5733042a7cb89c2b271e3248af42a1085bc6058f2712f1fb7487dd583dc6672b

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
139s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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02/10/2026, 11:10

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General

Target
Cofense_Onbording/COFENSE GLOBAL CODE OF CONDUCT_12-30-22_Final.pdf
Size 179KB
Sample261002-m9tt7asvbw
SHA256 5733042a7cb89c2b271e3248af42a1085bc6058f2712f1fb7487dd583dc6672b
MD5 0f4ffb439a2b0fd68479d417242e455a
SHA1 87a70cfd781fe0cd366ab5a2795ab7ca20269e0f
SHA512 4d89eced5c5d4d2e7fd5c71b5c3b33355e749cf107b2518b5e971ab5760ff5022f24b7a129c1de77c37df05be721f9cdad58afeddea57a20e0a49971db8e3860
SSDEEP 3072:Yk2RWutrv7gB3+qHbIwcd4S8nguPlqFFpLyEw5nDzBQD2jniF1P/pIV2YA5Q7:Yk2db8B33tcd4SIPlq93w5fBQajiFl/g
TLSH
T1DC041219A6D6B8AC4157B3253B6B0B414E8F88DB1A4F34D63A4C81C44721DA7F3B0DBB
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

3^/10

adware discovery spyware

Malware Config

Signatures

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AcroRd32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	RdrCEF.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	AcroRd32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	AcroRd32.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2251218687-1689653882-3767565116-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3384	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe
3384	AcroRd32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3384 wrote to memory of 1488	3384	AcroRd32.exe	89
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 4176	1488	RdrCEF.exe	90
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 124	1488	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 124	1488	RdrCEF.exe	91
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 4156	1488	RdrCEF.exe	94
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 4156	1488	RdrCEF.exe	94
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 2056	1488	RdrCEF.exe	95
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 1676	1488	RdrCEF.exe	97
PID 1488 wrote to memory of 1796	1488	RdrCEF.exe	99

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cofense_Onbording\COFENSE GLOBAL CODE OF CONDUCT_12-30-22_Final.pdf"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3384
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --backgroundcolor=16514043
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1488
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=A907A6018F56C48479BBE3CC6CF289F8 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1796 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4176
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=6FC30572B6A4DAD27F8FBD81EE5ADA9F --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=6FC30572B6A4DAD27F8FBD81EE5ADA9F --renderer-client-id=2 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1808 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:124
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=renderer --disable-browser-side-navigation --disable-gpu-compositing --service-pipe-token=A67079FE14C214FDABFE048A11C7BDA9 --lang=en-US --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --enable-pinch --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --enable-gpu-async-worker-context --content-image-texture-target=0,0,3553;0,1,3553;0,2,3553;0,3,3553;0,4,3553;0,5,3553;0,6,3553;0,7,3553;0,8,3553;0,9,3553;0,10,3553;0,11,3553;0,12,3553;0,13,3553;0,14,3553;0,15,3553;0,16,3553;0,17,3553;0,18,3553;1,0,3553;1,1,3553;1,2,3553;1,3,3553;1,4,3553;1,5,3553;1,6,3553;1,7,3553;1,8,3553;1,9,3553;1,10,3553;1,11,3553;1,12,3553;1,13,3553;1,14,3553;1,15,3553;1,16,3553;1,17,3553;1,18,3553;2,0,3553;2,1,3553;2,2,3553;2,3,3553;2,4,3553;2,5,3553;2,6,3553;2,7,3553;2,8,3553;2,9,3553;2,10,3553;2,11,3553;2,12,3553;2,13,3553;2,14,3553;2,15,3553;2,16,3553;2,17,3553;2,18,3553;3,0,3553;3,1,3553;3,2,3553;3,3,3553;3,4,3553;3,5,3553;3,6,3553;3,7,3553;3,8,3553;3,9,3553;3,10,3553;3,11,3553;3,12,3553;3,13,3553;3,14,3553;3,15,3553;3,16,3553;3,17,3553;3,18,3553;4,0,3553;4,1,3553;4,2,3553;4,3,3553;4,4,3553;4,5,3553;4,6,3553;4,7,3553;4,8,3553;4,9,3553;4,10,3553;4,11,3553;4,12,3553;4,13,3553;4,14,3553;4,15,3553;4,16,3553;4,17,3553;4,18,3553;5,0,3553;5,1,3553;5,2,3553;5,3,3553;5,4,3553;5,5,3553;5,6,3553;5,7,3553;5,8,3553;5,9,3553;5,10,3553;5,11,3553;5,12,3553;5,13,3553;5,14,3553;5,15,3553;5,16,3553;5,17,3553;5,18,3553;6,0,3553;6,1,3553;6,2,3553;6,3,3553;6,4,3553;6,5,3553;6,6,3553;6,7,3553;6,8,3553;6,9,3553;6,10,3553;6,11,3553;6,12,3553;6,13,3553;6,14,3553;6,15,3553;6,16,3553;6,17,3553;6,18,3553 --disable-accelerated-video-decode --service-request-channel-token=A67079FE14C214FDABFE048A11C7BDA9 --renderer-client-id=4 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2392 --allow-no-sandbox-job /prefetch:1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4156
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=FFD17B69A76CA59BF2101FE809841745 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2732 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2056
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=F29F612E4F1662BA767502BDFA700716 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2032 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1676
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --gpu-preferences=GAAAAAAAAAAAB4AAAQAAAAAAAAAAAGAA --use-gl=swiftshader-webgl --gpu-vendor-id=0x1234 --gpu-device-id=0x1111 --gpu-driver-vendor="Google Inc." --gpu-driver-version=3.3.0.2 --gpu-driver-date=2017/04/07 --disable-pack-loading --lang=en-US --log-file="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\debug.log" --log-severity=disable --product-version="ReaderServices/19.10.20064 Chrome/64.0.3282.119" --service-request-channel-token=A084757460F0EC1607C3B0A4F52D92C7 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2744 --allow-no-sandbox-job --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetch:2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1796

