Analysis

  • geolocation tags

    eueuropefrfrance
  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/08/2026, 18:14

General

  • Target
    vmax.exe
  • Size 5.3MB
  • Sample260827-wva8zacm21
  • SHA256 d76a72916fbd71e8dce09a47aaa31ed938ae3e162406d5d0198ad758efaf6580
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
3/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmax.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vmax.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:1656
    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
      1⤵
      • 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:580
      • 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=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7fff0036c728,0x7fff0036c734,0x7fff0036c740
        2⤵
          PID:1724
        • 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 --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=1844,i,12924405188847416934,11815045834611260153,524288 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2008 /prefetch:11
          2⤵
          • System Time Discovery
          PID:912
        • 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=1632,i,4583045873130489278,5377498071093207610,262144 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1936 /prefetch:2
          2⤵
            PID:4016
          • 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=2396,i,6718153587593859862,17188411076360410628,524288 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2064 /prefetch:13
            2⤵
              PID:4456
            • 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=3228,i,1623332967041592206,5546850642242328119,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3240 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:2220
              • 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=3256,i,7841196709761051443,11797291043888510343,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3316 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:3880
                • 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=4304,i,1671584247587403145,4576228395120288916,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4308 /prefetch:9
                  2⤵
                    PID:3528
                  • 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=4768,i,13852569425457344740,2780725773070439683,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4772 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:4824
                    • 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,9638307674980554593,5033687867850075169,524288 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5536 /prefetch:14
                      2⤵
                        PID:1680
                      • 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=5784,i,10798824582203448775,4016200160462367182,524288 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5824 /prefetch:14
                        2⤵
                          PID:1600
                        • 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=5812,i,1530796554094279020,499457327516141941,524288 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5540 /prefetch:14
                          2⤵
                            PID:2144
                          • 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=5816,i,12684728318091188498,401074104980364146,524288 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5892 /prefetch:14
                            2⤵
                              PID:2932
                            • 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=13 --metrics-shmem-handle=4288,i,15788416144855183664,15852679215354872408,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4448 /prefetch:1
                              2⤵
                                PID:4520
                              • 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=3404,i,16622624013570704294,15554482092581179978,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3416 /prefetch:1
                                2⤵
                                  PID:1648
                                • 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=5772,i,5934118138719861780,18072910723430387525,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5436 /prefetch:1
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:1524
                                  • 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=16 --metrics-shmem-handle=3836,i,1675581651890662379,3790818634655071843,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1940,i,8953647169071096658,3948740412192355748,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5964 /prefetch:1
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:132
                                  • 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:3692
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:1212
                                      • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
                                        C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
                                        1⤵
                                          PID:2964

                                        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 05181a0664db01c41b9e328053a55d1fd9f3024f5997fb50abf52ea4cbd76ed5
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              f_000006

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000006
                                              • Size 320KB
                                              • SHA256 4a2449802aaf50999f43cb76b7e52f94b4ad9ed629f0cf0f1c8d7756e8f1d235
                                              • 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 528B
                                              • SHA256 3010aca5f68c1a4998c13d820ae34b7fa5c6de7468e77d33bd68c215e408bf9c
                                              • 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 6e7c31768cde3b927595ff607c1d7bdeea97bb93bbe4e130d83e21f2c7fa6cee
                                              • 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 13KB
                                              • SHA256 c5417e969575a0fe22583043c6a3e8af72c949681dfad1588fd9691a4cc14e91
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                              • Size 13KB
                                              • SHA256 e2df64bba840a52eaf0229f0fa1f9567d2677dad38ecab418dd4f6f66602db57
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                              • Size 12KB
                                              • SHA256 293aa6e0236bc018b9ebd4aca9a15d9a4bc6c39bfeab138f30f974fa108a8403
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                              • Size 12KB
                                              • SHA256 e3a7a95f129b12c9f140f83a66eb094e2497b6d18bddce5962b29985da808143
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                              • Size 12KB
                                              • SHA256 e2ba6d9e44235796c67f3f957c9f236ebbcddb3541e3d7a4f1782f25a5c1902d
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                              • Size 12KB
                                              • SHA256 e59a2e822e05ae31dcd7da0e0d874961fdd1693378dbe9e0a01143e5ef20a7a2
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                              • Size 13KB
                                              • SHA256 c46eede107b1154051af19760118cb7d089ff8f5eb6d8fbcbfa6c6edfae1f035
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Secure Preferences

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                              • Size 17KB
                                              • SHA256 c48ea4851d93573421a1f5e92dfdd9c0cc0bbeca9216e615794ab2013501d5f1
                                              • 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 f3a7bcbec105622ae8db153c5e369c43c3760c460874b9e9b842647f2e64e37f
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              the-real-index~RFe58a0df.TMP

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe58a0df.TMP
                                              • Size 96B
                                              • SHA256 ab946988cae35d80729e89e016ea130f6e500e0e50bb0d3a6e99224600e5ec28
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              the-real-index

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Shared Dictionary\cache\index-dir\the-real-index
                                              • Size 72B
                                              • SHA256 a15246cabb700c4dd68d2ad3e45b48f08f7b1b9da7969b8efecb64db7bc30f4b
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              Local State

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                              • Size 240KB
                                              • SHA256 59eb1fb9ce8cd48ad6f770d932ea9f96d1952c03e0750e5554e41dc3945db406
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Local State

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                              • Size 241KB
                                              • SHA256 9f17ba68636f04a813272fea45919183342be5a9e40f95a0aa37939131885790
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Local State

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                              • Size 240KB
                                              • SHA256 ed3cf60f24e025090dcdb3e03d4a65ea12fbda672e28de887ed58b98eb993adc
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Local State

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                              • Size 241KB
                                              • SHA256 ecbc1a54ca1a1571dad5f4fc5b7299b879e5671f8231b4c6eaf99c70b2898aa9
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              Local State

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                              • Size 115KB
                                              • SHA256 64790ea0d1350d7c91a82d08f8ee3027662bec3c061cc5055d41b21a9e8b500c
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH