Overview

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Static

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Cryptic Loader.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Cryptic Loader.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

8

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/06/2026, 04:07

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General

  • Target
    Cryptic Loader.exe
  • Size 85KB
  • Sample260630-epntfaes8x
  • SHA256 52b4f51f9edb862352c1634884984ab596996bf3b4cd3aed2f136c8508a6dace
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
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Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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.

    persistence
  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

    discovery
  • 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
    adwarespyware
  • Modifies registry class 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cryptic Loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cryptic Loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1172
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\07CA0E7B\wdaadwadwadw.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\07CA0E7B\wdaadwadwadw.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1316
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\sysnative\cmd" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\48E6.tmp\48E7.tmp\48E8.bat C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\07CA0E7B\wdaadwadwadw.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:2584
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1884
      • 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:2128
    • 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:5004
    • 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:1756

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          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 599B
          • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
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          wdaadwadwadw.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\07CA0E7B\wdaadwadwadw.exe
          • Size 95KB
          • SHA256 d0c1de35a38341ed571c358ac4fe37e7b8367ed9d49ac936fd5674c173aa4445
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          48E8.bat
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\48E6.tmp\48E7.tmp\48E8.bat
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 553f852170e710954ccd816170da9ac6f3b1f7cdc15bba1e16090d018f40d2cf
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          memory/1316-4-0x0000000000417000-0x0000000000418000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2128-193-0x000000000F390000-0x000000000F40C000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5004-54-0x0000027994190000-0x00000279941B0000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5004-9-0x00000279801E0000-0x00000279802E0000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5004-8-0x00000279801E0000-0x00000279802E0000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5004-23-0x0000027993D90000-0x0000027993E90000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5004-40-0x0000027983D10000-0x0000027983D30000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5004-21-0x0000027983930000-0x0000027983950000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5004-10-0x00000279801E0000-0x00000279802E0000-memory.dmp
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