Analysis

  • max time kernel
    69s
  • max time network
    70s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20250313-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250313-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    28/03/2025, 09:49

General

  • Target

    uhard.exe

  • Size

    14.0MB

  • MD5

    1ab2548e89e865f83bce578b8aff8512

  • SHA1

    1b451945f85137e38afcc183b26bb65aa2079b93

  • SHA256

    5c83ef5c137cd2ad8d898b27acbac09a5f218a105aaecf39dc364df837f11d6d

  • SHA512

    f34fa46b08f90b9c5bc3a1b46d20f28118d19f1cfc26847f08a42d28046dadf407d2d04bacc0ffd49ea222eb64123cb360d63b68083a42fab6a8755939cd14b4

  • SSDEEP

    393216:OPsdXtBcda7nzo7Vd7Qv1CPwDvt3uFRCONTQP76Nuudq+/XSdEVB3:OITkl

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 13 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 15 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

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

  • Embeds OpenSSL 2 IoCs

    Embeds OpenSSL, may be used to circumvent TLS interception.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 54 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\uhard.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uhard.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4472
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\System32'"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5028
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\System32'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2916
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows \System32'"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4508
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows \System32'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:6120
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c mkdir "\\?\C:\Windows \System32"
      2⤵
        PID:2760
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c start "" "C:\Windows \System32\printui.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5812
        • C:\Windows \System32\printui.exe
          "C:\Windows \System32\printui.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5224
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
            cmd.exe /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows \System32'; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\System32';"
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5284
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows \System32'; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\System32';"
              5⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:3196
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
            cmd.exe /c sc create x372311 binPath= "C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch" type= own start= auto && reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\x372311\Parameters /v ServiceDll /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "C:\Windows\System32\x372311.dat" /f && sc start x372311
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5268
            • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
              sc create x372311 binPath= "C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch" type= own start= auto
              5⤵
              • Launches sc.exe
              PID:3948
            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
              reg add HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\x372311\Parameters /v ServiceDll /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "C:\Windows\System32\x372311.dat" /f
              5⤵
              • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
              • Modifies registry key
              PID:896
            • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
              sc start x372311
              5⤵
              • Launches sc.exe
              PID:4852
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
            cmd.exe /c start "" "C:\Windows\System32\console_zero.exe"
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1680
            • C:\Windows\System32\console_zero.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\console_zero.exe"
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Loads dropped DLL
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3816
              • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "console_zero" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\System32\console_zero.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                6⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4300
                • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                  schtasks /create /tn "console_zero" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\System32\console_zero.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                  7⤵
                  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                  PID:5212
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
            cmd.exe /c timeout /t 14 /nobreak && rmdir /s /q "C:\Windows \"
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1532
            • C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe
              timeout /t 14 /nobreak
              5⤵
              • Delays execution with timeout.exe
              PID:1508
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
            cmd.exe /c timeout /t 16 /nobreak && del /q "C:\Windows \System32\printui.dll"
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3160
            • C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe
              timeout /t 16 /nobreak
              5⤵
              • Delays execution with timeout.exe
              PID:2404
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c timeout /t 10 /nobreak && del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uhard.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2824
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout /t 10 /nobreak
          3⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:2692
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
      1⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1896
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'c:\windows\system32'
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1372
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'c:\windows\system32'
          3⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2028
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows \System32'
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4596
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows \System32'
          3⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5072

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

      Filesize

      2KB

      MD5

      627073ee3ca9676911bee35548eff2b8

      SHA1

      4c4b68c65e2cab9864b51167d710aa29ebdcff2e

      SHA256

      85b280a39fc31ba1e15fb06102a05b8405ff3b82feb181d4170f04e466dd647c

      SHA512

      3c5f6c03e253b83c57e8d6f0334187dbdcdf4fa549eecd36cbc1322dca6d3ca891dc6a019c49ec2eafb88f82d0434299c31e4dfaab123acb42e0546218f311fb

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      e3840d9bcedfe7017e49ee5d05bd1c46

      SHA1

      272620fb2605bd196df471d62db4b2d280a363c6

      SHA256

      3ac83e70415b9701ee71a4560232d7998e00c3db020fde669eb01b8821d2746f

      SHA512

      76adc88ab3930acc6b8b7668e2de797b8c00edcfc41660ee4485259c72a8adf162db62c2621ead5a9950f12bfe8a76ccab79d02fda11860afb0e217812cac376

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      944B

      MD5

      781da0576417bf414dc558e5a315e2be

      SHA1

      215451c1e370be595f1c389f587efeaa93108b4c

      SHA256

      41a5aef8b0bbeea2766f40a7bba2c78322379f167c610f7055ccb69e7db030fe

      SHA512

      24e283aa30a2903ebe154dad49b26067a45e46fec57549ad080d3b9ec3f272044efaaed3822d067837f5521262192f466c47195ffe7f75f8c7c5dcf3159ea737

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gwzyidef.xfa.ps1

      Filesize

      60B

      MD5

      d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

      SHA1

      6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

      SHA256

      96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

      SHA512

      5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

    • C:\Windows \System32\printui.dll

      Filesize

      13.5MB

      MD5

      b9535d1ddea89186bdf5d3c81efc99d7

      SHA1

      6275c56c0f017dd189ba328687f8251c18615177

      SHA256

      10f37f41afa5a98b04c8fc73c99cc531cd1605751b82602a8e4e23531c3110c6

      SHA512

      2428f8498dd4ceaec55f8fe02f37fcc9b0e5b8d852d5e8eb23b814a77a43dfad9baecb20770f040afa5b95cf4dd35265c038edf774f91ff5d059032a92cb41e2

    • C:\Windows \System32\printui.exe

      Filesize

      80KB

      MD5

      d7df792fe20b1daf6447e814d6bf401f

      SHA1

      8f5bf1cd4d392af15269c3fbb0b9b21ada9e48f1

      SHA256

      d364449b387afc0a4345cb0f85f9f1c6d967dd2c4c37881d39f5d45b549b0db5

      SHA512

      d27d0710cb2da039c89ce151c54c11fefbeec0ac9ee48e80937e415373c78526a9d925b17df01acd6cf9751140f806e1fc71bb10542366d86f935d105be4492c

    • C:\Windows\System32\console_zero.exe

      Filesize

      652KB

      MD5

      9de430ab142b87e55e31a628c0225c96

      SHA1

      0acee5fcc1722b754a0cb31c031a12f5ace98f91

      SHA256

      4ffb3c0c7b38105183fb06d1084ab943c6e87f9644f783014684c5cb8db32e32

      SHA512

      104662303588ccc20c1e2f2599ce9974c1d5c03d30d3a60986dd1a623479d0a67d7249e4899c0d261614ffdabd02c3d6e40939f0e41427bfeb4ecea8ca229780

    • C:\Windows\System32\libcrypto-3-x64.dll

      Filesize

      4.5MB

      MD5

      158f0e7c4529e3867e07545c6d1174a9

      SHA1

      9ff0cccb271f0215ad24427b7254832549565154

      SHA256

      dcc1fa1a341597ddb1476e3b5b3952456f07870a26fc30b0c6e6312764baa1fc

      SHA512

      51e79d8d0ab183046f87aa659973b45147bb1e1ae8883f688c615ccb18bf9fccb8779dd872b01748bacd56e141bc096c2bb4ccf32ebd7a49adc76363355e40fe

    • C:\Windows\System32\libcurl.dll

      Filesize

      575KB

      MD5

      18ce47f58b4c1a9cfc1edf7c8bf49b7c

      SHA1

      e74d08ab06ed8200d7e674d8031d6df8250de8cb

      SHA256

      36d97f1c254832cee9698cea2f1a63ea98d231641fd29715ef581be103ace602

      SHA512

      19b2d6968095c4e8f08c66ab73e7ec5e0439712bcb2777266602ef2ad123a779395a3d44bc0c7c9945376998fb2165bc60e6bf682863a55a0cff40c720594bdd

    • C:\Windows\System32\libiconv-2.dll

      Filesize

      1.8MB

      MD5

      158bc77453d382cf6679ce35df740cc5

      SHA1

      9a3c123ce4b6f6592ed50d6614387d059bfb842f

      SHA256

      cf131738f4b5fe3f42e9108e24595fc3e6573347d78e4e69ec42106c1eebe42c

      SHA512

      6eb1455537cb4e62e9432032372fae9ce824a48346e00baf38ef2f840e0ed3f55acaee2656da656db00ae0bdef808f8da291dd10d7453815152eda0ccfc73147

    • C:\Windows\System32\libpq.dll

      Filesize

      319KB

      MD5

      ef060e5c414b7be5875437ff2fb8ec54

      SHA1

      6dcf04dff9b25be556ec97660f95acf708c0c870

      SHA256

      e6aced8d30471f35b37abbf172ce357b6a8f18af5feb342b6cffc01d3378f2b4

      SHA512

      67bff321ba901a0b0dc0f6c4a723d7df35418f593e16e6193673cce5190d76355409f676c1ea5d0cb46493f5735209089a3a52d3d716eb8187bf6e846792e2e8

    • C:\Windows\System32\libssl-3-x64.dll

      Filesize

      799KB

      MD5

      69d0fee0cc47c3b255c317f08ce8d274

      SHA1

      782bc8f64b47a9dcedc95895154dca60346f5dd7

      SHA256

      ba979c2dbfb35d205d9d28d97d177f33d501d954c7187330f6893bb7d0858713

      SHA512

      4955252c7220810ed2eaca002e57d25fbc17862f4878983c4351c917cf7873eb84ae00e5651583004f15a08789be64bdb34ff20cb0e172c9c1376706deb4aa1a

