Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    50s
  • max time network
    61s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc_2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/06/2026, 04:36

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target
    XBinderOutput.exe
  • Size 713KB
  • Sample260626-e8k7nagy7t
  • SHA256 9814699b9ec4ab6b912a8eee53e8698b588817493d5d0fd7cbb33e062b1a4b4b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • xbinder

Mutex
  • qRmDOr1YeHxWSbC9p

Attributes
  • primary_drop_directory

    %Temp%

  • primary_execute

    true

  • primary_hidden_file

    false

  • primary_resource_name

    CREATIVE EAX.exe

  • secondary_drop_directory

    %Temp%

  • secondary_execute

    true

  • secondary_hidden_file

    false

  • secondary_resource_name

    MasonClient.exe

Signatures

  • Family: XBinder

    XBinder is a crypter and loader delivering a wide variety of malware, written in C#.

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 25 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 50 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 50 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\XBinderOutput.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XBinderOutput.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4892
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:644
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5204
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
          4⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4208
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
            5⤵
            • Checks computer location settings
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2368
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
              6⤵
              • Checks computer location settings
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4928
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                7⤵
                • Checks computer location settings
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:5920
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                  8⤵
                  • Checks computer location settings
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:2232
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                    9⤵
                    • Checks computer location settings
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:4668
                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                      10⤵
                      • Checks computer location settings
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:564
                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                        11⤵
                        • Checks computer location settings
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:2224
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                          12⤵
                          • Checks computer location settings
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1284
                          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                            13⤵
                            • Checks computer location settings
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:2792
                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                              14⤵
                              • Checks computer location settings
                              • Executes dropped EXE
                              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                              PID:5760
                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                                15⤵
                                • Checks computer location settings
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                PID:936
                                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                                  16⤵
                                  • Checks computer location settings
                                  • Executes dropped EXE
                                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                  PID:3612
                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                                    17⤵
                                    • Checks computer location settings
                                    • Executes dropped EXE
                                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                    PID:4452
                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                                      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                                      18⤵
                                      • Checks computer location settings
                                      • Executes dropped EXE
                                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                      PID:5988
                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                                        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                                        19⤵
                                        • Checks computer location settings
                                        • Executes dropped EXE
                                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                        PID:4104
                                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                                          20⤵
                                          • Checks computer location settings
                                          • Executes dropped EXE
                                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                          PID:4300
                                          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                                            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                                            21⤵
                                            • Checks computer location settings
                                            • Executes dropped EXE
                                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                            PID:5896
                                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
                                              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe"
                                              22⤵
                                              • Executes dropped EXE
                                              PID:832
                                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                                              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                                              22⤵
                                              • Executes dropped EXE
                                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                              PID:3896
                                          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                                            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                                            21⤵
                                            • Executes dropped EXE
                                            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                            PID:4836
                                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                                          20⤵
                                          • Executes dropped EXE
                                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                          PID:2276
                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                                        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                                        19⤵
                                        • Executes dropped EXE
                                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                        PID:5044
                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                                      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                                      18⤵
                                      • Executes dropped EXE
                                      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                      PID:5728
                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                                    17⤵
                                    • Executes dropped EXE
                                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                    PID:4536
                                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                                  16⤵
                                  • Executes dropped EXE
                                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                  PID:3136
                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                                15⤵
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                PID:796
                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                              14⤵
                              • Executes dropped EXE
                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                              PID:5068
                          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                            13⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                            PID:3008
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                          12⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          PID:620
                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                        11⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                        PID:6060
                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                      10⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                      PID:2120
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                    9⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3500
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                  8⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:3404
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
                7⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:5624
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:3804
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1196
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3424
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3444
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4684
      • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "MasonClient" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MasonClient.exe"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3884
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC493.tmp.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC493.tmp.exe"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2116
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe"
          4⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5608
          • C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe"
            5⤵
            • Checks computer location settings
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2768
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe"
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:5672
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe"
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:2324
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4184
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4480
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MasonClient.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MasonClient.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:640
  • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x3c4 0x498
    1⤵
      PID:4720

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          MasonClient.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\MasonClient.exe.log
          • Size 654B
          • SHA256 d39a78fabca39532fcb85ce908781a75132e1bd01cc50a3b290dd87127837d63
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          CREATIVE EAX.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CREATIVE EAX.exe
          • Size 632KB
          • SHA256 338bef4348c77f34db476ea973a1deaa627e7f9c53a40a60094ffa10d54e9ca7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          GDI.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GDI.exe
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 e153def894c867923dd56a7025b7b0b7bd3ee37c801a5957201d39f999bb28bf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MBR.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 acddde9514e3b9d5c40b3d1750af5f4187c99f8987b027d6da44fb6bcf79b3ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MBR2.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MBR2.exe
          • Size 205KB
          • SHA256 c22e2419f04fe03a92255a139ca8814697962e86d191a1d4171788fd0c903f68
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MasonClient.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe
          • Size 50KB
          • SHA256 cebb353d9c3262a2cd0ba804227218eb2167daa8076477fa25764fd1525456e6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TROLL2.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL2.exe
          • Size 105KB
          • SHA256 dcdf5140bc51db27f3aec80ae9a66a57aad446a2522904d288770e8d8cde8cee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TROLL5.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TROLL5.exe
          • Size 712KB
          • SHA256 79f00c7dab0891824136539fabd542c74e26cbed94b9add3f1aa7f793d653de6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          tmpC493.tmp.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpC493.tmp.exe
          • Size 921KB
          • SHA256 deaf30953149d0bef45a11bd89f4ef69f77115e50380c7ef3607c37ff4f40a1d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MatrixMBR.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\System32\MatrixMBR.exe
          • Size 250KB
          • SHA256 339fe94164952a8454e6ec5fc75e2c38baade2c14b231e47bf41989ffbb55ee4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/644-32-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000C22000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-79-0x0000000000F90000-0x000000000107C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-80-0x000000001BD90000-0x000000001BE74000-memory.dmp

          memory/2768-157-0x0000000000670000-0x00000000006B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4184-130-0x0000000005230000-0x000000000523A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4184-127-0x0000000000820000-0x00000000008D8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4184-128-0x0000000005680000-0x0000000005C26000-memory.dmp

          memory/4184-129-0x0000000005170000-0x0000000005202000-memory.dmp

          memory/4480-158-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4684-33-0x000000001ADE0000-0x000000001ADF0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4684-31-0x0000000000180000-0x0000000000192000-memory.dmp

          memory/4892-0-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000938000-memory.dmp

          memory/4892-1-0x000000001B5B0000-0x000000001B5C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5608-111-0x0000000000470000-0x00000000004AA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5672-187-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000D8000-memory.dmp