Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 15:22

General

  • Target
    e5cefa5e8af21072ca3991e6c7abffc6d2a34744276c322736bfeacd8fca738e.exe
  • Size 2.5MB
  • Sample260709-ssdpjacx8n
  • SHA256 e5cefa5e8af21072ca3991e6c7abffc6d2a34744276c322736bfeacd8fca738e
  • 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 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 29 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 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\e5cefa5e8af21072ca3991e6c7abffc6d2a34744276c322736bfeacd8fca738e.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e5cefa5e8af21072ca3991e6c7abffc6d2a34744276c322736bfeacd8fca738e.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3556
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:944
    • 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:5616
  • 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:5512
  • 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:2860
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4544

    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 603B
          • SHA256 76051c7134ef5b2b172ae67cc7317ea11daedcc3d11f55c52922e505f501568b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/3556-8-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074C4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-0-0x00000000744A2000-0x00000000744A3000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-3-0x0000000005330000-0x00000000053C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-4-0x0000000005430000-0x000000000543A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-5-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074C4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-6-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074C4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-2-0x0000000005A50000-0x000000000600A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-9-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074C4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-7-0x00000000744A2000-0x00000000744A3000-memory.dmp

          memory/3556-1-0x0000000000540000-0x00000000007BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5512-30-0x000001C7801E0000-0x000001C7802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5512-50-0x000001C781D10000-0x000001C781D30000-memory.dmp

          memory/5512-76-0x000001C7952F0000-0x000001C795310000-memory.dmp

          memory/5512-41-0x000001C781CF0000-0x000001C781D10000-memory.dmp

          memory/5512-42-0x000001C781EF0000-0x000001C781FF0000-memory.dmp