Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/06/2026, 10:45

General

  • Target
    tmpo3wqj5ui.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample260602-mtny1aa19v
  • SHA256 9918a632dd77fae0a38569f55bbd708b0aeaa32c305956537c367f046dceb738
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Glupteba

    Glupteba is a modular loader written in Golang with various components.

  • Glupteba payload 23 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.

  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • 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.

  • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A root certificate was added, modified, or removed in the trusted certificate store registry paths.

  • Program crash 5 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 40 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpo3wqj5ui.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpo3wqj5ui.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1500
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpo3wqj5ui.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpo3wqj5ui.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
      PID:2072
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\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
        PID:3980
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="csrss" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" enable=yes
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:2288
      • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Manipulates WinMonFS driver.
        • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Modifies system certificate store
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2020
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
          4⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:496
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /delete /tn ScheduledUpdate /f
          4⤵
            PID:4184
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe taskmgr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\NtQuerySystemInformationHook.dll
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:3716
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /CREATE /SC ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /TR "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe" /TN csrss /F
            4⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:1896
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2072 -s 732
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:1512
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 2072 -ip 2072
      1⤵
        PID:2996
      • 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
        PID:4588
        • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
          "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3284
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3284 -s 848
            3⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:2504
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4588 -s 836
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3220
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 4588 -ip 4588
        1⤵
          PID:4900
        • 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
          PID:2668
          • C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
            "C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe"
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2104
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2104 -s 804
              3⤵
              • Program crash
              PID:2080
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2668 -s 836
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:3756
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 492 -p 3284 -ip 3284
          1⤵
            PID:4832
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 476 -p 2668 -ip 2668
            1⤵
              PID:2740
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 548 -p 2104 -ip 2104
              1⤵
                PID:2868

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    injector.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\csrss\injector\injector.exe
                    • Size 281KB
                    • SHA256 5de4e2b07a26102fe527606ce5da1d5a4b938967c9d380a3c5fe86e2e34aaaf1
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    csrss.exe

                    • Path C:\Windows\rss\csrss.exe
                    • Size 4.1MB
                    • SHA256 9918a632dd77fae0a38569f55bbd708b0aeaa32c305956537c367f046dceb738
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    memory/1500-2-0x0000000002E80000-0x00000000036F6000-memory.dmp

                    memory/1500-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/1500-4-0x0000000002E80000-0x00000000036F6000-memory.dmp

                    memory/1500-1-0x0000000002A90000-0x0000000002E7A000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2020-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2072-6-0x0000000002AD0000-0x0000000002EC7000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2072-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2072-7-0x0000000002ED0000-0x0000000003746000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2104-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2668-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3284-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4588-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp