af80e935030690a09a333cc6c648766c501c160e4e4d6a41dc15130e660187a8

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
145s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
05/07/2026, 02:26

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General

Target
setup.exe
Size 21KB
Sample260705-cw8fbact6n
SHA256 af80e935030690a09a333cc6c648766c501c160e4e4d6a41dc15130e660187a8
MD5 7b3649ac3718373318715c76a3bdd32c
SHA1 7e8cd12b53b300804bdfe31b3119d3f5d570cb3c
SHA512 b7cde39db00a207dfd50ffcfa3aefb3c5f32b707b189604de9931ccdb90e473a34bcb3858d877abcdf1ecb5ac183d629c5a0dfb5e58d4eb96aa57fe97dd90855
SSDEEP 384:3kO0gUsnOMyU4bfTiZjIbPWRmTHpFmkLPaQCW:3czsncogCcHpFZLPaHW
TLSH
T19FA21A4EB36314FDC923C031E6EB6372F5F1F922065A1B2E1644C23A6F60A64977D58A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

8^/10

execution persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Run Powershell and hide display window.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1668	powershell.exe
1668	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2370214745-1838013427-2987045292-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	setup.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5104	whelper.exe
2900	whelper.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2370214745-1838013427-2987045292-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WindowsHelper = "C:\\ProgramData\\WindowsHelper\\whelper.exe"	setup.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1668	powershell.exe
1668	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1668	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 1668	1372	setup.exe	85
PID 1372 wrote to memory of 2900	1372	setup.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1372
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1668
- C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2900

C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe
C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5104

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

whelper.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe
Size 21KB
SHA256 af80e935030690a09a333cc6c648766c501c160e4e4d6a41dc15130e660187a8
MD5 7b3649ac3718373318715c76a3bdd32c
SHA1 7e8cd12b53b300804bdfe31b3119d3f5d570cb3c
SHA512 b7cde39db00a207dfd50ffcfa3aefb3c5f32b707b189604de9931ccdb90e473a34bcb3858d877abcdf1ecb5ac183d629c5a0dfb5e58d4eb96aa57fe97dd90855
SSDEEP 384:3kO0gUsnOMyU4bfTiZjIbPWRmTHpFmkLPaQCW:3czsncogCcHpFZLPaHW
TLSH
T19FA21A4EB36314FDC923C031E6EB6372F5F1F922065A1B2E1644C23A6F60A64977D58A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_cidl3gxg.hst.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_cidl3gxg.hst.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/1372-16-0x00007FF7910D0000-0x00007FF7910DD000-memory.dmp

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memory/1372-37-0x00007FF7910D0000-0x00007FF7910DD000-memory.dmp

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memory/1668-1-0x000002C96B6B0000-0x000002C96B6C0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1668-0-0x000002C96B6B0000-0x000002C96B6C0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1668-5-0x000002C96D910000-0x000002C96D932000-memory.dmp

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memory/1668-12-0x000002C96D940000-0x000002C96DB5C000-memory.dmp

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memory/2900-36-0x00007FF7966B0000-0x00007FF7966BD000-memory.dmp

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memory/5104-15-0x00007FF7966B0000-0x00007FF7966BD000-memory.dmp

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