Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    46s
  • max time network
    54s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260617-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/06/2026, 21:55

General

  • Target
    Grounded_Fix_Repair_Steam_V4_Generic.rar
  • Size 22.2MB
  • Sample260623-1sxfmsgw9v
  • SHA256 c9b997cf25b9fb44813f425c407c4df2b23c90a3437c600f28da6fbbe46b3584
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 42 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 17 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
    "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Grounded_Fix_Repair_Steam_V4_Generic.rar"
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:1944
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5808
    • 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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      PID:1172
  • 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:260
  • 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:2188
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:1052

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          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 599B
          • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          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

          memory/260-32-0x00000225839C0000-0x00000225839E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-66-0x0000022595320000-0x0000022595340000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-47-0x0000022583EA0000-0x0000022583EC0000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-33-0x0000022595000000-0x0000022595100000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-6-0x00000225801E0000-0x00000225802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-249-0x00000225979D0000-0x0000022597AD0000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-711-0x0000022599A10000-0x0000022599B10000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-710-0x0000022599A10000-0x0000022599B10000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-869-0x000002259DFA0000-0x000002259E0A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-935-0x000002259E470000-0x000002259E570000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-1033-0x000002259D070000-0x000002259D170000-memory.dmp

          memory/260-1306-0x000002259CF60000-0x000002259CF80000-memory.dmp

          memory/1172-180-0x0000000006910000-0x0000000006ADA000-memory.dmp