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
1⤵
PID:4128

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 56KB
SHA256 6a3c5c4a8e57f77ecc22078fbf603ecc31fb82d429bd87b7b4b9261447092aef
MD5 c26ed30e7d5ab440480838636efc41db
SHA1 c66e0d00b56abebfb60d2fcc5cf85ad31a0d6591
SHA512 96cdb78bca3e01d4513c31661987e5646e6a8ff24708918aa0d66dfa3ca5d98af4862c9f38c4f41f933c345d2d3adfb1d34d1430b33f45f916f41a9872a030df
SSDEEP 192:xedRBsKhTB4p4CitZtkZsLRGVDbw6H3ph+v3YQa9:xe+KhBvkZsLRGlzh+vS9
TLSH
T12C4387DF26348100CA07A8BABD71771BBA55D0BFC1C2F0E87A968A1780B457CE775687
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 56KB
SHA256 111dac2948e4cecb10b0d2e10d8afaa663d78d643826b592d6414a1fd77cc131
MD5 752a1f26b18748311b691c7d8fc20633
SHA1 c1f8e83eebc1cc1e9b88c773338eb09ff82ab862
SHA512 a2f5f262faf2c3e9756da94b2c47787ce3a9391b5bd53581578aa9a764449e114836704d6dec4aadc097fed4c818831baa11affa1eb25be2bfad9349bb090fe5
SSDEEP 192:wedRBvVrThe4p4/KhTB4p4CitZtkZsLRGVDbw6H3ph+v3YQa9:weZdThkKhBvkZsLRGlzh+vS9
TLSH
T1C94379DF2A348110CA0768BABD71771BB655D0BFC1C2F0A87AD68A1780B463CE775687
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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ReaderMessages

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\ReaderMessages
Size 64KB
SHA256 0bcaa6ac75aa0f4af2cd9b212318eedfcff2fe13ca136fff965d9f5acfa3047d
MD5 2f0fd45e019c99ed2721d99d57e9a4e4
SHA1 07303ab7d6ee72e225c6fada1349dc6c757080e2
SHA512 5de9d80a5727c326c7a5b8836a06bd98341628bb837c199beb1482be956c9e9a34760d654d5bf101d72ecb9533e4d23f313c01382252d06b659ae183cd1dea0e
SSDEEP 384:yezdThatELJ8SWvDTuGmQgZsLglKhubvGZsLRZh+vS4:e+eUZsLQCZsL3hUS4
TLSH
T1C353CBDB26348040CA07A8BBADB5731BB662D0BFC1C6F1E87E858A1780F453D9775687
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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