Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    45s
  • max time network
    80s
  • 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, 17:08

General

  • Target
    calculator on python.exe
  • Size 8.1MB
  • Sample260708-vnvtcset4v
  • SHA256 5319dacae7cc6f7793befe22cf8e69bf33553f22d53a1e250bee0035f10c7f54
  • 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 42 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 57 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\calculator on python.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\calculator on python.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4740
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\calculator on python.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\calculator on python.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2480
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\TempExe'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2272
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\TempExe'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5764
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\calculator on python.exe'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5784
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\calculator on python.exe'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5348
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'""
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5344
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5484
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\ProgramData\TempExe\123.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4704
        • C:\ProgramData\TempExe\123.exe
          C:\ProgramData\TempExe\123.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:2844
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
        3⤵
          PID:2632
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
          3⤵
            PID:4168
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
            3⤵
              PID:6052
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
              3⤵
                PID:112
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                3⤵
                  PID:5096
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                  3⤵
                    PID:3060
                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:4732
                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                      3⤵
                        PID:1816
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:2064
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                          3⤵
                            PID:1488
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                            3⤵
                              PID:1968
                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                              3⤵
                                PID:5912
                              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                3⤵
                                  PID:1720
                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                  3⤵
                                    PID:4800
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                    3⤵
                                      PID:5476
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                      3⤵
                                        PID:3024
                                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                        3⤵
                                          PID:2616
                                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                          3⤵
                                            PID:1188
                                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                            3⤵
                                              PID:4900
                                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                              3⤵
                                                PID:1336
                                              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                3⤵
                                                  PID:3568
                                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                  3⤵
                                                    PID:2736
                                                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                    3⤵
                                                      PID:1664
                                                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                      3⤵
                                                        PID:5660
                                                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                        3⤵
                                                          PID:776
                                                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                          3⤵
                                                            PID:2576
                                                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                            3⤵
                                                              PID:4368
                                                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                              3⤵
                                                                PID:1256
                                                              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                3⤵
                                                                  PID:5132
                                                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                  3⤵
                                                                    PID:5144
                                                                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                    3⤵
                                                                      PID:5284
                                                                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                      3⤵
                                                                        PID:2804
                                                                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                        3⤵
                                                                          PID:6032
                                                                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                          3⤵
                                                                            PID:5276
                                                                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                            3⤵
                                                                              PID:5348
                                                                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                              3⤵
                                                                                PID:4012
                                                                              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                3⤵
                                                                                  PID:3408
                                                                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                  3⤵
                                                                                    PID:5776
                                                                                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                    3⤵
                                                                                      PID:2112
                                                                                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                      3⤵
                                                                                        PID:5124
                                                                                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                        3⤵
                                                                                          PID:112
                                                                                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                          3⤵
                                                                                            PID:2976
                                                                                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                            3⤵
                                                                                              PID:3992
                                                                                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                              3⤵
                                                                                                PID:3304
                                                                                              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                                3⤵
                                                                                                  PID:3820
                                                                                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                                  3⤵
                                                                                                    PID:3648
                                                                                                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                                                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "1"
                                                                                                    3⤵
                                                                                                      PID:4332
                                                                                                • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
                                                                                                  sihost.exe
                                                                                                  1⤵
                                                                                                  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                                                                                                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                                                                                  PID:2852
                                                                                                  • 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 FindShellTrayWindow
                                                                                                    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
                                                                                                    PID:3788
                                                                                                • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
                                                                                                  "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
                                                                                                  1⤵
                                                                                                    PID:2600
                                                                                                  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
                                                                                                    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
                                                                                                    1⤵
                                                                                                      PID:4660

                                                                                                    Network

                                                                                                          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                                                                                          Downloads

                                                                                                          123.exe

                                                                                                          • Path C:\ProgramData\TempExe\123.exe
                                                                                                          • Size 780KB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 e96c33da1d7ed275ed1b5ae5be96c4d9c0af2e88e28941828a8a9299a71fd741
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                                                                          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                                                                                                          • Size 1KB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                                                                          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                                                                                                          • Size 1KB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 070e2dc002fee5d6c6ae0611713bb24a9f01d741d964e7f1ece4f61789724a94
                                                                                                          • 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 607B
                                                                                                          • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                                                                          VCRUNTIME140.dll

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47402\VCRUNTIME140.dll
                                                                                                          • Size 117KB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 052ad6a20d375957e82aa6a3c441ea548d89be0981516ca7eb306e063d5027f4
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                                                                          _bz2.pyd

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47402\_bz2.pyd
                                                                                                          • Size 86KB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 ef5277eb670219274e7d1e92190ddf7f4bb94d4922ca1c1a12efadfd2c4c66f6
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                                                                          _ctypes.pyd

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47402\_ctypes.pyd
                                                                                                          • Size 139KB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 fd4847b99cd504a66bdc4739f15181b562774e6736bb88775880b073276dede1
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                                                                          _lzma.pyd

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47402\_lzma.pyd
                                                                                                          • Size 157KB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 39e5bc3624a26c9f6ad2e2df412543b0bd697a1d75338b44fe99763358d6d8cb
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                                                                          _socket.pyd

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47402\_socket.pyd
                                                                                                          • Size 85KB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 65caaa6f35c329d901ba3f3d9f7fc4d7443dcde89907dccbd6748786cc517476
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                                                                          _zstd.pyd

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47402\_zstd.pyd
                                                                                                          • Size 491KB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 54e6acfbc1cb27c9afea0e133cadac68b89869ff1a14eb0c678d40eb9c655347
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                                                                          base_library.zip

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47402\base_library.zip
                                                                                                          • Size 1.3MB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 a8c64b3e8595dd58e980c94b0deb4fac43905d9dfe1ee732a8de4233e5b92556
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                                                                          libffi-8.dll

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47402\libffi-8.dll
                                                                                                          • Size 38KB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 eff52743773eb550fcc6ce3efc37c85724502233b6b002a35496d828bd7b280a
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                                                                          python314.dll

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI47402\python314.dll
                                                                                                          • Size 6.5MB
                                                                                                          • SHA256 18310593c50ad109fc5c95db1fd5c92ecec9e1bfc66c976df9fc11dd62616d5a
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                                                                          __PSScriptPolicyTest_k0oulgdu.4lj.ps1

                                                                                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_k0oulgdu.4lj.ps1
                                                                                                          • Size 60B
                                                                                                          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                                                                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                                                                          memory/2600-90-0x0000016803930000-0x0000016803950000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/2600-92-0x0000016813F20000-0x0000016814020000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/2600-123-0x0000016814210000-0x0000016814230000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/2600-77-0x00000168001E0000-0x00000168002E0000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/2600-105-0x0000016803D70000-0x0000016803D90000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/2600-79-0x00000168001E0000-0x00000168002E0000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/2844-75-0x000002AE9D4D0000-0x000002AE9D594000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-41-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-45-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-52-0x0000026E641B0000-0x0000026E64262000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-53-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-54-0x0000026E63E00000-0x0000026E63E0A000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-51-0x0000026E64190000-0x0000026E641AE000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-55-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-56-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-58-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-47-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-46-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-48-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-44-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-43-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-42-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-40-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-39-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-38-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-37-0x0000026E63F20000-0x0000026E63F42000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-34-0x00007FFFBEB00000-0x00007FFFBF4A4000-memory.dmp

                                                                                                          memory/5764-33-0x00007FFFBEC8F000-0x00007FFFBEC90000-memory.dmp