Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    126s
  • max time network
    130s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/07/2026, 22:30

General

  • Target
    azura.exe
  • Size 48.5MB
  • Sample260712-2exd6abv7z
  • SHA256 d8b28c9264ddde46cc1199c62d7a2cc321e6b71842ab5bfce04a12c25f09f54b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Themida packer 5 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 3 IoCs
  • 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 45 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 45 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\azura.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\azura.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4076
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:5980
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /0
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1436
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:1948
      • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SecHealthUI_1000.26100.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SecHealthUI.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SecHealthUI_1000.26100.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SecHealthUI.exe" -ServerName:SecHealthUI.AppX8tam42xc7v2czs3s1nt0nkxvfjtepzp9.mca
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2104
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s NPSMSvc
        1⤵
          PID:5076
        • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
          \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {E041C90B-68BA-42C9-991E-477B73A75C90} -Embedding
          1⤵
            PID:3172
          • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k WbioSvcGroup -s WbioSrvc
            1⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Checks processor information in registry
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5308
          • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
            1⤵
              PID:5632
            • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcCtnrSvc
              1⤵
              • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
              PID:4572

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  memory/1436-17-0x0000024E9D060000-0x0000024E9D061000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1436-16-0x0000024E9D060000-0x0000024E9D061000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1436-13-0x0000024E9D060000-0x0000024E9D061000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1436-7-0x0000024E9D060000-0x0000024E9D061000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1436-18-0x0000024E9D060000-0x0000024E9D061000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1436-9-0x0000024E9D060000-0x0000024E9D061000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1436-14-0x0000024E9D060000-0x0000024E9D061000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1436-15-0x0000024E9D060000-0x0000024E9D061000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4076-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000005BC8000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4076-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000005BC8000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4076-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000005BC8000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4076-4-0x0000000004DB0000-0x0000000004DB1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4076-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000005BC8000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4076-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000005BC8000-memory.dmp