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7e0d097412...42.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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, 02:28

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General

  • Target
    7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe
  • Size 7.2MB
  • Sample260705-cx3lfsgw6w
  • SHA256 7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
tag_150adwareaptexecutioncastleratpersistenceransomwarespywaretrojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

  • castlerat

C2

  • 104.225.129.171

Signatures

  • Family: CastleRAT

    CastleRAT is a trojan available in both Python and C variants.

    trojancastlerat
  • Detects C variant of CastleRAT. 6 IoCs
    trojanapttag_150
  • 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.

    persistence
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

    execution
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • 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 1 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 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.

    persistence
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

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

    ransomware
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4488
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      /c "powershell Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:USERPROFILE; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe'; exit"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5840
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:USERPROFILE; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe'; exit
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3844
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      /c "powershell Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:USERPROFILE; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe'; exit"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1420
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:USERPROFILE; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe'; exit
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:5292
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      /c "powershell Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:USERPROFILE; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe'; exit"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3860
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:USERPROFILE; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe'; exit
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:4112
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe
    1⤵
      PID:1744
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3576
      • 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:436
    • 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:1408
    • 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:4288
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e0d097412ca8c3acdbaaa7c1f79c42cda3a4e50b52c0a8b34d6c75cc764ce42.exe"
      1⤵
        PID:3408

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 e56f4a38e0c60f0196c589e1952198368a10927e65ff24d1476ffafc489657f4
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            StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 5f0fac9ae12b0a4da87d11b459a8fdff2130064823121cb6a14a4485f9a529b7
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            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 607B
            • SHA256 7c21835f01895c1ee4e12f81e71ef06a0f6e2b9281de493ff8ec95f913e9680d
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            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 599B
            • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
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            __PSScriptPolicyTest_zr4ey1xm.yfx.ps1
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zr4ey1xm.yfx.ps1
            • Size 60B
            • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
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            memory/1408-94-0x000001A8B9D90000-0x000001A8B9E90000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1408-93-0x000001A8A98A0000-0x000001A8A98C0000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1408-108-0x000001A8A9C80000-0x000001A8A9CA0000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1408-122-0x000001A8BA080000-0x000001A8BA0A0000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1408-76-0x000001A0A5760000-0x000001A0A5860000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1744-44-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140186000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1744-50-0x0000000003E70000-0x000000000427A000-memory.dmp
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            memory/1744-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000B49000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3408-267-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140186000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3408-272-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000B49000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3408-273-0x0000000003F00000-0x000000000430A000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-19-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-22-0x000001C3523F0000-0x000001C35240E000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-28-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-27-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-29-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-30-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-31-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-32-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-33-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-35-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-8-0x00007FFA1659F000-0x00007FFA165A0000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-11-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-12-0x000001C352340000-0x000001C352362000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-13-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-14-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-25-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-24-0x000001C3523D0000-0x000001C3523DA000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-26-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-16-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-23-0x000001C352410000-0x000001C3524C2000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-15-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-18-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3844-17-0x00007FFA16410000-0x00007FFA16DB4000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4112-285-0x0000016800850000-0x0000016800902000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4488-0-0x00000000027D0000-0x00000000027D1000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4488-51-0x00000000039B0000-0x0000000003B7B000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4488-43-0x0000000003E90000-0x000000000429A000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4488-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000B49000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4488-41-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140186000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4488-37-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140186000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4488-36-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140186000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4488-2-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140186000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4488-1-0x00000000039B0000-0x0000000003B7B000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5292-258-0x0000023729360000-0x0000023729412000-memory.dmp
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