Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    30s
  • max time network
    32s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/09/2026, 08:43

General

  • Target
    aqualiw.exe
  • Size 93KB
  • Sample260922-kmvrvsvs2k
  • SHA256 e03c409af42bbe1e7fe63cdbbe9d7dc9a5626ad0461d1430c201aab7675537e5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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.

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aqualiw.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aqualiw.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4996
  • 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:3428
    • 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,0x120,0xf4,0x124,0x7ffc89f2c728,0x7ffc89f2c734,0x7ffc89f2c740
      2⤵
        PID:3016
      • 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=1900,i,5320548588400317077,1640298698383028957,524288 --field-trial-handle=1828,i,14640424132692971818,13185100352154768066,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2064 /prefetch:3
        2⤵
        • System Time Discovery
        PID:3504
      • 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=1700,i,17854096531764844518,16261231084376675869,262144 --field-trial-handle=1828,i,14640424132692971818,13185100352154768066,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2044 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:1720
        • 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=2420,i,11343947480797532282,933075310643483453,524288 --field-trial-handle=1828,i,14640424132692971818,13185100352154768066,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2592 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:3520
          • 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=3232,i,16186216526484154600,8718739798047831552,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1828,i,14640424132692971818,13185100352154768066,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3244 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:3936
            • 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,7100676708046613654,8747313673829866211,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1828,i,14640424132692971818,13185100352154768066,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3264 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:3372
              • 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=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=4548,i,4795103138761236292,12930295079481812054,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1828,i,14640424132692971818,13185100352154768066,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4472 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:1252
                • 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=4680,i,16657312438443913465,3436281175231769879,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1828,i,14640424132692971818,13185100352154768066,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4732 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:2940
                  • 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=5224,i,16449782541971543365,6503234437130471333,524288 --field-trial-handle=1828,i,14640424132692971818,13185100352154768066,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5232 /prefetch:8
                    2⤵
                      PID:4416
                    • 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=5460,i,4875857952472941639,2150123391446778468,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1828,i,14640424132692971818,13185100352154768066,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5456 /prefetch:1
                      2⤵
                        PID:3460
                      • 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=5616,i,4475331449400853059,18312141599461988626,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1828,i,14640424132692971818,13185100352154768066,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5368 /prefetch:1
                        2⤵
                          PID:4544
                      • 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:4220
                        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
                          1⤵
                            PID:4188

                          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 649B
                                • SHA256 258dfcb878297637bc46268d9d0b888f7c4eb33df83260b565591760cdd10f89
                                • 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

                                Preferences

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                • Size 12KB
                                • SHA256 b58af646127b5b81f2f9520ab136342b328586ca561f6a5d04b6c3f7cacb9637
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                Secure Preferences

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                • Size 13KB
                                • SHA256 cbff59adc7b520f0de2985ad921ee12da5b00aa0aaadd64b2862a8b11ece7f19
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                the-real-index

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Shared Dictionary\cache\index-dir\the-real-index
                                • Size 96B
                                • SHA256 4a1e0d6a1f0dd8c5898a03adc1b384008ea737f607e875188d526b1bf134c745
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                Local State

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                • Size 130KB
                                • SHA256 3d5af7ac85a63b57ccdcd4df9851020f354c8c52a3a5c32f814c6654a3c3e7cf
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                Local State

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Local State
                                • Size 261KB
                                • SHA256 95025ffd5168e113fb62b668ec8ed69fd39a1280cdc84a2a16eee0b701cecbfc
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                memory/4996-44-0x00007FF721EF0000-0x00007FF721F1D000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4996-452-0x00007FF721EF0000-0x00007FF721F1D000-memory.dmp