Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    70s
  • max time network
    189s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc_2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20260130-de
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20260130-delocale:de-deos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/04/2026, 04:34

General

  • Target
    wfc6setup.exe
  • Size 3.4MB
  • Sample260420-e7b8cscz6v
  • SHA256 13116193cac82316aea214844bf431456898a5f670de13569cbaa09ae9388e9c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 36 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 11 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 10 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 10 IoCs

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

  • Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wfc6setup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wfc6setup.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4836
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe" /f /im wfcs
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3356
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe" config MpsSvc start= auto
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2116
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe" start MpsSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4824
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe" create "wfcs" binPath= \""C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcs.exe"\" start= auto DisplayName= "Malwarebytes Windows Firewall Control" depend= "MpsSvc"
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1376
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe" description wfcs "Malwarebytes Windows Firewall Control extends the functionality of Windows Firewall and adds new features which help you to protect your computer."
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1172
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe" failure wfcs reset= 3600 actions= restart/60000/restart/60000//
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4624
    • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe" advfirewall export "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\restore.wfw"
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Firewall
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1560
    • C:\Windows\system32\auditpol.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\auditpol.exe" /set /subcategory:{0CCE9226-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030} /failure:enable /success:enable
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5004
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe" start wfcs
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:472
    • C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcUI.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcUI.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1516
  • C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcs.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcs.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2180
  • C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcUI.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcUI.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    PID:4900
  • C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcs.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcs.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2412
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe" config Dnscache start= auto
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2564
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe" start Dnscache
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:3724
    • C:\Windows\system32\auditpol.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\auditpol.exe" /set /subcategory:{0CCE9226-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030} /failure:enable /success:enable
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3188
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe" config Dnscache start= auto
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2296
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe" start Dnscache
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1180
  • C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcUI.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcUI.exe" -mp
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1100

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Google.Protobuf.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\Google.Protobuf.dll
        • Size 474KB
        • SHA256 3f7177590425210289078dc2c91701f5c27ad021353e15cfa37928f1f2ed7f4e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Grpc.Core.Api.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\Grpc.Core.Api.dll
        • Size 68KB
        • SHA256 07639beafcaf9bf73487f124c74ed42ae73aa074bb6d9112c616ee9d14cc585b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        GrpcDotNetNamedPipes.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\GrpcDotNetNamedPipes.dll
        • Size 101KB
        • SHA256 497e62a2e8c54bc58bba1fbfc595fe852a5d133ec5e51bd624d9defed9edf25b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Newtonsoft.Json.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
        • Size 695KB
        • SHA256 e1e27af7b07eeedf5ce71a9255f0422816a6fc5849a483c6714e1b472044fa9d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        System.Memory.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\System.Memory.dll
        • Size 141KB
        • SHA256 b8fe216aff0f6d162f8eefe7be1712162b7d8199e20ce2e70ffac36c7ce20a4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 2d6f419d641682d8efc4a40e850d2e85de519d6823b93daf2aeee63206d4e32d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wfcEN.lng

        • Path C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\lang\wfcEN.lng
        • Size 15KB
        • SHA256 3afccef57d54c387c7a35ef4024217a6e5fa068e4ab06bef680f3c691eb44e83
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        mbcut.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\mbcut.dll
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 42f5d448d98aacc53b92a56806d1feee3cd8e2eab5c717f7dfc8cbd3809b1502
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wfcUI.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcUI.exe
        • Size 816KB
        • SHA256 8db32c84850a1457e3243ab1efe2e19c4fb0788e6c2296a55109775c2152ff48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wfcs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes\Windows Firewall Control\wfcs.exe
        • Size 258KB
        • SHA256 6890e2a10101b8b5b82d7089ff7c57d6d8d641196418fd07d7260f2e5e9b28c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wfcUI.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\wfcUI.exe.log
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 37165c13fca18dfadc785e1ba24403c191e45c65689cf2457b756a2a777fb6e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2180-54-0x000001FED6020000-0x000001FED6060000-memory.dmp

        memory/2180-54-0x000001FED6020000-0x000001FED6060000-memory.dmp

        memory/2412-72-0x000001E254230000-0x000001E254248000-memory.dmp

        memory/2412-74-0x000001E254250000-0x000001E254264000-memory.dmp

        memory/2412-76-0x000001E2543D0000-0x000001E2543F8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2412-76-0x000001E2543D0000-0x000001E2543F8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2412-74-0x000001E254250000-0x000001E254264000-memory.dmp

        memory/2412-72-0x000001E254230000-0x000001E254248000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-10-0x00000286C67F0000-0x00000286C6838000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-15-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-16-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-1-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-15-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-13-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-14-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-12-0x00000286C5B40000-0x00000286C5B4E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-11-0x00000286C5B80000-0x00000286C5BB8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-10-0x00000286C67F0000-0x00000286C6838000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-9-0x00000286C5760000-0x00000286C5768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-8-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-7-0x00000286C5780000-0x00000286C57A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-2-0x00000286C55F0000-0x00000286C56F4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-3-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-6-0x00000286C5740000-0x00000286C575C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-4-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-16-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-5-0x00000286C5800000-0x00000286C58BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-13-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-14-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-12-0x00000286C5B40000-0x00000286C5B4E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-0-0x00000286AA170000-0x00000286AA4D4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-1-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-2-0x00000286C55F0000-0x00000286C56F4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-3-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-4-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-5-0x00000286C5800000-0x00000286C58BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-6-0x00000286C5740000-0x00000286C575C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-7-0x00000286C5780000-0x00000286C57A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-8-0x00000286C4AD0000-0x00000286C4AE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-9-0x00000286C5760000-0x00000286C5768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-0-0x00000286AA170000-0x00000286AA4D4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-11-0x00000286C5B80000-0x00000286C5BB8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-103-0x000001BAF3280000-0x000001BAF3288000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-69-0x000001BAF0A80000-0x000001BAF0AFA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-157-0x000001BAF32D0000-0x000001BAF32D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-64-0x000001BAED6F0000-0x000001BAED7BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-123-0x000001BAF34B0000-0x000001BAF34D2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-114-0x000001BAF3380000-0x000001BAF33D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-64-0x000001BAED6F0000-0x000001BAED7BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-69-0x000001BAF0A80000-0x000001BAF0AFA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-166-0x000001BAF33D0000-0x000001BAF33DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-181-0x000001BAF3670000-0x000001BAF368C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-101-0x000001BAF33F0000-0x000001BAF34A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-101-0x000001BAF33F0000-0x000001BAF34A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-103-0x000001BAF3280000-0x000001BAF3288000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-114-0x000001BAF3380000-0x000001BAF33D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-123-0x000001BAF34B0000-0x000001BAF34D2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-157-0x000001BAF32D0000-0x000001BAF32D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-166-0x000001BAF33D0000-0x000001BAF33DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-181-0x000001BAF3670000-0x000001BAF368C000-memory.dmp