Analysis

  • max time kernel
    83s
  • max time network
    149s
  • 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, 10:22

General

  • Target
    2a9f6d3d87c2e260309002ab8260e29ba6354cff607220ab912c59219a0594e1.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260708-mec8yset5s
  • SHA256 2a9f6d3d87c2e260309002ab8260e29ba6354cff607220ab912c59219a0594e1
  • 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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • UPX packed file 5 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 56 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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\2a9f6d3d87c2e260309002ab8260e29ba6354cff607220ab912c59219a0594e1.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2a9f6d3d87c2e260309002ab8260e29ba6354cff607220ab912c59219a0594e1.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4928
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c set
      2⤵
        PID:5064
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2a9f6d3d87c2e260309002ab8260e29ba6354cff607220ab912c59219a0594e1.exe
        PECMD**pecmd-cmd* PUTF -dd -skipb=2164224 -len=1557699 "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~3871419759480168983.tmp",,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2a9f6d3d87c2e260309002ab8260e29ba6354cff607220ab912c59219a0594e1.exe
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1824
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~8800789379220692732~\sg.tmp
        7zG_exe x "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~3871419759480168983.tmp" -y -aoa -o"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~4947570653380543898"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        PID:5840
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4040
      • 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:3012
    • 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:4528
    • 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:5972

    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

          ~3871419759480168983.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~3871419759480168983.tmp
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 77f1318b2475d0ed508e29beb7cf4d072488a484453f0d08a4127f1239909234
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          7z.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~8800789379220692732~\7z.dll
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 80de278b590705dd1c8fe7959010492c795aa6f28c22ca8ae9b926070a6701b1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          sg.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~8800789379220692732~\sg.tmp
          • Size 441KB
          • SHA256 26a62c9a66974070a66411e5e16560e2785190734e02fc0f34174ae454410995
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ~~8889799468393034838.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~~8889799468393034838.tmp
          • Size 121B
          • SHA256 2a2fe8b59eddda69ff3cb833415e4824b865731ea5d6f2210c194042a02dfcfe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1824-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000612000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-67-0x000001B382E00000-0x000001B382E20000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-35-0x000001B3801E0000-0x000001B3802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-50-0x000001B382920000-0x000001B382940000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-51-0x000001B382E80000-0x000001B382F80000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-81-0x000001B394260000-0x000001B394280000-memory.dmp

          memory/4928-23-0x0000000002590000-0x00000000025A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4928-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000612000-memory.dmp

          memory/4928-31-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4928-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000612000-memory.dmp

          memory/4928-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000612000-memory.dmp

          memory/4928-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000612000-memory.dmp

          memory/5972-218-0x000001CA23080000-0x000001CA234B4000-memory.dmp