Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/06/2026, 03:04

General

  • Target
    tmp7821py3l.exe
  • Size 320KB
  • Sample260602-dkwstacv4t
  • SHA256 3947957a8597cd8262037b8d3c203b5df877ee8b9213e3d355bce4c398132e5b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Pykspa

    Pykspa is a worm spreads via Skype uses DGA and it's written in C++.

  • Detect Pykspa worm 1 IoCs
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 12 IoCs
  • Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 28 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 6 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 64 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Hijack Execution Flow: Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Possible Turn off User Account Control's privilege elevation for standard users.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 8 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 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.

  • Modifies registry class 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 36 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7821py3l.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7821py3l.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • UAC bypass
    • Adds policy Run key to start application
    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Hijack Execution Flow: Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:1900
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mrvdmo.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mrvdmo.exe" "-"
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • UAC bypass
      • Adds policy Run key to start application
      • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Hijack Execution Flow: Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • System policy modification
      PID:3692
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mrvdmo.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mrvdmo.exe" "-"
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • UAC bypass
      • Adds policy Run key to start application
      • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Hijack Execution Flow: Executable Installer File Permissions Weakness
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • System policy modification
      PID:3684
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    Explorer.exe
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:3168
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:1928

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          dbyzbwvvrqmvuacafuljg.jed

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\dbyzbwvvrqmvuacafuljg.jed
          • Size 280B
          • SHA256 8a3f2cdce6f3bc08eae1163b24783d2bf44164f86406bc921e6c8f6cf956a45c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          dbyzbwvvrqmvuacafuljg.jed

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\dbyzbwvvrqmvuacafuljg.jed
          • Size 280B
          • SHA256 9cb95e077f848020058f74fa8e6bfc214a53cff8241e23897262fa5b6f2a3f35
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          dbyzbwvvrqmvuacafuljg.jed

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\dbyzbwvvrqmvuacafuljg.jed
          • Size 280B
          • SHA256 a4ceb1dd6fa26c89709957567f1580306120ecf345ea1558b9d63257792fcebb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          mrvdmo.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mrvdmo.exe
          • Size 712KB
          • SHA256 1fcb5b42a455c40f4dafcd2414b8fd683c23aa40bae39799d3952528491b2998
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          dbyzbwvvrqmvuacafuljg.jed

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\dbyzbwvvrqmvuacafuljg.jed
          • Size 280B
          • SHA256 b2f1ccb043eb770fecd358971c8eff15b6493bfa5a7e68bf22d2471ad263b79d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          yhpbouepwgnhriveuuwfnzmscnuelfpg.css

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\yhpbouepwgnhriveuuwfnzmscnuelfpg.css
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 00bfcf517cace5576927f6d4eeb10a4c19c747d0fbb573e5ad99d376a7e7af0c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH