Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/05/2026, 04:06

General

  • Target
    Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited 2023.12.exe
  • Size 983.8MB
  • Sample260517-epcfeacs3s
  • SHA256 f04274920b22f8223aeec492c7f1adc955b01a3b40cc5f74d1d968614fcc6e91
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 43 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 3 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited 2023.12.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited 2023.12.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1284
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-T9RC3.tmp\Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited 2023.12.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-T9RC3.tmp\Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited 2023.12.tmp" /SL5="$5012A,1030560838,864768,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited 2023.12.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3332
      • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\net.exe" stop "Antares Central Services"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4388
        • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Antares Central Services"
          4⤵
            PID:3384
        • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\net.exe" stop CmWebAdmin.exe
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2992
          • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop CmWebAdmin.exe
            4⤵
              PID:5296
          • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\net.exe" stop CodeMeter.exe
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1540
            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop CodeMeter.exe
              4⤵
                PID:3316
            • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +r /s /d "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\*"
              3⤵
              • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
              • Drops file in Program Files directory
              • Views/modifies file attributes
              PID:5440
            • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +s +h /s /d "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\*.ini"
              3⤵
              • Sets file to hidden
              • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
              • Drops file in Program Files directory
              • Views/modifies file attributes
              PID:3552
            • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +s +h /s /d "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\*.ico"
              3⤵
              • Sets file to hidden
              • Drops file in Program Files directory
              • Views/modifies file attributes
              PID:4376

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              Articulator.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX ARTICULATOR.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\Articulator.xml
              • Size 21KB
              • SHA256 5febde5d137c0cd4189a28046df58ea14a793b6bb36484ef05fa87e1e693c552
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AVOX ARTICULATOR.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX ARTICULATOR.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\AVOX ARTICULATOR.aaxplugin
              • Size 28.9MB
              • SHA256 66b6f4c75b629784986d55d73ba7d956e8624bc77850508c21b39e0aa535f58b
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Aspire.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX ASPIRE.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\Aspire.xml
              • Size 12KB
              • SHA256 572a94a7d5eff2188ec6aa930ced46395b9d56219811dd9bb85d411f001c5488
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AVOX ASPIRE.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX ASPIRE.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\AVOX ASPIRE.aaxplugin
              • Size 20.8MB
              • SHA256 a65a7618e6bafd7db015c0d2922df1b045b86c4cc46b03fc3f24ca7e54ac7505
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Choir.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX CHOIR.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\Choir.xml
              • Size 10KB
              • SHA256 741efde909b094b852847730a8aaccc45b5657189b6cb6215fb0bc5bdb0eaf44
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AVOX CHOIR.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX CHOIR.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\AVOX CHOIR.aaxplugin
              • Size 9.6MB
              • SHA256 5d21640759ce5dc44858c605e32765d1cb85b5f82c271aee212075438359c46a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Duo.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX DUO.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\Duo.xml
              • Size 11KB
              • SHA256 046d4843527dc6fa8d4ea0cbdd5c9937947351550cb6dde91b696a68ca5662b8
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AVOX DUO.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX DUO.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\AVOX DUO.aaxplugin
              • Size 12.9MB
              • SHA256 d3b8efaaaf8382acec1c1b4a33375775351f2a6a882d91788ec9628949248b31
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Mutator.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX MUTATOR.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\Mutator.xml
              • Size 14KB
              • SHA256 f75089a85733dd7e7fb766d41069a0ef9c48c3970f1f4eeab01fd25159a35963
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AVOX MUTATOR.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX MUTATOR.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\AVOX MUTATOR.aaxplugin
              • Size 20.2MB
              • SHA256 02a8e3e05d2f71a5559a01c7b6b84573f121d3942a1afa98ad7f80e6ef84d169
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Punch.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX PUNCH.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\Punch.xml
              • Size 8KB
              • SHA256 c2573f1a61e479b4c41918da744ce95541f91a79d4eb1c4601d8894551f4540a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AVOX PUNCH.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX PUNCH.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\AVOX PUNCH.aaxplugin
              • Size 8.0MB
              • SHA256 406f69b462a1e60703da29737b57e28bf728cd7de080e434344c6657b75c2994
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Sybil.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX SYBIL.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\Sybil.xml
              • Size 9KB
              • SHA256 3cc17c6286c81e30bdde5740da3be9005450b2d5d7e7d1777237a64b7b23594c
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AVOX SYBIL.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\AVOX SYBIL.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\AVOX SYBIL.aaxplugin
              • Size 13.3MB
              • SHA256 29d301ce4eb05f8e2163ada4566834eaea369c2e4cd51f9c7eedce4ddf9ce1cf
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Auto-Key.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Key.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\Auto-Key.xml
              • Size 9KB
              • SHA256 62a96686da67da29fd6d54f65f44806c6f88185a45bbbe342cc385d90e00fdb9
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Auto-Key.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Key.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\Auto-Key.aaxplugin
              • Size 13.8MB
              • SHA256 0f09bb391e3038f59f76a9c8927335182690aff373594578db0b455911a36314
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AutoTuneEFX+.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune EFX+.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\AutoTuneEFX+.xml
              • Size 87KB
              • SHA256 f932d95c9d6d8313b651cbd362f62d31b07c3e2c9de164e54ed79841ab85ed55
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Auto-Tune EFX+.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune EFX+.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\Auto-Tune EFX+.aaxplugin
              • Size 18.0MB
              • SHA256 98b1fe8a955a0df8a63b512b603acf157128817fde5a0278b25978c44995a476
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AutoTuneEFX.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune EFX.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\AutoTuneEFX.xml
              • Size 36KB
              • SHA256 8c934c582bdbcf161c990b58eb5f14126fada6887d8f043e0bb51c149c8fbe9e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Auto-Tune EFX.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune EFX.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\Auto-Tune EFX.aaxplugin
              • Size 38.3MB
              • SHA256 09ef786ff8c6405b6a1b49dc56754eac4653a258d0dfd12ac077dbd670d8dc4e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AutoTunePro.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Pro.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\AutoTunePro.xml
              • Size 32KB
              • SHA256 60f1b3dbcae91d77d52bf3cec20add1a76d80151558e21a94a3bc4c9fd9a696c
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Auto-Tune Pro.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Pro.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\Auto-Tune Pro.aaxplugin
              • Size 42.7MB
              • SHA256 4a23755ae9b36c7642a68a31f8507f33eb1d7975669bc74f97070c115cb8ef14
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              is-SB6IV.tmp

