Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    154s
  • 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, 12:24

General

  • Target
    google.exe
  • Size 17.3MB
  • Sample260930-plj17afb72
  • SHA256 30c8e1a601a73a6ad520431797be88e65483983eda23af10d8210ce0c77216e2
  • 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:3848
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /change standby-timeout-ac 0 monitor-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4056
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /change standby-timeout-dc 0 monitor-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4924
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\9pa6f4oyaw\gupdt.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\9pa6f4oyaw\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:1072
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\9pa6f4oyaw\gupw.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\9pa6f4oyaw\gupw.exe /watchu
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4588
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\9pa6f4oyaw\chrome140.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\9pa6f4oyaw\chrome140.exe" /user
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1820
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\9pa6f4oyaw\chrome140.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\9pa6f4oyaw\chrome140.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4420

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        chrome140.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\9pa6f4oyaw\chrome140.exe
        • Size 17.3MB
        • SHA256 30c8e1a601a73a6ad520431797be88e65483983eda23af10d8210ce0c77216e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        google.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\9pa6f4oyaw\google.dll
        • Size 195KB
        • SHA256 7032850803c0b09a4bcede7977a045cabc5decb216a4a9286ff9127dcb5f28bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1072-19-0x000002F1C09E0000-0x000002F1C0A00000-memory.dmp

        memory/1072-23-0x00007FF664FB0000-0x00007FF66600A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1820-10-0x00007FF7E54A0000-0x00007FF7E64FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3848-20-0x00007FF63B6A0000-0x00007FF63C6FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4420-22-0x00007FF7E54A0000-0x00007FF7E64FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4588-24-0x00007FF7E6990000-0x00007FF7E79EA000-memory.dmp