Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
119s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
14/07/2026, 09:41
General
- Target 2026-07-14_f5c43519aab838117b54621295353267_conti.exe
- Size 23KB
- Sample260714-lnrx2acw51
- SHA256 036b2eb91027057517d8e7374237a6f970a8a9d3bad32e88ae377757fa3c47c7
Malware Config
Signatures
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Run Powershell and hide display window.
- Drops startup file 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-14_f5c43519aab838117b54621295353267_conti.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-14_f5c43519aab838117b54621295353267_conti.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell; $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WindowsHelper.lnk'); $Shortcut.TargetPath = 'C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe'; $Shortcut.WorkingDirectory = 'C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper'; $Shortcut.Description = 'Windows System Helper'; $Shortcut.Save();"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Drops startup file
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "WindowsHelperUpdate" /tr "C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe" /sc hourly /mo 1 /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\PROGRA~3\WINDOW~1\whelper.exeC:\PROGRA~3\WINDOW~1\whelper.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exeC:\ProgramData\WindowsHelper\whelper.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
whelper.exe
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_zgccgr4c.pbp.ps1
memory/720-52-0x00007FF7A96E0000-0x00007FF7A96ED000-memory.dmp
memory/720-39-0x00007FF7A96E0000-0x00007FF7A96ED000-memory.dmp
memory/1008-42-0x00007FF6CC1F0000-0x00007FF6CC1FD000-memory.dmp
memory/1072-43-0x00007FF6CC1F0000-0x00007FF6CC1FD000-memory.dmp
memory/1176-53-0x00007FF6CC1F0000-0x00007FF6CC1FD000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-31-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-28-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-36-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-32-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-30-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-29-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-27-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-20-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-21-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-22-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-23-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/2780-26-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-15-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-7-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-17-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-16-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-0-0x00007FFDF023F000-0x00007FFDF0240000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-12-0x00000170F78F0000-0x00000170F790E000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-13-0x00000170F7910000-0x00000170F79C2000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-14-0x00000170F79D0000-0x00000170F79DA000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-19-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-8-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-9-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-6-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-2-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-5-0x00000170F7850000-0x00000170F7872000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-1-0x00007FFDF00B0000-0x00007FFDF0A54000-memory.dmp