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Pro.aaxplugin\is-SB6IV.tmp
              • Size 126B
              • SHA256 5526ef6345adee7c693e58354dd72b095df152be62ff7298b4c6f6d0f91e2f83
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              AutoTuneSlice.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Slice.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\AutoTuneSlice.xml
              • Size 481KB
              • SHA256 a294e094274339dbaa2243b733684a822cc2c198a1d3c61ed401a4276b213178
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              REX Shared Library.dll

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Slice.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\REX Shared Library.dll
              • Size 836KB
              • SHA256 adacdc8ff4a68b0b3b814988b190295a11b7f5644575c783bd058f1d6d369181
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AutoTuneSoundSoap.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune SoundSoap.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\AutoTuneSoundSoap.xml
              • Size 29KB
              • SHA256 5b4a2074539d9a56619abe7f2b658d8d3578874f1dfe8cc4073a542090f853f7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Auto-Tune SoundSoap.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune SoundSoap.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\Auto-Tune SoundSoap.aaxplugin
              • Size 23.1MB
              • SHA256 e03594849e04a9464efa9c10a72546d702dc7b8d4f9148271aa0c84e9d470c32
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AutoTuneVocalCompressor.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\AutoTuneVocalCompressor.xml
              • Size 89KB
              • SHA256 04c4ff77568e2aea375b747bcf63aeb165d83821c17b5806c62483640888ae7a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor.aaxplugin
              • Size 19.0MB
              • SHA256 dc22fac191848731e28ff6fe14daf4452609d6d25f3ccc908230ad95b93d1a04
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AutoTuneVocalEQ.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Vocal EQ.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\AutoTuneVocalEQ.xml
              • Size 145KB
              • SHA256 159cf55a030bc610fec8b261e3e6f1e807e368156741375627c14b80b5a0a1e9
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Auto-Tune Vocal EQ.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Vocal EQ.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\Auto-Tune Vocal EQ.aaxplugin
              • Size 18.4MB
              • SHA256 e2ec1b81ee8bfbe91ea02f42b61bc8ab245ec86828dfb790a19677cfd6ba36d0
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AutoTuneVocodist.xml

