Analysis

  • max time kernel
    180s
  • max time network
    183s
  • 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, 12:12

General

  • Target
    $PLUGINSDIR/uninstall.exe
  • Size 8.1MB
  • Sample260705-pdefqsct4v
  • SHA256 0623c7e8ec5261965f79e7cc680e2985837e30ec04dbc31b9a348112f9ff80fc
  • 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.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • 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
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 57 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 55 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3240
    • 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:5504
  • 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:6120
  • 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:4420
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$PLUGINSDIR\uninstall.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$PLUGINSDIR\uninstall.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2420
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uninstall.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uninstall.exe" "av:1.0.1" "gv:1.0.1.2" "gs:Official-com" "gi:UA-85655135-28" "an:DroidKit" "c:iMobie"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4352

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        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
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        GoogleTracingLib.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscDFB9.tmp\GoogleTracingLib.dll
        • Size 36KB
        • SHA256 ad873f1e51e6d033e5507235ec735957256ebeeb0d3f22aa0b57bb4bd0846e4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SkinBtn.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscDFB9.tmp\SkinBtn.dll
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 e96afa894a995a6097a405df76155a7a39962ff6cae7a59d89a25e5a34ab9eeb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        System.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscDFB9.tmp\System.dll
        • Size 11KB
        • SHA256 df5ae79fa558dc7af244ec6e53939563b966e7dbd8867e114e928678dbd56e5d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        nsProcess.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nscDFB9.tmp\nsProcess.dll
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 30c6c3dd3cc7fcea6e6081ce821adc7b2888542dae30bf00e881c0a105eb4d11
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uninstall.exe
        • Size 7.4MB
        • SHA256 58b8642b2665efde3974c18c2613b6e27dcf31fbb4b048339f93b2019c26d6df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4352-254-0x0000000007300000-0x000000000735A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-255-0x0000000007610000-0x0000000007630000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-260-0x000000000B420000-0x000000000B42E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-259-0x000000000B450000-0x000000000B48E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-258-0x000000000A370000-0x000000000A378000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-257-0x000000000A1F0000-0x000000000A1F8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-256-0x0000000007630000-0x000000000798B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-250-0x00000000008E0000-0x0000000001054000-memory.dmp

        memory/4352-253-0x0000000005A80000-0x0000000005AE6000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-81-0x0000015813FF0000-0x0000015814010000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-26-0x0000015800000000-0x0000015800100000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-47-0x0000015813BF0000-0x0000015813CF0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-62-0x0000015803B70000-0x0000015803B90000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-46-0x0000015800FD0000-0x0000015800FF0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-25-0x0000015800000000-0x0000015800100000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-24-0x0000015800000000-0x0000015800100000-memory.dmp