Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • 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, 19:40

General

  • Target
    PluginPlay_Browser_1.0.3.exe
  • Size 2.9MB
  • Sample260706-ydtebscv8x
  • SHA256 51ab24f1162a5fdc825a328813f040d00e25310242fddf6cca52fab6b2ac7899
  • 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.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 13 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 3 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

  • 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 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 55 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PluginPlay_Browser_1.0.3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PluginPlay_Browser_1.0.3.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3556
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5QEQ2.tmp\PluginPlay_Browser_1.0.3.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5QEQ2.tmp\PluginPlay_Browser_1.0.3.tmp" /SL5="$602CE,2019793,816128,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PluginPlay_Browser_1.0.3.exe"
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:3296
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2632
    • 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:1804
  • 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:6116
  • 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:632

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

        PluginPlay_Browser_1.0.3.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-5QEQ2.tmp\PluginPlay_Browser_1.0.3.tmp
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 5e693a737b5d356f3e6577bfdfb7fd0f3eee6a4dfb0258d25b01d6a19520c5e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3296-34-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002A51000-memory.dmp

        memory/3296-33-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000001113000-memory.dmp

        memory/3296-35-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000001113000-memory.dmp

        memory/3296-6-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002A51000-memory.dmp

        memory/3556-32-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000DF7000-memory.dmp

        memory/3556-1-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000DF7000-memory.dmp

        memory/3556-36-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000DF7000-memory.dmp

        memory/6116-79-0x000002AC02C90000-0x000002AC02CB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6116-103-0x000002AC14210000-0x000002AC14230000-memory.dmp

        memory/6116-71-0x000002AC02E90000-0x000002AC02F90000-memory.dmp

        memory/6116-70-0x000002AC02A30000-0x000002AC02A50000-memory.dmp

        memory/6116-57-0x000002AC001E0000-0x000002AC002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6116-55-0x000002AC001E0000-0x000002AC002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6116-56-0x000002AC001E0000-0x000002AC002E0000-memory.dmp