Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/03/2026, 03:33

General

  • Target
    a205f794058c59a19322debb1e96a6133ebbab01cb57ae159c2ddb3c7e97a922.exe
  • Size 5.8MB
  • Sample260305-d4ecwabs2r
  • SHA256 a205f794058c59a19322debb1e96a6133ebbab01cb57ae159c2ddb3c7e97a922
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Deobfuscated
Source
URLs
  • exe.dropper

    https://i.imgur.com/vu5qS42.png

Extracted

Path
  • C:\Decryption Instructions.txt

Ransom Note
  • ---------- Zero Day Locker ---------- Your files have been encrypted using Zero Day Ransomware! They can only be decrypted by paying us a ransom in cryptocurrency. Encrypted files have the .zeroday extension. IMPORTANT: Do not modify or rename encrypted files, as they may become unrecoverable. Contact us at the following telegram contact to discuss payment. .me/praiukiu6 ---------- ZeroDayLocker ----------

Signatures

  • Renames multiple (185) files with added filename extension

    This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

  • Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a205f794058c59a19322debb1e96a6133ebbab01cb57ae159c2ddb3c7e97a922.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a205f794058c59a19322debb1e96a6133ebbab01cb57ae159c2ddb3c7e97a922.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:900
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command "(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://i.imgur.com/vu5qS42.png', 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Wallpaper.png')"
      2⤵
      • Badlisted process makes network request
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1452
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command "Add-Type -TypeDefinition 'using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; public class Wallpaper { [DllImport(\"user32.dll\", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)] public static extern int SystemParametersInfo(int uAction, int uParam, string lpvParam, int fuWinIni); public static void Set(string path) { SystemParametersInfo(20, 0, path, 3); } }'; [Wallpaper]::Set('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Wallpaper.png')"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3336
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iwqg3cbn\iwqg3cbn.cmdline"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1096
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
          C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES2D93.tmp" "c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iwqg3cbn\CSCE087242A7EAA4E81AD2ADDBD599E1A97.TMP"
          4⤵
            PID:1792

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          Decryption Instructions.txt

          • Path C:\Decryption Instructions.txt
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 25328daff895187fd33284855771920cd178f76c10a92301a3cd25857065e0e6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 d69b7d84970cb04cd069299fd8aa9cef8394999588bead979104dc3cb743b4f2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e1299c5457a20a3a0ddcee37c29fc652d4641f16291d33774267472759d2cbaf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          RES2D93.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES2D93.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 330ef513e3863166a13b1d520a79f24c2eec948afa5652c43dc4e86e8d1073b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_p3s5abvs.nkk.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_p3s5abvs.nkk.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          iwqg3cbn.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iwqg3cbn\iwqg3cbn.dll
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 3bb12b80744a91f8d085f38fba46ccd8586bd9ad0a1f771a653d5dad9348a790
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          CSCE087242A7EAA4E81AD2ADDBD599E1A97.TMP

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iwqg3cbn\CSCE087242A7EAA4E81AD2ADDBD599E1A97.TMP
          • Size 652B
          • SHA256 3437e315c496d6f2c05bd7afb899a08b19356d87967022791d511a456d79dcf9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          iwqg3cbn.0.cs

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iwqg3cbn\iwqg3cbn.0.cs
          • Size 312B
          • SHA256 331b27fcd961cc9e94bb774dfa7e1b8c5999d91f0f820924dc7c60a6610c1246
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          iwqg3cbn.cmdline

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iwqg3cbn\iwqg3cbn.cmdline
          • Size 369B
          • SHA256 c2653098e12d6782a12b91b585ee36baf1e087a594390bd0fd6848bceb63f750
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1096-1138-0x00000226F0580000-0x00000226F058C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1452-1110-0x000002327D4E0000-0x000002327D4F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1452-1115-0x000002327D360000-0x000002327D372000-memory.dmp

          memory/1452-1114-0x00000232634A0000-0x00000232634AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1452-1109-0x000002327D3B0000-0x000002327D3D2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1452-1101-0x000002327D4E0000-0x000002327D4F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1452-1102-0x000002327D4E0000-0x000002327D4F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/1792-1135-0x000002A80F470000-0x000002A80F47C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-1125-0x00000138A94E0000-0x00000138A94F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-1117-0x00000138A94E0000-0x00000138A94F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-1140-0x00000138A9600000-0x00000138A9608000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-1142-0x00000138A7920000-0x00000138A792C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3336-1143-0x00000138A94F0000-0x00000138A9502000-memory.dmp