Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/07/2026, 16:22
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260709-tvqmjsdv2n
- SHA256 5d488b82767357775b48c5c5d95547b0b14e8bdb6a445e6e6f2e028b9f0577c0
- MD5 d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577
- SHA1 2aab8e94f665036dc1f93ac4721e10acbcceab32
- SHA512 d9ed4076338d7322869e79d7cfbf886d3c9f8fdd3fbf386f395ae248c020f1fc2745d0623437bd896a8010bcaf39da47095f059b2c90dbaa93053a34d11e9e29
- SSDEEP 49152:ckQTAYIwMtuvMDVPG4JdXeR4aT6LQ+d3mY/4qxTsx3scz:cawuRD9JdOR4m+lmY/4rx8cz
- TLSH T1938523097181D373C2FB003085C58FB55A2566224F7566EFFBE89B662F202F4BB661C9
- 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.
- Process spawned unexpected child process 18 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 724 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2956 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4756 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4708 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4448 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 1384 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 1448 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5000 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3432 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4876 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 1212 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2136 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5128 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3972 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3512 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 3972 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 4816 2572 schtasks.exe 86 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 6336 2572 schtasks.exe 86 - UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_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_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_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_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 5 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4304-5233-0x0000000006240000-0x0000000006250000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4304-5237-0x0000000007760000-0x000000000776A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4304-5242-0x0000000007830000-0x000000000783C000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4304-5245-0x0000000007910000-0x000000000791C000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4304-5243-0x00000000078F0000-0x00000000078FA000-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 6784 powershell.exe 8124 powershell.exe 1088 powershell.exe 5600 powershell.exe 3724 powershell.exe 5128 powershell.exe 7228 powershell.exe 7176 powershell.exe 3304 powershell.exe 7964 powershell.exe 4216 powershell.exe 7548 powershell.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\smss = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeWebView\\smss.exe\"" 2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_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_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_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_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - SmartAssembly .NET packer 5 IoCs
Detects SmartAssembly .NET packer.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4304-5233-0x0000000006240000-0x0000000006250000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4304-5237-0x0000000007760000-0x000000000776A000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4304-5242-0x0000000007830000-0x000000000783C000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4304-5245-0x0000000007910000-0x000000000791C000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly behavioral2/memory/4304-5243-0x00000000078F0000-0x00000000078FA000-memory.dmp SmartAssembly - Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\smss.exe 2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\69ddcba757bf72 2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 18 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 1384 schtasks.exe 1448 schtasks.exe 1212 schtasks.exe 5128 schtasks.exe 3512 schtasks.exe 3972 schtasks.exe 2956 schtasks.exe 4708 schtasks.exe 3432 schtasks.exe 2136 schtasks.exe 3972 schtasks.exe 4816 schtasks.exe 724 schtasks.exe 4756 schtasks.exe 4448 schtasks.exe 5000 schtasks.exe 4876 schtasks.exe 6336 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
pid Process 4304 2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4304 2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe 4304 2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4304 2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe - 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_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_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_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_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_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_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_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577_drokbk_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Adds Run key to start application
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- System policy modification
PID:4304 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:/'2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:7548
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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
PID:5600
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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
PID:4216
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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
PID:7964
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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
PID:3304
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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
PID:7176
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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
PID:7228
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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
PID:5128
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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
PID:1088
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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
PID:3724
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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
PID:8124
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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
PID:6784
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\smss.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:724
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "smss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2956
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "smsss" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\smss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4756
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\plugin2\winlogon.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4708
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\plugin2\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4448
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\plugin2\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1384
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\smss.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\smss.exe"1⤵PID:2308
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 14 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\System.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1448
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows.old\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5000
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SystemS" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\System.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3432
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Program Files\dotnet\swidtag\SearchHost.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4876
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Program Files\dotnet\swidtag\SearchHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1212
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SearchHostS" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\Program Files\dotnet\swidtag\SearchHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2136
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHostW" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Pictures\WUDFHost.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5128
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C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\plugin2\winlogon.exe"C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\plugin2\winlogon.exe"1⤵PID:4256
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Pictures\WUDFHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3972
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "WUDFHostW" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\Users\Public\Pictures\WUDFHost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3512
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\Idle.exe'" /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3972
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C:\Windows.old\System.exe"C:\Windows.old\System.exe"1⤵PID:6028
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "Idle" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\Windows.old\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4816
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C:\Program Files\dotnet\swidtag\SearchHost.exe"C:\Program Files\dotnet\swidtag\SearchHost.exe"1⤵PID:1784
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "IdleI" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\Windows.old\Idle.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:6336
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C:\Users\Public\Pictures\WUDFHost.exe"C:\Users\Public\Pictures\WUDFHost.exe"1⤵PID:2980
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
3Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\smss.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 5d488b82767357775b48c5c5d95547b0b14e8bdb6a445e6e6f2e028b9f0577c0
- MD5 d4881ec2808ae49762a465addcb9d577
- SHA1 2aab8e94f665036dc1f93ac4721e10acbcceab32
- SHA512 d9ed4076338d7322869e79d7cfbf886d3c9f8fdd3fbf386f395ae248c020f1fc2745d0623437bd896a8010bcaf39da47095f059b2c90dbaa93053a34d11e9e29
- SSDEEP 49152:ckQTAYIwMtuvMDVPG4JdXeR4aT6LQ+d3mY/4qxTsx3scz:cawuRD9JdOR4m+lmY/4rx8cz
- TLSH T1938523097181D373C2FB003085C58FB55A2566224F7566EFFBE89B662F202F4BB661C9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH