Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
19/03/2026, 16:55
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
installer.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260129-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
installer.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
General
- Target installer.exe
- Size 3.4MB
- Sample260319-vfcb2sg18j
- SHA256 f67a9f79d2adf2ed0b74c2ba2f8b841d4b86830f648fa63b654839fb5eff2049
- MD5 c19daaf9d543291fcc474480ce723b9e
- SHA1 e74b0249e269a1e87170024e1dd61d0b54ec541d
- SHA512 330d7ee5177ab2538cc0198c3f973ab23c4fadc1ed61fe019f43f8284ff6cc6b89de9fd0e60a226d70c13eccd7fd7cf0e0127c3e7002c5889debf93324762a4e
- SSDEEP 98304:p37IS/jDHTD/9gSZdENqvIPNeqEWXc2yW2w:pRHzD9gnNbxyfw
- TLSH T12BF53328A1345AB6D8BF6BF410FC5D1910A22382B1ADC94B7D1F9FF908912F61F36794
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detect SalatStealer payload 18 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/756-1-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000010A7000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/756-2-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000010A7000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/756-3-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000010A7000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/756-11-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000010A7000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/4500-16-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000001787000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-18-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-19-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/4528-42-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000014C7000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/1648-50-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000001447000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-72-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-85-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-86-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-87-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-88-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-89-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-90-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-91-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer behavioral2/memory/5024-92-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp family_salatstealer - Salatstealer family
- UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" powershell.exe - salatstealer
SalatStealer is a stealer that takes sceenshot written in Golang.
- Badlisted process makes network request 5 IoCs
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
flow pid Process 25 5044 powershell.exe 26 5044 powershell.exe 27 5044 powershell.exe 28 5044 powershell.exe 29 5044 powershell.exe - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 4500 RuntimeBroker.exe 4528 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 1648 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files 1 TTPs
Steal credentials from unsecured files.
- Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3119821332-640943685-2562343641-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\RuntimeBroker = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\RuntimeBroker.exe" installer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3119821332-640943685-2562343641-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\StartMenuExperienceHost = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Sidebar\\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" installer.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Recovery ReAgentc.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Recovery\ReAgent.xml ReAgentc.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/756-0-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000010A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/756-1-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000010A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/756-2-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000010A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/756-3-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000010A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b3ee-10.dat upx behavioral2/memory/5024-12-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/756-11-0x0000000000450000-0x00000000010A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4500-15-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000001787000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4500-16-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000001787000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-18-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-19-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4528-27-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000014C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4528-42-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000014C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1648-48-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000001447000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1648-50-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000001447000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-72-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-85-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-86-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-87-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-88-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-89-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-90-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-91-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5024-92-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000001637000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe StartMenuExperienceHost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\19dc22e5-0ab9-6725-e9cd-d7f6a96ce50a installer.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\RuntimeBroker.exe installer.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\19dc22e5-0ab9-6725-e9cd-d7f6a96ce50a installer.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe installer.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe StartMenuExperienceHost.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\setuperr.log ReAgentc.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\diagerr.xml ReAgentc.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGC\diagwrn.xml ReAgentc.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Logs\ReAgent\ReAgent.log ReAgentc.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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 ReAgentc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language installer.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language StartMenuExperienceHost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language RuntimeBroker.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language StartMenuExperienceHost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language StartMenuExperienceHost.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 42 IoCs
pid Process 756 installer.exe 756 installer.exe 756 installer.exe 756 installer.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5044 powershell.exe 5044 powershell.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5044 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 756 wrote to memory of 5024 756 installer.exe 80 PID 5024 wrote to memory of 5044 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 83 PID 5024 wrote to memory of 4528 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 85 PID 5024 wrote to memory of 1648 5024 StartMenuExperienceHost.exe 87 PID 5044 wrote to memory of 232 5044 powershell.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\installer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\installer.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:756 -
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5024 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell.exe3⤵
- UAC bypass
- Badlisted process makes network request
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5044 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ReAgentc.exe"C:\Windows\system32\ReAgentc.exe" /disable4⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:232
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4528
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1648
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\RuntimeBroker.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\RuntimeBroker.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4500
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"1⤵PID:2960
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"1⤵PID:1136
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"1⤵PID:2272
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
2Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
3Credentials In Files
3Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
- Size 3.4MB
- SHA256 f67a9f79d2adf2ed0b74c2ba2f8b841d4b86830f648fa63b654839fb5eff2049
- MD5 c19daaf9d543291fcc474480ce723b9e
- SHA1 e74b0249e269a1e87170024e1dd61d0b54ec541d
- SHA512 330d7ee5177ab2538cc0198c3f973ab23c4fadc1ed61fe019f43f8284ff6cc6b89de9fd0e60a226d70c13eccd7fd7cf0e0127c3e7002c5889debf93324762a4e
- SSDEEP 98304:p37IS/jDHTD/9gSZdENqvIPNeqEWXc2yW2w:pRHzD9gnNbxyfw
- TLSH T12BF53328A1345AB6D8BF6BF410FC5D1910A22382B1ADC94B7D1F9FF908912F61F36794
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2x3les3u.l0b.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH