Analysis

  • max time kernel
    105s
  • max time network
    140s
  • 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
    87e893558dc270335ed901d3a2f82fa94af80fa878e7cc325b24ab2c056c6bee.exe
  • Size 10.4MB
  • Sample260708-megalsft2p
  • SHA256 87e893558dc270335ed901d3a2f82fa94af80fa878e7cc325b24ab2c056c6bee
  • 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 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 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\87e893558dc270335ed901d3a2f82fa94af80fa878e7cc325b24ab2c056c6bee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\87e893558dc270335ed901d3a2f82fa94af80fa878e7cc325b24ab2c056c6bee.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5176
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4712
    • 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:2140
  • 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:4976
  • 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:1728

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

        lite_installer.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lite_installer.log
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 2e35e8c36edbce74129e3b8fbb6842d022d1bacebfbecde0919f2af1de33ff28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ui

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Yandex\ui
        • Size 38B
        • SHA256 98173740109cd1a1591e9cf2dc1ec76e93381c39b2a1d380a3f15f5185098a8c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1728-330-0x0000016DE6E10000-0x0000016DE6EE4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1728-329-0x0000016EAA000000-0x0000016EAA2BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1728-399-0x0000016EAA000000-0x0000016EAA2BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4976-139-0x000001C2001E0000-0x000001C2002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4976-183-0x000001C214220000-0x000001C214240000-memory.dmp

        memory/4976-137-0x000001C2001E0000-0x000001C2002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4976-169-0x000001C201D00000-0x000001C201D20000-memory.dmp

        memory/4976-151-0x000001C201E20000-0x000001C201F20000-memory.dmp

        memory/4976-149-0x000001C2019E0000-0x000001C201A00000-memory.dmp