e9dc9addb5ff28e6f7948c7e6751da74da7c47c509717f850a0a7e149c66b548

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
149s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
18/04/2026, 13:02

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General

Target
hackebyGhost.exe
Size 9KB
Sample260418-p91c3sat3w
SHA256 e9dc9addb5ff28e6f7948c7e6751da74da7c47c509717f850a0a7e149c66b548
MD5 ad6353d7635babba1f2e7490bbf2deec
SHA1 c1a175161dfc59ee46b1679ceba0f8b8e2d93359
SHA512 ddd1ad8458d29771472bc58ece78614e184ddedcc957ab908ab9db1162dc665a8acff93ac819dfc0a72181e412777e336d8be9a7769a272548e0bcd6cdd4ab11
SSDEEP 96:LmBb4OP0iy85EHaeFwzLkXUKv3w8ymtFkTpUVPrSEx3879lNHLPLfhJkmv+HIzNt:44ViynHazLkXdfzJyTpUZSE49LnfhSq
TLSH
T15B12095DEBD58536C4AF077A5CB3A3119774F1038A27CB2F2DC9203A6C533915AA97E0
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

persistence privilege_escalation ransomware

Malware Config

Signatures

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	hackebyGhost.exe

Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
persistence privilege_escalation

Component Object Model Hijacking
T1546.015

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 47 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

description	ioc	Process
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shellex	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\piffile\shell\open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\piffile\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\piffile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runas	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runasuser	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Compatibility	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runasuser\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ FileSyncEx	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\edit	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\print\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\CLSID	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\print	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runas\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runas\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\piffile\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runasuser\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runas	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\piffile\shellex\IconHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\OpenContainingFolderMenu	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\tabsets	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shell\open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runasuser	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Compatibility	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PintoStartScreen	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\edit\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shell	reg.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies registry class 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5512D110-5CC6-11CF-8D67-00AA00BDCE1D}\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0364-ABCDEFFEDCBB}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0314-ABCDEFFEDCBB}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0315-ABCDEFFEDCBB}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0340-ABCDEFFEDCBB}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020889-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{1F822F34-B003-55C5-B0F9-891743128CF3}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\bootstrap.vsto.1	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0210-ABCDEFFEDCBB}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0312-ABCDEFFEDCBB}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Chart.5\Protocol\StdFileEditing\Verb\0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.asx\shell\AddToPlaylistVLC	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{4AE9135F-6029-54AF-8AE6-432C12AFCEDF}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0015-0000-0078-ABCDEFFEDCBA}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0369-ABCDEFFEDCBC}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0331-ABCDEFFEDCBB}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{EA770D9E-D1C9-454B-99B7-B2F8CDD2482F}\InProcServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\OneNote.Folder.1\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\OneNote.IEAddin.LinkedNotes\CLSID	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Record\{71DD90C6-1BC0-3963-89F6-CB8AF3F73610}\15.0.0.0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3D0FD779-0C2D-4708-A9BA-62F7458A5A53}\ProgID	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{86F56B7F-A81B-478d-B231-50FD37CBE761}\ToolboxBitmap32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.SheetMacroEnabled.12\shell\Print\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00F20E90-2168-4CAB-A8E0-C7D0029965E6}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{91493450-5A91-11CF-8700-00AA0060263B}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\SystemAppData\Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.7_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Schemas	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Record\{7177C219-3448-3232-BCCC-480DF7076FFA}\15.0.0.0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Record\{86A89091-D6FC-3A6F-A172-7776C718E362}\15.0.0.0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\cmdfile\shell\runasuser	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.BackgroundTasks\PackageId\Microsoft.Getstarted_8.2.22942.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\ActivatableClassId\Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer.Internal.NetworkChang	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Record\{1E552DAE-602E-3CB5-9BFA-22AEB1FC38A5}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.jfif	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{00020830-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\DefaultExtension	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{64818D10-4F9B-11CF-86EA-00AA00B929E8}\InprocHandler32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Office.awsdc\CLSID	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Record\{946DB172-20CF-313F-961C-76112797145C}\15.0.0.0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.spx	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tli	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AudioVBScript\DMScript	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0120-ABCDEFFEDCBA}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020887-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\TypeLib	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{29ECD774-75AE-11D2-B74E-0000F87572EF}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{2CF0FE30-FE50-4FC6-AA88-4CCFE27A29EA}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{79EAC9EE-BAF9-11CE-8C82-00AA004BA90B}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{978C9E23-D4B0-11CE-BF2D-00AA003F40D0}\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{000CDB0E-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Record\{A9611665-9D8F-3D2D-A32B-6F6F4D6DA307}\15.0.0.0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Record\{E5189C99-8BB5-3665-B7A6-304BF736C3A6}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0015-ABCDEFFEDCBC}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{DCF3C6EE-7C7D-4E1F-AEEB-646902AF0723}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{E51BE743-BD57-11D2-9238-00A02448799A}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\LR.LexRefStEsObject.1.0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Record\{11D31042-14C0-3B5C-87D0-A2CD40803CB5}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{8E3867A3-8586-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.symlink\shellex\IconHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0202-ABCDEFFEDCBC}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0264-ABCDEFFEDCBC}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020973-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\TypeLib	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Record\{384D0656-2A34-36FC-AC92-F2FB3072D0F8}\15.0.0.0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VLC.divx\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wordpad.Document.1\shell\print	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\Interface\{2C3B7532-A36F-4A6E-9072-49BE649B8541}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.pl\PersistentHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0015-0000-0056-ABCDEFFEDCBB}	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4408	hackebyGhost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4408 wrote to memory of 4536	4408	hackebyGhost.exe	86
PID 4536 wrote to memory of 1624	4536	cmd.exe	88

Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hackebyGhost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hackebyGhost.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4408
- C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k reg delete HKCR /f
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4536
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    reg delete HKCR /f
    3⤵
    - Modifies system executable filetype association
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:1624

C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x4e4 0x4f4
1⤵
PID:4500

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Component Object Model Hijacking

T1546.015

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Component Object Model Hijacking

T1546.015

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/4408-0-0x00000000001F0000-0x00000000001F8000-memory.dmp

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memory/4408-1-0x000000001AD90000-0x000000001ADA0000-memory.dmp

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memory/4408-5-0x000000001AD90000-0x000000001ADA0000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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