Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260618-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/06/2026, 04:04

General

  • Target
    CreativeEAXSettings.exe
  • Size 10.2MB
  • Sample260623-em1efsh18p
  • SHA256 a0bc4146c4dcb4e367c017760eef8619cc04442c3952702c3592dd6f50ffed44
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: blankgrabber

    Blankgrabber is an infostealer written in Python and packaged with Pyinstaller.

  • A stealer written in Python and packaged with Pyinstaller 1 IoCs
  • Deletes Windows Defender Definitions 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses mpcmdrun utility to delete all AV definitions.

  • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

  • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 18 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates processes with tasklist 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 48 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 60 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CreativeEAXSettings.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CreativeEAXSettings.exe"
    1⤵
    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Maps connected drives based on registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5780
    • C:\ProgramData\Creative EAX Setting.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Creative EAX Setting.exe"
      2⤵
      • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
      • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
      • Checks BIOS information in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Maps connected drives based on registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:980
    • C:\ProgramData\stub.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\stub.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6788
      • C:\ProgramData\stub.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\stub.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2184
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\stub.exe'"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:6720
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\stub.exe'
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:6168
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableIntrusionPreventionSystem $true -DisableIOAVProtection $true -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true -DisableScriptScanning $true -EnableControlledFolderAccess Disabled -EnableNetworkProtection AuditMode -Force -MAPSReporting Disabled -SubmitSamplesConsent NeverSend && powershell Set-MpPreference -SubmitSamplesConsent 2 & "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe" -RemoveDefinitions -All"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3436
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableIntrusionPreventionSystem $true -DisableIOAVProtection $true -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true -DisableScriptScanning $true -EnableControlledFolderAccess Disabled -EnableNetworkProtection AuditMode -Force -MAPSReporting Disabled -SubmitSamplesConsent NeverSend
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5692
          • C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe" -RemoveDefinitions -All
            5⤵
            • Deletes Windows Defender Definitions
            PID:6288
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "tasklist /FO LIST"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:7124
          • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
            tasklist /FO LIST
            5⤵
            • Enumerates processes with tasklist
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4904
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "wmic csproduct get uuid"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3576
          • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
            wmic csproduct get uuid
            5⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5356

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Creative EAX Setting.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Creative EAX Setting.exe
        • Size 3.0MB
        • SHA256 a0b6274fb4fab3c72f8f89ded2d9cdc9410068bbca2c4f5465a637bdbc773ab6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        stub.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\stub.exe
        • Size 6.9MB
        • SHA256 b8633231f8173ec4eac0d3af8aa9fea89c359ea45f9adf73c04c6e96eed6d0ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 e56f4a38e0c60f0196c589e1952198368a10927e65ff24d1476ffafc489657f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        VoicemeeterRemote.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CreativeEAXSetting\VoicemeeterRemote.dll
        • Size 156KB
        • SHA256 5d85a8e00c714a707a65671936fb49611f4e7751a9065c618804ed5ca47872cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VCRUNTIME140.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\VCRUNTIME140.dll
        • Size 96KB
        • SHA256 d66c3b47091ceb3f8d3cc165a43d285ae919211a0c0fcb74491ee574d8d464f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _bz2.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\_bz2.pyd
        • Size 46KB
        • SHA256 df1e666b55aae6ede59ef672d173bd0d64ef3e824a64918e081082b8626a5861
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _ctypes.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\_ctypes.pyd
        • Size 57KB
        • SHA256 cd31af70cbcfe81b01a75ebeb2de86079f4cbe767b75c3b5799ef8b9f0392d65
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _decimal.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\_decimal.pyd
        • Size 104KB
        • SHA256 f90efa10d90d940cde48aafe02c13a0fc0a1f0be7f3714856b7a1435f5decf29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _hashlib.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\_hashlib.pyd
        • Size 33KB
        • SHA256 54348cfbf95fd818d74014c16343d9134282d2cf238329eec2cda1e2591565ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _lzma.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\_lzma.pyd
        • Size 84KB
        • SHA256 1549fe64b710818950aa9bf45d43fe278ce59f3b87b3497d2106ff793efa6cf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _queue.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\_queue.pyd
        • Size 24KB
        • SHA256 699c1f0f0387511ef543c0df7ef81a13a1cffde4ce4cd43a1baf47a893b99163
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _socket.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\_socket.pyd
        • Size 41KB
        • SHA256 a0fa25eef91825797f01754b7d7cf5106e355cf21322e926632f90af01280abe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _sqlite3.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\_sqlite3.pyd
        • Size 54KB
        • SHA256 d6960f4426c09a12488eb457e62506c49a58d62a1cb16fbc3ae66b260453c2ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _ssl.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\_ssl.pyd
        • Size 60KB
        • SHA256 a9b5f6c7a94fb6bfaf82024f906465ff39f9849e4a72a98a9b03fc07bf26da51
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        base_library.zip

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\base_library.zip
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 26ac133363694d06a6e7cb14620205da6c1172a8b9ff84f2b16831f33ef4ac3e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        blank.aes

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\blank.aes
        • Size 102KB
        • SHA256 5fab796d9923497046f5aee4996479de3a39ce4261932d3779562d0164f5dc2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        blank.aes

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\blank.aes
        • Size 102KB
        • SHA256 1131f8833a239489cc4a7068719ebc517e94bb02c9708d768dd2c35a991be3ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        libcrypto-1_1.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\libcrypto-1_1.dll
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 4dab915333d42f071fe466df5578fd98f38f9e0efa6d9355e9b4445ffa1ca914
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        libffi-8.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\libffi-8.dll
        • Size 24KB
        • SHA256 5c4a0d4910987a38a3cd31eae5f1c909029f7762d1a5faf4a2e2a7e9b1abab79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        libssl-1_1.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\libssl-1_1.dll
        • Size 203KB
        • SHA256 60771fb23ee37b4414d364e6477490324f142a907308a691f3dd88dc25e38d6c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        python311.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\python311.dll
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 72c24e1db1ba4df791720a93ca9502d77c3738eebf8b9092a5d82aa8d80121d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rar.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\rar.exe
        • Size 615KB
        • SHA256 90341ac8dcc9ec5f9efe89945a381eb701fe15c3196f594d9d9f0f67b4fc2213
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rarreg.key

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\rarreg.key
        • Size 456B
        • SHA256 58209c8ab4191e834ffe2ecd003fd7a830d3650f0fd1355a74eb8a47c61d4211
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        select.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\select.pyd
        • Size 24KB
        • SHA256 ddeade367bc15ea09d42b2733d88f092da5e880362eabe98d574bc91e03de30e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sqlite3.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\sqlite3.dll
        • Size 608KB
        • SHA256 a9dd0275131105df5611f31a9e6fbf27fd77d0a35d1a73a9f4941235fbc68bd7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unicodedata.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI67882\unicodedata.pyd
        • Size 293KB
        • SHA256 5e2f1bbfe3743a81b00717011094798929a764f64037bedb7ea3d2ed6548eb87
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_w0ylovtx.4ak.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_w0ylovtx.4ak.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/980-104-0x0000000074CD0000-0x000000007548C000-memory.dmp

        memory/980-37-0x0000000005500000-0x0000000005772000-memory.dmp

        memory/980-20-0x0000000074CD0000-0x000000007548C000-memory.dmp

        memory/980-19-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000A60000-memory.dmp

        memory/980-54-0x0000000005830000-0x00000000058C2000-memory.dmp

        memory/980-90-0x00000000073A0000-0x00000000073AA000-memory.dmp

        memory/980-52-0x0000000074CD0000-0x000000007548C000-memory.dmp

        memory/980-91-0x0000000007410000-0x000000000762C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-110-0x00007FF924C50000-0x00007FF924C7E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-121-0x00007FF90BFF0000-0x00007FF90C10C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-140-0x00007FF924D00000-0x00007FF924D19000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-87-0x00007FF924D00000-0x00007FF924D19000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-97-0x00007FF924CA0000-0x00007FF924CC3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-99-0x00007FF90C550000-0x00007FF90C6C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-137-0x00007FF90C6D0000-0x00007FF90CCB8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-138-0x00007FF925080000-0x00007FF9250A4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-141-0x00007FF924CD0000-0x00007FF924CFD000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-142-0x00007FF924CA0000-0x00007FF924CC3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-144-0x00007FF924C80000-0x00007FF924C99000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-145-0x00007FF927240000-0x00007FF92724D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-66-0x00007FF927430000-0x00007FF92743F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-102-0x00007FF924C80000-0x00007FF924C99000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-105-0x00007FF927240000-0x00007FF92724D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-88-0x00007FF924CD0000-0x00007FF924CFD000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-65-0x00007FF925080000-0x00007FF9250A4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-58-0x00007FF90C6D0000-0x00007FF90CCB8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-111-0x00007FF90C110000-0x00007FF90C485000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-114-0x00007FF90C6D0000-0x00007FF90CCB8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-113-0x00007FF90C490000-0x00007FF90C548000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-112-0x0000017B58440000-0x0000017B587B5000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-119-0x00007FF924C20000-0x00007FF924C2D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-117-0x00007FF924C30000-0x00007FF924C44000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-116-0x00007FF925080000-0x00007FF9250A4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-143-0x00007FF90C550000-0x00007FF90C6C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-149-0x00007FF924C30000-0x00007FF924C44000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-148-0x00007FF90C110000-0x00007FF90C485000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-151-0x00007FF90BFF0000-0x00007FF90C10C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-150-0x00007FF924C20000-0x00007FF924C2D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-147-0x00007FF90C490000-0x00007FF90C548000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-146-0x00007FF924C50000-0x00007FF924C7E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2184-139-0x00007FF927430000-0x00007FF92743F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5692-127-0x000001B5C5200000-0x000001B5C5222000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-67-0x0000000074CE2000-0x0000000074CE3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-6-0x000000000A8D0000-0x000000000B2BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-1-0x0000000074CD0000-0x000000007548C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-2-0x0000000002A10000-0x000000000342C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-3-0x0000000074CD0000-0x000000007548C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-4-0x0000000074CD0000-0x000000007548C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-86-0x0000000074CD0000-0x000000007548C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-8-0x0000000003600000-0x0000000003666000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-5-0x0000000074CD0000-0x000000007548C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-9-0x000000000B8E0000-0x000000000BE9A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-7-0x0000000003560000-0x00000000035FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-100-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

        memory/5780-0-0x0000000074CE2000-0x0000000074CE3000-memory.dmp

        memory/6168-136-0x00000228C5590000-0x00000228C559A000-memory.dmp

        memory/6168-133-0x00000228C58E0000-0x00000228C5992000-memory.dmp

        memory/6168-132-0x00000228C5570000-0x00000228C558E000-memory.dmp