Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows11-21h2_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250211-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system -
submitted
11-02-2025 18:13
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Hydroponically.exe
Resource
win11-20250211-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
Resource
win11-20250210-en
General
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Target
Hydroponically.exe
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Size
1.0MB
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MD5
0cabe66c0ed542e70a70b64927fec71f
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SHA1
1fafdf96adb43e3c34463c80eb9d85f80af0b379
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SHA256
76ea8da0b1641a77ef92d4a73aaa44d9c5d0abe392b546148f61af0e895a0ba9
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SHA512
cfa24572c06e5575c22edfccb0c4d0c926e170b651082d513d504cc3b882163df7ec16f7f347265e915decf43b91ecdb31628d612f39134cc7d59ec083647f41
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SSDEEP
24576:LzOEC045+XIG9UFPXbQEEDbrQzNG5Hgapm:eEeQ4nfbQEEf3NgX
Malware Config
Signatures
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Guloader family
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Guloader,Cloudeye
A shellcode based downloader first seen in 2020.
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Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
pid Process 1400 Hydroponically.exe 1400 Hydroponically.exe -
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
pid Process 1400 Hydroponically.exe 244 Hydroponically.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Hydroponically.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Hydroponically.exe -
Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000 taskmgr.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Properties\{b725f130-47ef-101a-a5f1-02608c9eebac}\000A taskmgr.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\FriendlyName taskmgr.exe -
Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2417498994-1216132997-487892065-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\SystemAppData\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\StartTerminalOnLoginTask taskmgr.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
pid Process 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe -
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
pid Process 1400 Hydroponically.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1072 taskmgr.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1072 taskmgr.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 1072 taskmgr.exe Token: 33 1072 taskmgr.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1072 taskmgr.exe -
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 40 IoCs
pid Process 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe -
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
pid Process 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe 1072 taskmgr.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1400 wrote to memory of 244 1400 Hydroponically.exe 83 PID 1400 wrote to memory of 244 1400 Hydroponically.exe 83 PID 1400 wrote to memory of 244 1400 Hydroponically.exe 83 PID 1400 wrote to memory of 244 1400 Hydroponically.exe 83
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hydroponically.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hydroponically.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1400 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hydroponically.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hydroponically.exe"2⤵
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:244
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C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe"C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /01⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
PID:1072
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
11KB
MD53f176d1ee13b0d7d6bd92e1c7a0b9bae
SHA1fe582246792774c2c9dd15639ffa0aca90d6fd0b
SHA256fa4ab1d6f79fd677433a31ada7806373a789d34328da46ccb0449bbf347bd73e
SHA5120a69124819b7568d0dea4e9e85ce8fe61c7ba697c934e3a95e2dcfb9f252b1d9da7faf8774b6e8efd614885507acc94987733eba09a2f5e7098b774dfc8524b6