0b1f0232988dddcb5fba7d5eddcef879865fe1cda56bcf858d4750dccd9ae979

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
70s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20260130-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
submitted
08/05/2026, 22:47

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General

Target
hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
Size 14.8MB
Sample260508-2qrytaft2s
SHA256 0b1f0232988dddcb5fba7d5eddcef879865fe1cda56bcf858d4750dccd9ae979
MD5 652b895ffd919c6ea0b2805b9716b513
SHA1 85d195fa8e84d326c9e82df577310767ea68e29c
SHA512 bfaf10263f38b4ef02c1bca66b28d31047f8ac190b062312f6126a502194abc15f9c618ab2b31e001b37e406836207d294bfe913558979092c33800bf6f8b96b
SSDEEP 393216:6Ems+jEDJ+8XnwYoFryPsSEA0xJRqvi3C5K/:6Lvjy5Xne1yPvEAcRqK3p
TLSH
T1E2F6331BF54CCE64FC9A2C75EAF4D2CD14B1B058057C0DE5A240F286AAFAA85FDD2361
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

discovery

File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222

pid	Process
3836	icacls.exe
1632	icacls.exe

Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

defense_evasion

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

pid	Process
2448	netsh.exe
5476	netsh.exe
3308	netsh.exe
5612	netsh.exe
5520	netsh.exe
5216	netsh.exe
2888	netsh.exe
1672	netsh.exe

Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files\Hypixel Studios\Hytale Launcher\hytale-launcher.exe	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Hypixel Studios\Hytale Launcher\uninstall.exe	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe

Loads dropped DLL 16 IoCs

pid	Process
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 24 IoCs

Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

persistence privilege_escalation

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 13 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	whoami.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	icacls.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	icacls.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2860	whoami.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 2860	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	79
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 6076	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	81
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 1632	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	83
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 3836	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	85
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 5612	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	88
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 5520	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	90
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 5216	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	92
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 2888	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	94
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 1672	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	96
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 2448	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	98
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 5476	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	100
PID 3724 wrote to memory of 3308	3724	hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hytale-2026-05-07-8c147f8.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3724
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\whoami.exe
  whoami /user /fo csv /nh
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2860
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
  reg add "HKU\S-1-5-21-650218026-1419908266-2856590055-1000\Software\Hypixel Studios\Hytale" /v GameInstallPath /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale" /f /reg:64
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:6076
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
  icacls "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale"
  2⤵
  - Modifies file permissions
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1632
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
  icacls "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale" /grant *S-1-5-21-650218026-1419908266-2856590055-1000:(OI)(CI)F /T
  2⤵
  - Modifies file permissions
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3836
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Hytale Client" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale\install\release\package\game\latest\Client\HytaleClient.exe" enable=yes profile=any
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5612
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Hytale Client" dir=out action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale\install\release\package\game\latest\Client\HytaleClient.exe" enable=yes profile=any
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5520
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Hytale Client Pre-Release" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale\install\pre-release\package\game\latest\Client\HytaleClient.exe" enable=yes profile=any
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5216
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Hytale Client Pre-Release" dir=out action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale\install\pre-release\package\game\latest\Client\HytaleClient.exe" enable=yes profile=any
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2888
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Hytale JRE" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale\install\release\package\jre\latest\bin\java.exe" enable=yes profile=any
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1672
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Hytale JRE" dir=out action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale\install\release\package\jre\latest\bin\java.exe" enable=yes profile=any
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2448
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Hytale JRE Pre-Release" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale\install\pre-release\package\jre\latest\bin\java.exe" enable=yes profile=any
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5476
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Hytale JRE Pre-Release" dir=out action=allow program="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Hytale\install\pre-release\package\jre\latest\bin\java.exe" enable=yes profile=any
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Firewall
  - Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3308

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Defense Evasion

File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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hytale-launcher.exe

Path C:\Program Files\Hypixel Studios\Hytale Launcher\hytale-launcher.exe
Size 26.3MB
SHA256 4b35284a17d72956038a8325259355f6665e70df75b6425e33bf6e821e78d315
MD5 0dc1124b80142bbd9938b240592d4848
SHA1 eda5f6c1cefcc0bff654ff76c9fb6ba4bd7679f1
SHA512 4969ce8a1bea8b9d585f631cbfbf693e931db0ef3b7199e82a2a93d78e8c96fee2fa5f1d3b8ed0fc9a62ea76f82a4fcb7dbf8b253271c9aab57aecbc9cc2c2db
SSDEEP 196608:8wszLq+e286vZq9wgdQeppTbs3h51LFz9mr26CYaBmzD7F3:8Vz49Bsx/FzcH1
TLSH
T12A579C43FD6609E5D0EED670C53251227FB17C454B2023EB1AA4B6286F77BD0AEBA350
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InstallOptions.dll

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq665.tmp\InstallOptions.dll
Size 15KB
SHA256 44b1d70219f88564d94da9fc8a7ca4d25d103575519c84a44df3057b8af98f71
MD5 cfc7c53e282b0a7c527e4ed091f17fcd
SHA1 3f3fb2dfaa9a0576803c5fd693f5c4c288ae4f1e
SHA512 367fc4024397381cfc5fa83b303d5eb78e97904821260589ce81a51c3cbe5d7f5dd0bf7fa07142bcb13a91bce2b523de21cbb1d940cb7fdfeca35c54c67694f6
SSDEEP 192:EhGQtZkTktEQUrJaZfuyCnSmUsv3sY7L7cW8Y6Q86QvoTmT11929WtshLAzgSrX8:EhNt+4t7uJalUnGesY7Lt8nCy/Yosa
TLSH
T162624D1137D598B3E2E62A797EF377138FA5F722A4428E0BC7332E0638565806D78311
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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System.dll

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq665.tmp\System.dll
Size 12KB
SHA256 8b4c47c4cf5e76ec57dd5a050d5acd832a0d532ee875d7b44f6cdaf68f90d37c
MD5 9b38a1b07a0ebc5c7e59e63346ecc2db
SHA1 97332a2ffcf12a3e3f27e7c05213b5d7faa13735
SHA512 26e77f8e10f6d8693c92bd036b53a3f6e0c523090ef8dfe479815f556ecd2b57fc90ce9f7cceebe70460d464decb27ad1fe240819fd56997764e96506b6a439c
SSDEEP 192:kjHcQ0qWTlt7wi5Aj/lM0sEWD/wtYbBjpNQybC7y+XZ40QPi:U/Qlt7wiij/lMRv/9V4b4r
TLSH
T1E8427C1297B089F2F151093419667F2A6FBEAC5D17F405A3CFE304C63D212CB9839243
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ioSpecial.ini

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq665.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
Size 1KB
SHA256 a460878e057e3f1e40941e6f6d1406bf0b96b9c748167eabf0f17f413ead4028
MD5 4e8d06889e29b20d4974479fae0c0e7b
SHA1 e8de21f3d8e355febcb4878f7ea809f520da051b
SHA512 333caaaa404a781edfea74eb32bc556f9aac12602407bee136cdb8edfd001baf0df8151651896a4268e108f6eec0eb267bb6c93977cb0bac8e6ea13f8d06f3e8
TLSH
T1A011BC132EED4118F2BBB648FEB480799735B801982DC51E90D14A0E48E6A808923BEF
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nsDialogs.dll

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq665.tmp\nsDialogs.dll
Size 9KB
SHA256 b1350f487692057c8ffde75dcc55287a52a3272240d4d4912f24464b27551fc0
MD5 8f0e7415f33843431df308bb8e06af81
SHA1 1314272e6ad3be1985d4a1607b890a34b0bde8b5
SHA512 5450b2070c40b257c28ba9a472d762f91b78928d1e8d4d88e0576992065a61fb9a6513006e6b5947c415c9e02ae80a90a85b58da7e016a424331c8cd596ed684
SSDEEP 96:obEv02zUu56FcS817eTaXx85qHFcUcxSgB5PKtAtoniJninnt3DVEB3YHNqkzfFc:obEvCu5e81785qHFcU0PuAw0uytIFc
TLSH
T19D12F892E2A454B3C5D6523B36AA2F2DCBBD5329B0927C01C7738E4D39395766E38343
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nsExec.dll

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsq665.tmp\nsExec.dll
Size 7KB
SHA256 b121689861b506dbc9c3797b49bc8a90d555cb7db58cb959165cc758391c00bb
MD5 8fe362ffdfa66269b8a64e3a87f68e52
SHA1 b5daaa60a6b8591a670da9fc3a2d6f896d55f568
SHA512 8f2904e01b0835683a0f11114a09da291ba527d867e73db2765185f780f2278debd9c5fc4281a42a6065c5ef5947bdc6239ae4c5835df62c71e1fce80d8bf942
SSDEEP 96:JXzdzBzMDhOZZDbXf5GsWvSv1ckne94SDbYkvML1HT1fUNQaSGYuHnDQ:JgQHDb2vSuOc41ZfUNQZGdHD
TLSH
T1F8E1193571C02DF7E08D89707816BD2F83F4D43627BA05A04A771AD579D0AF6EE28B42
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/3724-81-0x0000000002490000-0x00000000028CB000-memory.dmp

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Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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