Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
11/07/2026, 04:27
General
- Target 2026-07-11_7b3fe661e99622e4b025505d8c4e20ee_akira_rusty-stealer.exe
- Size 294KB
- Sample260711-e3c9vsbw2q
- SHA256 6f4e7d8020e9623ee7790bd3c7ba72a2a3c7cd918eb5e8b151b0c4be10dd5a1b
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Identifies Xen via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Looks for VMWare services registry key. 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Looks for Xen service registry key. 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-11_7b3fe661e99622e4b025505d8c4e20ee_akira_rusty-stealer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-11_7b3fe661e99622e4b025505d8c4e20ee_akira_rusty-stealer.exe"1⤵
- Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys
- Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Identifies Xen via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
- Looks for VMWare services registry key.
- Looks for Xen service registry key.
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /tn "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineUA" /tr "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SearchProtocolHost.exe\" -s" /sc onlogon /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /tn "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore" /tr "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SearchProtocolHost.exe\" -w" /sc minute /mo 1 /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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