Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/07/2026, 22:42

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_0ec9b8f144ac5766afa1e854c4a6714c_cobalt-strike_gazer_helldown_icedid_njrat_remcos_ryuk.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260706-2mr5eah15p
  • SHA256 35fdf1618868600a488f08b5b60c2cb4f0cc9220b00a59b91c53f179a3e40b6a
  • 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.

  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

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

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_0ec9b8f144ac5766afa1e854c4a6714c_cobalt-strike_gazer_helldown_icedid_njrat_remcos_ryuk.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_0ec9b8f144ac5766afa1e854c4a6714c_cobalt-strike_gazer_helldown_icedid_njrat_remcos_ryuk.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4196
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc stop faceit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2644
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc stop faceit
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4244
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc stop vgk
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3012
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc stop vgk
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3676
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc stop WdFilter
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1412
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc stop WdFilter
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2432
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /F /IM bfsvc.exe
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1548
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /F /IM bfsvc.exe
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4588
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cls
      2⤵
        PID:3800
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cls
        2⤵
          PID:1544
      • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
        sihost.exe
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4864
        • 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:5176
      • 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:580
      • 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:5452

      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 607B
            • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/580-20-0x00000207801E0000-0x00000207802E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/580-66-0x00000207946F0000-0x0000020794710000-memory.dmp

            memory/580-52-0x0000020783E10000-0x0000020783E30000-memory.dmp

            memory/580-35-0x0000020793F20000-0x0000020794020000-memory.dmp

            memory/580-33-0x0000020783A30000-0x0000020783A50000-memory.dmp

            memory/4196-0-0x00007FF7497E0000-0x00007FF749B6F000-memory.dmp

            memory/4196-1-0x00007FF7497E0000-0x00007FF749B6F000-memory.dmp

            memory/5176-185-0x000000000A430000-0x000000000A68F000-memory.dmp