Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260618-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/06/2026, 18:16

General

  • Target
    avast_one_free.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample260622-wwjxhafv21
  • SHA256 5434753051d22586c7047c2a22bc36204dcef167c0bf23ac89b2a2d8d26bafd1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks for any installed AV software in registry 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 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\avast_one_free.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avast_one_free.exe"
    1⤵
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5336
    • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\icarus.exe
      C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\icarus.exe /icarus-info-path:C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\icarus-info.xml /install /sssid:5336
      2⤵
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3808
      • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\icarus_ui.exe
        C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\icarus_ui.exe /sssid:5336 /er_master:master_ep_ebb4c74b-91fa-49ac-9750-e0c17f35d09f /er_ui:ui_ep_bd2802e4-b265-4535-a960-0b5e46f95e10
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5044
      • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-suite\icarus.exe
        C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-suite\icarus.exe /sssid:5336 /er_master:master_ep_ebb4c74b-91fa-49ac-9750-e0c17f35d09f /er_ui:ui_ep_bd2802e4-b265-4535-a960-0b5e46f95e10 /er_slave:avast-suite_slave_ep_4530f619-4c11-488a-8475-b5d87cac58ba /slave:avast-suite
        3⤵
        • Checks for any installed AV software in registry
        • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1492
      • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-av-vps\icarus.exe
        C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-av-vps\icarus.exe /sssid:5336 /er_master:master_ep_ebb4c74b-91fa-49ac-9750-e0c17f35d09f /er_ui:ui_ep_bd2802e4-b265-4535-a960-0b5e46f95e10 /er_slave:avast-av-vps_slave_ep_c6288882-c2dc-4b34-af23-fc1dfb26f845 /slave:avast-av-vps
        3⤵
        • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:6816

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        icarus.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\icarus.log
        • Size 70KB
        • SHA256 70b76c1d78ba7b6714a0e2edc7cde0523050ecb1ac981491cd4043f24b9d247b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\icarus.log
        • Size 77KB
        • SHA256 a222c4bc334be6470d7ed1ddbf844ff1846c6f27119ffbcb6fa289423d10d57c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\icarus.log
        • Size 99KB
        • SHA256 e92c6fa0b92f8bda717f72d9996f396fa066bdc53c2d91546ce777a1e30c606b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sfx.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\sfx.log
        • Size 11KB
        • SHA256 d18920589d41d1f88156e11cdb318f08665ce5bc32c340eff5a1f0291e25c5f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sui.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\sui.log
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 04f889199089a587c44249586a0e35100b84fbb189f251508ca7d095a3a290fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        temporary_proxy.ini

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\settings\temporary_proxy.ini
        • Size 278B
        • SHA256 8e511706c04e382e58153c274138e99a298e87e29e12548d39b7f3d3442878b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        config.def

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-av-vps\config.def
        • Size 561B
        • SHA256 983db2d3d8f498ef4177eff14395a4fd0116ba6503f76a7f8f08dae60cf981ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        icarus_product.dll

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-av-vps\icarus_product.dll
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 4c85b2d0224ebd9ca76c931cfc874a37992a3958cf770f672ba90a74eb51cc76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-def.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-av-vps\product-def.xml
        • Size 66KB
        • SHA256 2fa4c20644ba86c0239dc3a37bb408cd0f487c71a97be947839872a014ee3966
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-info.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-av-vps\product-info.xml
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 d40365c5421f1da8acbca08ff674cdf1d6958132a0ddd34e690975d5e0fcf755
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policy.def

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-suite\brandingdata\av\licensing\policy.def
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 c0994ba1433ef35664cb4692d73b26d42d7e42fa5f403c83eeb2d5d87fa20ffe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        policy.def

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-suite\brandingdata\bg\licensing\policy.def
        • Size 718B
        • SHA256 25cb063707d322d112c4f6d9b10dde10a8e381bcbf56f5e50ba853232c79d0dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        policy.def

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-suite\brandingdata\tu\licensing\policy.def
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 8532777cd0e4c8040f2908ea10858f167dfcfa7bb9ede6419dfba849d5c61ae5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        config.def

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-suite\config.def
        • Size 805B
        • SHA256 fb26b87bcd7565a123c85f1d6a22380c0de9e3fb7fa3ea869818b73103e57b63
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        icarus_product.dll

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\avast-suite\icarus_product.dll
        • Size 7.0MB
        • SHA256 25b5274f573e745fd9c89f67511593c9a29da32c834d011632e5951f3c1d4870
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        bug_report.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\bug_report.exe
        • Size 6.3MB
        • SHA256 75e7f8246dd3b3e01fa75f009ba08da3ecc5ab59b4bbe6ce4dc85034e5d6c266
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dump_process.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\dump_process.exe
        • Size 3.9MB
        • SHA256 17089f7d45a43b75f06600fbf54680fb53c4de42f797aaf81430f8cd47a90610
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\icarus.exe
        • Size 9.3MB
        • SHA256 9e13c107162cd9f8da49f694b9ccfb57c95474f23fb65dc30298fda747325f22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus_mod.dll

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\icarus_mod.dll
        • Size 16KB
        • SHA256 f37d0b74e1875cd292a773788a811ecbd1c19eb46ee6c80a2f90ab965d8e2747
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus_ui.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\icarus_ui.exe
        • Size 12.4MB
        • SHA256 bf671189c9922b473036a586972d2ae015520e8108d5e1f71613555f680f7ee6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-def.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\product-def.xml
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 1cb35294f3981b6d5a596619099e6c81be1a35d2bea6c8823759683d9a2b5b4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-info.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\product-info.xml
        • Size 11KB
        • SHA256 1a134e91a6d343e1d34798a7aceb703d576d35887c5c3bed304a865127c0bbf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setupui.cont

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\common\setupui.cont
        • Size 636KB
        • SHA256 139892b4ebf93eee5e81108029eed503db4f2cd8271b3773daf6500b93875bc9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ecoo.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\ecoo.edat
        • Size 65B
        • SHA256 786b6675b19327a72256d8f8974676b8cebce9c74f4bb436874294548f16d43e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        epps.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\epps.edat
        • Size 80B
        • SHA256 c6528b50bbe1265eeb1beb88535e7f6257075daaa245ed693e9ac38511b297bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        eref.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\eref.edat
        • Size 137B
        • SHA256 32ac28d06ee94c8b7c88a643c1dc804d0f6c72fe20df88ba7fada2b8ff814d0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        giet.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\giet.edat
        • Size 8B
        • SHA256 c2cb92b00918d830aa68e4d5496ca412e3bc86f88444cb3de9d52e62a877b93f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        icarus-info.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-0df6c15c-6c76-4473-944e-304807ce231f\icarus-info.xml
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 044db5aacd71b17ec14fa374347fba56138b154adae944899e4373fd2005c7e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH