Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
122s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/07/2026, 01:32
General
- Target $8/APOConfig.exe
- Size 179KB
- Sample260708-byeekshy7k
- SHA256 fb6425eefee8b2d3fec513287345f7a9c4595b39713c4780bcb4b98beb36fcd0
Score
5/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 8 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies registry class 19 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$8\APOConfig.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$8\APOConfig.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe"C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$8\ClownfshAPO64.dll"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\regsvr32.exe/s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$8\ClownfshAPO64.dll"3⤵
- Modifies registry class
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s AudioEndpointBuilder1⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)