Analysis

  • max time kernel
    110s
  • max time network
    123s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc 2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20250207-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc 2021-x64system
  • submitted
    09-02-2025 18:22

General

  • Target

    HVCI/Steam.exe

  • Size

    15.9MB

  • MD5

    8aac8c3763433c4633f9df18099454d8

  • SHA1

    488b942dc7da1066a2ca1531319dd91828501b44

  • SHA256

    841b830d52ffa466dcf7bc00f47f9097634782b4028ecc512ffb0ffb49107a92

  • SHA512

    200aabc46b9d25952906e3f6badab8802dd6fe2d3be598e92792ffdb6c2834042921ae441aae4c6cb8e51b9e1fadd2ad1a30f21ef7d0ff38da002b7b1ed96e7b

  • SSDEEP

    393216:BYSiS7PfvNPUBiLB1VSNq/+FEQ7jPeF7Bp6ibY4Tj:BYiXvFUxQO2np6UTj

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 2 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Themida packer 6 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HVCI\Steam.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HVCI\Steam.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1212
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
      "sc.exe" create InkLa1n binPath="C:\Windows\security\InkLa1n.sys" type=kernel
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1296
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
      "sc.exe" start InkLa1n
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1824
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-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
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    PID:4288

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • memory/1212-0-0x00007FFBC76F1000-0x00007FFBC76F3000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/1212-1-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001428F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40.9MB

  • memory/1212-2-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001428F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40.9MB

  • memory/1212-3-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001428F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40.9MB

  • memory/1212-4-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001428F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40.9MB

  • memory/1212-6-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001428F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40.9MB

  • memory/1212-7-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001428F1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    40.9MB