Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/09/2026, 12:31

General

  • Target
    merlo-escucha-0.5.0-6e9d3bea.html
  • Size 552B
  • Sample260928-pp6pcsvwgy
  • SHA256 a980b60a8922f510d2da527e74ec9443a57dcc65444dbd6a3ae87dceb28090eb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 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 registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 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--start-maximized --disable-default-apps --disable-component-update --simulate-outdated-no-au='Tue, 31 Dec 2099 23:59:59 GMT' --single-argument C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\merlo-escucha-0.5.0-6e9d3bea.html
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1672
    • 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=0x238,0x23c,0x240,0x234,0x260,0x7ffb7641c188,0x7ffb7641c194,0x7ffb7641c1a0
      2⤵
        PID:2812
      • 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=1828,i,961338532613199623,16504370203514892338,524288 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2360 /prefetch:3
        2⤵
        • System Time Discovery
        PID:1192
      • 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=1712,i,12337276132122236048,5693823136979054674,262144 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2320 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:3228
        • 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 --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=2616,i,15223034941294488826,3801661420693078872,524288 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2780 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:4616
          • 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=3456,i,12630185969112771663,11868275912834536768,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3500 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:3516
            • 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=3476,i,6477428663896985746,6766167967977673749,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3564 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:1664
              • 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=7 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=4204,i,14043320267447914401,15282590592175261914,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4220 /prefetch:1
                2⤵
                  PID:1568
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --extension-process --renderer-sub-type=extension --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=8 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=4236,i,953381626095470101,17283568551085367327,2097152 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4268 /prefetch:2
                  2⤵
                    PID:4748
                  • 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=5068,i,16228664882683303881,4153288339336408694,524288 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5148 /prefetch:8
                    2⤵
                      PID:4160
                    • 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=5124,i,16112954240467437426,2668717443009804157,524288 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5180 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:4284
                      • 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=5904,i,10917499545406852517,6324112792640524517,524288 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5864 /prefetch:8
                        2⤵
                          PID:1652
                        • 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=5904,i,10917499545406852517,6324112792640524517,524288 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5864 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                            PID:1720
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.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 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=4540,i,6849569944623955242,12589616718682041031,524288 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4268 /prefetch:8
                            2⤵
                              PID:4416
                            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.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 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=4524,i,17652466398951838891,14132381267551679257,524288 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3600 /prefetch:8
                              2⤵
                                PID:2648
                              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.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 --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=4528,i,13771696731488339074,6239607436246632521,524288 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4544 /prefetch:8
                                2⤵
                                  PID:2848
                                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_search_indexer.mojom.SearchIndexerInterfaceBroker --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=search_indexer --message-loop-type-ui --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=5132,i,6830619466619383112,2398099529303981514,524288 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4488 /prefetch:8
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:2648
                                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=5140 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.546 --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADoAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAQAAAAAAAACEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --always-read-main-dll --metrics-shmem-handle=6116,i,7136611781669458838,17477938081040855337,262144 --field-trial-handle=2324,i,794913396122833623,17067382054288546779,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=756 /prefetch:8
                                    2⤵
                                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                    PID:2084
                                • 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:4448

                                  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 a82246f88da27a43b1718bd24e8cdfa3c17ae97a8d238e7befd5fac9a384a0a9
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        settings.dat

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                        • Size 280B
                                        • SHA256 e6cd13b34cf3f758c2f4e7c55e8801132cc91647c947cbafe475ce8928ff2c2f
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        the-real-index

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                        • Size 3KB
                                        • SHA256 0eb401f66978e87d2cbbc466eb76feae4276117779a3556dab8f5d2b4b8c8b65
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        the-real-index~RFe58bbe8.TMP

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index~RFe58bbe8.TMP
                                        • Size 3KB
                                        • SHA256 86a7f7c6fb210a6464519c8c5e7adff6aa829cf968836c0d01af3db23c48368a
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        Edge Profile.ico

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Edge Profile.ico
                                        • Size 70KB
                                        • SHA256 31a226211c491e1b0832d4cd3cf34d97165e24a7ce4ec655259cd188f3a2bd88
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Network Persistent State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                        • Size 949B
                                        • SHA256 bc092a3dc2027cfa14c17c756d81391b1df8d2244b61cf36b54dbb454a002f74
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        Network Persistent State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Network\Network Persistent State
                                        • Size 111B
                                        • SHA256 5dfc321417fc31359f23320ea68014ebfd793c5bbed55f77dab4180bbd4a2026
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        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

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 9KB
                                        • SHA256 aab7266468103cb927b0d4556462f58d467eef9a9c5e14533a1b208cc8ad3373
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 10KB
                                        • SHA256 8a40d0e262387739e418288d8b3a4d00f033662601f8c2f63b7bda7087f853f0
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 9KB
                                        • SHA256 40b83ed50631253b0a997f1d801c5ccc5214461368996576e7291542b6ec9b4a
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 10KB
                                        • SHA256 c5ef7fabeb2e7a14968980853b01c0d81b87396e0f4b2ac205e0eae70bda315f
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Secure Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
                                        • Size 27KB
                                        • SHA256 56913c2df4fd1bdd834eef7ae1b2f378b23219af3f8dcf88aef89f59ca6b18e6
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        OperationConfig

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Edge Cloud Config\OperationConfig
                                        • Size 22KB
                                        • SHA256 d988156066b7fd22de278fbc96759d2caea6552094ffeb2ddd9307806059c5e4
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        OperationConfig~RFe5957cb.TMP

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Edge Cloud Config\OperationConfig~RFe5957cb.TMP
                                        • Size 3KB
                                        • SHA256 8b2e057387e9714efef3580a36459acf56aab53c806cd7d7dbb6e17cef977ef9
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 21KB
                                        • SHA256 7b3feebb9e75fc2baa797361bee23ca57f286c3d1198cd36333041e2aea6e71b
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 8KB
                                        • SHA256 b29d7d9eca37e41edf84c92cdae840fc31a1b7c16484f1324fa635dbf95ecf62
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 8KB
                                        • SHA256 bd0796915ea9218df2ec4d2d8f11b88719fac67283ee432d4a20c94764bd8b64
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 18KB
                                        • SHA256 d4459161eb238c641a5c843ee69ec7c6b950c5acf1084142952f2798316d45d1
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 18KB
                                        • SHA256 1a5dce9abedb2718e94025388c4877d2d38a1db4c416d97efc8152957c70dd2d
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        6196a93b-3094-413c-9aad-9712e3f6a90e.tmp

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\extensions_crx_cache\6196a93b-3094-413c-9aad-9712e3f6a90e.tmp
                                        • Size 13B
                                        • SHA256 2771d13c637c267132afff9db67537bef95708534b79ae8d954254c4e64e4e0f
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        5a2a7058cf8d1e56c20e6b19a7c48eb2386d141b.tbres

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\TokenBroker\Cache\5a2a7058cf8d1e56c20e6b19a7c48eb2386d141b.tbres
                                        • Size 2KB
                                        • SHA256 31242b244a658c031ec31c14a4cf48e112cb57cb242bca4bbebfbf036d35d232
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH