Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    16s
  • max time network
    15s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/04/2026, 15:03

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target
    PEEKABOO.exe
  • Size 921KB
  • Sample260428-sffclaey3m
  • SHA256 deaf30953149d0bef45a11bd89f4ef69f77115e50380c7ef3607c37ff4f40a1d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • 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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PEEKABOO.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PEEKABOO.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2632
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1984
      • C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:968
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4324
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3784
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2352
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4836
  • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x304 0x300
    1⤵
      PID:3728

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          GDI.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 e153def894c867923dd56a7025b7b0b7bd3ee37c801a5957201d39f999bb28bf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MBR.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 acddde9514e3b9d5c40b3d1750af5f4187c99f8987b027d6da44fb6bcf79b3ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MBR2.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe
          • Size 205KB
          • SHA256 c22e2419f04fe03a92255a139ca8814697962e86d191a1d4171788fd0c903f68
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TROLL2.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe
          • Size 105KB
          • SHA256 dcdf5140bc51db27f3aec80ae9a66a57aad446a2522904d288770e8d8cde8cee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TROLL5.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe
          • Size 712KB
          • SHA256 79f00c7dab0891824136539fabd542c74e26cbed94b9add3f1aa7f793d653de6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MatrixMBR.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe
          • Size 250KB
          • SHA256 339fe94164952a8454e6ec5fc75e2c38baade2c14b231e47bf41989ffbb55ee4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/968-55-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000536000-memory.dmp

          memory/1984-17-0x0000000000150000-0x000000000018A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2352-41-0x0000000004ED0000-0x0000000004EDA000-memory.dmp

          memory/2352-40-0x0000000004F20000-0x0000000004FB2000-memory.dmp

          memory/2352-39-0x00000000054D0000-0x0000000005A74000-memory.dmp

          memory/2352-38-0x0000000000140000-0x00000000001F8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2352-56-0x0000000004AE0000-0x0000000004D61000-memory.dmp

          memory/2352-57-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004DCF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2632-0-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000F0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2632-2-0x000000001BAE0000-0x000000001BBC4000-memory.dmp

          memory/2632-1-0x000000001B9D0000-0x000000001B9E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4324-80-0x00000000009F0000-0x00000000009F8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4836-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4836-59-0x0000000002480000-0x0000000002701000-memory.dmp