    • C:\Windows\System32\libwinpthread-1.dll

      Filesize

      51KB

      MD5

      9dc829c2c8962347bc9adf891c51ac05

      SHA1

      bf9251a7165bb2981e613ac5d9051f19edb68463

      SHA256

      ffe2d56375bb4e8bdee9037df6befc5016ddd8871d0d85027314dd5792f8fdc9

      SHA512

      fd7e6f50a21cb59075dfa08c5e6275fd20723b01a23c3e24fb369f2d95a379b5ac6ae9f509aa42861d9c5114be47cce9ff886f0a03758bfdc3a2a9c4d75fab56

    • C:\Windows\System32\zlib1.dll

      Filesize

      88KB

      MD5

      f53d1efea4855da42da07de49d80ba68

      SHA1

      920349f4bd5a5b8e77195c81e261dfa2177eb1ee

      SHA256

      7e9f43688189578042d791e3e5301165316edc7c1ed739e0669c033a3ca08037

      SHA512

      5d72f64b8e5c42a3c9a7bcbbe8a1598a85402ade4f312ab9e26869f8b39952a3aa037f2cf7da89e686c5bc3fcb221feeae077b9ffd2eef98dac0e307637fe7bd

    • C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

      Filesize

      4KB

      MD5

      dbbd2d4458d7e8094846420da595dfc3

      SHA1

      267cb47b904f14a519d2bd73abfdb30e1a06e1a6

      SHA256

      e27390d57580e3dfba07bec3d8e430203bbc91e90f6937079b3fd52abc721bd4

      SHA512

      480e7ca865b811f79f35fcfe7a9ac0280b48d1f9459873d18f000db55c72d53345cf3a10075c1ac407439545f699ce2a7bef38b00b4e19439edf384b00045531

    • C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      f2dd68ab8e611f0143c6ad176f223ae9

      SHA1

      30f580175773f251a9572fe757de6eaef6844abc

      SHA256

      f935809085e90f8fc2c003afb46e81de28f3312ec097cf46f2bdc2488cb893e7

      SHA512

      f664b850c2fc6773e48171be5c180d8bc5c3a27945f5e6604605006a3c93e0bf3a516b647d6411a4d6b75bdf0a5e15b4f3621bf5702bbc3c46f9b517cb69dd04

    • \??\c:\windows\system32\libintl-9.dll

      Filesize

      464KB

      MD5

      e79e7c9d547ddbee5c8c1796bd092326

      SHA1

      8e50b296f4630f6173fc77d07eea36433e62178a

      SHA256

      1125ac8dc0c4f5c3ed4712e0d8ad29474099fcb55bb0e563a352ce9d03ef1d78

      SHA512

      dba65731b7ada0ac90b4122c7b633cd8d9a54b92b2241170c6f09828554a0bc1b0f3edf6289b6141d3441ab11af90d6f8210a73f01964276d050e57fb94248e2

    • \??\c:\windows\system32\x372311.dat

      Filesize

      1.9MB

      MD5

      235ae0729d8c0f7b214d8c6ae232d9ef

      SHA1

      9d31b62b1cce50f3fe2160220c7520d2bc5b5f81

      SHA256

      a63d52678f467ac13da19c4b0e5ad265e44fb91070fd85c8daf22fddac004cb7

      SHA512

      cbd35195229726d711faa75a25a4eb38df51af631a5c22917f6f23308492c6637d38edab854e62f6801521422bc2876694371fa38eedc9cc2016ef3401a0ed8b

    • memory/1896-86-0x0000000064940000-0x0000000064955000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      84KB

    • memory/1896-87-0x0000000066000000-0x00000000661BD000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/1896-85-0x0000000068280000-0x00000000682F0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      448KB

    • memory/2028-120-0x0000019E9DA70000-0x0000019E9DA8C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      112KB

    • memory/2028-121-0x0000019E9DA90000-0x0000019E9DB43000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      716KB

    • memory/2028-128-0x0000019E9DE20000-0x0000019E9DE2A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2028-127-0x0000019E9DDD0000-0x0000019E9DDD6000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      24KB

    • memory/2028-126-0x0000019E9DDC0000-0x0000019E9DDC8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      32KB

    • memory/2028-125-0x0000019E9DE00000-0x0000019E9DE1A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      104KB

    • memory/2028-124-0x0000019E9DB60000-0x0000019E9DB6A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2028-123-0x0000019E9DDE0000-0x0000019E9DDFC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      112KB

    • memory/2028-122-0x0000019E9DB50000-0x0000019E9DB5A000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      40KB

    • memory/2916-16-0x00007FFA15740000-0x00007FFA16202000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2916-0-0x00007FFA15743000-0x00007FFA15745000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/2916-11-0x00007FFA15740000-0x00007FFA16202000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2916-12-0x00007FFA15740000-0x00007FFA16202000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2916-15-0x00007FFA15740000-0x00007FFA16202000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2916-10-0x00007FFA15740000-0x00007FFA16202000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2916-1-0x0000017E85310000-0x0000017E85332000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      136KB

    • memory/6120-31-0x00007FFA155B0000-0x00007FFA16072000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/6120-18-0x00007FFA155B0000-0x00007FFA16072000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/6120-19-0x00007FFA155B0000-0x00007FFA16072000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/6120-20-0x00007FFA155B0000-0x00007FFA16072000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB