Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    56s
  • max time network
    48s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/04/2026, 12:29

General

  • Target
    hwi64_846.exe
  • Size 19.5MB
  • Sample260425-pn7v2act2m
  • SHA256 4d03cd106830642bdc4fef1d5f9282f2420d96d3187a892c46f9aa104f5db2fa
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 3 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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\hwi64_846.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hwi64_846.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4576
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-VLCC6.tmp\hwi64_846.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-VLCC6.tmp\hwi64_846.tmp" /SL5="$80196,19462075,840192,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hwi64_846.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5012
      • C:\Program Files\HWiNFO64\HWiNFO64.EXE
        "C:\Program Files\HWiNFO64\HWiNFO64.EXE"
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1828
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HWiNFO_x64_214.sys
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HWiNFO_x64_214.sys
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:5596

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        HWiNFO64.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\HWiNFO64\HWiNFO64.EXE
        • Size 10.3MB
        • SHA256 4aaf43566790c199fcbbb0440f84fb5133abbc202796b9e4cc19fd605325066a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        HWiNFO_x64_214.sys

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HWiNFO_x64_214.sys
        • Size 58KB
        • SHA256 d5c9608591f92ed9cb5f6180faf3127d2ee3f208d920849ec1df44aebb336ef5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        hwi64_846.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-VLCC6.tmp\hwi64_846.tmp
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 051b37f50b079741887c91bdff8b5a917cefb9821b4d79b06df4f9fd9be84ebe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1828-39-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000141EAB000-memory.dmp

        memory/1828-47-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000141EAB000-memory.dmp

        memory/1828-63-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000141EAB000-memory.dmp

        memory/1828-62-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1828-48-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-43-0x0000000001500000-0x0000000001596000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-6-0x0000000000510000-0x00000000005EB000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-0-0x0000000000510000-0x00000000005EB000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-7-0x0000000001500000-0x0000000001596000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-42-0x0000000000510000-0x00000000005EB000-memory.dmp

        memory/5012-41-0x0000000001080000-0x0000000001116000-memory.dmp

        memory/5012-40-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000C4A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5012-5-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000D71000-memory.dmp

        memory/5012-14-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000C4A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5012-8-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000C4A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5012-10-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000D71000-memory.dmp

        memory/5012-9-0x0000000001080000-0x0000000001116000-memory.dmp