Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/07/2026, 00:04

General

  • Target
    2026-07-05_8d18c0011342bc8f382ebeb21ad0e135_coinminer_elex_frostygoop_hive_poet-rat_salatstealer_sliver_snatch.exe
  • Size 15.3MB
  • Sample260706-acl2vsgt7v
  • SHA256 3b0413324c7270131d78d2db54b1a8287587a02ac9fa3498e6df0c75751ed8ba
  • 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.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_8d18c0011342bc8f382ebeb21ad0e135_coinminer_elex_frostygoop_hive_poet-rat_salatstealer_sliver_snatch.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_8d18c0011342bc8f382ebeb21ad0e135_coinminer_elex_frostygoop_hive_poet-rat_salatstealer_sliver_snatch.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1480
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3408
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost_task.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost_task.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4688
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5476
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1200
    • 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:3384
  • 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:1744
  • 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:3468

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 21KB
        • SHA256 b122b8b876cdc9c3a954210ace9cdc006df507735948fa6b01aaa215d8e7dccd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        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 595B
        • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_5vks2lg3.ben.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5vks2lg3.ben.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        svchost_task.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost_task.exe
        • Size 15.3MB
        • SHA256 c8f5029696363d9c2167ecf5599aa6b34a7878fcf0f8148db6a5842dd4c6dd9c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1744-80-0x000001E688B50000-0x000001E688B70000-memory.dmp

        memory/1744-81-0x000001E6990B0000-0x000001E6991B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1744-89-0x000001E688EB0000-0x000001E688ED0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1744-113-0x000001E6998F0000-0x000001E699910000-memory.dmp

        memory/1744-67-0x000001E685410000-0x000001E685510000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-26-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-0-0x0000000074692000-0x0000000074693000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-13-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-14-0x00000000067C0000-0x00000000067F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-15-0x00000000708D0000-0x000000007091C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-18-0x0000000006800000-0x0000000006820000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-19-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-20-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-21-0x0000000007440000-0x00000000074E3000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-25-0x00000000077C0000-0x0000000007856000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-24-0x00000000075C0000-0x00000000075CA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-23-0x0000000007550000-0x000000000756A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-22-0x0000000007BB0000-0x000000000822C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-5-0x0000000005B50000-0x0000000005B72000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-28-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-11-0x00000000061B0000-0x00000000061CE000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-7-0x0000000005C60000-0x0000000005CC6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-12-0x0000000006200000-0x000000000624C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-4-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-3-0x0000000005450000-0x0000000005A9A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-10-0x0000000005CD0000-0x000000000602B000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-6-0x0000000005BF0000-0x0000000005C56000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-1-0x00000000029A0000-0x00000000029D6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3408-2-0x0000000074680000-0x0000000074E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3468-238-0x00000258F3000000-0x00000258F3434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3468-239-0x00000259B6000000-0x00000259B62BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3468-256-0x00000259B6000000-0x00000259B62BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5476-34-0x0000000074370000-0x0000000074B2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5476-46-0x0000000074370000-0x0000000074B2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5476-44-0x00000000078B0000-0x0000000007953000-memory.dmp

        memory/5476-41-0x00000000706A0000-0x00000000706EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5476-40-0x0000000006630000-0x000000000667C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5476-36-0x00000000061C0000-0x000000000651B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5476-35-0x0000000074370000-0x0000000074B2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5476-33-0x0000000074370000-0x0000000074B2C000-memory.dmp