Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 09:12

General

  • Target
    10th Annual Electrification & Decarbonization for NRMM 2026.pdf
  • Size 378KB
  • Sample260820-k6hlmscd72
  • SHA256 d0bdb1b53a127f4d5fe4901e4100c5addda444f8e7549d596fe2ed85d400b4d5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10th Annual Electrification & Decarbonization for NRMM 2026.pdf"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5156
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe" -c
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2644
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe" -c --type=collab-renderer --proc=2644
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5904
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe" GetChannelUri
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4192
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5372
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=799303905D909DA18A7089F079332C19 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1740 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5224
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=2E1C811DBF27A1350BB537BD9487450E --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=2E1C811DBF27A1350BB537BD9487450E --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1752 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4508
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=B9613489331FACFFAB8C933AE51C3EBD --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2316 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5024
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=20328A91D94C072959B2213433FC8FD4 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1732 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5056
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=561687B164E4125E23C4A1447FA2A828 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=561687B164E4125E23C4A1447FA2A828 --renderer-client-id=6 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2456 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4984
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=0FFEE1C1DC6B2021B168CAC807B493CC --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2668 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1476

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

        Replay Monitor

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        Downloads

        ReaderMessages

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
        • Size 64KB
        • SHA256 158e2dcc2baf02fde3f0f600ef2b9437ec6e945513594e432dad5809f3d0b907
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ReaderMessages

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
        • Size 36KB
        • SHA256 b1b77e96279ead2b460de3de70e2ea4f5ad1b853598a4e27a5caf3f1a32cc4f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ReaderMessages

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
        • Size 56KB
        • SHA256 111dac2948e4cecb10b0d2e10d8afaa663d78d643826b592d6414a1fd77cc131
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Synchronizer

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Reader\Synchronizer\metadata\Synchronizer
        • Size 92KB
        • SHA256 87aa4c64348b534771f03919b5bdca09596e89f6e0cca0a992bb3d290ec4155a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Synchronizer

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Reader\Synchronizer\metadata\Synchronizer
        • Size 92KB
        • SHA256 3b0672787d02f3ef5bbe0f67125631453f7fd26e65f3e1ff334b6e0af2c2116b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Synchronizer

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Reader\Synchronizer\metadata\Synchronizer
        • Size 92KB
        • SHA256 32b6e0e29973cd382ee93087d34e6b648677db2e6f06ccb721580a1a00a9a97d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Synchronizer

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Reader\Synchronizer\metadata\Synchronizer
        • Size 92KB
        • SHA256 e330b95c44ab7fa89109c7105585794b3684780c7027a5366693edac9e1fdb7d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Synchronizer

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Reader\Synchronizer\metadata\Synchronizer
        • Size 92KB
        • SHA256 d8b560462cf65dfd1bf5ffa6fef735a46625a9e8ae04eb325bc52d936a93b7e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Synchronizer

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Reader\Synchronizer\metadata\Synchronizer
        • Size 92KB
        • SHA256 d1a281ab5514b079f0486556db129257d3e954a8527c8949dd7d5988406a4288
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Synchronizer

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Reader\Synchronizer\metadata\Synchronizer
        • Size 92KB
        • SHA256 a027cf12f2055635a3020f08e0448b2f0314791260ccd25570426088c5b0e307
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 0300e9ddb527990e8b59d06e9ccf3ec2bd92d3bbd0ef4fba69d6336e4195e82d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_49536AB5156BDD74EFF881D01C36A419

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_49536AB5156BDD74EFF881D01C36A419
        • Size 471B
        • SHA256 c3dec61579a131697275223a1db34e4cca3758a28f5111f8ab774b36313b04a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157
        • Size 342B
        • SHA256 66282e121bcf27266c62669d15032e071078c10b8f0c51fa5f9ca6b207e3d272
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_49536AB5156BDD74EFF881D01C36A419

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_49536AB5156BDD74EFF881D01C36A419
        • Size 412B
        • SHA256 c0dd82ed9cc0f59f166c000f30ec346d6f5392d014647f5f943cfd915f95e401
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        SharedDataEvents

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SharedDataEvents
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 ebb6d72e5f3b895c63f0d1a6fc441a6ae0d3d42bb24dfa6baf2d0cc6d244a7bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SharedDataEvents

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SharedDataEvents
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 55252df7d8c6386a350068edb992435eaf7aa58bbbd4266d95687a8a4b3ba2bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SharedDataEvents

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\SharedDataEvents
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 839b8f1748173c2a787acc3c27be17ccdb658b4df1a59d54ae425430620910ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH