Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260618-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/06/2026, 12:47

General

  • Target
    avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe
  • Size 245KB
  • Sample260628-p1c67ahs7s
  • SHA256 09d13aedfbe659fd81e0ea6e0ed759a93400eb92b04355e9300746846f4a72f2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks for any installed AV software in registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 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 processor information in registry 2 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 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\avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe"
    1⤵
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1712
    • C:\Windows\Temp\asw.dfc9c61d169a1156\avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe
      "C:\Windows\Temp\asw.dfc9c61d169a1156\avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe" /cookie:mmm_pwn_ppi_008_519_f /ga_clientid:d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9 /edat_dir:C:\Windows\Temp\asw.dfc9c61d169a1156 /geo:GB
      2⤵
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6824
      • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\icarus.exe
        C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\icarus.exe /icarus-info-path:C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\icarus-info.xml /install /cookie:mmm_pwn_ppi_008_519_f /edat_dir:C:\Windows\Temp\asw.dfc9c61d169a1156 /geo:GB /track-guid:d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9 /sssid:6824
        3⤵
        • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6508
        • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\icarus_ui.exe
          C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\icarus_ui.exe /cookie:mmm_pwn_ppi_008_519_f /edat_dir:C:\Windows\Temp\asw.dfc9c61d169a1156 /geo:GB /track-guid:d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9 /sssid:6824 /er_master:master_ep_2ee5c240-1795-4717-9252-a084e7d82072 /er_ui:ui_ep_665637ee-332c-48c0-aee7-fc666c42a4fa
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:1868
        • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av-vps\icarus.exe
          C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av-vps\icarus.exe /cookie:mmm_pwn_ppi_008_519_f /edat_dir:C:\Windows\Temp\asw.dfc9c61d169a1156 /geo:GB /track-guid:d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9 /sssid:6824 /er_master:master_ep_2ee5c240-1795-4717-9252-a084e7d82072 /er_ui:ui_ep_665637ee-332c-48c0-aee7-fc666c42a4fa /er_slave:avast-av-vps_slave_ep_531040af-316c-4bf9-86c1-33c0841e1758 /slave:avast-av-vps
          4⤵
          • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5904
        • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av\icarus.exe
          C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av\icarus.exe /cookie:mmm_pwn_ppi_008_519_f /edat_dir:C:\Windows\Temp\asw.dfc9c61d169a1156 /geo:GB /track-guid:d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9 /sssid:6824 /er_master:master_ep_2ee5c240-1795-4717-9252-a084e7d82072 /er_ui:ui_ep_665637ee-332c-48c0-aee7-fc666c42a4fa /er_slave:avast-av_slave_ep_2281fe90-1266-40d6-927e-511e64800737 /slave:avast-av
          4⤵
          • Checks for any installed AV software in registry
          • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3576

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        icarus.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\icarus.log
        • Size 67KB
        • SHA256 2a1d8cb899207723f32fa92b813846054762797ac4a64d9de6ef89c8b8776b28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\icarus.log
        • Size 70KB
        • SHA256 9c880a76712c39f608de255eed262311d36ca351a6cce335e0e3a42c3d58796b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\icarus.log
        • Size 78KB
        • SHA256 4041046b0a24d552942bd7bce4ec64928f47a8f2621924a85c3533dd025825ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\icarus.log
        • Size 117KB
        • SHA256 55e3f0de471badcc7e5241f729647e05d807ef3c8b126f4401fea1a7e86f72da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sfx.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\sfx.log
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 7ef08bbeed7d81253c7047a7d6d9193a5dd262203f6fc9efc41e4983ade91bbb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sui.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\sui.log
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 40fa1bbbb976bf15b7a4d5cd52dfc10dc63a255cea12e03fcfc4da3aff7fe7c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        temporary_proxy.ini

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\settings\temporary_proxy.ini
        • Size 278B
        • SHA256 8e511706c04e382e58153c274138e99a298e87e29e12548d39b7f3d3442878b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        config.def

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av-vps\config.def
        • Size 561B
        • SHA256 c7db2c27ea6e26b74ed448ac1d708948a552ba93f404e141c551eda8f99c8bdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        icarus_product.dll

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av-vps\icarus_product.dll
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 f72207de8ffeb10b514238eda0e70200436887c91c459456ad1b80fcfe4fb23c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-def.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av-vps\product-def.xml
        • Size 66KB
        • SHA256 26e84c9c272228136d6568cc526c1fe9e0e07537d3564a22c7820d26325ce5da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-info.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av-vps\product-info.xml
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 5cde957dadea2263af67e65b667ebf7a5413aa4f46deae99c03d33f8879e71b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        config.def

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av\config.def
        • Size 975B
        • SHA256 c0d43e96aa7f8059bfbe42f6750b9c046f3135de288e62fbc5353dff271a117e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        edition.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av\edition.edat
        • Size 1B
        • SHA256 6b86b273ff34fce19d6b804eff5a3f5747ada4eaa22f1d49c01e52ddb7875b4b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        icarus_product.dll

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\avast-av\icarus_product.dll
        • Size 7.7MB
        • SHA256 ab0fb39f65a7764efbe552689300b5ff25115600d17707233ba83c894d81829e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        bug_report.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\bug_report.exe
        • Size 6.3MB
        • SHA256 f60160b99f07fe70454382d6f74eeee21264a3f8f853d10e305a8909cb6a4c92
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dump_process.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\dump_process.exe
        • Size 3.9MB
        • SHA256 bd9a56bce5fc2345355d10a457414fcc6e275daee24337c2da0c88ce1af6cad1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\icarus.exe
        • Size 9.3MB
        • SHA256 97427e9692e0c5ec88752a2a048c0ffb4d534a961ccb762939e4efb0bdafe7d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus_mod.dll

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\icarus_mod.dll
        • Size 16KB
        • SHA256 52e07dfe261985b53d95759721c6ec3dd7af79d6a8ef646058f825f009aeaa68
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus_ui.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\icarus_ui.exe
        • Size 12.4MB
        • SHA256 0e76cfd4740a474d0a6ab8732b29b59b7628cf486fb6a96887c4d1badff3f33e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-def.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\product-def.xml
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 55fcdeb24994d556385d06d15223c23f747560e3aa3152ddbee8dd48712ab164
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-info.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\product-info.xml
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 40435a99c30a3cb268e9c0fe2012ef64ebe292661841f8124737121729eaf3a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setupui.cont

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\common\setupui.cont
        • Size 605KB
        • SHA256 bc1a77abf724afdcc8a78bb2b66883bcc5b05ad381e6b114a2bc10876318e29e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gpid.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\gpid.edat
        • Size 7B
        • SHA256 98b48cc449adda0174b82b5bc4ac9179cb8fff98add04dcc14d0422d5b3908c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        gpud.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\gpud.edat
        • Size 6B
        • SHA256 3f42931cd0bbebbe3198dd8b8c11305c50a63f9575254c9d44aacc918eb7ae09
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        icarus-info.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\icarus-info.xml
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 42ec7458e51a23c8bfbe7928b8c4fefc464d74a746e0d0e41b367a08374211f0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        package.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\package.edat
        • Size 2B
        • SHA256 27a26bca625b223971909dd88fc93faeb050dc5b34d91c0871661740dcfb9d18
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        skup.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-d7a5b764-d62e-49dd-8080-0695bb5274f9\skup.edat
        • Size 8B
        • SHA256 21e21939386de29943d6a7128d10c9bb4cbab8ca949698394c6d583912e74e4a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw.dfc9c61d169a1156\avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 7e3120c9916c0ab355f6bc3ec037f09ba04b36cb09c22a3f7b9d8483c44f1e98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        eclk.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw.dfc9c61d169a1156\eclk.edat
        • Size 32B
        • SHA256 99e754e70d2ee9611c3400f5c80c8bff39a1180fc96a4cad2075e52692eb6036
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        ecoo.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw.dfc9c61d169a1156\ecoo.edat
        • Size 21B
        • SHA256 482e202f12c40e932f48f8e754205002364996d43e907f4d0e8bf55b386f0c9f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512