Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • 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, 12:14

General

  • Target
    aurora_setup.exe
  • Size 7.7MB
  • Sample260522-ped7csc14x
  • SHA256 c20add56c484c935a6817925b7b3a55dddb6506fdfdf00a5650d04cf444aa853
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 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 3 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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aurora_setup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aurora_setup.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4488
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-BI6MV.tmp\aurora_setup.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-BI6MV.tmp\aurora_setup.tmp" /SL5="$3024A,7859051,54272,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aurora_setup.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4856
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Aurora\bin\Adev.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Aurora\bin\Adev.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:4204

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Adev.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Aurora\bin\Adev.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 91e504c62cd32dd51a407a3a22304d518dd9c9c30c087e7c5453ce84eddbe8d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Adev.lic

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Aurora\bin\Adev.lic
        • Size 9KB
        • SHA256 727d42e9736eecacde172ed09af1a1c36cfbf68a94e302501e8dfb51cbd4a771
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Adev_xshld4.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Aurora\bin\Adev_xshld4.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 6073f2beb10ec10d13f7eadccb8aed31567127dc102d789f20f921f09ef34000
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        license

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Aurora\bin\license
        • Size 632KB
        • SHA256 894f769cacff81208cec909a98cd98223eecda5556c3a42d1fa64971219bb356
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dx3d9r.dll

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Aurora\redist\dx3d9r.dll
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 f07e0b9e5348de433e766fd336b96c5b92fb68d5cf70e6e5caf8b616a1436d01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        INS2959.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\INS2959.tmp
        • Size 863KB
        • SHA256 68e215d486f2765bb8baef08e384e067eb604f66465526b7e3e70d16deb04c2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        aurora_setup.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-BI6MV.tmp\aurora_setup.tmp
        • Size 680KB
        • SHA256 78f6692d50d07bd78a97294d196f9ae7d1fc48b058375e5d7bb766970faab758
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4204-387-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4204-433-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4204-385-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-386-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-0-0x000000000040D000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4856-378-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4856-383-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4856-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4856-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4856-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4856-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4856-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4856-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp