Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/05/2026, 12:15

General

  • Target
    setup.exe
  • Size 424KB
  • Sample260505-pewfmsfs91
  • SHA256 7a68c7ce3c6b6203a71932318ae0ec5f3b128d6f41b7a35936069b55c3f2ef1c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 8 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 53 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 10 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.

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

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4616
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe" -I "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HiveMind_1_0_0_46.msi"
      2⤵
      • Badlisted process makes network request
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:2344
  • 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
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4364
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding CFA50A27B7C087ECC0F7A6AABB6E6FA4 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3340
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2756
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding A51E2CF787854092475E1F994A8149E9
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1944
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:2200

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e58e868.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e58e868.rbs
          • Size 32KB
          • SHA256 4d65931ac51aee0f1a07b617af41a55c914b80851a1641df258dc3e0153bc00c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          NCalc.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Decision Makers\HiveMind\DLL\NCalc.dll
          • Size 189KB
          • SHA256 a3f2137f7eb744d43732341539d1f6163a4c3bc90e4d78dc4f07d8b432dcf5a3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          HiveMindLib.DLL

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Decision Makers\HiveMind\HiveMindExampleProject\bin\Debug\HiveMindLib.DLL
          • Size 50KB
          • SHA256 24419847f0e199da7f4387ca0afefd7a54761f34ef5b0bd324bf03ea5242fb07
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          1F356F4D07FE8C483E769E4586569404

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\1F356F4D07FE8C483E769E4586569404
          • Size 37KB
          • SHA256 b070a2480945989f59e6f3fc2ccc0fecc6fef8d4f8dba47fcf4c0822ca5a4602
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          3B6E683A7A45CC59BF035C9BA8C7AB9D

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\3B6E683A7A45CC59BF035C9BA8C7AB9D
          • Size 546B
          • SHA256 31ce0ee6e02970a1e4b4005429e4de3bbf014d1507069780577354efa3bf8153
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          B90B117906B8A74C79D1BC450C2B94B1_A54F26A8A41DE52C237D54D67F12793F

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B90B117906B8A74C79D1BC450C2B94B1_A54F26A8A41DE52C237D54D67F12793F
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e51b2f70777031090066dd4c040d2091ccddb25c5d72129eb8d5062063ba9d80
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          1F356F4D07FE8C483E769E4586569404

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\1F356F4D07FE8C483E769E4586569404
          • Size 300B
          • SHA256 d177074a4dca069b508da6e6f095881a8da006b28ad73fe5050e1e9733b760b4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          3B6E683A7A45CC59BF035C9BA8C7AB9D

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\3B6E683A7A45CC59BF035C9BA8C7AB9D
          • Size 306B
          • SHA256 4f07726cd0bbe56932a129623f0976423a55823a42e2138bc345cdaf08b39f25
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          B90B117906B8A74C79D1BC450C2B94B1_A54F26A8A41DE52C237D54D67F12793F

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B90B117906B8A74C79D1BC450C2B94B1_A54F26A8A41DE52C237D54D67F12793F
          • Size 500B
          • SHA256 4ecb165703899e7ec8c645056aa866ce412a18d9ea2aed581b118ee7138a4590
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI4570.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4570.tmp
          • Size 231KB
          • SHA256 ba0ad3a4d2112b269e379a2231128e7ebe23e95d5d04878d6ee8815e657bb055
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _48FB3119D460F4716DADA7.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{0FCC03AE-3EED-4680-9786-023076FF48A4}\_48FB3119D460F4716DADA7.exe
          • Size 361KB
          • SHA256 c478ccc77c89e180198d3e5fba8ab019697e2b0fc58a71520659e60bee7993be
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _E95F4F630D6D54F57C9A75.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Installer\{0FCC03AE-3EED-4680-9786-023076FF48A4}\_E95F4F630D6D54F57C9A75.exe
          • Size 9KB
          • SHA256 d4f066db44f8ec61d8ec183091bead9578022c2385d4f7552b32f1b0c53fd26b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          e58e867.msi

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e58e867.msi
          • Size 11.7MB
          • SHA256 63c99b222fae2241a88c8be381f152049c5f60a1be817e52b55693c754a59667
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 24.1MB
          • SHA256 3f438fdfa5b4d8724ab2dadb91f576ef7c977afcf91ec24240ca04791d0738f3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {9180e084-0511-48aa-8909-e3e3ef38871e}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{cb34a3fb-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{9180e084-0511-48aa-8909-e3e3ef38871e}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 63881936843157247661bb3464d87bd457bdfa09cbdce76e8cf517d635cd9f92
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/4364-131-0x0000023568120000-0x0000023568136000-memory.dmp