Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • 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, 02:25

General

  • Target
    2026-07-08_9e767ece71e1cdcfa2700b186ad515b8_coinminer_elex_frostygoop_hive_poet-rat_salatstealer_sliver_snatch.exe
  • Size 15.3MB
  • Sample260708-cwpcfaat8p
  • SHA256 d9b167093499dce67b23c341ed975c0dc8829a5a94d8f52902e5a76c407aa500
  • 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • 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 4 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
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 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\2026-07-08_9e767ece71e1cdcfa2700b186ad515b8_coinminer_elex_frostygoop_hive_poet-rat_salatstealer_sliver_snatch.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_9e767ece71e1cdcfa2700b186ad515b8_coinminer_elex_frostygoop_hive_poet-rat_salatstealer_sliver_snatch.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3156
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2888
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost_task.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost_task.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3172
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6124
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5756
    • 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:716
  • 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:680
  • 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:704

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 21KB
        • SHA256 c008881e1c818f26fa7bfd56b2b20c6dee7af0fbd240e2a32e3121aeafb1e31a
        • 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 607B
        • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
        • 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

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_52gcknep.0zw.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_52gcknep.0zw.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        svchost_task.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost_task.exe
        • Size 15.3MB
        • SHA256 7e90edf8dfb2b0b3633a7345663fbdb96613c8c3eac8f15cd49f9a413aafe4af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/680-80-0x000001DE03A20000-0x000001DE03A40000-memory.dmp

        memory/680-99-0x000001DE03C80000-0x000001DE03CA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/680-82-0x000001DE13E80000-0x000001DE13F80000-memory.dmp

        memory/680-113-0x000001DE14200000-0x000001DE14220000-memory.dmp

        memory/680-67-0x000001DE001E0000-0x000001DE002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-12-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005DEC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-25-0x0000000074D80000-0x000000007553C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-14-0x0000000006F30000-0x0000000006F66000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-15-0x0000000070FD0000-0x000000007101C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-18-0x0000000006F70000-0x0000000006F90000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-19-0x0000000074D80000-0x000000007553C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-20-0x0000000006FA0000-0x0000000007043000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-22-0x00000000070D0000-0x00000000070EA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-21-0x0000000007720000-0x0000000007D9C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-23-0x0000000007140000-0x000000000714A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-24-0x0000000007340000-0x00000000073D6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-7-0x0000000005730000-0x0000000005796000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-26-0x0000000074D80000-0x000000007553C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-28-0x0000000074D80000-0x000000007553C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-0-0x0000000074D92000-0x0000000074D93000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-13-0x0000000074D80000-0x000000007553C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-1-0x0000000004870000-0x00000000048A6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-2-0x0000000074D80000-0x000000007553C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-11-0x0000000005D40000-0x0000000005D5E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-3-0x0000000005000000-0x000000000564A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-10-0x0000000005860000-0x0000000005BBB000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-4-0x0000000074D80000-0x000000007553C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-5-0x0000000004FA0000-0x0000000004FC2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2888-6-0x00000000056C0000-0x0000000005726000-memory.dmp

        memory/6124-34-0x0000000074A70000-0x000000007522C000-memory.dmp

        memory/6124-46-0x0000000074A70000-0x000000007522C000-memory.dmp

        memory/6124-44-0x0000000006EF0000-0x0000000006F93000-memory.dmp

        memory/6124-41-0x0000000070DA0000-0x0000000070DEC000-memory.dmp

        memory/6124-40-0x0000000005C40000-0x0000000005C8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/6124-38-0x00000000056B0000-0x0000000005A0B000-memory.dmp

        memory/6124-35-0x0000000074A70000-0x000000007522C000-memory.dmp

        memory/6124-33-0x0000000074A70000-0x000000007522C000-memory.dmp