Analysis

  • max time kernel
    129s
  • max time network
    130s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/06/2026, 16:26

General

  • Target
    CheatEvolution/CheatEvolution.exe
  • Size 11.1MB
  • Sample260620-txzy1ahs5t
  • SHA256 5d5162db542340f73b7451c2d9138ec714da25483b05344392111c8b0316dbfc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 42 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CheatEvolution\CheatEvolution.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CheatEvolution\CheatEvolution.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4644
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CheatEvolution\Launcher.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CheatEvolution\Launcher.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3104
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CheatEvolution\CheatEvolution.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CheatEvolution\CheatEvolution.exe" -start
        3⤵
        • Downloads MZ/PE file
        • 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:772

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        memory/772-30-0x0000000009F00000-0x0000000009F4E000-memory.dmp

        memory/772-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000022D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3104-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000056C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-4-0x00007FFF61FA0000-0x00007FFF61FA2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-6-0x00007FFF60210000-0x00007FFF60212000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-5-0x00007FFF61FB0000-0x00007FFF61FB2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-0-0x0000000001331000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-3-0x00007FFF62690000-0x00007FFF62692000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000022D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-13-0x0000000009940000-0x000000000998E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-14-0x0000000001331000-0x00000000017AE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000022D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-7-0x00007FFF60220000-0x00007FFF60222000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-1-0x00007FFF62670000-0x00007FFF62672000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-2-0x00007FFF62680000-0x00007FFF62682000-memory.dmp