Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/05/2026, 22:46

General

  • Target
    tmpzi3vmgah.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample260522-2qecqaas2w
  • SHA256 eabe000a624536867a20ef1adc5423ff92ac218f0e4eabc7652644a0d3a59952
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Glupteba

    Glupteba is a modular loader written in Golang with various components.

  • Glupteba payload 22 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Manipulates WinMonFS driver. 1 IoCs

    Roottkits write to WinMonFS to hide directories/files from being detected.

  • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Certain files are specific to VirtualBox VMs and can be used to detect execution in a VM.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Program crash 6 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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\tmpzi3vmgah.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpzi3vmgah.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5792
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpzi3vmgah.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpzi3vmgah.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4508
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe /C "netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1632
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:1380
      • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Manipulates WinMonFS driver.
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4432
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
          4⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5100
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:1932
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe taskmgr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\NtQuerySystemInformationHook.dll
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:3720
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
            4⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:2816
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4508 -s 652
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:2548
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5792 -s 780
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:5420
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 440 -p 5792 -ip 5792
      1⤵
        PID:3432
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 192 -p 4508 -ip 4508
        1⤵
          PID:5984
        • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3408
          • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
            "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1536
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1536 -s 836
              3⤵
              • Program crash
              PID:5476
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3408 -s 832
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:2584
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 548 -p 3408 -ip 3408
          1⤵
            PID:648
          • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
            C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
            1⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4200
            • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
              "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"
              2⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:4392
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4392 -s 880
                3⤵
                • Program crash
                PID:652
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4200 -s 836
              2⤵
              • Program crash
              PID:5596
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 556 -p 1536 -ip 1536
            1⤵
              PID:2496
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 564 -p 4200 -ip 4200
              1⤵
                PID:3068
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 576 -p 4392 -ip 4392
                1⤵
                  PID:1420

                Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                      Downloads

                      injector.exe

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
                      • Size 281KB
                      • SHA256 5de4e2b07a26102fe527606ce5da1d5a4b938967c9d380a3c5fe86e2e34aaaf1
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      csrss.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
                      • Size 4.1MB
                      • SHA256 eabe000a624536867a20ef1adc5423ff92ac218f0e4eabc7652644a0d3a59952
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      memory/1536-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3408-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4200-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4392-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4432-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4508-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4508-6-0x0000000002A30000-0x0000000002E28000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5792-1-0x0000000002A10000-0x0000000002E00000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5792-2-0x0000000002E00000-0x0000000003676000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5792-4-0x0000000002E00000-0x0000000003676000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5792-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp