Overview

overview

8

Static

static

3

HappyGames.exe

windows10-2004-x64

7

HappyGames.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

8

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    300s
  • max time network
    182s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260617-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/06/2026, 17:42

Sharing

Copy URL Twitter E-mail
Report Analysis Logs

General

  • Target
    HappyGames.exe
  • Size 32.5MB
  • Sample260621-wae2esev2q
  • SHA256 47d5dcf31c16165f0a422836e2f288c2e179f73c92f43469fd82a07295bcef39
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
adwarediscoveryexecutionpersistenceransomwarespywarestealer

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    persistence
  • Loads dropped DLL 60 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistence
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 15 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Enumerates processes with tasklist 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
    discovery
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

    discovery
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Gathers system information 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Runs systeminfo.exe.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Modifies registry class 40 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 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.

    persistence
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HappyGames.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HappyGames.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1348
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HappyGames.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HappyGames.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:8
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist
        3⤵
        • Enumerates processes with tasklist
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4180
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\systeminfo.exe
        systeminfo
        3⤵
        • Gathers system information
        PID:4236
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist
        3⤵
        • Enumerates processes with tasklist
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1680
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "schtasks /create /tn "WindowsUpdateCheck" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HappyGames.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest /f"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2876
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "WindowsUpdateCheck" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HappyGames.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest /f
          4⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4212
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
        wmic product get name,version
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2272
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HappyGames.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HappyGames.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4064
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HappyGames.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HappyGames.exe
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5548
      • C:\Windows\System32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist
        3⤵
        • Enumerates processes with tasklist
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4108
      • C:\Windows\System32\systeminfo.exe
        systeminfo
        3⤵
        • Gathers system information
        PID:5988
      • C:\Windows\System32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist
        3⤵
        • Enumerates processes with tasklist
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2520
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
        wmic product get name,version
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3060
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4056
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5528
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4596
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1008
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3520

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

        Reconnaissance

        Resource Development

        Initial Access

        Execution

        Scheduled Task/Job

        1
        T1053

        Scheduled Task

        1
        T1053.005

        Persistence

        Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

        2
        T1547

        Active Setup

        1
        T1547.014

        Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

        1
        T1547.001

        Scheduled Task/Job

        1
        T1053

        Scheduled Task

        1
        T1053.005

        Privilege Escalation

        Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

        2
        T1547

        Active Setup

        1
        T1547.014

        Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

        1
        T1547.001

        Scheduled Task/Job

        1
        T1053

        Scheduled Task

        1
        T1053.005

        Defense Evasion

        Modify Registry

        3
        T1112

        Credential Access

        Credentials from Password Stores

        1
        T1555

        Credentials from Web Browsers

        1
        T1555.003

        Unsecured Credentials

        1
        T1552

        Credentials In Files

        1
        T1552.001

        Discovery

        Browser Information Discovery

        1
        T1217

        Peripheral Device Discovery

        2
        T1120

        Process Discovery

        1
        T1057

        Query Registry

        3
        T1012

        System Information Discovery

        3
        T1082

        Lateral Movement

        Collection

        Data from Local System

        1
        T1005

        Command and Control

        Web Service

        1
        T1102

        Exfiltration

        Impact

        Replay Monitor

        Loading Replay Monitor...

        Downloads

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 607B
        • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
        Submit Download

        81d243bd2c585b0f4821__mypyc.cp313-win_amd64.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\81d243bd2c585b0f4821__mypyc.cp313-win_amd64.pyd
        • Size 213KB
        • SHA256 ba7fc544994f126cb7485ce52d265d2f32e93c4f1ea1fcd6fcdee3918f271979
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _imaging.cp313-win_amd64.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\PIL\_imaging.cp313-win_amd64.pyd
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 34b9fbd040c46776f343c65b9ecd252c1cf30e84def79294d7e2675feef1a363
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        VCRUNTIME140.dll
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\VCRUNTIME140.dll
        • Size 117KB
        • SHA256 052ad6a20d375957e82aa6a3c441ea548d89be0981516ca7eb306e063d5027f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        VCRUNTIME140_1.dll
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\VCRUNTIME140_1.dll
        • Size 48KB
        • SHA256 6a99bc0128e0c7d6cbbf615fcc26909565e17d4ca3451b97f8987f9c6acbc6c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _bz2.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\_bz2.pyd
        • Size 84KB
        • SHA256 b4aa26c44a529de7129733a31b73fd74e474b9069edf02d3151d067ac5d52a5c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _cffi_backend.cp313-win_amd64.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\_cffi_backend.cp313-win_amd64.pyd
        • Size 176KB
        • SHA256 d5b09da2e726b4e90cf0edad5d2a0ec52f369dfd060e14d3807a32b2205031fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _ctypes.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\_ctypes.pyd
        • Size 131KB
        • SHA256 69ccbfa336004742c18fba4a2d0d24aba5f5e1578983278137788166ea322a22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _hashlib.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\_hashlib.pyd
        • Size 67KB
        • SHA256 1ca43d7db5e5b3d8066038ff452b09c1dd525022ad5c4447be94345705caadc8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _lzma.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\_lzma.pyd
        • Size 155KB
        • SHA256 71387e8484088f8291664312d985f42454017e1f556bd4107e2d065f19a799ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _queue.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\_queue.pyd
        • Size 34KB
        • SHA256 f1be4ad7af2810ca957ce1bb6122ac821bb284633bdabc872e12e699f5067269
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _socket.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\_socket.pyd
        • Size 84KB
        • SHA256 6050e57e93872e3cd86daeca9594362ad256a9bbe00e0549fa5988a9b43c90e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _sqlite3.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\_sqlite3.pyd
        • Size 126KB
        • SHA256 183d02f0ce2ad03f3f101682313cd3034f6039acd7e7025f618cc27a053ec609
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _ssl.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\_ssl.pyd
        • Size 177KB
        • SHA256 5f113a6b4cc933646ef69aa233da278bd311f7f04135a8ea6e1514944af3f851
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _wmi.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\_wmi.pyd
        • Size 38KB
        • SHA256 440ccba82699e5cca4975ad68fa4338d66295dbf9abf391b924ed1d22fe90857
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        base_library.zip
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\base_library.zip
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 e3f0816072b4742faccfccd1e4276ec13cedc1c55b62aa5940246b3e9ca80fd2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        cd.cp313-win_amd64.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\charset_normalizer\cd.cp313-win_amd64.pyd
        • Size 10KB
        • SHA256 2e9f5049b3c5db7ab78c6abb94dfbbfe035ebab8f40594320f8c92221f486f24
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        _rust.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\cryptography\hazmat\bindings\_rust.pyd
        • Size 9.4MB
        • SHA256 813b101f70efb79c388239ce82ac891e195a1e19eeaeb43c32d9bf425e7b51b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        libcrypto-3.dll
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\libcrypto-3.dll
        • Size 5.0MB
        • SHA256 e03dd02fdcfb791981c9962827cfcf495f2a47a514c1526efb57f847a9df514a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        libffi-8.dll
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\libffi-8.dll
        • Size 38KB
        • SHA256 eff52743773eb550fcc6ce3efc37c85724502233b6b002a35496d828bd7b280a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        libssl-3.dll
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\libssl-3.dll
        • Size 776KB
        • SHA256 1e4bc0638682bfcbb36f4465d6a2e9944d917a60f05ecc8ddf9e96847e05e13f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        python3.DLL
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\python3.DLL
        • Size 70KB
        • SHA256 f950ce3bf381d5ffae90cf63ec9c9761f1666d9a570e2f203a7f22da6f8e14f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        python313.dll
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\python313.dll
        • Size 5.8MB
        • SHA256 e7119fc5892eab890d44f6df05f44d50cf8c390c35d152e589e0c35781ca8d05
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        pywintypes313.dll
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\pywin32_system32\pywintypes313.dll
        • Size 132KB
        • SHA256 9bb6dece38380abc747dce9ba8b0834a2bec469bc942dbcc8658e30ebdfb59a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        select.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\select.pyd
        • Size 32KB
        • SHA256 0dc63cb35f1776d732cb3fbbbdd9e5912b29a98465d3927a8162e8475c0f6809
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        Lorem ipsum.txt
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\setuptools\_vendor\jaraco\text\Lorem ipsum.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 37fedcffbf73c4eb9f058f47677cb33203a436ff9390e4d38a8e01c9dad28e0b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
        Submit Download

        sqlite3.dll
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\sqlite3.dll
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 f84cc494f7f1c816973334185384988b89300554cee6e952ba558a6dd47c7057
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        ucrtbase.dll
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\ucrtbase.dll
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 d404dc9aa843d53d7e276dd078b2cac8d7aa905e2838a1fe8385278e19ba3810
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        unicodedata.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\unicodedata.pyd
        • Size 695KB
        • SHA256 2b8c8d837e2968751a581e1c6e91447b0db672c2a1496362942df654afddc11d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        win32api.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\win32\win32api.pyd
        • Size 132KB
        • SHA256 b80722e54741563e72e264ca33e1900ee49c927c475e54ef8f94c3eac9032465
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        win32crypt.pyd
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI13482\win32\win32crypt.pyd
        • Size 121KB
        • SHA256 f07fbdcebda155ece29f64a4ca199db544bfa1f3472661f20b569d2b56926123
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
        Submit Download

        memory/1008-388-0x00000200801E0000-0x00000200802E0000-memory.dmp
        Download

        memory/1008-434-0x0000020094720000-0x0000020094740000-memory.dmp
        Download

        memory/1008-401-0x0000020093EA0000-0x0000020093FA0000-memory.dmp
        Download

        memory/1008-411-0x0000020083CA0000-0x0000020083CC0000-memory.dmp
        Download

        memory/1008-400-0x0000020083A40000-0x0000020083A60000-memory.dmp
        Download

        memory/4596-538-0x000000000AD80000-0x000000000AFDF000-memory.dmp
        Download