Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    29s
  • max time network
    25s
  • 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, 12:23

General

  • Target
    IQ Optimizer-v6.7.4.0.exe
  • Size 63.7MB
  • Sample260529-pkgjnsbw5v
  • SHA256 f62b156c0d04a48c1898fb942e02d340fc9389085bc98aab1c8f263fd9ef5464
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Loads dropped DLL 17 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.

  • Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IQ Optimizer-v6.7.4.0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IQ Optimizer-v6.7.4.0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:4520
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:3312
    • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
      1⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3792
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 956D993C108D7947AF786E46E8DB6FDA C
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1320

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          backbutton.xaml

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\backbutton.xaml
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 fb1c5df8785650b20612b61a66ecbda5e1ed323d6c8ac45b2ebccbe9193779f8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          background

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\background
          • Size 134B
          • SHA256 f044f542bc46464054084c63596877f06c6e2c215c0e954c4ace9787ced82787
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          checkbox

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\checkbox
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 bce5b6de3a1c7af7ec14b6643da25f7c9e15bd5f1c4a38abfcddc70a5e93bdd3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          frame_bottom_left.bmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\frame_bottom_left.bmp
          • Size 66B
          • SHA256 384ebd5800becadf3bd9014686e6cc09344f75ce426e966d788eb5473b28aa21
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          frame_bottom_mid.bmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\frame_bottom_mid.bmp
          • Size 66B
          • SHA256 205209facdebf400319dbcb1020f0545d7564b9415c47497528593e344795afd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          frame_caption.bmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\frame_caption.bmp
          • Size 206B
          • SHA256 0403ed31d75dcc182dd98f2b603da4c36b6325e9d159cac4371e1448244bb707
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          frame_left.bmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\frame_left.bmp
          • Size 66B
          • SHA256 f545ec56bc9b690a6b952471669a8316e18274d64e2ebc9e365fcf44363a125a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          frame_left_inactive.bmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\frame_left_inactive.bmp
          • Size 66B
          • SHA256 c93be5a7c979c534274fc1a965d26c126efa5d58c14066b14937e5aba3b9eb55
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          frame_top_left.bmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\frame_top_left.bmp
          • Size 154B
          • SHA256 17b5cd496d98db14e7c9757e38892883c7b378407e1f136889a9921abe040741
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          frame_top_mid.bmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\frame_top_mid.bmp
          • Size 66B
          • SHA256 1d59fe11b3f1951c104f279c1338fc307940268971d016ebe929a9998a5038ee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          sys_close_hot.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\sys_close_hot.png
          • Size 276B
          • SHA256 15405855866fa2b7c60afbc8ba720aae8f2ba7fb60bfa641dc9d10361e56f033
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          sys_close_normal.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\sys_close_normal.png
          • Size 225B
          • SHA256 bbcac1632131b21d40c80ff9e14156d36366d2e7bb05eed584e9d448497152d5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          sys_min_hot.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4520\sys_min_hot.png
          • Size 180B
          • SHA256 bcbb601daa5a139419f3cd0f6084615574c41b837426ebff561b7846dfec038e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI5C55.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5C55.tmp
          • Size 904KB
          • SHA256 d6b89fd5a95071e7b144d8bedcb09b694e9cd14bfbfafb782b17cf8413eac6da
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI5DD0.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5DD0.tmp
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 403869ed494bcbc3e535b492f2ebfad95748049e203ff7c31ac1afb38d8909ed
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI5DF0.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5DF0.tmp
          • Size 877KB
          • SHA256 107fd7ee1eaf17c27b4ed25990acace2cb51f8d39f4dfc8ef5a3df03d02e1d34
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          IQ Optimizer-v6.7.4.0.msi

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\IQ Optimizer\IQ Optimizer 6.7.4.0\install\IQ Optimizer-v6.7.4.0.msi
          • Size 5.9MB
          • SHA256 ea668e9ba785e0b51a79c1020c5c33a2c3d72e6e4b2b936797560ae980f17b27
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH