Analysis

  • max time kernel
    50s
  • max time network
    52s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/10/2026, 23:22

General

  • Target
    Potassium.exe
  • Size 27.0MB
  • Sample261024-3cstmaxwgw
  • SHA256 c16fc7327138a291d9a2667dbd4b76ea007faf795f8b08aab31a7f1c3d6e3ce7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • 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.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Potassium.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Potassium.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5656
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --webview-exe-name=Potassium.exe --webview-exe-version=1.4.0 --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView" --noerrdialogs --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-features=msWebOOUI,msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection --enable-features=MojoIpcz --lang=en-US --accept-lang=en-US --mojo-named-platform-channel-pipe=5656.3544.12918632608238475386 /pfhostedapp:a6f4c2cdda1a5636fd6c405112e0015bf2b17363
      2⤵
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3560
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=crashpad-handler --user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView /prefetch:4 /pfhostedapp:a6f4c2cdda1a5636fd6c405112e0015bf2b17363 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Crashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=122.0.6261.139 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Edge WebView2" --annotation=ver=122.0.2365.106 --initial-client-data=0x184,0x188,0x18c,0x50,0x194,0x7ff8a0035fd8,0x7ff8a0035fe4,0x7ff8a0035ff0
        3⤵
          PID:2624
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=gpu-process --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Potassium.exe --webview-exe-version=1.4.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1756 --field-trial-handle=1760,i,17745713290678723746,4766957059628788440,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 /pfhostedapp:a6f4c2cdda1a5636fd6c405112e0015bf2b17363
          3⤵
            PID:4832
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Potassium.exe --webview-exe-version=1.4.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2344 --field-trial-handle=1760,i,17745713290678723746,4766957059628788440,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 /pfhostedapp:a6f4c2cdda1a5636fd6c405112e0015bf2b17363
            3⤵
              PID:244
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Potassium.exe --webview-exe-version=1.4.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2652 --field-trial-handle=1760,i,17745713290678723746,4766957059628788440,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 /pfhostedapp:a6f4c2cdda1a5636fd6c405112e0015bf2b17363
              3⤵
                PID:4272
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=renderer --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Potassium.exe --webview-exe-version=1.4.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --edge-webview-custom-scheme --no-appcompat-clear --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --js-flags="--harmony-weak-refs-with-cleanup-some --expose-gc --ms-user-locale=" --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3316 --field-trial-handle=1760,i,17745713290678723746,4766957059628788440,262144 --enable-features=MojoIpcz --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version /pfhostedapp:a6f4c2cdda1a5636fd6c405112e0015bf2b17363 /prefetch:1
                3⤵
                  PID:1588

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  2d6c1556-463d-46c8-ac1c-d38642a7a572.tmp

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\2d6c1556-463d-46c8-ac1c-d38642a7a572.tmp
                  • Size 15KB
                  • SHA256 e47f379e76055cdc2ff1ab3ae6995f6cc32eca2db9f5741f54c1f9c3769742df
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  71ac92c5-4187-486f-9fd9-da6581751a51.tmp

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\71ac92c5-4187-486f-9fd9-da6581751a51.tmp
                  • Size 2KB
                  • SHA256 51d8068799fd95d2759a779a878d3235417967f81151bead60bb34fe4c276f36
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  settings.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                  • Size 280B
                  • SHA256 6364645e791f802a6250882ae99eb9b95e7f8da8da32c312fa4d2bc512256c5e
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  settings.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                  • Size 280B
                  • SHA256 87dcfcaf6417b3fb429a56dd02eaf31cde72fd1591fd3d4dfff5bc901be913b9
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  throttle_store.dat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Crashpad\throttle_store.dat
                  • Size 20B
                  • SHA256 41c91a9c93d76295746a149dce7ebb3b9ee2cb551d84365fff108e59a61cc304
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  183e7d1c-4c89-4bbf-82a3-eab3b4824685.tmp

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Default\183e7d1c-4c89-4bbf-82a3-eab3b4824685.tmp
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 32592703b53e9930357322056bb41fcd7d2b847740eca3120b26f7872ab58b7f
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  temp-index

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\temp-index
                  • Size 96B
                  • SHA256 d30448215e1066f2a027e1bed2e576107c87a312e3f07157fd0cc616e675d09d
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  the-real-index

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                  • Size 48B
                  • SHA256 261eb10befe42e0358a1a433405296bf7bcfb734835be43061717883e39bcd6e
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  CURRENT

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\CURRENT
                  • Size 16B
                  • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  MANIFEST-000001

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Default\Extension Scripts\MANIFEST-000001
                  • Size 41B
                  • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                  • Size 2B
                  • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  data_0

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\GrShaderCache\data_0
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 d6a5fe39cd672781b256e0e3102f7022635f1d4bb7cfcc90a80fffe4d0f3877e
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_1

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\GrShaderCache\data_1
                  • Size 264KB
                  • SHA256 902f30c1fb0597d0734bc34b979ec5d131f8f39a4b71b338083821216ec8d61b
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_2

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\GrShaderCache\data_2
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 ec1702806f4cc7c42a82fc2b38e89835fde7c64bb32060e0823c9077ca92efb7
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  data_3

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\GrShaderCache\data_3
                  • Size 8KB
                  • SHA256 e09f42c398d688dce168570291f1f92d079987deda3099a34adb9e8c0522b30c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                  Local State

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\Local State
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 7d50d1d5b6b993dee0cdd6caedbe9508ccc3259162c7828b25b7a37b68bf073f
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  e02fb2ad-35fb-4d57-a5b4-49a13fa87776.tmp

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.pot.potassium-tauri\EBWebView\e02fb2ad-35fb-4d57-a5b4-49a13fa87776.tmp
                  • Size 3KB
                  • SHA256 cafca891b44a7d6e96f7f28dfcdfef01d18f9e4d633ed15986da693d9beea4d7
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  memory/1588-85-0x00007FF8C1240000-0x00007FF8C1241000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4832-20-0x00007FF8C1240000-0x00007FF8C1241000-memory.dmp