Analysis

  • max time kernel
    40s
  • max time network
    38s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/07/2026, 10:31

General

  • Target
    001002998384756_pdf.exe
  • Size 438KB
  • Sample260702-mkb8vaf14w
  • SHA256 7861a056a2451cb107a0f489df465ea836cb57d8921dac618db52d62bf349df3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Guloader,Cloudeye

    A shellcode based downloader first seen in 2020.

  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\001002998384756_pdf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\001002998384756_pdf.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3980
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\001002998384756_pdf.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\001002998384756_pdf.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:7100
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\001002998384756_pdf.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\001002998384756_pdf.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5088
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\001002998384756_pdf.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\001002998384756_pdf.exe"
          3⤵
            PID:7160

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            cyclotella.lnk

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cyclotella.lnk
            • Size 900B
            • SHA256 69d8dde38c0b0861d1625488b9d4259342aeec41ced369d304a4f3a8e4090ecb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            System.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl69E.tmp\System.dll
            • Size 12KB
            • SHA256 23d618a0293c78ce00f7c6e6dd8b8923621da7dd1f63a070163ef4c0ec3033d6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/3980-489-0x0000000006280000-0x00000000090DE000-memory.dmp

            memory/3980-490-0x00000000738A5000-0x00000000738A6000-memory.dmp

            memory/3980-492-0x0000000006280000-0x00000000090DE000-memory.dmp

            memory/5088-491-0x0000000001790000-0x00000000045EE000-memory.dmp

            memory/5088-493-0x00000000004A0000-0x0000000001786000-memory.dmp

            memory/5088-494-0x0000000001790000-0x00000000045EE000-memory.dmp