Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20250619-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250619-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    07/05/2026, 18:19

General

  • Target
    AstroCommandCenter.msi
  • Size 12.2MB
  • Sample260507-wyl5msgw7w
  • SHA256 2e4342fc1117141b6f3d6366d9a64ae3a57683af202bfad0e90f3ae11839eb19
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 2 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 36 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 28 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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.

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

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 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\AstroCommandCenter.msi
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:784
  • 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:3532
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 14DE795F8C3F4EFEC6B5E72D13E89B0D C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2772
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:3036
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\ASTRO Command Center.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\ASTRO Command Center.exe" -show
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5800
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:1120

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e58056b.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e58056b.rbs
          • Size 22KB
          • SHA256 7130454e7e1104accfdacb95d5d297b460303c050b51c440ea59194739572ae2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ASTRO Command Center.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\ASTRO Command Center.exe
          • Size 2.8MB
          • SHA256 991e558129af98765cba4f02b10fa5cc4d537e2b6bb4bd3032ca010832eb2dcf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Qt5Core.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\Qt5Core.dll
          • Size 5.1MB
          • SHA256 b967ade09a9338320e0db4e5da11a2ac396950f0eed689b28bd31686b7baf018
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Qt5Gui.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\Qt5Gui.dll
          • Size 5.7MB
          • SHA256 ab160992f30dc69b97feedd2fcaf7528a56fc98a3f30a166c1076589340ac8be
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Qt5Network.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\Qt5Network.dll
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 ddc9894e36231d749265155ba02f2d70ec5e006cea34010750b220ce49ce391a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Qt5Svg.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\Qt5Svg.dll
          • Size 265KB
          • SHA256 50d06d42a71101e6fb7589676a67a0d763f39fe66dddf3d036b08aeaaf5dc71e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Qt5Widgets.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\Qt5Widgets.dll
          • Size 4.4MB
          • SHA256 4a12866260ff266eeffe0b4d8eaf27ed064682f00e8907bd53956f446e23c496
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Qt5Xml.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\Qt5Xml.dll
          • Size 150KB
          • SHA256 398f670ea5dc065e7796346bca1c2ad5d2c01b1325a93e82ef921f5f36769d06
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ASTRO.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro A20 Wireless\Astro EQ\ASTRO.astroeq
          • Size 257B
          • SHA256 d19a8df35ab05a9f6b1653986ea454f9308f9305b80d22d7294af3baba6ce590
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          PRO.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro A20 Wireless\Astro EQ\PRO.astroeq
          • Size 259B
          • SHA256 5da2890323ce3d7bb0fd05aa998e5128e8571be0338c57462a4eb7ec841cca24
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          STUDIO.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro A20 Wireless\Astro EQ\STUDIO.astroeq
          • Size 259B
          • SHA256 4793f9cfd1727aa2f58dd21d2c3d73b6fbe287c704bc4a975e78bd60d0d6a62f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Astro_A20_Wireless_default_profile.agp

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro A20 Wireless\Astro Profiles\Astro_A20_Wireless_default_profile.agp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a8d230a3bb890696212749dc1a8ded5ce5ea6cf3edc00d6ce366db4c57c2f607
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          A50 MOD KIT.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro A50 Wireless (Mimas)\Astro EQ\A50 MOD KIT.astroeq
          • Size 275B
          • SHA256 4d85e0bc052c25e30d83f6fe13618594c8cbb1bccb66d8916c238ba3882e39e3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ASTRO.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro A50 Wireless (Mimas)\Astro EQ\ASTRO.astroeq
          • Size 258B
          • SHA256 6c6a1bd6098e389b978d5751aaf8ca233c12811e5fcf1b05e8edc9085e049264
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MEDIA.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro A50 Wireless (Mimas)\Astro EQ\MEDIA.astroeq
          • Size 260B
          • SHA256 d1156ecfdeff0f9b199da73b3877cef824bebeb0a73107a3c6df86d45ec0c799
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          STUDIO.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro A50 Wireless (Mimas)\Astro EQ\STUDIO.astroeq
          • Size 258B
          • SHA256 e7779509dce27f5a4198271753915af7ab19ef69e8ae36d70ec4a6a7cdb671a2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          A50 MOD KIT.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro A50 Wireless\Astro EQ\A50 MOD KIT.astroeq
          • Size 268B
          • SHA256 9b95bf57573bfede771cd463dd2f4488c8ae93a0fad44f62d642d1c4903fc15b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ASTRO.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro MixAmp Pro TR\Astro EQ\ASTRO.astroeq
          • Size 261B
          • SHA256 41284d782467bcbc483dfee9ea12fc97fe8f38c2e5dfb47aa7162fffe5645d9c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          BALANCED.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro MixAmp Pro TR\Astro EQ\BALANCED.astroeq
          • Size 262B
          • SHA256 01bb52ce11faf443124bfa29c20f34bb4ce71378a92d1948519a7cb86a6083c0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          NATURAL BASS.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro MixAmp Pro TR\Astro EQ\NATURAL BASS.astroeq
          • Size 264B
          • SHA256 f4983943e97ad985f4454a1db9f4a21436d7137bc7fa99f918f1de7366fe39c7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          TOURNAMENT.astroeq

