Analysis

  • max time kernel
    92s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/07/2026, 17:52

General

  • Target
    default.dat.exe
  • Size 13.7MB
  • Sample260707-wf7cvsbs2t
  • SHA256 13c42a247c232a185cfda6066ad782321bddc47ac1ada489256db59c313774ed
  • 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 12 IoCs

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

  • Loads dropped DLL 15 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • 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
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 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\default.dat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\default.dat.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4992
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\default.dat.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\default.dat.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5904
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4156
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:804
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Public\Videos\gihigawi'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1136
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Public\Videos\gihigawi'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4464
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1692
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4528
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'D:\'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4400
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'D:\'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:5860
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'E:\'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5164
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'E:\'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:2932
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'F:\'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4600
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'F:\'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:3648
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'G:\'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3720
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'G:\'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:3776
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'X:\'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3408
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'X:\'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:5992
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'Y:\'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5456
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'Y:\'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:2152
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'Z:\'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4652
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'Z:\'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:4200
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2292
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:5696
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'C:\Windows\System32\clip.exe'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6004
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'C:\Windows\System32\clip.exe'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:548
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2436
    • 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 FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:572
  • 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:1512
  • 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:1220

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 893d1cfec6787c75b031271a316021053bd3e5b650bec36869e71b1155b85772
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 30783f582e8e2eb613bb0e6812b62b18be7cdbcbdfbc82459c3c6818196a4f87
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 c3eca1ec6f65452a3a8c3b797f54095da9dd00543cf6f3838b583d961f906869
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 177e06616404dba726903467964acc7747851dcc8220c628123fb5bb74b730e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 222f10e8ce2317e99402a6965f29f479b9cf68887a204bd8a82cb25b56c1de1a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 5f33cdab00cd0fd3b4c4d83011ec33277c5d9f476a8115c7329aedccde9ad75e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 95d352b7b212530b775119185489acc8ffe888d1128c573254e75595c793cd11
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 a976a31824c3a0cc2a6b0fd9ec6045c398d82990e5e96df2ad86ba09a9b05be5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 a85b8b64829d9d16aef49b14fc55fccc48a7201bfe9a052e5d68a9e08192b50a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 a9b8a1220caea23cc200127f5b2a0db624e1584af9aa3dc9f51d4beffe50791a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 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 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        VCRUNTIME140.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\VCRUNTIME140.dll
        • Size 117KB
        • SHA256 36585912e5eaf83ba9fea0631534f690ccdc2d7ba91537166fe53e56c221e153
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _bz2.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\_bz2.pyd
        • Size 82KB
        • SHA256 fc3b481684b926350057e263622a2a5335b149a0498a8d65c4f37e39dd90b640
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _ctypes.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\_ctypes.pyd
        • Size 128KB
        • SHA256 f63c6c7e71c342084d8f1a108786ca6975a52cefef8be32cc2589e6e2fe060c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _hashlib.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\_hashlib.pyd
        • Size 62KB
        • SHA256 838d5c8b7c3212c8429baf612623abbbc20a9023eec41e34e5461b76a285b86c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _lzma.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\_lzma.pyd
        • Size 154KB
        • SHA256 d080eabd015a3569813a220fd4ea74dff34ed2a8519a10473eb37e22b1118a06
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _socket.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\_socket.pyd
        • Size 81KB
        • SHA256 35246b04c6c7001ca448554246445a845ce116814a29b18b617ea38752e4659b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _uuid.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\_uuid.pyd
        • Size 25KB
        • SHA256 f9d5008f0772aa0720bc056a6ecd5a2a3f24965e4b470b022d88627a436c1ffe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        base_library.zip

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\base_library.zip
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 3e0d4e56dedbd60a65049df8c134970f9e4c10233026960d6a8f16fceebf09c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        libcrypto-3.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\libcrypto-3.dll
        • Size 5.0MB
        • SHA256 4e5d5d20d6d31e72ab341c81e97b89e514326c4c861b48638243bdf0918cfa43
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        libffi-8.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\libffi-8.dll
        • Size 38KB
        • SHA256 eff52743773eb550fcc6ce3efc37c85724502233b6b002a35496d828bd7b280a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _psutil_windows.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\psutil\_psutil_windows.pyd
        • Size 69KB
        • SHA256 0035450801bd7d938e9e146c5ec28e619cb5a5f4a18cdc53ac7e9734c7f94f78
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pyarmor_runtime.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\pyarmor_runtime_000000\pyarmor_runtime.pyd
        • Size 625KB
        • SHA256 73f5db1871ef2cf9e5fae754dcf4b5a478cd1da680b59a5e7110d855d6dbd2e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        python3.DLL

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\python3.DLL
        • Size 68KB
        • SHA256 a5c6a329698490a035133433928d04368ce6285bb91a9d074fc285de4c9a32a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        python313.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\python313.dll
        • Size 5.8MB
        • SHA256 0c0a66505093b6a4bb3475f716bd3d9552095776f6a124709c13b3f9552c7d99
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        select.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI49922\select.pyd
        • Size 30KB
        • SHA256 78e5994c29d8851f28b5b12d59d742d876683aea58eceea1fb895b2036cdcdeb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_s2nlpsot.jvv.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_s2nlpsot.jvv.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/548-149-0x0000027ADCA60000-0x0000027ADCB12000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-75-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-71-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-76-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-78-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-67-0x0000029038550000-0x0000029038602000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-77-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-81-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-74-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-63-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-62-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-61-0x00000290382E0000-0x0000029038302000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-60-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-57-0x00007FFC03F3F000-0x00007FFC03F40000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-73-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-72-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-66-0x0000029038530000-0x000002903854E000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-70-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-69-0x00007FFC03DB0000-0x00007FFC04754000-memory.dmp

        memory/804-68-0x0000029038610000-0x000002903861A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1220-340-0x000001D78DA50000-0x000001D78DD0C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1220-341-0x000001D78DD10000-0x000001D78DDE4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1220-357-0x000001D78DA50000-0x000001D78DD0C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1512-153-0x0000014EBDED0000-0x0000014EBDFD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1512-199-0x0000014E93F80000-0x0000014E93FA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1512-173-0x0000014E93C90000-0x0000014E93D90000-memory.dmp

        memory/1512-183-0x0000014E83A00000-0x0000014E83A20000-memory.dmp

        memory/1512-171-0x0000014E83720000-0x0000014E83740000-memory.dmp

        memory/5696-142-0x000001DFFBB40000-0x000001DFFBBF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5904-151-0x0000000070180000-0x000000007022B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5904-79-0x0000000070180000-0x000000007022B000-memory.dmp