

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe583718.TMP
                                  • Size 3KB
                                  • SHA256 b392a64490611c78641565e4cb0c325df48a10716399b56cece4f2e6ea367808
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                  SiteList-Enterprise.json

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\DualEngine\SiteList-Enterprise.json
                                  • Size 2B
                                  • SHA256 44136fa355b3678a1146ad16f7e8649e94fb4fc21fe77e8310c060f61caaff8a
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  Edge Profile.ico

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Edge Profile.ico
                                  • Size 70KB
                                  • SHA256 31a226211c491e1b0832d4cd3cf34d97165e24a7ce4ec655259cd188f3a2bd88
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Network Persistent State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                  • Size 1KB
                                  • SHA256 506dee240d0eb761757c3ebf040acba47dbfc6f30d373684baee7349223aa5ce
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                  SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                                  • Size 2B
                                  • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  Preferences

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                  • Size 13KB
                                  • SHA256 d1838d14bde3606f78bae70f244025eb18b2ee30ece75e9db7dd55112d8a1916
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Secure Preferences

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                  • Size 30KB
                                  • SHA256 21cd7e011071a3a0eb82796d47ff4f25d02d53940791c30454fab12c499a2d0d
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  sync_diagnostic.log

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\Logs\sync_diagnostic.log
                                  • Size 6KB
                                  • SHA256 ad9f152c4d13a0331638cfa1797317cf22ad53f1438990d469822812f7f10f85
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 8KB
                                  • SHA256 5368132542b1a258745cca51bec1ac8ff253b6dcea5b89726a6b7936fe760ccc
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 8KB
                                  • SHA256 e6c32b493c3f9420764094e033915fe0e3d668060f529b45d5fa72037b388cc9
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 17KB
                                  • SHA256 0e9229c62135e9880d8d3b0b35faafbd20c068217462c414e8d0f45dc6e09e65
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  data_1

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\ShaderCache\data_1
                                  • Size 264KB
                                  • SHA256 b1e963d702392fb7224786e7d56d43973e9b9efd1b89c17814d7c558ffc0cdec
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                  83796057-8acb-431b-ada8-be0111f1c5df.tmp

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\extensions_crx_cache\83796057-8acb-431b-ada8-be0111f1c5df.tmp
                                  • Size 13B
                                  • SHA256 2771d13c637c267132afff9db67537bef95708534b79ae8d954254c4e64e4e0f
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  memory/4460-4-0x00007FF71AF10000-0x00007FF71B92A000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4460-0-0x00007FF71AF1B000-0x00007FF71B2E2000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4460-3-0x00007FF71AF10000-0x00007FF71B92A000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4460-1-0x00007FF8EC8D0000-0x00007FF8EC8D2000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4460-2-0x00007FF8EC8E0000-0x00007FF8EC8E2000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4460-241-0x00007FF71AF1B000-0x00007FF71B2E2000-memory.dmp