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro MixAmp Pro TR\Astro EQ\TOURNAMENT.astroeq
          • Size 263B
          • SHA256 75183fac94ca4abe1169a2069773a8359c23d0cb274a8402983e2823b965184c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ASTRO_Default_MixAmp_Pro_TR.agp

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\assets\Astro MixAmp Pro TR\Astro Profiles\ASTRO_Default_MixAmp_Pro_TR.agp
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 f4d298382370ed52428694f1617aaf956c8fef7b36f9f763855d41e0cce299fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          qt.conf

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\qt.conf
          • Size 30B
          • SHA256 6a5af4838e31c4fa4183deba6b2ee4db51d0bede8d5531a3b4bdddeee1e3d131
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qsvgicon.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\qtplugins\iconengines\qsvgicon.dll
          • Size 34KB
          • SHA256 d9e295d76a5d73c33da67a0326c2bd43b90b7b4e19e03a4637c4a0eab6b3ce04
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qico.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\qtplugins\imageformats\qico.dll
          • Size 31KB
          • SHA256 4862df5f6eb95a35de772d6fc339d6bf611b5f7b197d4edfba3e2bd42f4e8510
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qsvg.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\qtplugins\imageformats\qsvg.dll
          • Size 26KB
          • SHA256 2a1b19e014563e3b3ccda0025604f94c08427598cc8c534f18b12a3340b27ffc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qwindows.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\qtplugins\platforms\qwindows.dll
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 2565fe1111bf0ba6b98683030b8da92f77da877d0a981f712184e4ce5018b723
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          quazip.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Astro Gaming\ASTRO Command Center\quazip.dll
          • Size 124KB
          • SHA256 e12aebf9e54c4f34916510dee073fd42da81997f4b89397bd3982519c7088cb6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          42B9A473B4DAF01285A36B4D3C7B1662_178C086B699FD6C56B804AF3EF759CB5

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\42B9A473B4DAF01285A36B4D3C7B1662_178C086B699FD6C56B804AF3EF759CB5
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 ce2282e13cde406bd7c9d499a8cc4879b0d3c5f6532f2cff998de6c58f60733f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          66AE3BFDF94A732B262342AD2154B86E_3533FE5C58CA5A208C0D7E1CA4587D40

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\66AE3BFDF94A732B262342AD2154B86E_3533FE5C58CA5A208C0D7E1CA4587D40
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 485d9d690fe31b41b1f1aa558975976b8491e27804f00d97e5dab5ba1ede6ed6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          42B9A473B4DAF01285A36B4D3C7B1662_178C086B699FD6C56B804AF3EF759CB5

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\42B9A473B4DAF01285A36B4D3C7B1662_178C086B699FD6C56B804AF3EF759CB5
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 bd851315bf6915349aaf0f30b185d959372a70905e53b720163af0954fee072e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          66AE3BFDF94A732B262342AD2154B86E_3533FE5C58CA5A208C0D7E1CA4587D40

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\66AE3BFDF94A732B262342AD2154B86E_3533FE5C58CA5A208C0D7E1CA4587D40
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 5b69ebb95a7624cad1b06cdeb2490793335b33854a87beb24a8b7e06414d170b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSIB5B3.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIB5B3.tmp
          • Size 113KB
          • SHA256 aecd2d2fe766f6d439acc2bbf1346930ecc535012cf5ad7b3273d2875237b7e7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          e58056c.msi

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e58056c.msi
          • Size 12.2MB
          • SHA256 2e4342fc1117141b6f3d6366d9a64ae3a57683af202bfad0e90f3ae11839eb19
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 24.6MB
          • SHA256 548af7fcc9e5d9169e6df9ad3e0bfa2f7f63006fb4b3e24e218d7272589e0cdd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {d7b346bf-cb0d-43ce-b454-389409865305}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{858e71ef-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{d7b346bf-cb0d-43ce-b454-389409865305}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 a4182da6de680f87ed81dcc840d0c9df9480e4695244433a3d67cb43ba5794b5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/784-8-0x000002CE401F0000-0x000002CE401FC000-memory.dmp

          memory/784-9-0x000002CE408B0000-0x000002CE40D1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/784-167-0x000002CE401F0000-0x000002CE401FC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1120-18-0x0000026CD5100000-0x0000026CD556C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-169-0x0000017405980000-0x000001740598C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5800-170-0x0000000005720000-0x00000000057FA000-memory.dmp