Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/02/2026, 21:47

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 1.6MB
  • Sample260214-1naq3sat3d
  • SHA256 3468d4fecf3ad380d5ab579fcc149680999c431eb07617707a639763906c2be2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • systembc

C2
  • headwindvariable.cc

  • endlessgrumbler.cc

Attributes
  • dns

    5.132.191.104

Signatures

  • SystemBC

    SystemBC is a proxy and remote administration tool first seen in 2019.

  • Systembc family
  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

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

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

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.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
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3924
  • C:\ProgramData\xnfw\adhqbq.exe
    C:\ProgramData\xnfw\adhqbq.exe
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Identifies Wine through registry keys
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4260

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        adhqbq.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\xnfw\adhqbq.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 3468d4fecf3ad380d5ab579fcc149680999c431eb07617707a639763906c2be2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Test Task17.job

        • Path C:\Windows\Tasks\Test Task17.job
        • Size 234B
        • SHA256 cc2a68bc1d051d541fd92023e1ad75c2e790f716d3412030b813947642d58a7d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/3924-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-3-0x0000000004860000-0x0000000004861000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-5-0x00000000048A0000-0x00000000048A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-4-0x0000000004880000-0x0000000004881000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-2-0x0000000004870000-0x0000000004871000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-1-0x0000000004890000-0x0000000004891000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3924-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-19-0x0000000004860000-0x0000000004861000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-20-0x0000000004880000-0x0000000004881000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-16-0x0000000004890000-0x0000000004891000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-25-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-17-0x0000000004870000-0x0000000004871000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-30-0x00000000048A0000-0x00000000048A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4260-34-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000082A000-memory.dmp