Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    300s
  • max time network
    183s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 22:02

General

  • Target
    hydrogen.peaceful.exe
  • Size 94KB
  • Sample260910-1xt63shl7t
  • SHA256 785489dfa2c67bba1eb28df800e6f102214c224bf7d55a0acb885699a5280597
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
3/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

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

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

  • 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 5 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hydrogen.peaceful.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hydrogen.peaceful.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3480
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • 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:5016
    • 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=0x11c,0x120,0x124,0x118,0x128,0x7ffb5cafc728,0x7ffb5cafc734,0x7ffb5cafc740
      2⤵
        PID:3116
      • 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=1712,i,4687505018521630600,1716321014695178128,262144 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1988 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:4528
        • 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 --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=1616,i,1220146318771678733,17179840968285731159,524288 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2244 /prefetch:3
          2⤵
          • System Time Discovery
          PID:4284
        • 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=2296,i,9664980234114441285,7271770330862469169,524288 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2420 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:2364
          • 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=3240,i,10701758760202332154,2949905927995604595,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3252 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:4716
            • 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=3452,i,4082024070675161237,17646311795126745459,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3484 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:1244
              • 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 --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=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4488,i,8204609716583274503,15877707841372843139,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4496 /prefetch:2
                2⤵
                  PID:2376
                • 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=4720,i,11285384051927622522,10832034346017043828,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3220 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:1884
                  • 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=5504,i,950514694546958037,17976557836994576762,524288 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5516 /prefetch:8
                    2⤵
                      PID:2016
                    • 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=5780,i,4810579325108245163,1296290469595677189,524288 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5804 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:1092
                      • 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=5776,i,8887153644772759553,7953842197492291221,524288 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5564 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:1580
                        • 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=5772,i,14044780053471242168,12396178630372938411,524288 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5844 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                            PID:2448
                          • 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=5852,i,13331503390043404212,7717363245027525029,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5844 /prefetch:1
                            2⤵
                              PID:3840
                            • 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=5980,i,10430815538810572098,12370018453393052475,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3240 /prefetch:1
                              2⤵
                                PID:4852
                              • 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=5992,i,14114080989278144786,5765097759102688257,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6016 /prefetch:1
                                2⤵
                                  PID:1236
                                • 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=3564,i,12892239348658701160,9461384354721292574,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1996,i,856529891752713107,6251704359139267093,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6024 /prefetch:1
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:4588
                                • 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:3544
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:3440
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\wermgr.exe
                                      "C:\Windows\system32\wermgr.exe" "-outproc" "0" "628" "2340" "2300" "2344" "0" "0" "0" "0" "0" "0" "0" "0"
                                      1⤵
                                      • Checks processor information in registry
                                      • Enumerates system info in registry
                                      PID:1236

                                    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 55927474a01d40c0db98c8f8c315ef63ef82d7ddb868d3753eb7b62fa0a22a97
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          f_000007

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000007
                                          • Size 346KB
                                          • SHA256 06fb30c34e3d7cb64ec821dd7d1eee69613b4a84c3841c081dee7143c151555e
                                          • 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 144B
                                          • SHA256 5cc6f4609d5cea76f8f6aa38eaed2ebaf71e4c7ced34ab37cd976830e9a074ee
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          the-real-index

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                          • Size 168B
                                          • SHA256 0d31a473108f681e8595ad5032edea40a26725a50c9eaedade49b13e5dd0546f
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          data_1

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\DawnGraphiteCache\data_1
                                          • Size 264KB
                                          • SHA256 f7afa9f7bf3501955cfb945fc2ac2b0a973fa167ba4b119231bd027e569408aa
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                          Network Persistent State

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                          • Size 3KB
                                          • SHA256 a655cd58dd15d6c41d96b4f85803255ea3c365324fefb5315de6eff933f3293a
                                          • 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 7e4e741796aedf9f0248a46313c20f2213178dcb0b8d89e31bd144d7676f2e99
                                          • 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

                                          TransportSecurity

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\TransportSecurity
                                          • Size 521B
                                          • SHA256 ad2fd7abf8c3d8f5fba3a0e2956b518040c3cf034ca912274e2c3c9337117a31
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          Preferences

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                          • Size 13KB
                                          • SHA256 482de3a9168352fb0b74b6d12829b87a17b96e7c088994d336ce504047b4ec52
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          Preferences

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                          • Size 13KB
                                          • SHA256 0e07e7063f7893bda3e3d9018891e346326a2e65f6d932ca712c657e624a2676
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          Preferences

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                          • Size 12KB
                                          • SHA256 5cd618f6d668b4e3963e8b1d5f73ce42241a223861b6746b9479d8e73d35511f
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          Preferences

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                          • Size 12KB
                                          • SHA256 baf5711d576f9b820125b447ec05fe00ba10fd0118c9af5bc8d04057dfa3bc0f
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          Secure Preferences

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                          • Size 17KB
                                          • SHA256 9a63a02af86b793bc7723ea8579017000fbde21723150ca89cdaa0102d54150d
                                          • 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 b21836631e53443a53b46d45137e2fce005ab4bce4a3385c00b0b3659b499b15
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          the-real-index~RFe5909da.TMP

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe5909da.TMP
                                          • Size 96B
                                          • SHA256 d5761bf8bb0af6e5b1fbea736020b831b83f377d8bcb36383b82c08d1b756dc5
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          Local State

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                          • Size 243KB
                                          • SHA256 5752d9546a91e83f6a4c8de222f446ffbb6adbb0b2a2609623762e2e3be99bd4
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          Local State

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                          • Size 242KB
                                          • SHA256 aa2009c53b4ee6d99b51cddbeda80907bdd5db842e838cf54a46ad1b11ad14a9
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          Local State

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                          • Size 243KB
                                          • SHA256 a788369528a096fd2e5e94518d7e6450710e21353a47d3833bdbb3f865f5d51d
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          Local State

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                          • Size 115KB
                                          • SHA256 c8fe5c43d784d9d016191d1652bdb9c6e7001bba9c99d4d8337479b95acc644b
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          Local State

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                          • Size 242KB
                                          • SHA256 e1d0c95e07b6f5cfe33983114389b124d50f2327e6e8b1d434a35a03944e812a
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          Local State

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                          • Size 243KB
                                          • SHA256 c38cff6e128c6a5c8eeb8deeb2a4a6ca1bb61b68436d52ba2125b8f781b9bfa9
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH