Analysis

  • max time kernel
    25s
  • max time network
    33s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/07/2026, 03:35

General

  • Target
    VelocityLite.exe
  • Size 232KB
  • Sample260701-d5e1ssfv6w
  • SHA256 c4c0b8e1593bc5481521cecfce00b953e3ee6d7323b98e7ddf2e8c90a78ce545
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 42 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VelocityLite.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VelocityLite.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:3168
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5004
      • 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
        PID:1540
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3952
    • 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:3420

    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 595B
          • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1540-190-0x000000000EEB0000-0x000000000EF2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1540-191-0x000000000EF30000-0x000000000EFB0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3952-1-0x0000028C801E0000-0x0000028C802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3952-47-0x0000028C946A0000-0x0000028C946C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3952-16-0x0000028C93D90000-0x0000028C93E90000-memory.dmp

          memory/3952-33-0x0000028C83B90000-0x0000028C83BB0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3952-15-0x0000028C83930000-0x0000028C83950000-memory.dmp

          memory/3952-3-0x0000028C801E0000-0x0000028C802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3952-2-0x0000028C801E0000-0x0000028C802E0000-memory.dmp