Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
147s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
02/06/2026, 10:43
General
- Target tmpy8apifw4.exe
- Size 4.1MB
- Sample260602-msptxact9r
- SHA256 af603a3296f16b0baaed81c4b5a68136221d598540c6ffedc69ce7794f7632db
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: Glupteba
Glupteba is a modular loader written in Golang with various components.
- Glupteba payload 22 IoCs
- Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Manipulates WinMonFS driver. 1 IoCs
Roottkits write to WinMonFS to hide directories/files from being detected.
- Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Certain files are specific to VirtualBox VMs and can be used to detect execution in a VM.
- Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
- 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\tmpy8apifw4.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpy8apifw4.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpy8apifw4.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpy8apifw4.exe"2⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe /C "netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes"3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exenetsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes4⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
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C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exeC:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Manipulates WinMonFS driver.
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F4⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f4⤵
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe taskmgr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\NtQuerySystemInformationHook.dll4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F4⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exeC:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Modify Registry
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
injector.exe
csrss.exe
memory/1408-1-0x00000000010F0000-0x00000000014DE000-memory.dmp
memory/1408-2-0x0000000002D80000-0x00000000035F7000-memory.dmp
memory/1408-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/1408-4-0x0000000002D80000-0x00000000035F7000-memory.dmp
memory/2708-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/2984-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/3592-6-0x0000000001150000-0x0000000001540000-memory.dmp
memory/3592-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4304-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp
memory/4404-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp