Analysis
- max time kernel
61s - max time network
120s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/07/2026, 02:23
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
General
- Target 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260709-cvcl9acy7s
- SHA256 41622b5c6afdee3984d10a7d1305f23fd68a821ef281704740fc4fa3de189acf
- MD5 253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a
- SHA1 d2c7561e9b0416085104f605fea6c3f24f6b599e
- SHA512 4bb96b78471fc16150895866212b3cb3b0bec0e0654d11fc1ca30ebde4497c966337e498dd677d8375bc43c9202fe99879c524c0c5235fd5a56fa0701457a8ef
- SSDEEP 49152:ckQTATIwMtuvMDVPG4JdXeR4aT6LQ+d3mY/4qxTsx3sc1:capuRD9JdOR4m+lmY/4rx8c1
- TLSH T1D18523097181D373C2FB003085C58FB55A2566224F7566EFFBE89B662F202F4BB661C9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: DcRat
DarkCrystal(DC) is a new .NET RAT active since June 2019 capable of loading additional plugins.
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Windows\\L2Schemas\\services.exe\"" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Windows\\L2Schemas\\services.exe\", \"C:\\Windows.old\\dllhost.exe\"" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "explorer.exe, \"C:\\Windows\\L2Schemas\\services.exe\", \"C:\\Windows.old\\dllhost.exe\", \"C:\\Recovery\\WindowsRE\\dwm.exe\"" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Process spawned unexpected child process 9 IoCs
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
description pid pid_target Process procid_target Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3332 6096 schtasks.exe 88 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5056 6096 schtasks.exe 88 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4980 6096 schtasks.exe 88 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 6000 6096 schtasks.exe 88 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5616 6096 schtasks.exe 88 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2360 6096 schtasks.exe 88 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5264 6096 schtasks.exe 88 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5504 6096 schtasks.exe 88 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5592 6096 schtasks.exe 88 - UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 5 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1480-5233-0x00000000064B0000-0x00000000064C0000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/1480-5237-0x0000000006580000-0x000000000658A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/1480-5242-0x0000000006960000-0x000000000696C000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/1480-5245-0x0000000006A40000-0x0000000006A4C000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/1480-5243-0x0000000006A20000-0x0000000006A2A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 12 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 1528 powershell.exe 2164 powershell.exe 1876 powershell.exe 3684 powershell.exe 2240 powershell.exe 6400 powershell.exe 6388 powershell.exe 6348 powershell.exe 5648 powershell.exe 6308 powershell.exe 3304 powershell.exe 2340 powershell.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 1676 services.exe 4584 dllhost.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dwm = "\"C:\\Recovery\\WindowsRE\\dwm.exe\"" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-515251955-468707340-1782030364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\services = "\"C:\\Windows\\L2Schemas\\services.exe\"" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\services = "\"C:\\Windows\\L2Schemas\\services.exe\"" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-515251955-468707340-1782030364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dllhost = "\"C:\\Windows.old\\dllhost.exe\"" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dllhost = "\"C:\\Windows.old\\dllhost.exe\"" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-515251955-468707340-1782030364-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dwm = "\"C:\\Recovery\\WindowsRE\\dwm.exe\"" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - SmartAssembly .NET packer 5 IoCs
Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1480-5233-0x00000000064B0000-0x00000000064C0000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/1480-5237-0x0000000006580000-0x000000000658A000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/1480-5242-0x0000000006960000-0x000000000696C000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/1480-5245-0x0000000006A40000-0x0000000006A4C000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/1480-5243-0x0000000006A20000-0x0000000006A2A000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly - Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Projected\ShellHost.exe 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\L2Schemas\RCX88B0.tmp 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\L2Schemas\RCX89DA.tmp 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\L2Schemas\services.exe 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File created C:\Windows\L2Schemas\services.exe 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File created C:\Windows\L2Schemas\c5b4cb5e9653cc 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 15 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language services.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language dllhost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 6000 schtasks.exe 5616 schtasks.exe 3332 schtasks.exe 5056 schtasks.exe 4980 schtasks.exe 2360 schtasks.exe 5264 schtasks.exe 5504 schtasks.exe 5592 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 42 IoCs
