Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    126s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/08/2026, 15:14

General

  • Target
    Water Executor.exe
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample260828-sms72ay1cs
  • SHA256 1bd6cc7d1374fa0fe03a4ef1894a99a2384e31f3544d79521c8f8118809fe5ce
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

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

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • 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
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Water Executor.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Water Executor.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3620
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0197FD7B\hydra-installer.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0197FD7B\hydra-installer.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4180
      • 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=hydra-installer.exe --webview-exe-version=0.1.0 --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\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=4180.4748.9815607535250783112
        3⤵
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1692
        • 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\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\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,0x160,0x164,0xe0,0x16c,0x7ffe7180b078,0x7ffe7180b084,0x7ffe7180b090
          4⤵
            PID:3712
          • 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\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra-installer.exe --webview-exe-version=0.1.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=1748,i,8031649518291610749,13905173293766084716,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1716 /prefetch:2
            4⤵
              PID:3332
            • 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\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra-installer.exe --webview-exe-version=0.1.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2052,i,8031649518291610749,13905173293766084716,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2068 /prefetch:3
              4⤵
                PID:3388
              • 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\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra-installer.exe --webview-exe-version=0.1.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=1720,i,8031649518291610749,13905173293766084716,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2384 /prefetch:8
                4⤵
                  PID:564
                • 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\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra-installer.exe --webview-exe-version=0.1.0 --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=3580,i,8031649518291610749,13905173293766084716,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3588 /prefetch:1
                  4⤵
                    PID:1408
                  • 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\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=hydra-installer.exe --webview-exe-version=0.1.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2088,i,8031649518291610749,13905173293766084716,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4324 /prefetch:8
                    4⤵
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    PID:2648

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  hydra-installer.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0197FD7B\hydra-installer.exe
                  • Size 10.9MB
                  • SHA256 9ce0713c0173d8592633b2e31aba87cce30f7308a03336636c7e8b9f354dbdab
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  settings.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                  • Size 280B
                  • SHA256 b30fa015975bc1c4b82afc143f798f72ad37d758e2b8b5a45cee01fb1c1ae274
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  settings.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                  • Size 280B
                  • SHA256 38eaaf98312884deca969db82fb9602e18837c6c5b452c44bb51c804f9743102
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  throttle_store.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Crashpad\throttle_store.dat
                  • Size 20B
                  • SHA256 41c91a9c93d76295746a149dce7ebb3b9ee2cb551d84365fff108e59a61cc304
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  the-real-index

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                  • Size 72B
                  • SHA256 264c8e7e9404ab6445b6c0dd1ed69c7588f5509c5dabc18a99bd67349677d4d9
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  the-real-index

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                  • Size 48B
                  • SHA256 483a56da9e5ab0813ba2e861a761bdb3bac511e516a7d81502a6a9bde242f0cf
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  data_0

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_0
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 d6a5fe39cd672781b256e0e3102f7022635f1d4bb7cfcc90a80fffe4d0f3877e
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_1

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

                  data_2

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_2
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 ec1702806f4cc7c42a82fc2b38e89835fde7c64bb32060e0823c9077ca92efb7
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_3

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_3
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 e09f42c398d688dce168570291f1f92d079987deda3099a34adb9e8c0522b30c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  MANIFEST-000001

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

                  Network Persistent State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 8e5ddd70e2096ec4605ee44b05e858854efab033af747754178b4c0d063ef2d3
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Network Persistent State~RFe59388b.TMP

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Default\Network\Network Persistent State~RFe59388b.TMP
                  • Size 59B
                  • SHA256 226eec4486509917aa336afebd6ff65777b75b65f1fb06891d2a857a9421a974
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  SCT Auditing Pending Reports

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

                  Preferences

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Default\Preferences
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 eb7ae3c42b70aff566c2f3581db8ba40ebf66fe2a95437c8576dbccb90926c40
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  Preferences~RFe58be98.TMP

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Default\Preferences~RFe58be98.TMP
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 803f4a4784eae7421cef1b33c28fba327c7eaf8a44ab2b3253be6e42f5bfcbf1
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  CURRENT

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

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 f7e544f974425ca6391668ec2db2936adb4da39b000d2197feb5ef937e4d1d5b
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 2KB
                  • SHA256 0ba184428ff0c53ccb0dc79b3d65b5425023850fb029a6d6d3589b0f44a881ed
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 3KB
                  • SHA256 019ca0bda12e16c93775b512722e27fadb60b608fa0171cf5600b25de27dc9bc
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 16KB
                  • SHA256 6128fa3f4c333af89ead1001e6e39e920a104162998104443d425cc7d9648097
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  Local State~RFe581fd7.TMP

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\gg.hydralauncher.installer\EBWebView\Local State~RFe581fd7.TMP
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 7d4beafeca23e39bf45b5bc1d0e889b62441a4ef5a2e722f830d07191be52dc0
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  memory/564-68-0x00007FFE8C310000-0x00007FFE8C311000-memory.dmp

                  memory/564-73-0x00007FFE8C9E0000-0x00007FFE8C9E1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1408-128-0x00007FFE8BF30000-0x00007FFE8BF31000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2648-308-0x000001CB2C480000-0x000001CB2C481000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2648-307-0x000001CB2C480000-0x000001CB2C481000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2648-309-0x000001CB2C480000-0x000001CB2C481000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2648-317-0x000001CB2C480000-0x000001CB2C481000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2648-319-0x000001CB2C480000-0x000001CB2C481000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2648-318-0x000001CB2C480000-0x000001CB2C481000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2648-316-0x000001CB2C480000-0x000001CB2C481000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2648-314-0x000001CB2C480000-0x000001CB2C481000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2648-315-0x000001CB2C480000-0x000001CB2C481000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2648-313-0x000001CB2C480000-0x000001CB2C481000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3332-30-0x00007FFE8BF30000-0x00007FFE8BF31000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3620-0-0x000001DB47800000-0x000001DB4791C000-memory.dmp