Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20250210-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250210-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    12/02/2025, 20:19

General

  • Target

    random.exe

  • Size

    4.0MB

  • MD5

    144a3d70dc42db576f46a82fb2ffd132

  • SHA1

    3abd5b0744371c9e3a1458add64a299339578bf1

  • SHA256

    3c9b4123d9f1f2287c85c45351985b73e010a0930e62b8f6921b6f637fc39d2c

  • SHA512

    1d44fc4d65e0a153ebf098bf8f32de6fc4e5708f99b2a7fd7d12be1a8d3e8e3e61bdd3710e554f9e5547e17912bd9e76ef33465a8fca32b7454de60685e9afec

  • SSDEEP

    98304:8eacETp6K2SFl+NGEYfIXZVUQBMxFWtzzgAyjFv:8mGqYAJVU4gWtY3Fv

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

gcleaner

C2

185.156.73.73

Signatures

  • GCleaner

    GCleaner is a Pay-Per-Install malware loader first discovered in early 2019.

  • Gcleaner family
  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 3 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 10 IoCs
  • Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

    BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 36 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 24 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 4 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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\random.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\random.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Identifies Wine through registry keys
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4968
    • C:\Windows\BitLockerDiscoveryVolumeContents\BitLockerToGo.exe
      "C:\Windows\BitLockerDiscoveryVolumeContents\BitLockerToGo.exe"
      2⤵
      • Downloads MZ/PE file
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1156
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PG9lbSBwcm9kdWN0X21hbnVmYWN0dXJlcj0iIiBwcm9kdWN0X25hbWU9IiIvPjxleHAgZXRhZz0iJnF1b3Q7RSt4YkF6Nlk2c1UxMjg5YlM2cWw0VlJMYmtqZkJVR1RNSnNqckhyNDRpST0mcXVvdDsiLz48YXBwIGFwcGlkPSJ7OEE2OUQzNDUtRDU2NC00NjNjLUFGRjEtQTY5RDlFNTMwRjk2fSIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMTIzLjAuNjMxMi4xMjMiIG5leHR2ZXJzaW9uPSIiIGxhbmc9ImVuIiBicmFuZD0iR0dMUyIgY2xpZW50PSIiIGluc3RhbGxhZ2U9IjIiIGluc3RhbGxkYXRldGltZT0iMTczOTE4NDAzMyIgb29iZV9pbnN0YWxsX3RpbWU9IjEzMzgzNjU1NjU2MjA2MDAwMCI-PGV2ZW50IGV2ZW50dHlwZT0iMzEiIGV2ZW50cmVzdWx0PSIxIiBlcnJvcmNvZGU9IjAiIGV4dHJhY29kZTE9IjIxNzk4NjIiIHN5c3RlbV91cHRpbWVfdGlja3M9IjQ5MzM2NjMxMDYiLz48L2FwcD48L3JlcXVlc3Q-
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    PID:1724
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_133.0.3065.59.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_133.0.3065.59.exe" --msedge --verbose-logging --do-not-launch-msedge --system-level --channel=stable
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4400
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe" --install-archive="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_133.0.3065.59.exe" --msedge --verbose-logging --do-not-launch-msedge --system-level --channel=stable
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • System policy modification
      PID:1768
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.60 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.59 --initial-client-data=0x23c,0x240,0x244,0x218,0x248,0x7ff6f0b26a68,0x7ff6f0b26a74,0x7ff6f0b26a80
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:660
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --system-level --verbose-logging --create-shortcuts=2 --install-level=1
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1456
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.60 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.59 --initial-client-data=0x23c,0x240,0x244,0x218,0x248,0x7ff6f0b26a68,0x7ff6f0b26a74,0x7ff6f0b26a80
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          PID:4724
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --register-package-identity --verbose-logging --system-level
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:136
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.60 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.59 --initial-client-data=0x248,0x24c,0x250,0x224,0x254,0x7ff6fb276a68,0x7ff6fb276a74,0x7ff6fb276a80
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          PID:2392
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --remove-deprecated-packages --verbose-logging --system-level
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2560
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.60 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.59 --initial-client-data=0x23c,0x240,0x244,0x218,0x248,0x7ff6fb276a68,0x7ff6fb276a74,0x7ff6fb276a80
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          PID:1352
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --msedge --channel=stable --update-game-assist-package --verbose-logging --system-level
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:236
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Windows\SystemTemp\MsEdgeCrashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=133.0.6943.60 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\133.0.3065.59\Installer\setup.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Edge --annotation=ver=133.0.3065.59 --initial-client-data=0x23c,0x240,0x244,0x218,0x248,0x7ff6fb276a68,0x7ff6fb276a74,0x7ff6fb276a80
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          PID:4840

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install\{422088F4-9DFB-4E03-99BB-875E5F9EFA97}\EDGEMITMP_6383F.tmp\setup.exe

    Filesize

    6.8MB

    MD5

    1b3e9c59f9c7a134ec630ada1eb76a39

    SHA1

    a7e831d392e99f3d37847dcc561dd2e017065439

    SHA256

    ce78ccfb0c9cdb06ea61116bc57e50690650b6b5cf37c1aebfb30c19458ee4ae

    SHA512

    c0e50410dc92d80ff7bc854907774fc551564e078a8d38ca6421f15cea50282c25efac4f357b52b066c4371f9b8d4900fa8122dd80ab06ecbd851c6e049f7a3e

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe

    Filesize

    3.9MB

    MD5

    ad5f7dc7ca3e67dce70c0a89c04519e0

    SHA1

    a10b03234627ca8f3f8034cd5637cda1b8246d83

    SHA256

    663fe0f4e090583e6aa5204b9a80b7a76f677259066e56a7345aebc6bc3e7d31

    SHA512

    ad5490e9865caa454c47ec2e96364b9c566b553e64801da60c295acd570017747be1aff6f22ca6c20c6eee6f6d05a058af72569fd6e656f66e48010978c7fd51

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\GLTARREZ\service[1].htm

    Filesize

    1B

    MD5

    cfcd208495d565ef66e7dff9f98764da

    SHA1

    b6589fc6ab0dc82cf12099d1c2d40ab994e8410c

    SHA256

    5feceb66ffc86f38d952786c6d696c79c2dbc239dd4e91b46729d73a27fb57e9

    SHA512

    31bca02094eb78126a517b206a88c73cfa9ec6f704c7030d18212cace820f025f00bf0ea68dbf3f3a5436ca63b53bf7bf80ad8d5de7d8359d0b7fed9dbc3ab99

  • C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

    Filesize

    74KB

    MD5

    013d8a3da2e800093827d551bfe913aa

    SHA1

    2f7d996a0c08173c5351cffd72c290ba80111818

    SHA256

    18d30049f1c8145dc3c0563c9c692350dd7c2072cd8ff867d400e69af1bdfdf7

    SHA512

    bc3555c7e227550aa60a3c61fc8ba732f7108676e3b66a05529e0fd11090c8edab3ec6bd661467431fe2b19c91d00ca6c7fd463f012662ed3560547baef7ce67

  • C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

    Filesize

    101KB

    MD5

    5fb6d9623f73448f7ae0b8ae9b30b64e

    SHA1

    5451ff5c3d4b13daf3837e122dcf64d2fb0ba80c

    SHA256

    b1205b4a9442b9e4fb2ae433429d5ac1b569c16160e9f1482e80fced5cf2dcdb

    SHA512

    42bcae3907a172436dfad623d67570494d240ce402aad8c058a729846910e3d7c5810b0d19e01564610c98d2ea8d61c96b0237ae61ae38711cd82bc414cb530a

  • C:\Windows\SystemTemp\msedge_installer.log

    Filesize

    106KB

    MD5

    e828c3080ee171b0ef70318b51bcd1ae

    SHA1

    1ff3cbd4c0b645ba2f49c233de3aafbeeef918f1

    SHA256

    2121dacbdddaca2a1bab0d66d5f0ac82e296cfbde5f717dd075392541339d801

    SHA512

    f7e745ca6f123e26999b7a9076f784dc1d8a5749f27ad50c2dd216cffa493e29c886e29b08f8687e6094b79a47580a006aa45d34ba6fecd54c7393cfcdf6b994

  • memory/1156-20-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    112KB

  • memory/1156-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    188KB

  • memory/1156-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    188KB

  • memory/1156-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    188KB

  • memory/1156-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    188KB

  • memory/1156-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    188KB

  • memory/4968-14-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000D57000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4968-9-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000D57000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4968-0-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000D57000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4968-8-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000D57000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4968-7-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000D57000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4968-6-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000D57000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4968-4-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000D57000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4968-3-0x0000000000290000-0x0000000000D57000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4968-2-0x0000000000291000-0x00000000004CE000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    2.2MB

  • memory/4968-1-0x00000000778F6000-0x00000000778F8000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB