Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    144s
  • 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, 10:57

General

  • Target
    1af4aa7323a03ba41a5203925a903296735e7d837907f901ffa212baa818c3f4.exe
  • Size 10.0MB
  • Sample260701-m2l5daev2v
  • SHA256 1af4aa7323a03ba41a5203925a903296735e7d837907f901ffa212baa818c3f4
  • 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.

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • 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 62 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1af4aa7323a03ba41a5203925a903296735e7d837907f901ffa212baa818c3f4.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1af4aa7323a03ba41a5203925a903296735e7d837907f901ffa212baa818c3f4.exe"
    1⤵
    • Sets service image path in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4040
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5512
    • 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:1460
  • 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:6076
  • 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:4760

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
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/4040-6-0x00007FF6D9DF0000-0x00007FF6DA7F8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4040-2-0x00007FFFDDFD0000-0x00007FFFDDFD2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4040-3-0x00007FFFDDFE0000-0x00007FFFDDFE2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4040-4-0x00007FFFDBC20000-0x00007FFFDBC22000-memory.dmp

        memory/4040-5-0x00007FFFDBC30000-0x00007FFFDBC32000-memory.dmp

        memory/4040-0-0x00007FFFDE6D0000-0x00007FFFDE6D2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4040-1-0x00007FFFDE6E0000-0x00007FFFDE6E2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4760-181-0x00000226809E0000-0x0000022680AB4000-memory.dmp

        memory/6076-29-0x0000020F801E0000-0x0000020F802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6076-38-0x0000020F83F00000-0x0000020F84000000-memory.dmp

        memory/6076-51-0x0000020F85660000-0x0000020F85680000-memory.dmp

        memory/6076-43-0x0000020F83C90000-0x0000020F83CB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6076-37-0x0000020F83A30000-0x0000020F83A50000-memory.dmp