General
- Target effectchanger-installer.exe
- Size 37.8MB
- Sample260702-tevxbshs7z
- SHA256 f0d1b3b723881a46bff46f08c11c2de1ec9f5a795583808de7e0a8d6c3f2b5a7
- MD5 b61b2cd4af1b8ab4c0aba03e25c485aa
- SHA1 832acd73bcbdd5e77ecbc728cef38377ff30aec1
- SHA512 68e5b1f94ec53958e5dac51d6ef782a96c1930da9236a35a7d59a63c59cddca4665cc502f4e8e54f6512b9d6b923b5d1bc03aef466e0877a5b09436ab50bd998
- SSDEEP 786432:0YXynfxf2dBlgmtkQT8h23GqlFhdyefBBjKTUPBnfhImJ/Kew:eZfkHgmWQTKfYdyyBjKT4Bfh9VKew
- TLSH T1C397333F6187B539E44A4E35B97382E1213B6E60E8524C576AD4F85CFF364700C3E6AA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
effectchanger-installer.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
effectchanger-installer.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
Malware Config
Targets
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- Target effectchanger-installer.exe
- Size 37.8MB
- SHA256 f0d1b3b723881a46bff46f08c11c2de1ec9f5a795583808de7e0a8d6c3f2b5a7
- MD5 b61b2cd4af1b8ab4c0aba03e25c485aa
- SHA1 832acd73bcbdd5e77ecbc728cef38377ff30aec1
- SHA512 68e5b1f94ec53958e5dac51d6ef782a96c1930da9236a35a7d59a63c59cddca4665cc502f4e8e54f6512b9d6b923b5d1bc03aef466e0877a5b09436ab50bd998
- SSDEEP 786432:0YXynfxf2dBlgmtkQT8h23GqlFhdyefBBjKTUPBnfhImJ/Kew:eZfkHgmWQTKfYdyyBjKT4Bfh9VKew
- TLSH T1C397333F6187B539E44A4E35B97382E1213B6E60E8524C576AD4F85CFF364700C3E6AA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Downloads MZ/PE file
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Adds Run key to start application
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Badlisted process makes network request
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
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Checks installed software on the system
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
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Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
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Enumerates connected drives
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1