Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/06/2026, 17:58
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
bluewingemulator.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
bluewingemulator.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target bluewingemulator.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- Sample260601-wkbrract2s
- SHA256 f53c93443e54149f5d1c6be5721b8472b4799d50e9d09bb11e93cc253ab0dc99
- MD5 8b8961b070ba86dcff1e759232de812b
- SHA1 015892ae8ba5dba46da802dcbc301aaf82cf4123
- SHA512 b7c9083d4bcf0bcc466cfcd9afb45ef7411ab1394656d399bec1c06b1bc657ba773d1290dd4a7560b218ec74dca0543f5503c2a48533e3e4b24df32aeb397374
- SSDEEP 49152:K++D0oSKLTmmK9lODbLcXS8Waaq59TxcrrlTl/u6iT:R+kAvi
- TLSH T179A59E0566E803F9E277D1B9C9621607E6B2B8450770AADF03E05E9A1F377A05B3F712
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Possible privilege escalation attempt 12 IoCs
pid Process 3648 takeown.exe 380 takeown.exe 2116 icacls.exe 1300 icacls.exe 4672 icacls.exe 2856 icacls.exe 3636 takeown.exe 4860 icacls.exe 3720 takeown.exe 2968 takeown.exe 2656 takeown.exe 868 icacls.exe - Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 12 IoCs
pid Process 3720 takeown.exe 2968 takeown.exe 4672 icacls.exe 868 icacls.exe 3648 takeown.exe 3636 takeown.exe 4860 icacls.exe 1300 icacls.exe 2656 takeown.exe 2856 icacls.exe 380 takeown.exe 2116 icacls.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml bluewingemulator.exe File created C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml bluewingemulator.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml bluewingemulator.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 4392 schtasks.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1028 wrote to memory of 3720 1028 bluewingemulator.exe 80 PID 1028 wrote to memory of 1300 1028 bluewingemulator.exe 82 PID 1028 wrote to memory of 3844 1028 bluewingemulator.exe 84 PID 1028 wrote to memory of 4424 1028 bluewingemulator.exe 86 PID 1028 wrote to memory of 4392 1028 bluewingemulator.exe 88 PID 1028 wrote to memory of 2968 1028 bluewingemulator.exe 91 PID 1028 wrote to memory of 4672 1028 bluewingemulator.exe 95 PID 1028 wrote to memory of 2656 1028 bluewingemulator.exe 97 PID 1028 wrote to memory of 868 1028 bluewingemulator.exe 100 PID 2724 wrote to memory of 3648 2724 bluewingemulator.exe 104 PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2856 2724 bluewingemulator.exe 106 PID 2724 wrote to memory of 3132 2724 bluewingemulator.exe 108 PID 2724 wrote to memory of 380 2724 bluewingemulator.exe 111 PID 2724 wrote to memory of 3636 2724 bluewingemulator.exe 115 PID 2724 wrote to memory of 4860 2724 bluewingemulator.exe 118 PID 2724 wrote to memory of 2116 2724 bluewingemulator.exe 117 - 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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bluewingemulator.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bluewingemulator.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1028 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\takeown.exetakeown /f "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /a >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:3720
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\icacls.exeicacls "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /grant Administrators:F /t /c /q >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:1300
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks /query /tn "VgcYamlGuard"2⤵PID:3844
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks /delete /tn "VgcYamlGuard" /f2⤵PID:4424
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "VgcYamlGuard" /tr "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bluewingemulator.exe\" --patch-yaml" /sc onstart /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4392
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\takeown.exetakeown /f "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /a >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:2968
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\icacls.exeicacls "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /grant Administrators:F /t /c /q >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:4672
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\takeown.exetakeown /f "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /a >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:2656
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\icacls.exeicacls "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /grant Administrators:F /t /c /q >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:868
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bluewingemulator.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bluewingemulator.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2724 -
C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exetakeown /f "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /a >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:3648
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C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exeicacls "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /grant Administrators:F /t /c /q >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:2856
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /query /tn "VgcYamlGuard"2⤵PID:3132
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C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exetakeown /f "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /a >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:380
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C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exetakeown /f "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /a >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:3636
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C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exeicacls "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /grant Administrators:F /t /c /q >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:2116
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C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exeicacls "C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml" /grant Administrators:F /t /c /q >nul 2>&12⤵
- Possible privilege escalation attempt
- Modifies file permissions
PID:4860
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\Riot Vanguard\vanguard.yaml
- Size 173B
- SHA256 6a0379629c24895bcc96211c084ce2d466c639faad5065022f503c77807b8c1f
- MD5 256b6418cc6eed39cd9170b0d40c2f70
- SHA1 47d5a7a48cebe6faf5afc34c945884ed17ac5fd5
- SHA512 5a310b05e24b2ad69bece050aafde71791975d36cc4b2fd16da251ed6c55dae18fc1dd1a0c932dcaebd88676d3ea1e383d86052b2b813cd88a8c9e93407f933c
- TLSH T189C08050DDE0D46C34DFB27593027F0D051059591A39047FD15753F89899CB157158F3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\vgc_debug.log
- Size 191B
- SHA256 a48bb6c83d9c1bb910bf00c224c3d5a9e4c4e934bfe0dee4ea00bed83e4ef600
- MD5 6015e9d4bf062733004cc329d1bec4c7
- SHA1 ea53658784d5cb5b564fbbe01830698cdda7edba
- SHA512 f8d7bb3502f5e4faeaa44be6dfdc1fa197a0ba726ccc2dae8409e74a372932616240a560bf5a1adaf512f5c3e56a6494230b699079e23a6aa65d1e349989f2c7
- TLSH T16AC01297721220047943E063DA4DF7E008017A075D5421ACF1ABFECC5106700DFC9930
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH