Analysis

  • max time kernel
    899s
  • max time network
    828s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/11/2026, 20:18

General

  • Target
    Spotify.exe
  • Size 22.1MB
  • Sample261104-y3myvavset
  • SHA256 8faf9ebc7b5171ee5000d464d68a69c1119b883eaae4cbed3d748ae27b2bdb94
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Uses browser remote debugging 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Can be used to control the browser and steal sensitive information such as credentials and session cookies.

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

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Spotify.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Spotify.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3804
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\znx_inject.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\znx_inject.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1776
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --webview-exe-name=Spotify.exe --webview-exe-version=1.2.1 --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView" --noerrdialogs --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-features=msWebOOUI,msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection --remote-debugging-port=9222 --lang=en-US --mojo-named-platform-channel-pipe=3804.4472.2878877940560371180
      2⤵
      • Uses browser remote debugging
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2256
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=crashpad-handler --user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Crashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=132.0.6834.160 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Edge WebView2" --annotation=ver=132.0.2957.140 --initial-client-data=0x15c,0x160,0x164,0x138,0x16c,0x7ffd503eb078,0x7ffd503eb084,0x7ffd503eb090
        3⤵
          PID:2540
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=gpu-process --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Spotify.exe --webview-exe-version=1.2.1 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=1724,i,4976444359790540511,10618550402996192848,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1716 /prefetch:2
          3⤵
            PID:4440
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Spotify.exe --webview-exe-version=1.2.1 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2044,i,4976444359790540511,10618550402996192848,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1920 /prefetch:3
            3⤵
              PID:3768
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Spotify.exe --webview-exe-version=1.2.1 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2360,i,4976444359790540511,10618550402996192848,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2372 /prefetch:8
              3⤵
                PID:2288
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Spotify.exe --webview-exe-version=1.2.1 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --remote-debugging-port=9222 --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --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=" --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3684,i,4976444359790540511,10618550402996192848,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3700 /prefetch:1
                3⤵
                • Uses browser remote debugging
                PID:3284
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=5140 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.546 --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=Spotify.exe --webview-exe-version=1.2.1 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=4240,i,4976444359790540511,10618550402996192848,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=756 /prefetch:8
                3⤵
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                PID:952

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                znx_inject.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\znx_inject.exe
                • Size 6.7MB
                • SHA256 e09d8cf2169e25f61d7c1e54194af32f28f92b47eb6d3befa5371fdf69b521f2
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                298ddd43-cfaa-4442-83ef-a4b430d46836.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\298ddd43-cfaa-4442-83ef-a4b430d46836.tmp
                • Size 5KB
                • SHA256 2a4e1d5437fa30eb0983a00b58c85fc9693e147e2ae4e1a77eec4767f139b616
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                31500013-dd6d-49b8-8269-ff8a99cde191.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\31500013-dd6d-49b8-8269-ff8a99cde191.tmp
                • Size 5KB
                • SHA256 c40c10afeed3592628ac43622a266e98ef186b7a87cafec0e649ba4075616663
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                38138e03-108b-4397-bd1d-702a27e34e13.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\38138e03-108b-4397-bd1d-702a27e34e13.tmp
                • Size 1KB
                • SHA256 8e86e0fff34bd1d9bec6640dd61ee5d4f29863cc45e6f16083afef0b278b7be3
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                8ff1f4cf-de2d-41ed-a6f3-7291a3c560fb.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\8ff1f4cf-de2d-41ed-a6f3-7291a3c560fb.tmp
                • Size 3KB
                • SHA256 538e2e248c6fc8a7fc6c9dce46d7a109244b6a0b989f947791aaeb7af21f024b
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                settings.dat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                • Size 280B
                • SHA256 812d88cd870afc8b26882694aa61f99dda2ca7b317fa1f8def708c9391ecc46c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                settings.dat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                • Size 280B
                • SHA256 3328bd0532a6f199e31ed85b54d2c7a51d111fecf0aa8f15a1a9e273c75f4631
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                throttle_store.dat

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

                861d43d1-57df-4854-8dc0-957a169a95b6.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Default\861d43d1-57df-4854-8dc0-957a169a95b6.tmp
                • Size 6KB
                • SHA256 6c3bdae89041e83f872e0ef5820cc68a61372ab3e99a22702caeff5df4ec1bae
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                temp-index

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\temp-index
                • Size 72B
                • SHA256 7b63057162e71e353c7ae2f03ce651dfa6ec397fb49d319f445f75deac98acbe
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                the-real-index

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                • Size 48B
                • SHA256 4bcb3d13277a33af72df45c24f42d53e9e9fef5608d252b64b21f317436b8e47
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                data_0

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Default\GPUCache\data_0
                • Size 8KB
                • SHA256 d6a5fe39cd672781b256e0e3102f7022635f1d4bb7cfcc90a80fffe4d0f3877e
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                data_1

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Default\GPUCache\data_1
                • Size 264KB
                • SHA256 902f30c1fb0597d0734bc34b979ec5d131f8f39a4b71b338083821216ec8d61b
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                data_2

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Default\GPUCache\data_2
                • Size 8KB
                • SHA256 ec1702806f4cc7c42a82fc2b38e89835fde7c64bb32060e0823c9077ca92efb7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                data_3

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Default\GPUCache\data_3
                • Size 8KB
                • SHA256 e09f42c398d688dce168570291f1f92d079987deda3099a34adb9e8c0522b30c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                SCT Auditing Pending Reports

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

                Preferences

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Default\Preferences
                • Size 6KB
                • SHA256 bd78a76280e42a378c4904705dc1fe8558ddbff01f874db1587513a75fc51115
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                MANIFEST-000001

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Default\Site Characteristics Database\MANIFEST-000001
                • Size 41B
                • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                CURRENT

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\CURRENT
                • Size 16B
                • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                Local State

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\Local State
                • Size 1KB
                • SHA256 19b9652cdf552fed87d62fee145be4f7f2a2e9707311a03fb762bc0a25c1dd59
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                a809c414-6132-4d96-b7f8-73b5f9c6819a.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\a809c414-6132-4d96-b7f8-73b5f9c6819a.tmp
                • Size 5KB
                • SHA256 593b93e8c8eb81329cd0f0c51c2e8b9b50fc666d48508d3f9eba5a379fbda10e
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                c1b1207f-f103-409b-9963-1e5c9034a76d.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\c1b1207f-f103-409b-9963-1e5c9034a76d.tmp
                • Size 4KB
                • SHA256 f2ab0c3bbba296307ef7c76319204a90a2423587c72198a2e4299522cdf45a81
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                f5f718ee-11e3-4bdc-aa29-24e64db0988c.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\f5f718ee-11e3-4bdc-aa29-24e64db0988c.tmp
                • Size 3KB
                • SHA256 4ab2a5bc7792c56d42d6786ab88c3e431c37513908f46f22ecb24227f7968d84
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                fe396476-ee59-46d5-8f82-ec9a57fde7f1.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\fe396476-ee59-46d5-8f82-ec9a57fde7f1.tmp
                • Size 2KB
                • SHA256 3fcac571ca60b400dfbe10b8ced30489abfe1757249c84653a8d064151c970aa
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                fed2356f-e6b2-4bc3-a43d-c591d06a502f.tmp

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.apphost.runtime\EBWebView\fed2356f-e6b2-4bc3-a43d-c591d06a502f.tmp
                • Size 4KB
                • SHA256 a6a392298bf58549bc2d916cdd0974bc1de37c8cf264d5a0e194a1f90296d6f8
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                app.json

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\5b214d43\app.json
                • Size 603B
                • SHA256 a1d78f7de83fdab989a707230995a7b976bbf5609b48a20b64ada62cb83f39f2
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                memory/952-321-0x00000218D0FF0000-0x00000218D0FF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/952-322-0x00000218D0FF0000-0x00000218D0FF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/952-316-0x00000218D0FF0000-0x00000218D0FF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/952-317-0x00000218D0FF0000-0x00000218D0FF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/952-312-0x00000218D0FF0000-0x00000218D0FF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/952-311-0x00000218D0FF0000-0x00000218D0FF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/952-310-0x00000218D0FF0000-0x00000218D0FF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/952-318-0x00000218D0FF0000-0x00000218D0FF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/952-319-0x00000218D0FF0000-0x00000218D0FF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/952-320-0x00000218D0FF0000-0x00000218D0FF1000-memory.dmp

                memory/2288-90-0x00007FFD6AD70000-0x00007FFD6AD71000-memory.dmp

                memory/2288-89-0x00007FFD6BAE0000-0x00007FFD6BAE1000-memory.dmp

                memory/3284-165-0x00007FFD6ACE0000-0x00007FFD6ACE1000-memory.dmp

                memory/3804-218-0x00007FF6F4300000-0x00007FF6F5928000-memory.dmp

                memory/3804-4-0x00007FF6F4300000-0x00007FF6F5928000-memory.dmp

                memory/4440-31-0x00007FFD6ACE0000-0x00007FFD6ACE1000-memory.dmp