Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    122s
  • 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, 11:40

General

  • Target
    something is-.jpeg
  • Size 182KB
  • Sample260910-ns91hsseka
  • SHA256 563ba9c9d7fecd992c2475296cce86d9e10852ff6b65479509af754185bf6886
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • 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 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
  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\mspaint.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\mspaint.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\something is-.jpeg"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1544
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s DeviceAssociationService
    1⤵
      PID:5016
    • 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:2456
      • 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=0x118,0x11c,0x120,0xf4,0x124,0x7ffa3987c728,0x7ffa3987c734,0x7ffa3987c740
        2⤵
          PID:2780
        • 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=1744,i,114585282424033800,16296614502162531277,262144 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1888 /prefetch:2
          2⤵
            PID:2936
          • 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=2200,i,2405957521656091071,8554236693984137593,524288 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2292 /prefetch:3
            2⤵
            • System Time Discovery
            PID:3516
          • 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=2424,i,9025436613723529203,2086678094372710267,524288 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2592 /prefetch:8
            2⤵
              PID:468
            • 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=3216,i,2055979641087558883,15892633950311274986,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3256 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:2996
              • 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=3260,i,1222032716840282381,8721116753608343721,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3316 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:1672
                • 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=4436,i,17610603283358396151,11391967932675653331,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3960 /prefetch:2
                  2⤵
                    PID:1164
                  • 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=4716,i,3860214858116555292,7718998263387357255,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4724 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:2296
                    • 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=5508,i,12858474903748746452,228342163167543019,524288 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5400 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:4176
                      • 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=10 --metrics-shmem-handle=5528,i,15139715546981806481,6513876398371445414,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5516 /prefetch:1
                        2⤵
                          PID:5080
                        • 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=11 --metrics-shmem-handle=3320,i,13839496330077775686,3913886757992387505,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3328 /prefetch:1
                          2⤵
                            PID:3436
                          • 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=12 --metrics-shmem-handle=6128,i,5458243654827013949,17474668308748772206,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6140 /prefetch:1
                            2⤵
                              PID:824
                            • 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=4620,i,8693972039856834998,5901801351204317523,524288 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3320 /prefetch:8
                              2⤵
                                PID:1272
                              • 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=3504,i,1574188678660405469,7221679967022012755,524288 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3304 /prefetch:8
                                2⤵
                                  PID:748
                                • 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=3512,i,13680980211603067347,9722109462246075339,524288 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3488 /prefetch:8
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:3048
                                  • 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=5952,i,18108826247930213245,14778711515376732313,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4584 /prefetch:1
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:2244
                                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=3452,i,861248763598835524,6029078371183493413,524288 --field-trial-handle=1892,i,3129646669180119945,12239570893543365300,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260513-090056.789000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5864 /prefetch:8
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:3332
                                    • 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:2392
                                      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                                        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                                        1⤵
                                          PID:1888
                                        • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
                                          C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
                                          1⤵
                                            PID:4540
                                          • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\salinewin1.5\salinewin1.5.exe
                                            "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\salinewin1.5\salinewin1.5.exe"
                                            1⤵
                                            • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                                            • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
                                            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                            PID:3184
                                          • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
                                            C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x30c 0x300
                                            1⤵
                                              PID:3696

                                            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 8adbf5c1ff601fd8233035056612ad6891ed474cdc6e32f83ac564a826168b1f
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                  f_000019

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000019
                                                  • Size 21KB
                                                  • SHA256 b7582acf1f182c6a66e203cd6eee889d409cd05ff4950975128a32fc3e0c0418
                                                  • 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 3KB
                                                  • SHA256 02c693e5aa9c06a14cc6b974b00a57b38410543ad196e1fddfb4da47c3bfdb2d
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                  Network Persistent State

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                                  • Size 8KB
                                                  • SHA256 423c51af0bdba58e7f2365e5b0d8ef94a3b2aa73a2fe401e42702c04e67818cf
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP 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 864e60cc9b5e9ec08f441bf4f5273cb0a14372f671df5314d032052b71dc230f
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                  Preferences

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                  • Size 12KB
                                                  • SHA256 e4c1eb8e3c516356db70beec81c5bcaa1b5debc8066040ab660669431703a634
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                  Preferences

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                  • Size 14KB
                                                  • SHA256 febcd89b11e347aec8ea21cdb0ff083adffe8f0d78da79f1d5201c04cf8a42e7
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                  Preferences

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                  • Size 13KB
                                                  • SHA256 7a6c1a236571aec293570ccac25004909f0f6d89cdec7cc090e512fcbafc32a2
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                  Preferences

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                                  • Size 14KB
                                                  • SHA256 4cb7cb607bfc8d2a2856949947af35ada6df77b6d35b3d704e2e80da88b3e4e6
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                  Secure Preferences

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                                  • Size 17KB
                                                  • SHA256 13805701603dbbca9403b94e006c712edafb4f98a8e0ae4ce0ad1b025b835f93
                                                  • 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 d9205ca9aedf7b5bfca47f796eaf323ad5db813fab46ca6a0153188c44f53fab
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                  the-real-index

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index
                                                  • Size 96B
                                                  • SHA256 60ea667e910762dfb4981d4937cd4e846c6293720a5fbbd3e749bf136fc018fd
                                                  • 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 230ac4bc8cf0c30fcb90e12a75c5ffa6ad7c439c9e81ab23a3adb2e637900474
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                  Local State

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                  • Size 243KB
                                                  • SHA256 53483b690f503bd7e03244903815b56bf39e5696aa9d5da74e9e273529171b96
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                  Local State

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                  • Size 115KB
                                                  • SHA256 12c033ba3d800faf0e3e6c9d743e76a5af315f4c8b88af06c3d32ffd965ee9c6
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                  Local State

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                  • Size 242KB
                                                  • SHA256 3465d9a44322e628fd47427fc321011b122bc66e567656918ece4d70272f74dd
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                  Local State

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                                  • Size 242KB
                                                  • SHA256 844da83091680ac7a1c13316552482350c6f38db769decd94bc5d98787f3ad53
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                  salinewin1.5.zip

                                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\salinewin1.5.zip
                                                  • Size 202KB
                                                  • SHA256 6ae2e736bcd1c612314ea49facd22f08753c6047763e7b62ef7abef9aa9d7ba9
                                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH