Overview
overview
8Static
static
3Aurora.exe
windows10-2004-x64
5Aurora.exe
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
4Bootstrapper.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3Bootstrapper.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
3Bootstrapper64.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1Bootstrapper64.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
6CHDotnetCo...er.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1CHDotnetCo...er.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
8CHDotnetHelper.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1CHDotnetHelper.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
8CHMT.dll
windows10-2004-x64
5CHMT.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
5CHMT64.dll
windows10-2004-x64
5CHMT64.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
5CUESDK_2015.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1CUESDK_2015.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
1CheatHappe...64.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1CheatHappe...64.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
6CheatHappe...86.dll
windows10-2004-x64
3CheatHappe...86.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
3CheatHappe...64.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1CheatHappe...64.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
1DotnetCore...er.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1DotnetCore...er.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
1LogitechLe...er.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1LogitechLe...er.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
1SDL2.dll
windows10-2004-x64
1SDL2.dll
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
1SteamdeckHelper.exe
windows10-2004-x64
3SteamdeckHelper.exe
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
3Updater.exe
windows10-2004-x64
1Updater.exe
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
1Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
121s - 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, 15:36
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Aurora.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
Aurora.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
Bootstrapper.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
Bootstrapper.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
Behavioral task
behavioral5
Sample
Bootstrapper64.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral6
Sample
Bootstrapper64.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
Behavioral task
behavioral7
Sample
CHDotnetCoreHelper.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral8
Sample
CHDotnetCoreHelper.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
Behavioral task
behavioral9
Sample
CHDotnetHelper.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral10
Sample
CHDotnetHelper.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
Behavioral task
behavioral11
Sample
CHMT.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral12
Sample
CHMT.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
Behavioral task
behavioral13
Sample
CHMT64.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral14
Sample
CHMT64.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
Behavioral task
behavioral15
Sample
CUESDK_2015.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral16
Sample
CUESDK_2015.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
Behavioral task
behavioral17
Sample
CheatHappensOverlay_x64.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral18
Sample
CheatHappensOverlay_x64.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
Behavioral task
behavioral19
Sample
CheatHappensOverlay_x86.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral20
Sample
CheatHappensOverlay_x86.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
Behavioral task
behavioral21
Sample
CheatHappensVulkanLayer_x64.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral22
Sample
CheatHappensVulkanLayer_x64.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
Behavioral task
behavioral23
Sample
DotnetCore.Bootstrapper.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral24
Sample
DotnetCore.Bootstrapper.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
Behavioral task
behavioral25
Sample
LogitechLedEnginesWrapper.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral26
Sample
LogitechLedEnginesWrapper.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
Behavioral task
behavioral27
Sample
SDL2.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral28
Sample
SDL2.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
Behavioral task
behavioral29
Sample
SteamdeckHelper.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral30
Sample
SteamdeckHelper.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
Behavioral task
behavioral31
Sample
Updater.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral32
Sample
Updater.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
General
- Target Aurora.exe
- Size 90.4MB
- Sample260628-s2de5aas3l
- SHA256 111d90d75a545e2507804a856980d0cfe8b840baf53bc1cd398469f38aa31b91
- MD5 a575fa402cc86594f8fc15f4ad61bbd2
- SHA1 16a95e94b851288a51cdec3b29443321ca68fffd
- SHA512 8592a9dd28489e208c30e815cd6b4c849fb17ca2ff3dd99a6cb8081c8bd04247cbc658ab590b1ca94a2abcd4e846f35726d464a56a07d4f167413abd2c054ecb
- SSDEEP 786432:eeQtp1aUgmGRixuSPZBcZnlUy/AhUk2Ha1woZwt6pYVP8ex4TyzlP:atp1aZJCBeZnW11wZiEP
- TLSH T1FF289D06B3536D62F0179635CE2A8773E6307F71A134825F26ADF30D5FBF6508A6AA10
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Command interpreters often include specific commands/flags that ignore errors and other hangups.
pid Process 2396 powershell.exe - Modifies registry class 9 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\chaurora\defaultIconkey Aurora.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\chaurora\defaultIconkey\ = "Aurora.exe" Aurora.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\chaurora\shell Aurora.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\chaurora\shell\open Aurora.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\chaurora\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Aurora.exe %1" Aurora.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\chaurora Aurora.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\chaurora\ = "URL:Cheathappens Aurora Protocol" Aurora.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\chaurora\URL Protocol Aurora.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\chaurora\shell\open\command Aurora.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 2396 powershell.exe 2396 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4716 Aurora.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2396 powershell.exe Token: 33 2396 powershell.exe Token: 34 2396 powershell.exe Token: 35 2396 powershell.exe Token: 36 2396 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 6 IoCs
pid Process 4716 Aurora.exe 4716 Aurora.exe 4716 Aurora.exe 4716 Aurora.exe 4716 Aurora.exe 4716 Aurora.exe - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 5 IoCs
pid Process 4716 Aurora.exe 4716 Aurora.exe 4716 Aurora.exe 4716 Aurora.exe 4716 Aurora.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4716 Aurora.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4716 wrote to memory of 2396 4716 Aurora.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aurora.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Aurora.exe"1⤵
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4716 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command "Get-CimInstance Win32_Process -Filter \"name='msedgewebview2.exe'\" | Where-Object { $_.CommandLine -match 'Cheat Happens.*Aurora' } | ForEach-Object { Stop-Process -Id $_.ProcessId -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }"2⤵
- Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2396
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2o5xnv20.qkv.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH