Analysis

  • geolocation tags

    cacanadananorth-americatoronto
  • max time kernel
    25s
  • max time network
    32s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/07/2026, 00:39

General

  • Target
    FiveM.exe
  • Size 4.9MB
  • Sample260708-azvmhsgx3x
  • SHA256 a8a5951014b936b4945178f37070bd5b5372a54f1b4da2b0b7f0a3a27fd1edda
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs
  • Network Service Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt to gather information on host's network.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FiveM.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FiveM.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5760
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\FiveM\FiveM.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\FiveM\FiveM.exe"
      2⤵
      • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies Control Panel
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5132
  • C:\Windows\System32\GameBarPresenceWriter.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\GameBarPresenceWriter.exe" -ServerName:Windows.Gaming.GameBar.Internal.PresenceWriterServer
    1⤵
    • Network Service Discovery
    PID:2420
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5824
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k BcastDVRUserService -s BcastDVRUserService
    1⤵
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:2464
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:5756
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
        PID:4764
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
      1⤵
        PID:1936
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
        1⤵
          PID:1140

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              FiveM.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\FiveM\FiveM.exe
              • Size 4.9MB
              • SHA256 a8a5951014b936b4945178f37070bd5b5372a54f1b4da2b0b7f0a3a27fd1edda
              • 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 591B
              • SHA256 dc216c11d6381abdcb6a4b927fd9ea68d336ff63c88639e4a242acf037f90c68
              • 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

              FiveM.lnk

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\FiveM.lnk
              • Size 2KB
              • SHA256 2df634848c063356878462f840513e66c81714603d0ff55e84ca7271f886da75
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              FiveM.lnk

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\FiveM.lnk
              • Size 2KB
              • SHA256 10b840dc6200495b35561bce9b85fb13ef8587ef72e8fc2760ceabc30c130e1f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              desktop.ini

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Captures\desktop.ini
              • Size 190B
              • SHA256 86d9f822aeb989755fac82929e8db369b3f5f04117ef96fd76e3d5f920a501d2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              memory/1936-215-0x00000223001E0000-0x00000223002E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1936-279-0x0000022315B50000-0x0000022315B70000-memory.dmp

              memory/1936-265-0x0000022305080000-0x00000223050A0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1936-252-0x0000022305060000-0x0000022305080000-memory.dmp

              memory/1936-253-0x00000223153D0000-0x00000223154D0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2464-211-0x0000018344410000-0x0000018344A90000-memory.dmp

              memory/5132-4-0x00007FF9F4750000-0x00007FF9F4751000-memory.dmp

              memory/5760-0-0x00007FF9F4750000-0x00007FF9F4751000-memory.dmp