Overview
overview
7Static
static
3LoaderCatfish.exe
windows10-2004-x64
7LoaderCatfish.exe
windows11-21h2-x64
7$PLUGINSDI...ls.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...ls.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...em.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...em.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3LICENSES.c...m.html
windows10-2004-x64
4LICENSES.c...m.html
windows11-21h2-x64
7d3dcompiler_47.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1ffmpeg.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1libEGL.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1libGLESv2.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1resources/elevate.exe
windows10-2004-x64
3resources/elevate.exe
windows11-21h2-x64
3vk_swiftshader.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1vulkan-1.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1wahohService.exe
windows10-2004-x64
7$PLUGINSDI...7z.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3$PLUGINSDI...7z.dll
windows11-21h2-x64
3Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
142s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
29/04/2026, 04:26
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
LoaderCatfish.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
LoaderCatfish.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/StdUtils.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/StdUtils.dll
Resource
win11-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral5
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral6
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
Resource
win11-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral7
Sample
LICENSES.chromium.html
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral8
Sample
LICENSES.chromium.html
Resource
win11-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral9
Sample
d3dcompiler_47.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral10
Sample
ffmpeg.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral11
Sample
libEGL.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral12
Sample
libGLESv2.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral13
Sample
resources/elevate.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral14
Sample
resources/elevate.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral15
Sample
vk_swiftshader.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral16
Sample
vulkan-1.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral17
Sample
wahohService.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral18
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/nsis7z.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
Behavioral task
behavioral19
Sample
$PLUGINSDIR/nsis7z.dll
Resource
win11-20260130-en
General
- Target wahohService.exe
- Size 180.0MB
- Sample260429-e2w1kscs9j
- SHA256 e35b9c83691e8c19ce24132cecf52f16b87b7b491215433a4eca417af60c456a
- MD5 30c2d1e7885e20dc487d1a99f9ca351d
- SHA1 5b168c0b3ff97d717426daffb92f91dba977c531
- SHA512 2cf6515308e09af1ac833671a6653a253aadc08b5a77ecbd2cd0787ef3a1f03fd4aeb49c884204c5d3640c75657c8cb95e08d0a940da84bd75421abd321e4394
- SSDEEP 1572864:RH0f0gqxb0WBFh/LVO9dyKcRmAswCXj5EtV4ga5h0q2ZOADpAyK5/Y3P8kbVr+qI:Wsok+hK7
- TLSH T1AB988C03F39A50D9E01DD1B58B9B9633EAB1B8854324A2DF27540B512F77EE86B3DB10
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation wahohService.exe - Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation 1 TTPs
Adversaries may obfuscate content during command execution to impede detection.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 24 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\5\ProcessorNameString wahohService.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\6 wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1\~MHz wahohService.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\2 wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\3\~MHz wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\6\~MHz wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\6\ProcessorNameString wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\7\~MHz wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\7\ProcessorNameString wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString wahohService.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\4 wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\4\ProcessorNameString wahohService.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\7 wahohService.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\2\ProcessorNameString wahohService.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\3 wahohService.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\5 wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\5\~MHz wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz wahohService.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1 wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1\ProcessorNameString wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\2\~MHz wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\3\ProcessorNameString wahohService.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\4\~MHz wahohService.exe - Runs net.exe
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 1520 powershell.exe 1520 powershell.exe 4344 wahohService.exe 4344 wahohService.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 1520 powershell.exe Token: 33 1520 powershell.exe Token: 34 1520 powershell.exe Token: 35 1520 powershell.exe Token: 36 1520 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3920 wahohService.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3920 wrote to memory of 4648 3920 wahohService.exe 84 PID 3920 wrote to memory of 4680 3920 wahohService.exe 83 PID 3920 wrote to memory of 4680 3920 wahohService.exe 83 PID 4648 wrote to memory of 1520 4648 cmd.exe 86 PID 3920 wrote to memory of 3708 3920 wahohService.exe 88 PID 3708 wrote to memory of 440 3708 cmd.exe 90 PID 440 wrote to memory of 2768 440 net.exe 91 PID 3920 wrote to memory of 1976 3920 wahohService.exe 92 PID 3920 wrote to memory of 3104 3920 wahohService.exe 93 PID 3920 wrote to memory of 3104 3920 wahohService.exe 93 PID 3920 wrote to memory of 4344 3920 wahohService.exe 103
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wahohService.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wahohService.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3920 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wahohService.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wahohService.exe" --type=gpu-process --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wahohservice-ia7s" --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --field-trial-handle=1756,i,8322802312996040617,16126489880996421856,262144 --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,WinDelaySpellcheckServiceInit,WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1748 /prefetch:22⤵PID:4680
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "powershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -EncodedCommand RwBlAHQALQBDAGkAbQBJAG4AcwB0AGEAbgBjAGUAIABXAGkAbgAzADIAXwBWAGkAZABlAG8AQwBvAG4AdAByAG8AbABsAGUAcgAgAHwAIABTAGUAbABlAGMAdAAtAE8AYgBqAGUAYwB0ACAALQBFAHgAcABhAG4AZABQAHIAbwBwAGUAcgB0AHkAIABOAGEAbQBlAA=="2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4648 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -EncodedCommand RwBlAHQALQBDAGkAbQBJAG4AcwB0AGEAbgBjAGUAIABXAGkAbgAzADIAXwBWAGkAZABlAG8AQwBvAG4AdAByAG8AbABsAGUAcgAgAHwAIABTAGUAbABlAGMAdAAtAE8AYgBqAGUAYwB0ACAALQBFAHgAcABhAG4AZABQAHIAbwBwAGUAcgB0AHkAIABOAGEAbQBlAA==3⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1520
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "net session"2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3708 -
C:\Windows\system32\net.exenet session3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:440 -
C:\Windows\system32\net1.exeC:\Windows\system32\net1 session4⤵PID:2768
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wahohService.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wahohService.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wahohservice-ia7s" --field-trial-handle=2188,i,8322802312996040617,16126489880996421856,262144 --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,WinDelaySpellcheckServiceInit,WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2184 /prefetch:32⤵PID:1976
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wahohService.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wahohService.exe" --type=renderer --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wahohservice-ia7s" --app-path="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\resources\app.asar" --enable-sandbox --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=4 --field-trial-handle=2484,i,8322802312996040617,16126489880996421856,262144 --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,WinDelaySpellcheckServiceInit,WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2480 /prefetch:12⤵
- Checks computer location settings
PID:3104
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wahohService.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wahohService.exe" --type=gpu-process --disable-gpu-sandbox --use-gl=disabled --gpu-vendor-id=5140 --gpu-device-id=140 --gpu-sub-system-id=0 --gpu-revision=0 --gpu-driver-version=10.0.19041.546 --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\wahohservice-ia7s" --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADoAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --field-trial-handle=3304,i,8322802312996040617,16126489880996421856,262144 --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,WinDelaySpellcheckServiceInit,WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2936 /prefetch:82⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:4344
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_lp2mynfg.w3y.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Spelling\en-US\default.dic
- Size 2B
- SHA256 b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209
- MD5 f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998
- SHA1 d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb
- SHA512 98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512