Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    15s
  • max time network
    12s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 16:56

General

  • Target
    http://dickduckgo.com
  • Sample260910-vf4rasdh22
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: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --start-maximized --disable-default-apps --disable-component-update --simulate-outdated-no-au='Tue, 31 Dec 2099 23:59:59 GMT' --single-argument http://dickduckgo.com
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2508
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=139.0.7258.155 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=139.0.3405.125 --initial-client-data=0x260,0x264,0x268,0x25c,0x2d8,0x7ffceed7c188,0x7ffceed7c194,0x7ffceed7c1a0
      2⤵
        PID:6828
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAQAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=1524,i,8919840220409431289,15544583269124859859,262144 --field-trial-handle=2516,i,14332076933423626202,12134893103518640484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2512 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:5788
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.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 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=1856,i,14375232744076175685,16572389286424001411,524288 --field-trial-handle=2516,i,14332076933423626202,12134893103518640484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2544 /prefetch:11
          2⤵
          • System Time Discovery
          PID:4628
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=2208,i,1328321169724022998,4837376546156951857,524288 --field-trial-handle=2516,i,14332076933423626202,12134893103518640484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3144 /prefetch:13
          2⤵
            PID:6196
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=3588,i,10084390570808273106,10585697323739042249,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2516,i,14332076933423626202,12134893103518640484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3596 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:6392
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=3604,i,4136065509463766383,1107863394176969472,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2516,i,14332076933423626202,12134893103518640484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3664 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:2540
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --pdf-upsell-enabled --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --js-flags=--ms-user-locale= --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5188,i,2584730924712666944,18252210874472327973,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2516,i,14332076933423626202,12134893103518640484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5192 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:5944
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=3844,i,13127392444348982819,18027382301499479187,524288 --field-trial-handle=2516,i,14332076933423626202,12134893103518640484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5332 /prefetch:14
                  2⤵
                    PID:5696
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=entity_extraction_service.mojom.Extractor --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=entity_extraction --onnx-enabled-for-ee --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=3636,i,8118882731271327194,6779726301415754823,524288 --field-trial-handle=2516,i,14332076933423626202,12134893103518640484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3796 /prefetch:14
                    2⤵
                      PID:2188
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5844,i,18165313399542300067,11080673230332681017,524288 --field-trial-handle=2516,i,14332076933423626202,12134893103518640484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5860 /prefetch:14
                      2⤵
                        PID:6488
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5844,i,18165313399542300067,11080673230332681017,524288 --field-trial-handle=2516,i,14332076933423626202,12134893103518640484,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5860 /prefetch:14
                        2⤵
                          PID:5140
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"
                        1⤵
                          PID:2888
                        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
                          1⤵
                            PID:2784
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --no-startup-window --win-session-start
                            1⤵
                              PID:2172

                            Network

                                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                  Downloads

                                  settings.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                  • Size 280B
                                  • SHA256 ba1406dd0117e6bb02a18e1f0ca40a20fdf33f68d611dcf6b59a242ae289374a
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                  settings.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                  • Size 280B
                                  • SHA256 e9e31f5fb014f6a7439a4e224bdae6d3d8b22db7c287d9c004b0184cc18e6bf8
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                  BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\BookmarkMergedSurfaceOrdering
                                  • Size 6B
                                  • SHA256 4489f9e3e454748b3521eb214e0a5694d562cff3d9ff511cb456953c8f534c00
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  BrowsingTopicsState

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\BrowsingTopicsState
                                  • Size 414B
                                  • SHA256 a8c09489ae3f338a65de0addd6d29f75d32010e0a51da9ff606efe0d1488da6d
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                  SiteList-Enterprise.json

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\DualEngine\SiteList-Enterprise.json
                                  • Size 2B
                                  • SHA256 44136fa355b3678a1146ad16f7e8649e94fb4fc21fe77e8310c060f61caaff8a
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                                  • Size 2B
                                  • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  Sdch Dictionaries

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\Sdch Dictionaries
                                  • Size 40B
                                  • SHA256 6028bd681dbf11a0a58dde8a0cd884115c04caa59d080ba51bde1b086ce0079d
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  Preferences

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                  • Size 15KB
                                  • SHA256 80bc8a61d0d18321d3aaa9585a45c7304ba28b4d19e3b525439dbab6392b5e1d
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Secure Preferences

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                  • Size 27KB
                                  • SHA256 a4d4b6d728dfc7c536d3d6bcb19fad00638687f76418bbc84d9bf210e4905258
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  sync_diagnostic.log

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Data\Logs\sync_diagnostic.log
                                  • Size 23KB
                                  • SHA256 a8c4f1265557a55b1c60bd2557f070228bfd01876ae5abf01fef0be67548e650
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  CURRENT

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\CURRENT
                                  • Size 16B
                                  • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  MANIFEST-000001

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\MANIFEST-000001
                                  • Size 41B
                                  • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 24KB
                                  • SHA256 ba9d3ff16b1bdbed340a8b40e394857d172afd02135190dbf50f63e3ca6681b6
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 26KB
                                  • SHA256 2b975b3b040d137f897a02acd9d74f276f470e0720c826ce72dda591839f3efb
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 27KB
                                  • SHA256 e10511981c5e98be14ed73d22f5e3d9ccd33edb9922320f3325bb35ce3601e42
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Local State

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                  • Size 26KB
                                  • SHA256 f6228158ff47b3424c652e1368706a671af4074a3a224c4fd73077aa8422b619
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH