Analysis

  • max time kernel
    30s
  • max time network
    17s
  • 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, 04:05

General

  • Target
    zadig-2.9.exe
  • Size 5.1MB
  • Sample260623-eng99sav9x
  • SHA256 4ecaa95df3da3621486a043aef8b3050b8bafe7c901402871e816229ef82039b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Manipulates Digital Signatures 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attackers can apply techniques such as changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to make their binary seem validly signed.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 16 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    A root certificate was added, modified, or removed in the trusted certificate store registry paths.

  • 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 SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 16 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 41 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 50 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zadig-2.9.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zadig-2.9.exe"
    1⤵
    • Manipulates Digital Signatures
    • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5296
    • C:\Users\Admin\usb_driver\installer_x64.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\usb_driver\installer_x64.exe" "WinUSB_Generic_Device.inf"
      2⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3632
  • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
    DrvInst.exe "4" "0" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{5e5c1510-5617-e74c-8377-da72174927c6}\WinUSB_Generic_Device.inf" "9" "494de428f" "0000000000000184" "WinSta0\Default" "0000000000000188" "208" "C:\Users\Admin\usb_driver"
    1⤵
    • Manipulates Digital Signatures
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    PID:5520
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s fhsvc
    1⤵
      PID:4972
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -s WPDBusEnum
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      PID:2504

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          winusbcoinstaller2.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\winusbcoinstaller2.dll
          • Size 831KB
          • SHA256 ebe3b7708dd974ee87efed3113028d266af87ca8dbae77c47c6f7612824d3d6c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          WINUSB~1.CAT

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\USB_DR~1\WINUSB~1.CAT
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 2101e14a5594230f9c58faf4326b852fc8b3f2d613aecb0d056f6cda34e0aac4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          WinUSB_Generic_Device.inf

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\usb_driver\WinUSB_Generic_Device.inf
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 0de28f591e2a6af9367a17c76083f763a494b2fc723755080b46ef15bc9be05d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          installer_x64.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\usb_driver\installer_x64.exe
          • Size 153KB
          • SHA256 609210f38493e245d6d8283914847d3fb19dc0797364d367e5ac2a11e58a6c90
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          winusb_generic_device.inf_amd64_21c13ade83f2958f.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\winusb_generic_device.inf_amd64_21c13ade83f2958f.ini
          • Size 344B
          • SHA256 cb4f2e013475406642fa1cd8572c42784ba628c96e4f3b4c92f8a478aa184beb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/5296-0-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000E4E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5296-39-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000E4E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5296-40-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000E4E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5296-69-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000E4E000-memory.dmp