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Vocodist.aaxplugin\Contents\Resources\AutoTuneVocodist.xml
              • Size 178KB
              • SHA256 f7c75a82be15994f594fa412180ee90871f64b1ae9664bfa52edc62d05d1b4bf
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Auto-Tune Vocodist.aaxplugin

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Antares\Auto-Tune Vocodist.aaxplugin\Contents\x64\Auto-Tune Vocodist.aaxplugin
              • Size 13.5MB
              • SHA256 fce83dfa8be48ad67ec98bb4f14fa10db2ac2cca2c643fc3fe74f950c918aabd
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              is-H4J4L.tmp

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\Antares\is-H4J4L.tmp
              • Size 45KB
              • SHA256 00999004190475604537034d99d9a2cc84355579e4b199045dc6c8c3479e3600
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              is-JN11M.tmp

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\Antares\is-JN11M.tmp
              • Size 46B
              • SHA256 524c4940611c5338397e0bbdd9f23c030da1e5387f772a38b1599b467be78732
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              is-HTQOU.tmp

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Antares\Auto-Tune Slice\FX Presets\Factory\Content Update 2022.04\is-HTQOU.tmp
              • Size 36KB
              • SHA256 5122778f945956fdbb4cb00795da477e95b8576f0e11e9c111ea3c1a44c60aa3
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              is-H45IK.tmp

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Antares\Auto-Tune Slice\FX Presets\Factory\Deepest House Volume 2\is-H45IK.tmp
              • Size 36KB
              • SHA256 3a49763de680fe5d3506e64cd111432961b691729d9c5b21618b34d1ca1267a3
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              is-UI5MU.tmp

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Antares\Auto-Tune Slice\FX Presets\Factory\Deepest House\is-UI5MU.tmp
              • Size 36KB
              • SHA256 30d238dcd13e674ac72f0284d213cefd8462f26a611cc2973052fdcba22aad4d
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              is-BAG6M.tmp

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Antares\Auto-Tune Slice\FX Presets\Factory\Robot Rock Volume 2\is-BAG6M.tmp
              • Size 35KB
              • SHA256 e82fb234af881462d677f98fc8faea4ac8f67effe40e86ee8a4339939e7e9840
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              is-3CTDV.tmp

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Antares\Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor\is-3CTDV.tmp
              • Size 1KB
              • SHA256 bd96f2068faaf1711cf2c50e47f76447e6808fd7f3c1158280a0c6be050cf78d
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              is-CEPHV.tmp

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Antares\Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor\is-CEPHV.tmp
              • Size 3KB
              • SHA256 f45743e1d5b93c1e0203fd38ab2c95df7dbcb1e720c8ebd7fbbf9d73e1655d34
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              _iscrypt.dll

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HR70D.tmp\_isetup\_iscrypt.dll
              • Size 2KB
              • SHA256 2f6294f9aa09f59a574b5dcd33be54e16b39377984f3d5658cda44950fa0f8fc
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited 2023.12.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-T9RC3.tmp\Antares Auto-Tune Unlimited 2023.12.tmp
              • Size 3.1MB
              • SHA256 e40b219dc1837217682aff10f7746cc9dd4b110dbc8d0b93712a2c975057d3f9
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1284-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E4000-memory.dmp

              memory/1284-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E4000-memory.dmp

              memory/1284-4229-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E4000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-12-0x0000000002830000-0x0000000002831000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-3123-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000072C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-3301-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000072C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000072C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-708-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000072C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-45-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000072C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-3499-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000072C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-5-0x0000000002830000-0x0000000002831000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-3775-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000072C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-4227-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000072C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-4228-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000072C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3332-4041-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000072C000-memory.dmp