Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/09/2026, 12:20

General

  • Target
    google.exe
  • Size 18.5MB
  • Sample260930-ph3dcsxblh
  • SHA256 fb7460f1febcc0f1e96f2df6c4b940f3beac750ce8cd1f30f98086400fbbe20e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\google.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\google.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3780
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /change standby-timeout-ac 0 monitor-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2220
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /change standby-timeout-dc 0 monitor-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1684
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\k0re8n0bvr\gupdt.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\k0re8n0bvr\gupdt.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:3596
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\k0re8n0bvr\gupw.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\k0re8n0bvr\gupw.exe /watchu
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4968
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\k0re8n0bvr\chrome140.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\k0re8n0bvr\chrome140.exe" /user
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2012
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\k0re8n0bvr\chrome140.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\k0re8n0bvr\chrome140.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4044

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        chrome140.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\k0re8n0bvr\chrome140.exe
        • Size 18.5MB
        • SHA256 fb7460f1febcc0f1e96f2df6c4b940f3beac750ce8cd1f30f98086400fbbe20e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        google.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\k0re8n0bvr\google.dll
        • Size 514KB
        • SHA256 ff12e8e95ddb948af9e288ccc3cabd58967b50d6a289d88f1f46ee8e3d169164
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2012-11-0x00007FF7A4ED0000-0x00007FF7A605C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3596-22-0x000001FC6A560000-0x000001FC6A580000-memory.dmp

        memory/3596-26-0x00007FF727560000-0x00007FF7286EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3780-2-0x00007FF627F90000-0x00007FF62911C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3780-12-0x00007FF627F90000-0x00007FF62911C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3780-25-0x00007FF627F90000-0x00007FF62911C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4044-24-0x00007FF7A4ED0000-0x00007FF7A605C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-27-0x00007FF7805D0000-0x00007FF78175C000-memory.dmp