Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260617-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/06/2026, 22:59

General

  • Target
    xb66ee34134ac8fb7a74bdcc723539b16da9a7c370a974ae987fbe6e5c024651f.exe
  • Size 12.0MB
  • Sample260628-2yhecagy2k
  • SHA256 b66ee34134ac8fb7a74bdcc723539b16da9a7c370a974ae987fbe6e5c024651f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: salatstealer

    SalatStealer is a stealer that takes sceenshot written in Golang.

  • Detect SalatStealer payload 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 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\xb66ee34134ac8fb7a74bdcc723539b16da9a7c370a974ae987fbe6e5c024651f.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xb66ee34134ac8fb7a74bdcc723539b16da9a7c370a974ae987fbe6e5c024651f.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4684
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\ctfmon.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\ctfmon.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4852
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2528
    • 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:2076
  • 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:1128
  • 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:1832

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ctfmon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\ctfmon.exe
        • Size 12.0MB
        • SHA256 b66ee34134ac8fb7a74bdcc723539b16da9a7c370a974ae987fbe6e5c024651f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        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 595B
        • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1128-3-0x00000244001E0000-0x00000244002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1128-47-0x00000244143F0000-0x0000024414410000-memory.dmp

        memory/1128-2-0x00000244001E0000-0x00000244002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1128-33-0x0000024403E50000-0x0000024403E70000-memory.dmp

        memory/1128-17-0x0000024414070000-0x0000024414170000-memory.dmp

        memory/1128-15-0x0000024403C10000-0x0000024403C30000-memory.dmp

        memory/1128-1-0x00000244001E0000-0x00000244002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1128-189-0x0000024400430000-0x0000024400613000-memory.dmp