af80e935030690a09a333cc6c648766c501c160e4e4d6a41dc15130e660187a8

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
130s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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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
6000	powershell.exe
6000	powershell.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5596	whelper.exe
5376	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-1-5-21-3865087520-2734723108-1233268525-1000\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
6000	powershell.exe
6000	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	6000	powershell.exe
Token: 33	6000	powershell.exe
Token: 34	6000	powershell.exe
Token: 35	6000	powershell.exe
Token: 36	6000	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3640 wrote to memory of 6000	3640	setup.exe	88
PID 3640 wrote to memory of 5376	3640	setup.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3640
- 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:6000
- C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:5376

C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe
C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5596

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

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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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_bgagxkzv.yrq.ps1

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

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memory/3640-49-0x00007FF77B200000-0x00007FF77B20D000-memory.dmp

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memory/3640-47-0x00007FF77B200000-0x00007FF77B20D000-memory.dmp

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memory/5376-50-0x00007FF66A0D0000-0x00007FF66A0DD000-memory.dmp

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memory/5596-34-0x00007FF66A0D0000-0x00007FF66A0DD000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-23-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-26-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-19-0x000001B1ABF80000-0x000001B1ABF9E000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-21-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-20-0x000001B1ABFA0000-0x000001B1AC052000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-22-0x000001B1AC060000-0x000001B1AC06A000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-0-0x00007FFD5A62F000-0x00007FFD5A630000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-24-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-25-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-12-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-27-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-28-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-29-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-31-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-32-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-11-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-10-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-9-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-2-0x00007FFD5A4A0000-0x00007FFD5AE44000-memory.dmp

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memory/6000-1-0x000001B1ABCA0000-0x000001B1ABCC2000-memory.dmp

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