Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    48s
  • max time network
    56s
  • 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, 03:23

General

  • Target
    wsabbs2.exe
  • Size 34.6MB
  • Sample260709-dxnb7sc15x
  • SHA256 10aafaf1e2c08071e1246ba973667a6de6af8a6cd48546203405147073df296c
  • 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 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wsabbs2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wsabbs2.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5044
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5416
    • 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
      PID:1736
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
      PID:1040
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
        PID:3424

      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 607B
            • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/1040-20-0x0000027A001E0000-0x0000027A002E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1040-47-0x0000027A02DF0000-0x0000027A02E10000-memory.dmp

            memory/1040-66-0x0000027A14710000-0x0000027A14730000-memory.dmp

            memory/1040-34-0x0000027A14000000-0x0000027A14100000-memory.dmp

            memory/1040-32-0x0000027A02CF0000-0x0000027A02D10000-memory.dmp

            memory/1736-188-0x000000000E350000-0x000000000E41C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1736-189-0x0000000007DD0000-0x0000000007E34000-memory.dmp