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
    21/04/2026, 12:30

General

  • Target
    KanKan/KanKan.exe
  • Size 4.6MB
  • Sample260421-ppln7aas2x
  • SHA256 68111aff6f58632930f934340647991159c9e51ac7955e89599f82b6947f6f1a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KanKan\KanKan.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KanKan\KanKan.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4584
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KanKan\KanKanLive.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KanKan\KanKanLive.exe" MTKK
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3056
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KanKan\KanKanST.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KanKan\KanKanST.exe" <software>MTKK</software><style>6</style><wparam></wparam><style>4</style><wparam></wparam><style>3</style><wparam></wparam><style>19</style><wparam></wparam><style>22</style><wparam></wparam>
      2⤵
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4048
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KanKan\MeituUDEx.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\KanKan\MeituUDEx.exe" /KanKan 2126
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1540

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Lay.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Meitu\KanKan\Config\Lay.ini
        • Size 27B
        • SHA256 7c8e9372a8d2be7769f42a883c9d1019448d1569136ff5c9dd94b428906e120a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        config.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Meitu\KanKan\Config\config.ini
        • Size 95B
        • SHA256 afe5717993ab838b19eeed51d8d04f7f305fd9b1a3bea69ba86d298639abec80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        config.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Meitu\KanKan\Config\config.ini
        • Size 147B
        • SHA256 7abd47d4433e90f2d4f38c7d2dbb14fe6277e7957b5936c6fa88f19c015e6c98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1540-120-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000FC2000-memory.dmp

        memory/1540-121-0x0000000003340000-0x0000000003347000-memory.dmp

        memory/1540-86-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000FC2000-memory.dmp

        memory/1540-87-0x0000000003340000-0x0000000003347000-memory.dmp

        memory/3056-46-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000FC2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3056-48-0x00000000031E0000-0x00000000031E7000-memory.dmp

        memory/4048-69-0x0000000002E80000-0x0000000002E87000-memory.dmp

        memory/4048-71-0x0000000002E80000-0x0000000002E87000-memory.dmp

        memory/4048-70-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000001002000-memory.dmp

        memory/4048-68-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000001002000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-61-0x0000000000442000-0x0000000000443000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-1-0x0000000000442000-0x0000000000443000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-63-0x0000000000FB0000-0x00000000015B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-64-0x0000000008430000-0x0000000008437000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4584-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp