Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    138s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/07/2026, 04:31

General

  • Target
    cheat loader.exe
  • Size 1.3MB
  • Sample260706-e5krqadv7n
  • SHA256 b8bae31d3a1de08769fa38a2f942efd77f9e9ea7efa9acec2de3a2da65628925
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 9 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cheat loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1632
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CMD.exe
      "CMD" netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="A.bS,TdC,bNK,<" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67" enable=yes & exit
      2⤵
        PID:820
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "" /tr "C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67" /RL HIGHEST & exit
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1596
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "" /tr "C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67" /RL HIGHEST
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3528
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "" /tr "C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67" /RL HIGHEST & exit
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1760
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "" /tr "C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67" /RL HIGHEST
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2572
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "" /tr "C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67" /RL HIGHEST & exit
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2488
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "" /tr "C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67" /RL HIGHEST
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3152
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "" /tr "C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67" /RL HIGHEST & exit
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3872
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "" /tr "C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67" /RL HIGHEST
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4612
    • C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2184
    • C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1420
    • C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3992
    • C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4144
    • C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5008
    • C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2248
    • C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2260
    • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
      "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3925855 /state1:0x41c64e6d
      1⤵
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2240

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          xdwd_Microsoft67.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\xdwd_Microsoft67.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 d049789c187b2f58c900eab10205bc037740dca8640ab40c314790fefaab66ff
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          CompleteUnlock.3gp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\CompleteUnlock.3gp
          • Size 268KB
          • SHA256 422d2ba2c158daf57ae61d630c7dfc0048d2187060ddbb9b1760a746acdb7bf2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          DebugWatch.ogg

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\DebugWatch.ogg
          • Size 225KB
          • SHA256 c0088e9d09cb5f25c24c9ac7e87de9e6785287af7969fe24a3a052bbfc51f9c2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          DenyRestore.mpv2

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\DenyRestore.mpv2
          • Size 302KB
          • SHA256 11cf373ef1d960f3fee01ded6001c0b8fc6d29df9fda504d3fd7e42cf10e307a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          DisableJoin.clr

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\DisableJoin.clr
          • Size 294KB
          • SHA256 18cc6a5932ac1464e9b6bcdbcec0f0dd3efbbf5700f171098a6d3cb19c2b0182
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          EnterCompress.csv

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\EnterCompress.csv
          • Size 132KB
          • SHA256 0d5062d1bc5637b0bde17487d0fc0e3924c7811696e9cd7bb36cb87726b02977
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ExportClose.vsd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ExportClose.vsd
          • Size 277KB
          • SHA256 7bafd8309c90010fc95f85926867c0008761fef097bcda99f81456ffe67e7c32
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ExportOpen.ocx

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ExportOpen.ocx
          • Size 319KB
          • SHA256 859919d7be5d2894c2a25d7b931775f08bd8f713f4e11d051e1b328038ae9e9d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          GetWatch.vsx

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\GetWatch.vsx
          • Size 485KB
          • SHA256 8f126bcb46b714ebf446ae9b6caeb7539bc2ab9874f99ae7f380f18018eaa941
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          GrantInstall.odp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\GrantInstall.odp
          • Size 200KB
          • SHA256 28ca57547b7410fd97325dbe54b3d78c3008f0960005d4636095837efaa3f886
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          InitializeFormat.avi

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\InitializeFormat.avi
          • Size 328KB
          • SHA256 b9b5633b76ae7120339d6b581db8a8d71b18234a9b558ba1dcd7264e3a8d5b83
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          JoinConnect.html

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\JoinConnect.html
          • Size 345KB
          • SHA256 ab7c72b702c58f4b9c7f5ca8ab30f51def7692215a5ef289fc91fb63eb4c93ae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          LimitSuspend.pps

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\LimitSuspend.pps
          • Size 208KB
          • SHA256 8e69bddaa13f23e8708b54eb788859a6a66227cb8fcbf1bafc461f214636f006
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MeasureWatch.DVR-MS

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\MeasureWatch.DVR-MS
          • Size 166KB
          • SHA256 ca376ef23387b75558c379aefbaa301629e93bc703bfc63eea042de97bc0867f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft Edge.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Microsoft Edge.lnk
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 d6b728705849691b38e07836344ab659c71af132af9a8f1a01b554a57e1d356c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          OpenUnprotect.mht

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\OpenUnprotect.mht
          • Size 140KB
          • SHA256 2314948d14971efbf6926a31c735e6628f5386881b471ba63ecde40766cb85e8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          PopEnter.docx

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PopEnter.docx
          • Size 14KB
          • SHA256 f00b4eb3df5590331c66c1ffc31705f155b5c44d04538a08aed4545187f6be9f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ProtectReset.emz

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ProtectReset.emz
          • Size 259KB
          • SHA256 bbf8b37f8a3adcd366a5421107d5f092e24dae3d9467674e6d9c615f842fc29f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ReceiveResize.mpa

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ReceiveResize.mpa
          • Size 285KB
          • SHA256 eb6ef544a52d7edacb5fe827ec2d3a04443513584ade93e3eaf47c60240d9475
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RedoInvoke.MOD

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\RedoInvoke.MOD
          • Size 242KB
          • SHA256 282e85d4c421db4e4c01b5389507b928e3cf35054a90cb3b1c6323f83be342d7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RegisterRequest.MTS

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\RegisterRequest.MTS
          • Size 191KB
          • SHA256 19eba07f9bf437e21f04745687f4e4c5baed8074a6edb56db78cb9efd15e5101
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RemoveDisable.mp4v

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\RemoveDisable.mp4v
          • Size 311KB
          • SHA256 d000a5612d346745fb5463ceeba450c304ebde4c3effacb61ca569705f2e5ec0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RepairUninstall.otf

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\RepairUninstall.otf
          • Size 174KB
          • SHA256 850a1066d62b035c8d4bd5d915b07a0caa2a4fd851bf9ecdb71fbf381368477c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RequestApprove.html

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\RequestApprove.html
          • Size 336KB
          • SHA256 5fcbab6bba83ff3b802b8f9b34c655b0f701aaa42765c8c9c2560d1a4f1c9f21
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ResetNew.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ResetNew.dll
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 a23fadd61413ea6f05cb2a6dd23b8e3e8075945f1f407bfddf913542031151f6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ResetPop.odt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ResetPop.odt
          • Size 217KB
          • SHA256 8540eedb6ce8a4e0020e9fb64035044aa3badf5860f312ace0f1180cc261fea1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ResizeStep.wma

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ResizeStep.wma
          • Size 149KB
          • SHA256 ca2a062a6f8b1e3c9385e252a18bc5c3093cdc90130af3e1bbc72d36a45ebc05
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ResolveInvoke.mp3

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ResolveInvoke.mp3
          • Size 353KB
          • SHA256 909ad936cad3c701fc2ed7b2800469e854ac931e4631f990817d56a413cc7014
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RestartMerge.fon

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\RestartMerge.fon
          • Size 234KB
          • SHA256 89041672342cdf642e70ee7f2aa4adad65030a115640a2d75ece4be0e2118f4f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RevokeHide.xlsx

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\RevokeHide.xlsx
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 42b70449b28c051dd2c93d8a39a396ba584bb887bf9c45edb553d6d7406622c7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SelectNew.docx

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SelectNew.docx
          • Size 18KB
          • SHA256 e0417bb5ea8beb8237a9a5232337cddf67706f3febbb305d2266f9b1885a2ab2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SetRestart.docx

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SetRestart.docx
          • Size 18KB
          • SHA256 c6af4d2981121bced65e7d751dc655804e1691967abf01e0c39271e22e5edf42
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          StartRequest.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\StartRequest.ini
          • Size 123KB
          • SHA256 523923440fac2c27b33b372ee44ae0454ba44f7cbc8797f920c977c45e9c49d6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          UnlockWrite.docx

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnlockWrite.docx
          • Size 15KB
          • SHA256 c2acbbdcef2be9eb88c8ad341eded113145bc6245b34a3c0fcc26bba1cce8a38
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          UnregisterGroup.tif

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnregisterGroup.tif
          • Size 157KB
          • SHA256 787576525cbb7418ceb1e77101fdde5dfd74f28a2687ab18307441ad449c22d5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          WatchStart.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WatchStart.ps1
          • Size 183KB
          • SHA256 ffd1ad88f0ac717b796a581b88f5fe32f82b551a43d63e0883026a84e170db50
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Acrobat Reader DC.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Acrobat Reader DC.lnk
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 74ca38446b367a671247d8799f986cad8ddaf4ecd67f0c164b27237092c17127
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Firefox.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Firefox.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a7517c6bf4b92ac817106ee84eca03cefcff12bc1be9077a58f2f9746a077b81
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Google Chrome.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Google Chrome.lnk
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 34a678fc2f1d7b60f6bc2d4d65fe2554c98cf5738bd738ee9fe9f37db2a07615
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          VLC media player.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Desktop\VLC media player.lnk
          • Size 923B
          • SHA256 ee117818674fbe85be03d5a260b6d6d331e1d9d5f0f192e0d3d6a9529bfd1bf8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          xdwd_Microsoft67

          • Path C:\Windows\xdwd_Microsoft67
          • Size 1.3MB
          • SHA256 b8bae31d3a1de08769fa38a2f942efd77f9e9ea7efa9acec2de3a2da65628925
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1632-0-0x0000015186610000-0x0000015186760000-memory.dmp

          memory/1632-29-0x00000151A1610000-0x00000151A1620000-memory.dmp

          memory/1632-1-0x00000151A1610000-0x00000151A1620000-memory.dmp

          memory/2184-65-0x00000297324B0000-0x000002973257A000-memory.dmp