ef06322f836bc425100e8a7e0d99c55fb4ce21d14912cea1de0625750e24ce96

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
138s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
submitted
03/06/2026, 00:18

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General

Target
ModEngine/ModEngine.exe
Size 16.3MB
Sample260603-alkv6agy6r
SHA256 ef06322f836bc425100e8a7e0d99c55fb4ce21d14912cea1de0625750e24ce96
MD5 1637744561923c9b04cd19a858119344
SHA1 af79bcbcab03797ecf3b533f1737e586f7018f7b
SHA512 8cc40eb6f4cefb3c782d29da091023095cc366d6cde76e554a21fd8895c4c63d2b542b8e2e7b1e11c8a844c369cac980d20e717160a9b5e9479a1898662bf80f
SSDEEP 393216:NALETwfCcrv2bd2DOzOo0rOaBFob2QY6jiYG6+w:JyCd56drOa62K2Yh
TLSH
T12007339234DD51ECD3A38F32E506334EDA553AB21DB6854923C43E071563DE6BA0BEE2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

5^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Drops file in System32 directory 42 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\clbcatq.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\windows.storage.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wintypes.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\MSCTF.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\imm32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\imagehlp.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\GDI32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\shcore.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\msimg32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\ws2_32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\GLU32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\dxcore.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\bcryptPrimitives.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\comdlg32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\version.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\kernel.appcore.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\profapi.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wsock32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wininet.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\opengl32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\oleaut32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\RPCRT4.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\explorerframe.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\user32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\shlwapi.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\psapi.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\PROPSYS.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\shfolder.dll	ModEngine.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.22000.120_none_9d947278b86cc467\comctl32.dll	ModEngine.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	startModEngine.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2360	ModEngine.exe
2360	ModEngine.exe
920	startModEngine.exe
920	startModEngine.exe
1036	ModEngine.exe
1036	ModEngine.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: 33	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: 33	1036	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1036	ModEngine.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2360	ModEngine.exe
1036	ModEngine.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1036	ModEngine.exe
1036	ModEngine.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2360 wrote to memory of 920	2360	ModEngine.exe	83
PID 920 wrote to memory of 1036	920	startModEngine.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\ModEngine.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\ModEngine.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2360
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\startModEngine.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\startModEngine.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:920
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\ModEngine.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\ModEngine.exe" -start
    3⤵
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1036

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/920-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055A000-memory.dmp

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memory/1036-49-0x000000001C8F0000-0x000000001DF90000-memory.dmp

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memory/1036-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002A38000-memory.dmp

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memory/1036-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002A38000-memory.dmp

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memory/2360-4-0x00007FF86F470000-0x00007FF86F472000-memory.dmp

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memory/2360-6-0x00007FF86EB30000-0x00007FF86EB32000-memory.dmp

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memory/2360-7-0x00007FF86CFA0000-0x00007FF86CFA2000-memory.dmp

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memory/2360-8-0x00007FF86CFB0000-0x00007FF86CFB2000-memory.dmp

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memory/2360-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002A38000-memory.dmp

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memory/2360-5-0x00007FF86EB20000-0x00007FF86EB22000-memory.dmp

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memory/2360-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002A38000-memory.dmp

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memory/2360-3-0x00007FF86F460000-0x00007FF86F462000-memory.dmp

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memory/2360-2-0x00007FF86F450000-0x00007FF86F452000-memory.dmp

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