Analysis

  • geolocation tags

    asiadelhiinindia
  • max time kernel
    900s
  • max time network
    454s
  • 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, 01:48

General

  • Target
    ddos.exe
  • Size 853KB
  • Sample260708-b759nahs4t
  • SHA256 313050d84325c5ed0b3e90f3b02e6133546bfbe5bdd774ac6783f7866d495766
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 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\ddos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ddos.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2024
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4228
    • 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:3144
  • 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:4816
  • 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:5364
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:2820
    • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
      \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:272

      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 599B
            • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/2024-8-0x0000000074BB0000-0x000000007536C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2024-1-0x0000000000100000-0x00000000001DC000-memory.dmp

            memory/2024-3-0x00000000053D0000-0x000000000598A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2024-4-0x0000000004E10000-0x0000000004EA2000-memory.dmp

            memory/2024-5-0x0000000004CF0000-0x0000000004CFA000-memory.dmp

            memory/2024-6-0x0000000004EB0000-0x0000000004F06000-memory.dmp

            memory/2024-7-0x0000000074BB0000-0x000000007536C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2024-0-0x0000000074BC2000-0x0000000074BC3000-memory.dmp

            memory/2024-2-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004E0C000-memory.dmp

            memory/2024-9-0x0000000074BC2000-0x0000000074BC3000-memory.dmp

            memory/2024-10-0x0000000074BB0000-0x000000007536C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-48-0x0000027701CE0000-0x0000027701D00000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-42-0x0000027701F00000-0x0000027702000000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-75-0x0000027714380000-0x00000277143A0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-41-0x0000027701A30000-0x0000027701A50000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-30-0x00000277001E0000-0x00000277002E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4816-199-0x0000027715C50000-0x0000027715EEE000-memory.dmp

            memory/5364-200-0x0000019049000000-0x000001904929E000-memory.dmp