b54e62274c015d937f9fd6dc59260f34e1bf2166fdba0a26cd9711e541e13a74

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
149s
max time network
147s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
11/05/2026, 16:43

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General

Target
challenge.exe
Size 15.9MB
Sample260511-t8egfaez2x
SHA256 b54e62274c015d937f9fd6dc59260f34e1bf2166fdba0a26cd9711e541e13a74
MD5 a3631e3a1612a632e49b4f0810a1ec08
SHA1 2ec9a33a5619b00a7527e922e33a0e7d39b72c3e
SHA512 2471b92c4db0e30dd71f7bf17a0b2f61edb4b71da27aac7405e11440c7a1d058ba85472f967e2c2b0f8890f27f0d7e9e03a2a543da3e4c7821d94f7e0479621f
SSDEEP 196608:UmoMhNZTsckkPlfIIaJ9MCl0lAJ3VpOaw/dQ1qtK:Um7Z4jkPlfIIceClVpOy
TLSH
T1BFF64BC7E8A21ED4C4AA8275D07A819BB6727C090B3823DB1690BB341F377D4AE77751
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

3^/10

defense_evasion execution spyware trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Using powershell.exe command.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
2200	powershell.exe
6004	powershell.exe
4664	powershell.exe
4652	powershell.exe

Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

A root certificate was added, modified, or removed in the trusted certificate store registry paths.

defense_evasion

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

description	ioc	Process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8\Blob = 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	challenge.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8\Blob = 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	challenge.exe

Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion spyware trojan

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\ROOT\Certificates\CABD2A79A1076A31F21D253635CB039D4329A5E8	challenge.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
2200	powershell.exe
2200	powershell.exe
6004	powershell.exe
6004	powershell.exe
4664	powershell.exe
4664	powershell.exe
4652	powershell.exe
4652	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2200	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6004	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4664	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4652	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4704 wrote to memory of 2200	4704	challenge.exe	86
PID 4704 wrote to memory of 6004	4704	challenge.exe	87
PID 4704 wrote to memory of 4664	4704	challenge.exe	89
PID 4704 wrote to memory of 4652	4704	challenge.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\challenge.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\challenge.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4704
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command "(Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography').MachineGuid"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2200
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command "(Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystemProduct | Select-Object -First 1).UUID"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:6004
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command "(Get-WmiObject Win32_DiskDrive | Select-Object -First 1).SerialNumber"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4664
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command "(Get-WmiObject Win32_Processor | Select-Object -First 1).ProcessorId"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4652

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

T1553

Install Root Certificate

T1553.004

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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powershell.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
Size 2KB
SHA256 b1f292b6199aa29c7fafbca007e5f9e3f68edcbbca1965bc828cc92dc0f18bb8
MD5 6cf293cb4d80be23433eecf74ddb5503
SHA1 24fe4752df102c2ef492954d6b046cb5512ad408
SHA512 0f91e2da0da8794b9797c7b50eb5dfd27bde4546ceb6902a776664ce887dd6f12a0dd8773d612ccc76dfd029cd280778a0f0ae17ce679b3d2ffd968dd7e94a00
TLSH
T148510F323375F1E4C8567F071E68198053BF4395EA94AF5CB298621ED92741B8F222F3
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 64B
SHA256 e01c06d94e15689c6f1df12a7c01e8c99b16e693bff41af88917a31b93cc1bf0
MD5 85d3ef4c6dac83a5a9fe59cf94dbbd12
SHA1 23da39f21e9abc65fb901708f13c24eb91d021bf
SHA512 705c82eb0efc93202c2ffac3e04638b5ef3a86bf23cd0ea6de9a56f7ce7a7a9acd6539b8fea6a35d8251700f62ee6fa130171e6fc545a2bce29d107140e1aa1a
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 9cec0c20b0888233bb5e426f9b85d4653f8a287e42018b65dc95eb5647193c37
MD5 b08c623a4c3d593e0197312ee60fd80b
SHA1 d758f831d82d40e2cf2b5303928840fef63c6e08
SHA512 0a1b537b268a751eaa5873677faeefb8dad2832112cc2f5d84f24bd9b505ae51da7754acf50843ca3d70b3c33a42590e18a612558ca2f564a3dc881bf2556500
TLSH
T11B217427B3DCC9A1CC86163A109D9C1176B783C780AEDFDF6BC0D614A1BF998CB61294
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 931a2eaa61178581995773a9da78f4bfd76ad27c29b44442fa1329b384a0cd96
MD5 91a39b91c2b22ff00c12e56878baa09b
SHA1 e19e669a9c2c8fec9fb699c4c76384a105471bda
SHA512 59df651f9cab1c7b960e22d8207766cef07393b33d42f2b759bf4043cd63f2abaf08f9e1b419c6a126fb51a98468d15d34ba09caac46dfbc1a1b658c513aa2b0
TLSH
T10A21A827B3DCCA21CC86163A009D9C1172B683C7809EDF9F6BC0D600A07F998CB21190
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_htqd4yio.gvi.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_htqd4yio.gvi.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/2200-12-0x000001CCBED80000-0x000001CCBED8C000-memory.dmp

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memory/2200-1-0x000001CCD74E0000-0x000001CCD74F0000-memory.dmp

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memory/2200-2-0x000001CCBF350000-0x000001CCBF372000-memory.dmp

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memory/2200-0-0x000001CCD74E0000-0x000001CCD74F0000-memory.dmp

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memory/4652-44-0x00000198C2D20000-0x00000198C2D2C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4664-34-0x00000266A2820000-0x00000266A282C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4704-45-0x000001E272580000-0x000001E27258C000-memory.dmp

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memory/6004-14-0x0000023E636B0000-0x0000023E636C0000-memory.dmp

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memory/6004-24-0x0000023E618C0000-0x0000023E618CC000-memory.dmp

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