Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    49s
  • max time network
    50s
  • 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, 02:00

General

  • Target
    NetPulse.exe
  • Size 3.4MB
  • Sample260910-ce7sfstdjd
  • SHA256 9dcde90667c2be92f58f2d10914f80c37b4d2eda687b02c1d1ac1f64587aba41
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 22 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NetPulse.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NetPulse.exe"
    1⤵
    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1180
    • 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=NetPulse.exe --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView" --noerrdialogs --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --mojo-named-platform-channel-pipe=1180.4688.2565427584748862395
      2⤵
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2716
      • 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\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\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,0x160,0x164,0x138,0x16c,0x7ffa9a5fb078,0x7ffa9a5fb084,0x7ffa9a5fb090
        3⤵
          PID:4524
        • 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\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=NetPulse.exe --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=1688,i,10065694467515892720,4891497909751619844,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1696 /prefetch:2
          3⤵
            PID:3064
          • 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\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=NetPulse.exe --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2036,i,10065694467515892720,4891497909751619844,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2044 /prefetch:3
            3⤵
              PID:4572
            • 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\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=NetPulse.exe --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2368,i,10065694467515892720,4891497909751619844,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2380 /prefetch:8
              3⤵
                PID:4344
              • 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\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=NetPulse.exe --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --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=3596,i,10065694467515892720,4891497909751619844,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3612 /prefetch:1
                3⤵
                  PID:4184
              • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "(Get-NetAdapter -Physical | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq 'Up'} | Select-Object -First 1).Name"
                2⤵
                • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:4000
              • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
                netsh interface ip set dns name=Ethernet static 94.140.14.14 validate=no
                2⤵
                • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
                PID:4548
              • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
                netsh interface ip add dns name=Ethernet 94.140.15.15 index=2 validate=no
                2⤵
                • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
                PID:3776

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  __PSScriptPolicyTest_k4ql1fns.uiq.ps1

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_k4ql1fns.uiq.ps1
                  • Size 60B
                  • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  settings.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                  • Size 280B
                  • SHA256 42b9ab030036ffece9e717d7a113a95aa388ffff0ed79a47e72d5719e61cfcda
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  settings.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                  • Size 280B
                  • SHA256 17627c5d1288efb253e9662e2935c3609ed81deb8f7ed57af83dc5c21621b30c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  throttle_store.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Crashpad\throttle_store.dat
                  • Size 20B
                  • SHA256 41c91a9c93d76295746a149dce7ebb3b9ee2cb551d84365fff108e59a61cc304
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  index

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Default\DawnGraphiteCache\index
                  • Size 256KB
                  • SHA256 01355eee90f9062d0c3eb58f9581d30cee936c2471d139eb19b343879c42d74b
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_0

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_0
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 d6a5fe39cd672781b256e0e3102f7022635f1d4bb7cfcc90a80fffe4d0f3877e
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_1

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_1
                  • Size 264KB
                  • SHA256 902f30c1fb0597d0734bc34b979ec5d131f8f39a4b71b338083821216ec8d61b
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_2

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_2
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 ec1702806f4cc7c42a82fc2b38e89835fde7c64bb32060e0823c9077ca92efb7
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_3

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_3
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 e09f42c398d688dce168570291f1f92d079987deda3099a34adb9e8c0522b30c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  MANIFEST-000001

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\MANIFEST-000001
                  • Size 41B
                  • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                  • Size 2B
                  • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  Preferences

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Default\Preferences
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 f45b2041b18e963c903727896b8aad9ea393cccd4eb0ffe6882663dcbdeb9036
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  Preferences~RFe58c1d4.TMP

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Default\Preferences~RFe58c1d4.TMP
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 59b0e3d9384e1376b55b5c7cc5a090d189968dad053565703120b6eac146d376
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  CURRENT

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Default\Site Characteristics Database\CURRENT
                  • Size 16B
                  • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 ef5274da3dc80a93a2e8c308037cd04b32e464faaf08c7407c174d7637418a85
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 2KB
                  • SHA256 cc8d2fd3a1bedad0e4cfc4ab9d4b974df7595f3e9607468f3f051463fc68335e
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 3KB
                  • SHA256 389042609d14a391f5fadb7d20de4e1fce61a8729a8fec0ea5f9b34879a06e7a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 16KB
                  • SHA256 bc8b00e5daf727fe356447e7d90a97a128810453e715f480763d527d398d7921
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  Local State~RFe5822a6.TMP

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NetPulse\EBWebView\Local State~RFe5822a6.TMP
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 61a266ecdc045b347213cba36b4f4739eb8077635dce32744d34e0daa6e3fe30
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  memory/1180-0-0x0000026365650000-0x0000026365678000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3064-34-0x00007FFAB51D0000-0x00007FFAB51D1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4000-233-0x0000021D31540000-0x0000021D31562000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4184-160-0x00007FFAB51D0000-0x00007FFAB51D1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4344-90-0x00007FFAB5F00000-0x00007FFAB5F01000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4344-91-0x00007FFAB6B80000-0x00007FFAB6B81000-memory.dmp