Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • 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
    15/07/2026, 01:14

General

  • Target
    app_setup.6653002.msi
  • Size 7.7MB
  • Sample260715-bl3lmsg14p
  • SHA256 34f97eb978744d93bfcdf31fb708e75ae961055b2186c75a4aeab11460c278bc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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 4 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 4 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 11 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.6653002.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3180
  • 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:1076
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5700
    • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 52858C17DA0094068021737E429F388D E Global\MSI0000
      2⤵
      • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
      • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
      • 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:1328
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4120
  • C:\Users\Public\gcmfL8\X7ia8b.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\gcmfL8\X7ia8b.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:5924
    • 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:1152
    • 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\gcmfL8\" /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:4976
      • 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\gcmfL8\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5908
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:4204
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:1988
        • 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:1444
          • 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:1148
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:4224
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:1592
            • 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
              PID:4640
              • 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:2756
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:4100
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:2544
                • 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:2480
                  • 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:908
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:4516
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\gcmfL8" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                  1⤵
                    PID:4108
                    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                      reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\gcmfL8" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                      2⤵
                        PID:5728
                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                      cmd.exe
                      1⤵
                        PID:4152
                      • 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:3172
                          • 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:296
                          • 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:5684

                            Network

                                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                  Downloads

                                  e5923db.rbs

                                  • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5923db.rbs
                                  • Size 7KB
                                  • SHA256 d65e5c9477426871ce4dc8b182d0d4d39ee237db8cb6acaaf313813b43a7be92
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  UxEnhance64.dll

                                  • Path C:\Users\Public\gcmfL8\UxEnhance64.dll
                                  • Size 3.1MB
                                  • SHA256 c5e8277a30ff4643e9e97cf2f5bbdb4cd1672442cf1d8e5380bea5a2018ea06d
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  X7ia8b.exe

                                  • Path C:\Users\Public\gcmfL8\X7ia8b.exe
                                  • Size 135KB
                                  • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  adoresd.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Public\gcmfL8\adoresd.dat
                                  • Size 4.8MB
                                  • SHA256 93b3f551bfa0e52475f6d888d8190fe9a2f7d9485f59ec882a96d34b58317a94
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  msadox.tb

                                  • Path C:\Users\Public\gcmfL8\msadox.tb
                                  • Size 8KB
                                  • SHA256 2683b259dd4d7a932bd2f82750c00f6d0f1df623672168d0b8a2f8db0ce78b4c
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  MSI2959.tmp

                                  • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI2959.tmp
                                  • Size 7.7MB
                                  • SHA256 fdb45435180afcd65cbe62a3c0ef97deb18e19ec144234c5376607a18b881f0a
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  e5923da.msi

                                  • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e5923da.msi
                                  • Size 7.7MB
                                  • SHA256 34f97eb978744d93bfcdf31fb708e75ae961055b2186c75a4aeab11460c278bc
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  metadata-2

                                  • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
                                  • Size 26.1MB
                                  • SHA256 374c4c785919b7629fe423a021f8c599e5d5210e4dc8823359a41149af3e1401
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  {e9838b6a-2c80-4b1f-80c3-2a72da4e2c09}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

                                  • Path \??\Volume{5d76dc85-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{e9838b6a-2c80-4b1f-80c3-2a72da4e2c09}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
                                  • Size 6KB
                                  • SHA256 ea126a12d59323eb23192386348adaf0c1b198c8edb7b9536b1442736d7873f8
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  memory/1152-102-0x0000017E35CD0000-0x0000017E35D82000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1152-101-0x0000017E35CB0000-0x0000017E35CCE000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1152-98-0x0000017E35C60000-0x0000017E35C82000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1328-42-0x00007FFAD9440000-0x00007FFAD9452000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1328-16-0x00007FFAD9440000-0x00007FFAD9452000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1328-13-0x00007FFAC52F0000-0x00007FFAC5929000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1328-12-0x00007FFAE8ED0000-0x00007FFAE8ED2000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-64-0x00007FFAE8EE0000-0x00007FFAE8EE2000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-84-0x000001FF2F0A0000-0x000001FF2F12A000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-69-0x000001FF2E690000-0x000001FF2EF4E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-70-0x000001FF2E690000-0x000001FF2EF4E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-71-0x000001FF2E690000-0x000001FF2EF4E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-72-0x000001FF2E690000-0x000001FF2EF4E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-76-0x000001FF2E690000-0x000001FF2EF4E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-86-0x000001FF2F0A0000-0x000001FF2F12A000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-85-0x000001FF2F0A0000-0x000001FF2F12A000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-65-0x000001FF2E690000-0x000001FF2EF4E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-83-0x000001FF2F0A0000-0x000001FF2F12A000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-82-0x000001FF2EF50000-0x000001FF2EF9E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-89-0x000001FF2E690000-0x000001FF2EF4E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-91-0x000001FF2E690000-0x000001FF2EF4E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-93-0x000001FF2E690000-0x000001FF2EF4E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-62-0x000001FF2E690000-0x000001FF2EF4E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-57-0x00007FFAC5410000-0x00007FFAC592E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/5924-56-0x00007FFAE8ED0000-0x00007FFAE8ED2000-memory.dmp