Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    180s
  • 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, 16:50

General

  • Target
    HashGen.msi
  • Size 350.0MB
  • Sample260709-vcg35aey2w
  • SHA256 f9f12acc7b666f5c519715b4bdd1b0c527e2d2b254c72bf8c2f0b337220c1fbd
  • 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.

  • Loads dropped DLL 7 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 48 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 14 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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 64 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 61 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 47 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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 service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HashGen.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5232
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5148
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding B81EF7C47B84958EA70C63F67F486D5E C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4132
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2900
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 1BAAF6B871D42CF31B0B95C57ABDF9CF
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5388
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:2560
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5964
      • 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
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3524
    • 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:5316
    • 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:6004

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e59d604.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59d604.rbs
          • Size 104KB
          • SHA256 0f171ef5aa00239797a3026ecc8449b73d16d95d8b9f53971b1086bd93355676
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          HashGen.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\HashGen\HashGen.exe
          • Size 290KB
          • SHA256 fdb3f6b6b4cf57074f943e21f368d832af3f6b49cb2cf85a6ff254f79cc684e8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP 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

          MSI3E67.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI3E67.tmp
          • Size 391KB
          • SHA256 fcf24b9b574ed026d3f68b7b70aa6533806ba7fc566c476ccb62e6493ac28f04
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          HashGen.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Desktop\HashGen.lnk
          • Size 953B
          • SHA256 44b6e829666421d170f7a789fb8b3c57f6ddbac559c62ca353875e52abb8de1d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 9005a6d6d50e2b786140d884dc08b3ba374564a0b14e97205f56247aaf7d0862
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {ff1b5d7b-15a9-4ede-b290-ea3c835075a3}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{45ba334a-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{ff1b5d7b-15a9-4ede-b290-ea3c835075a3}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 f8502949ea973c1426befad0ee02c9eb5a862be804e23f4d88ab26dbc2cdc3e4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3524-983-0x000000000DC40000-0x000000000E4BB000-memory.dmp

          memory/3524-202-0x000000000DC40000-0x000000000E4BB000-memory.dmp

          memory/5148-894-0x0000023B1B440000-0x0000023B1B50D000-memory.dmp

          memory/5148-219-0x0000023B1B360000-0x0000023B1B3FB000-memory.dmp

          memory/5148-220-0x0000023B1B440000-0x0000023B1B50D000-memory.dmp

          memory/5148-984-0x0000023B1B440000-0x0000023B1B50D000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-35-0x0000024B02C90000-0x0000024B02CB0000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-45-0x0000024B04660000-0x0000024B04680000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-28-0x0000024B02A30000-0x0000024B02A50000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-29-0x0000024B02E70000-0x0000024B02F70000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-21-0x0000024B001E0000-0x0000024B002E0000-memory.dmp