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Messenger.msi

windows10-2004-x64

7

Messenger.msi

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

7

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11/07/2026, 07:44

260711-jlbrxsfz2z7

11/07/2026, 07:08

260711-hypnwafw8v7

Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    113s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/07/2026, 07:08

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General

  • Target
    Messenger.msi
  • Size 19.9MB
  • Sample260711-hypnwafw8v
  • SHA256 b597846dd8da1852a2a5a5f9600fac60918c7ede3d52e89d4d47f40b519055b7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
adwarediscoverypersistenceprivilege_escalationransomwarespyware

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 47 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 29 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • 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.

    discovery
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 32 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Messenger.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3636
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2704
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:4820
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding AFE619CA6EE65EFDEA95AABAC86BEDDF
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5532
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 181851C0D1EA16F5F9CD77FCD1914CEF E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2056
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4908
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:5604

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            MSI7B02.tmp
            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI7B02.tmp
            • Size 88KB
            • SHA256 acaa884956c32a894c83fef52a7918814b71df458507215bdfd29bd748854cce
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            e59764f.msi
            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e59764f.msi
            • Size 19.9MB
            • SHA256 b597846dd8da1852a2a5a5f9600fac60918c7ede3d52e89d4d47f40b519055b7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            metadata-2
            • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
            • Size 26.1MB
            • SHA256 67053e94d1533a038ac634d1fc631845ae3f4becf07d74cbe38b212cad345e81
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            {79c7c7bd-04e7-41d4-bbcd-5b2d5e208d43}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
            • Path \??\Volume{c61f8367-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{79c7c7bd-04e7-41d4-bbcd-5b2d5e208d43}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
            • Size 6KB
            • SHA256 b5a6326994197fa263bff4876fa535874b60ae89f13c763a956f1109081bcc2c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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