Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/07/2026, 12:18

General

  • Target
    Valafuse.exe
  • Size 208KB
  • Sample260701-pgmlhsdy5k
  • SHA256 52125f6678ae3c42322967799ff5ef87bdced62d58be5160d783541a02843139
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Valafuse.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Valafuse.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:704
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Valafuse\BetaApp\Valafuse.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Valafuse\BetaApp\Valafuse.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5676
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd.exe" /c where node
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3828
        • C:\Windows\system32\where.exe
          where node
          4⤵
            PID:5332

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          Valafuse.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\Valafuse.exe.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 af54f9bd30aa536020367a03e74d9b9a7897fd8be3e1b35ff060ae62fb201715
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Valafuse.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Valafuse\BetaApp\Valafuse.exe
          • Size 39KB
          • SHA256 2b72d4745f9db81196700fecf2feb2b23f32fdd0a14afa0ff683e9dafec9bfdf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/704-0-0x0000000000250000-0x000000000028A000-memory.dmp

          memory/704-1-0x0000000002320000-0x0000000002332000-memory.dmp

          memory/704-2-0x0000000002300000-0x000000000230A000-memory.dmp

          memory/704-3-0x000000001ADC0000-0x000000001ADD0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5676-48-0x0000000000200000-0x0000000000210000-memory.dmp