Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/11/2026, 06:00

General

  • Target
    fa23d6f1b559df42e247c69dd8dc3e264e720305e0411864e03eb4890713d880.exe
  • Size 26.0MB
  • Sample261102-gqmnwasz2k
  • SHA256 fa23d6f1b559df42e247c69dd8dc3e264e720305e0411864e03eb4890713d880
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • Fake Chrome/Google updater delivering miners 1 IoCs
  • XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
  • Cryptocurrency Miner

    Makes network request to known mining pool URL.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa23d6f1b559df42e247c69dd8dc3e264e720305e0411864e03eb4890713d880.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fa23d6f1b559df42e247c69dd8dc3e264e720305e0411864e03eb4890713d880.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2040
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\dbkulu068p\ChromeMediaRunner.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\dbkulu068p\ChromeMediaRunner.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:5340
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\dbkulu068p\GoogleHealthService.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\dbkulu068p\GoogleHealthService.exe" /watchu
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1092
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\dbkulu068p\GoogleChromeAgent.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\dbkulu068p\GoogleChromeAgent.exe" /user
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1852

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ChromeMediaRunner.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\dbkulu068p\ChromeMediaRunner.exe
        • Size 26.0MB
        • SHA256 fa23d6f1b559df42e247c69dd8dc3e264e720305e0411864e03eb4890713d880
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_app.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\dbkulu068p\chrome_app.dll
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 f99a8760d01c8da3c8dc3723b43e221535dc6f83d5fa530e3e1cf19e5ed45dcf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1092-84-0x00007FF698F60000-0x00007FF69A90B000-memory.dmp

        memory/1852-36-0x00007FF713F50000-0x00007FF7158FB000-memory.dmp

        memory/2040-2-0x00007FF75A250000-0x00007FF75BBFB000-memory.dmp

        memory/2040-9-0x00007FF75A250000-0x00007FF75BBFB000-memory.dmp

        memory/2040-18-0x00007FF75A250000-0x00007FF75BBFB000-memory.dmp

        memory/5340-20-0x0000000142000000-0x0000000142A30000-memory.dmp

        memory/5340-64-0x0000000142000000-0x0000000142A30000-memory.dmp

        memory/5340-82-0x000001EACF580000-0x000001EACF5A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5340-83-0x00007FF7FAB60000-0x00007FF7FC50B000-memory.dmp