Analysis

  • max time kernel
    133s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260618-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/06/2026, 23:00

General

  • Target
    Hone.-.Installer.exe
  • Size 2.6MB
  • Sample260627-2yzcvsd13t
  • SHA256 75cd10e5419d298484307453faf1b311b7482e7c0d11a259e48fa5ada9d6cce3
  • 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.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • 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 62 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 58 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hone.-.Installer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Hone.-.Installer.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5056
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\' -Force"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1544
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4212
    • 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
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5968
  • 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:4560
  • 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:1268

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

        memory/1268-224-0x000002A4D0540000-0x000002A4D0BD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1268-217-0x000002A4D0540000-0x000002A4D0BD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-18-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-20-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-7-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-10-0x000001D876480000-0x000001D87649E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-11-0x000001D8765B0000-0x000001D876662000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-12-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-13-0x000001D876670000-0x000001D87667A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-14-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-15-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-16-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-17-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-1-0x00007FFC582DF000-0x00007FFC582E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-19-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-6-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-22-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-4-0x00007FFC58150000-0x00007FFC58AF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1544-5-0x000001D8763F0000-0x000001D876412000-memory.dmp

        memory/4560-49-0x000001F082C70000-0x000001F082C90000-memory.dmp

        memory/4560-27-0x000001F0801E0000-0x000001F0802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4560-71-0x000001F094680000-0x000001F0946A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4560-36-0x000001F082A10000-0x000001F082A30000-memory.dmp

        memory/4560-38-0x000001F082E70000-0x000001F082F70000-memory.dmp

        memory/4560-25-0x000001F0801E0000-0x000001F0802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5056-23-0x00007FF760280000-0x00007FF76051D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5056-0-0x000001947F020000-0x000001947F021000-memory.dmp