Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    74s
  • max time network
    62s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/05/2026, 15:51

General

  • Target
    latest.msi
  • Size 202.4MB
  • Sample260502-taysesby21
  • SHA256 4964bdc7beefc150fa283e5bef49ce01f473e758274891d742fb17bb35bb0a5c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 15 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 5 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\latest.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1920
    • C:\Program Files\DedVPN\DedVPN.exe
      "C:\Program Files\DedVPN\DedVPN.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:656
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --embedded-browser-webview=1 --webview-exe-name=DedVPN.exe --webview-exe-version=0.11.0 --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView" --noerrdialogs --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-features=msWebOOUI,msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection --lang=en-US --mojo-named-platform-channel-pipe=656.5272.11855280252762974480
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5004
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=crashpad-handler --user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler --database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Crashpad --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=132.0.6834.160 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Edge WebView2" --annotation=ver=132.0.2957.140 --initial-client-data=0x160,0x164,0x168,0x13c,0x170,0x7ff87849b078,0x7ff87849b084,0x7ff87849b090
          4⤵
            PID:4804
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=gpu-process --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=DedVPN.exe --webview-exe-version=0.11.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAA --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=1720,i,6069155201648304566,11184010712401966259,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1716 /prefetch:2
            4⤵
              PID:5368
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=DedVPN.exe --webview-exe-version=0.11.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2004,i,6069155201648304566,11184010712401966259,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1996 /prefetch:11
              4⤵
                PID:5348
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=DedVPN.exe --webview-exe-version=0.11.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=2320,i,6069155201648304566,11184010712401966259,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2284 /prefetch:13
                4⤵
                  PID:5492
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe" --type=renderer --string-annotations --noerrdialogs --user-data-dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView" --webview-exe-name=DedVPN.exe --webview-exe-version=0.11.0 --embedded-browser-webview=1 --embedded-browser-webview-dpi-awareness=2 --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --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=5 --js-flags="--harmony-weak-refs-with-cleanup-some --expose-gc --ms-user-locale=" --always-read-main-dll --field-trial-handle=3612,i,6069155201648304566,11184010712401966259,262144 --disable-features=msPdfOOUI,msSmartScreenProtection,msWebOOUI --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3624 /prefetch:1
                  4⤵
                    PID:1848
            • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
              1⤵
              • Enumerates connected drives
              • Drops file in Program Files directory
              • Drops file in Windows directory
              • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
              • Modifies registry class
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5264
              • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
                C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 95F25B826014FC67490587711A1EBC17 C
                2⤵
                • Loads dropped DLL
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:3116
              • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
                2⤵
                  PID:960
              • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                1⤵
                • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
                PID:4596

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    e5857a2.rbs

                    • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5857a2.rbs
                    • Size 10KB
                    • SHA256 fc38adc0d12835048a5450a0c66e57a03a213e1f075ac8675aaf871e5ddba1c4
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    DedVPN.exe

                    • Path C:\Program Files\DedVPN\DedVPN.exe
                    • Size 17.1MB
                    • SHA256 191a1111459d591527dea9856e4b4c64e7df0d2689de4779a4bc5cea4b6696b3
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    DedVPN.lnk

                    • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DedVPN\DedVPN.lnk
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 6e57b3b32d9827050bf18db4af1fd826294d5b06ec3b74629ebb6e67fa3fc0c8
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    DedVPN.lnk~RFe585e09.TMP

                    • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DedVPN\DedVPN.lnk~RFe585e09.TMP
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 821655e22e54475f169e1cc435d11d1bd7e18095802e510cb7371912e183d19e
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    MSI215E.tmp

