Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/07/2026, 23:23

General

  • Target
    SetupTurboActivateActivatorv1.0.0.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260705-3dhp2sb15l
  • SHA256 bb0200a1deae607a2630ab2f0052ec25fcefbc3b2d8676aee356ddf6379ba732
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 10 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 2 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 55 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • 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\SetupTurboActivateActivatorv1.0.0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SetupTurboActivateActivatorv1.0.0.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5912
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-49U7Y8YQS2.tmp\SetupTurboActivateActivatorv1.0.0.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-49U7Y8YQS2.tmp\SetupTurboActivateActivatorv1.0.0.tmp" /SL5="$50210,2220638,950272,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SetupTurboActivateActivatorv1.0.0.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3500
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\TEAM R2R\Turbo Activate Activator\Readme.txt
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1948
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2344
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1848
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2728
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4548

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Readme.txt

        • Path C:\Program Files\TEAM R2R\Turbo Activate Activator\Readme.txt
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 42c194ce20b1f54e32e4042a34288b89600298cb7a5a248c035cb77c85a23085
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Manual.lnk

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\TEAM R2R\Turbo Activate Activator\Manual.lnk
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 2de88c41589f1ba8a526a88af201a12091dd0427ae2d427009f4e63c3111a0ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Turbo Activate Activator.lnk

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\TEAM R2R\Turbo Activate Activator\Turbo Activate Activator.lnk
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 a73170e5dd0884f08848179c83f39876342c01b4be6cbc98a333fd6fbb139f8c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Uninstall.lnk

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\TEAM R2R\Turbo Activate Activator\Uninstall.lnk
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 a43a3d96744fdedabcbad3d4b8523028c1fd0962fb38278be875dd2bf5770778
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 595B
        • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        SetupTurboActivateActivatorv1.0.0.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-49U7Y8YQS2.tmp\SetupTurboActivateActivatorv1.0.0.tmp
        • Size 4.9MB
        • SHA256 240863eb907ac6b64df8c8886a22c1ec07bd1f6dcc9260d708d75cfbdc5f34ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Turbo Activate Activator.lnk

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Turbo Activate Activator.lnk
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 e34391c3a7eb798ea42a18f1ea460309f6033bbbfc3adbe567a719303ceb656c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/3500-9-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000006D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3500-12-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000006D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3500-225-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000006D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3500-10-0x00000000012C0000-0x00000000012C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3500-6-0x00000000012C0000-0x00000000012C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4548-46-0x00000154801E0000-0x00000154802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4548-47-0x00000154801E0000-0x00000154802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4548-92-0x00000154943F0000-0x0000015494410000-memory.dmp

        memory/4548-64-0x0000015494000000-0x0000015494100000-memory.dmp

        memory/4548-78-0x0000015481EF0000-0x0000015481F10000-memory.dmp

        memory/4548-63-0x0000015481A30000-0x0000015481A50000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-1-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000766000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-8-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000766000-memory.dmp