Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20251016-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20251016-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    05/11/2025, 09:48

General

  • Target
    4cef6738ef175fa988e9867ca19d2a12f1bf55d2cab07246010833fdb0f4d0f0(3).msi
  • Size 14.9MB
  • Sample251105-ls29kavrer
  • SHA256 4cef6738ef175fa988e9867ca19d2a12f1bf55d2cab07246010833fdb0f4d0f0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • CaslteBOT

    CastleBot is modular trojan first observed in early 2025.

  • Castlebot family
  • Detects CastleBOT payload 1 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Themida packer 4 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • VMProtect packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 13 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cef6738ef175fa988e9867ca19d2a12f1bf55d2cab07246010833fdb0f4d0f0(3).msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:4244
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4200
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2488
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 1AB69F55FBA9A4EB6A19C052DEE65F62
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4008
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-669c10f6-28e0-487d-b769-93feaec90922\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5532
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:616
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-669c10f6-28e0-487d-b769-93feaec90922\files\signed.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-669c10f6-28e0-487d-b769-93feaec90922\files\signed.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5480
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-669c10f6-28e0-487d-b769-93feaec90922\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3976
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-669c10f6-28e0-487d-b769-93feaec90922\files"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4040
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4276

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        e57d37d.rbs

        • Path C:\Config.Msi\e57d37d.rbs
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 fe0c47ea6870f5820245bd1fbc9c2dbabd8562a14f956e4ec761e66a6dddf656
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        files.cab

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-669c10f6-28e0-487d-b769-93feaec90922\files.cab
        • Size 14.6MB
        • SHA256 dd14dcbd48b63fba08e531f58bbb2c5db71cf5f545652bbcdb48aaaab8f72215
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        signed.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-669c10f6-28e0-487d-b769-93feaec90922\files\signed.exe
        • Size 14.6MB
        • SHA256 5b2adba1eeb0f5e756cfc94641ab4ad2bc9c8ec61c11938537b69c31cc992540
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        msiwrapper.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-669c10f6-28e0-487d-b769-93feaec90922\msiwrapper.ini
        • Size 1004B
        • SHA256 d2a691a17ea2166b378b4d5085d17d804407b41f789c99ef34d0d1e6736b93d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        msiwrapper.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-669c10f6-28e0-487d-b769-93feaec90922\msiwrapper.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 b4619166115ab5f75f77c165e8bfb154a5319537fa00434bc35420f158c55462
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        msiwrapper.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-669c10f6-28e0-487d-b769-93feaec90922\msiwrapper.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 1d86ff3a42df48296b5e6f886bad95c96900d62f54fd4d1cff961f0e122eb67b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        MSID486.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSID486.tmp
        • Size 208KB
        • SHA256 fd622cf73ea951a6de631063aba856487d77745dd1500adca61902b8dde56fe1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        metadata-2

        • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
        • Size 24.1MB
        • SHA256 56d4de727c870faf13182de9892e645bf3952237fb19cd4a00ff846bc2e122ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        {3245a48d-581f-44ec-a670-8f1dd9b44a86}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

        • Path \??\Volume{4c5b2eac-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{3245a48d-581f-44ec-a670-8f1dd9b44a86}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 fc79f44294942de794630532ad6a33813455e960daf9feb4cc50f678c449d32f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/5480-68-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000A96000-memory.dmp

        memory/5480-69-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000A96000-memory.dmp

        memory/5480-70-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BE1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5480-75-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000A96000-memory.dmp