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI215E.tmp
                    • Size 132KB
                    • SHA256 7f47d98ab25cfea9b3a2e898c3376cc9ba1cd893b4948b0c27caa530fd0e34cc
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    settings.dat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                    • Size 280B
                    • SHA256 264c9dba9cd1f2985f1fa32237041ba6310912996dcfc3a0dfcc1a4ffadf1068
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    settings.dat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
                    • Size 280B
                    • SHA256 5c913d9714a21706094a6ac9f0d8638e49ce1737fab41396cf82bd2655cfef73
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    throttle_store.dat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Crashpad\throttle_store.dat
                    • Size 20B
                    • SHA256 41c91a9c93d76295746a149dce7ebb3b9ee2cb551d84365fff108e59a61cc304
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    the-real-index

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                    • Size 48B
                    • SHA256 3e66c6c8ae0b4f6ad367f42bbcd0d93d399e70e203f4df332c4399a80fee9426
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    the-real-index

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                    • Size 384B
                    • SHA256 349399a6ec6d3f18d56933fc00084b68090e3f7ea8eb41a2c2e7e36f6b6c4626
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    data_1

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\DawnGraphiteCache\data_1
                    • Size 264KB
                    • SHA256 902f30c1fb0597d0734bc34b979ec5d131f8f39a4b71b338083821216ec8d61b
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    data_0

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_0
                    • Size 8KB
                    • SHA256 d6a5fe39cd672781b256e0e3102f7022635f1d4bb7cfcc90a80fffe4d0f3877e
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    data_2

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_2
                    • Size 8KB
                    • SHA256 ec1702806f4cc7c42a82fc2b38e89835fde7c64bb32060e0823c9077ca92efb7
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    data_3

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_3
                    • Size 8KB
                    • SHA256 e09f42c398d688dce168570291f1f92d079987deda3099a34adb9e8c0522b30c
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                    CURRENT

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\CURRENT
                    • Size 16B
                    • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    MANIFEST-000001

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\MANIFEST-000001
                    • Size 41B
                    • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    SCT Auditing Pending Reports

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
                    • Size 2B
                    • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    Preferences

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\Preferences
                    • Size 6KB
                    • SHA256 e03f777b3c7e786b756055e23a9832b4c7cb7dbe5244e477104630647167b918
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    Preferences

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Default\Preferences
                    • Size 6KB
                    • SHA256 df4dffd33a2bc3fafbafb7bbbed7b1224e5480753ba4916c622d25f3756685b0
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    Local State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Local State
                    • Size 16KB
                    • SHA256 ebbe16045e32c25008cda4b5605b8e619f20264dbe6f3e0462db5610086d599b
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    Local State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Local State
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 1642da9bb7fb43a5eaf5fbe23b0163af7b8193df60974fe4b373a01179db0779
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Local State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Local State
                    • Size 2KB
                    • SHA256 c48097d21a25550454807cba90f56e3d24779d0b25a0d638afa269b7f0abc867
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Local State

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Local State
                    • Size 3KB
                    • SHA256 208ba033a3867f5e526fd39cda73f981bbad867af4eeed031ee48a995d9a4955
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Local State~RFe586ef1.TMP

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\com.dedvpn.application\EBWebView\Local State~RFe586ef1.TMP
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 d5382c6af050c9f03aadb521662e8f7d587f0af7c481a5096627f62ce11a0b15
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    metadata-2

                    • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
                    • Size 24.6MB
                    • SHA256 f0a8c564300181d006c76a1c88e8e54bfd024a5ba13beb58e9917012c115bf98
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    {277b3332-9be6-4cf1-9134-1da03d072d63}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

                    • Path \??\Volume{a37a13d3-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{277b3332-9be6-4cf1-9134-1da03d072d63}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
                    • Size 6KB
                    • SHA256 d3910c71f4d17598e82f72cf451a906e041c4cc24c7803d4b480ca09450ec2f7
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    memory/1848-156-0x00007FF8980B0000-0x00007FF8980B1000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4596-4-0x000001E470220000-0x000001E47068C000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5004-263-0x000002129F3C0000-0x000002129F82C000-memory.dmp

                    memory/5368-72-0x00007FF8980B0000-0x00007FF8980B1000-memory.dmp