pid Process 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1676 services.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4584 dllhost.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2340 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 107 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 3304 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 108 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 6308 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 109 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 6348 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 110 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 6388 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 111 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 6400 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 112 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2240 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 113 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 5648 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 114 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 3684 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 115 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 1876 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 116 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 2164 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 117 PID 1480 wrote to memory of 1528 1480 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 118 - System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" 2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- UAC bypass
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:1480 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2340
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/$Recycle.Bin/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3304
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Documents and Settings/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6308
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/PerfLogs/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6348
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6388
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Program Files (x86)/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6400
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/ProgramData/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2240
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Recovery/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5648
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/System Volume Information/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3684
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Users/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1876
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Windows/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2164
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/Windows.old/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1528
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PN219sj1of.bat"2⤵PID:3256
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\w32tm.exew32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:23⤵PID:6152
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C:\Windows\system32\w32tm.exew32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:24⤵PID:3088
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C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe"C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe"3⤵PID:6192
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows\L2Schemas\services.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3332
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "services" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows\L2Schemas\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5056
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "servicess" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Windows\L2Schemas\services.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4980
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\dllhost.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:6000
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows.old\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5616
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2360
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5264
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dwm" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5504
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C:\Windows\L2Schemas\services.exe"C:\Windows\L2Schemas\services.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1676
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "dwmd" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5592
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C:\Windows.old\dllhost.exe"C:\Windows.old\dllhost.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4584 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\81e2400b-dcfd-489b-a57f-238c1bd30e48.vbs"2⤵PID:6796
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C:\Windows.old\dllhost.exeC:\Windows.old\dllhost.exe3⤵PID:8036
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\769fa5b5-9341-4d8a-97d3-dcd9fea6b015.vbs"2⤵PID:3164
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C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exesihost.exe1⤵PID:4588
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C:\Windows\explorer.exeexplorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS2⤵PID:3444
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C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exeC:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe1⤵PID:5908
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C:\Windows\Explorer.EXEC:\Windows\Explorer.EXE2⤵PID:6012
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C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe"C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca1⤵PID:2112
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C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca1⤵PID:5348
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C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exeC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9BA05972-F6A8-11CF-A442-00A0C90A8F39} -Embedding1⤵PID:3476
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C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe"C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe"1⤵PID:6244
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup1⤵PID:8156
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
4Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\dwm.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 9a6103ddf91bb231c3812b2d5c72a28c5d689ce8a4413380c126ec1f92e4fd79
- MD5 070eb735f2faa457da5ffac37cae30ca
- SHA1 95dee4fe7e791d85efee3b38385502ef3a3d1532
- SHA512 4417b0c7c5c9e00a03809683fa60ed20c24953fe963cddc173c713cf67d2a8cdc2c572d1a8870e324feabbd97ffac3993d088f8410f829251e5719900fb6af05
- SSDEEP 49152:ckQTAgIwMtuvMDVPG4JdXeR4aT6LQ+d3mY/4qxTsx3sco:ca4uRD9JdOR4m+lmY/4rx8co
- TLSH T1308523097181D333C2FB003085C58FB55A2566224F7566EFFBE89B662F202F4BB661C9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
- Size 63KB
- SHA256 bfae041b98c52e576ae6030cbc7a652a40a8dd823cf2c936cb112e4ba0079095
- MD5 ce40fd9225eeacc1beb1033af84bcf3e
- SHA1 62f3b230533eadddb083ece5ed902be9fbf8c630
- SHA512 da6d3f153887b868d71f5e1e348f8984a962256946d99b682522c0febb4566db36bfd53b3ba69d327b611296bad21e121a89421f1e4192ae12d39c3b7ed2f1e5
- SSDEEP 1536:ntdKYo2hq3vdfKQVGflJdCHYWh4iUxPR40i71YiyyPcMrxoV3CNBQkj2Ya5eDjIj:nvKYo2hq3vdfKQVGflJdwYWqiUPRCqpt
- TLSH T1E05384D2E9204E75E2A66F3EF15622627C34394690F8113212DC24AF9987D970B1F7FE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
- Size 63KB
- SHA256 e5882e25564413f041dfddcc42a4e34790e3d7ed5019d4d9696d6d2fb2e80bde
- MD5 0b9b2422852a02f90750d234811d80ec
- SHA1 f489b24d680977d42360f3fbe3a4556f3d3697e2
- SHA512 4bf57e7da833a7629a39a1cda0013e085344cfad0a4645656341216720ecbb76a8bd50551f621b56be31ee9e37f937748828853c51f08afede910a2bfa1c2929
- SSDEEP 1536:EtdKYo2hqHMBfKQVGflJdCHYUh4iUxPR40i71YiyyPUOdBcV3CNBQkj2Ya5eDjI2:EvKYo2hqHMBfKQVGflJdwYUqiUPRCqpA
- TLSH T1575373D3E9204E75E1A66F3EF15622627C34394690F8113212DC25AFA9879930B1F7FE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
- Size 63KB
- SHA256 cdf4792800f18a3d3c73656937be9823b3a53f6c48937f6e293172b52389a53b
- MD5 fcec94cdc5b54b4587dff1154447d0bb
- SHA1 384ca0668bd509fcd0315c3f3c9ac9c806107ef0
- SHA512 2d87df205913effa1cdd98e6587348647ec18172110d53142fe9c4b09171aed8b303d262f2e234a7e3953baa16a0f15264c5966b61f7af4e85b2d2568f559183
- SSDEEP 1536:EtdKYo2hqHMBfKQVGflJdCHYIh4iUxPR40i71YiyyPUOdBcV3CNBQkj2Ya5eDjI2:EvKYo2hqHMBfKQVGflJdwYIqiUPRCqpA
- TLSH T18E5373D3E9204E75E1A66F3EF15622627C34394690F8113212DC25AFA9879930B1F7FE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
- Size 16KB
- SHA256 500ded27f68bc7f5a266bf8d6bdf1b98735e7fce8daa6f84c7a94fb8625e7d97
- MD5 3709c55607134519ca7b41f445d062f9
- SHA1 7c6bc88594752af9b2a04fc021864bce6f6b7194
- SHA512 f836dc63d67e9973b1ac14d1c1f0e82e0fca127337b7b4a8e2964f83b37484891eae990af2c40f8a5d8850c938c5127c580b5c937566bd78378ec1d7bd0a652c
- SSDEEP 192:W9daCYXNXp5Pk9sm+MVsm5emdDhGQg68iI2oIbS/qipo6Uoiib4ppOVaOxzxoe5+:TfNXp5WYQu2Tu/qiUtib4rdsib4BYo2d
- TLSH T1007264C3B9204D75D292AF3DF15625A27C303A8690E8153261CD2AAF698B097171F7FF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
- Size 595B
- SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
- MD5 4454c8e578515db43fadd90604ae7675
- SHA1 3912ffa00c3a5c86fae6500a0074284d9f668976
- SHA512 b17559d466cb6954554c4f879b396ff8431c730f837205547ab46329c6517cd35a719378efa55d78c01b739414dd320157f120feb12e28e1ae90ce7c53a0c75c
- TLSH T117F0DC47E7B15216C926123CC89724E1B730F5917DD1162341056F5D2C373101F17CB8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\769fa5b5-9341-4d8a-97d3-dcd9fea6b015.vbs
- Size 478B
- SHA256 839c07fc05d0fcec07d87071c4539b7c995f358bc608a6f7cf38c493fa1d3334
- MD5 a2f126045acc239756048684e5ef295a
- SHA1 21865e9026fa6f5860c9c9f2652c780f567ff2f5
- SHA512 c3d1f130ea98c8337b3b10ea1f7208f02b3fba6a803d73e52746ae120592959f31f5b25dbc468fdef8ed4e2f97f227a5aebedab23a43d4203b15044aef095844
- TLSH T178F0271DBF15C774C811134212FAC98F8AAC945D3275D6D9A948E89E325263909EB1CD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\81e2400b-dcfd-489b-a57f-238c1bd30e48.vbs
- Size 702B
- SHA256 9fd5332f79f9010feedaf4fdc2280ea5c18c57cbb2c0b3928ae481142a693de6
- MD5 8dcb50ae2252be4095e17791f82708c6
- SHA1 54c0439c74ab1dde95de5848db6e89d2a9dbc186
- SHA512 e3e7589402074e1e81ef40a36350f9620ce547b2e223af8f8e0fca8d41cd774559234b20a14cb96f893cb82da3ea180e9a5b08013fea639f32a3e3e33e97c48b
- TLSH T15901C015BE0BE67020A1234090F6457F5AD880582132BC47B950E46C271692504AC4EE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PN219sj1of.bat
- Size 194B
- SHA256 1cc81b483fe7664a1ce5c0646b170a8ef0696b55bd681e8bc22ddbaf66c0a460
- MD5 7c782786d8ab501f6759c68279112025
- SHA1 47479e7e5b3cfc95282a40b943b27af47138814b
- SHA512 e7b184d7996f9234914918c978a9714f9fa82344fadb5564414f401fc039f00829ce1ec0668547d093fec8288f979364cce9b542f1223adf17b92812e1ef7184
- TLSH T1A4C0C083A001CF0405A20D0348CF52CCA5173C5BB2CE36300A961CA42FCB477B26F6C2
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_kt0ht4ny.5sj.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\L2Schemas\services.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 41622b5c6afdee3984d10a7d1305f23fd68a821ef281704740fc4fa3de189acf
- MD5 253863059738e4542f7a9d57510cdd7a
- SHA1 d2c7561e9b0416085104f605fea6c3f24f6b599e
- SHA512 4bb96b78471fc16150895866212b3cb3b0bec0e0654d11fc1ca30ebde4497c966337e498dd677d8375bc43c9202fe99879c524c0c5235fd5a56fa0701457a8ef
- SSDEEP 49152:ckQTATIwMtuvMDVPG4JdXeR4aT6LQ+d3mY/4qxTsx3sc1:capuRD9JdOR4m+lmY/4rx8c1
- TLSH T1D18523097181D373C2FB003085C58FB55A2566224F7566EFFBE89B662F202F4BB661C9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH