Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/07/2026, 05:14

General

  • Target
    ab1ce68402465263b86581b371aaaa09bee9ca3df19ee3471a090829faf1c762.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample260715-fxfcpsct6k
  • SHA256 ab1ce68402465263b86581b371aaaa09bee9ca3df19ee3471a090829faf1c762
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates processes with tasklist 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 38 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 2 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 2 IoCs
  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 36 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab1ce68402465263b86581b371aaaa09bee9ca3df19ee3471a090829faf1c762.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab1ce68402465263b86581b371aaaa09bee9ca3df19ee3471a090829faf1c762.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4792
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-UKKVT.tmp\ab1ce68402465263b86581b371aaaa09bee9ca3df19ee3471a090829faf1c762.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-UKKVT.tmp\ab1ce68402465263b86581b371aaaa09bee9ca3df19ee3471a090829faf1c762.tmp" /SL5="$D0144,1003135,821760,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab1ce68402465263b86581b371aaaa09bee9ca3df19ee3471a090829faf1c762.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:3780
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftDevKit\619ad87d.dll,GXHzj9df
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4408
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftDevKit\619ad87d.dll,GXHzj9df
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2212
  • C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftDevKit\MicrosoftPhotos.exe
    C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftDevKit\MicrosoftPhotos.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5100
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /run /tn MicrosoftToolKit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4044
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c u.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2856
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net session
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:784
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 session
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4284
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc qc "MicrosoftPhotos" 2>nul | findstr /i "BINARY_PATH_NAME"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1780
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
          sc qc "MicrosoftPhotos"
          4⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3928
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
          findstr /i "BINARY_PATH_NAME"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1592
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /query /tn "\MicrosoftDevKit" /xml
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4500
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -NoProfile -Command "$d=[xml](Get-Content 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cf_task.xml'); $e=$d.Task.Actions.Exec; if($e){ $c=$e.Command; $a=$e.Arguments; if($c -and $a){ Write-Output ($c + ' ' + $a) } elseif($c){ Write-Output $c } elseif($a){ Write-Output $a } }"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im rundll32.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3212
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /end /tn "\MicrosoftToolKit"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3892
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /delete /tn "\MicrosoftToolKit" /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4604
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /end /tn "MicrosoftToolKit"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4740
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /delete /tn "MicrosoftToolKit" /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3780
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /end /tn "\MicrosoftDevKit"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4380
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /end /tn "MicrosoftDevKit"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:648
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq MicrosoftPhotos.exe"
        3⤵
        • Enumerates processes with tasklist
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1048
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
        findstr /i /c:"MicrosoftPhotos.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1612
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
        findstr /i /c:"MicrosoftPhotos.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskchk.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1648
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout /t 1
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:3752
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq MicrosoftPhotos.exe"
        3⤵
        • Enumerates processes with tasklist
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
        findstr /i /c:"MicrosoftPhotos.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5016
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
        findstr /i /c:"MicrosoftPhotos.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskchk.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4292
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout /t 1
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:876
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq MicrosoftPhotos.exe"
        3⤵
        • Enumerates processes with tasklist
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1804
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
        findstr /i /c:"MicrosoftPhotos.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1008
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
        findstr /i /c:"MicrosoftPhotos.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskchk.tmp"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3084
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /delete /tn "\MicrosoftDevKit" /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5088
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /delete /tn "MicrosoftDevKit" /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1720
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo "C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftDevKit\" "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
        findstr /i /b /c:"C:\Windows\"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3948
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wscript.exe
        wscript "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_10895.vbs"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:512
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c del /f /q "C:\Windows\System32\u.bat"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1136
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c del /f /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_10895.vbs"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4936
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    1⤵
      PID:4652
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
      taskhostw.exe C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftDevKit\MicrosoftPhotos.exe
      1⤵
        PID:2160

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            619ad87d.dll

            • Path C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftDevKit\619ad87d.dll
            • Size 145KB
            • SHA256 21310bb28fc51ce12622c09f40d75fe28323da25c602710d261c80de9c507796
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MicrosoftPhotos.exe

            • Path C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftDevKit\MicrosoftPhotos.exe
            • Size 96KB
            • SHA256 caacc3984c6379ab96506b418390384638dd42f5fb7a8d575ca2540977b6525a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_4e5bmipn.2pm.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4e5bmipn.2pm.ps1
            • Size 60B
            • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            cf_task.xml

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cf_task.xml
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 611bf7be01f963118c6c35aa742c8f805dfefeb3cf5728e874a56e8914c1d591
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            del_10895.vbs

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_10895.vbs
            • Size 234B
            • SHA256 305fc840aaeb51e1b2418c4522485425871ddf07a65848b0814ca6d7245e19cd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            635a4fb0.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-1NCEL.tmp\635a4fb0.dll
            • Size 104KB
            • SHA256 872d4660ccb6873c624b35e0bedeb08a7947a884db695150284e9fdb441d5840
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ab1ce68402465263b86581b371aaaa09bee9ca3df19ee3471a090829faf1c762.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-UKKVT.tmp\ab1ce68402465263b86581b371aaaa09bee9ca3df19ee3471a090829faf1c762.tmp
            • Size 3.3MB
            • SHA256 174a79d951cdf00b65a987e5a1e8aa628481b0f1fa0fad667fb4bc66e88f2013
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            taskchk.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\taskchk.tmp
            • Size 78B
            • SHA256 5518329bcdbd4e45a31443d2735c72162abe51740a32880bd9d99c7a9d4ba321
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            u.bat

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\u.bat
            • Size 5KB
            • SHA256 db136e719b0e0f8542265802d648eab897868daa4a0f7bad806c23b28325feac
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/3780-5-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000AE1000-memory.dmp

            memory/3780-19-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000001154000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-52-0x0000000006990000-0x00000000069AA000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-51-0x0000000007440000-0x00000000074D6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-38-0x00000000054D0000-0x00000000054F2000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-39-0x0000000005DA0000-0x0000000005E06000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-40-0x0000000005E80000-0x0000000005EE6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-36-0x0000000002E80000-0x0000000002EB6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-48-0x0000000006050000-0x00000000063A4000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-49-0x0000000006490000-0x00000000064AE000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-50-0x00000000064B0000-0x00000000064FC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-37-0x0000000005670000-0x0000000005C98000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-56-0x0000000008710000-0x0000000008D8A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-53-0x00000000069F0000-0x0000000006A12000-memory.dmp

            memory/4788-54-0x0000000007AE0000-0x0000000008084000-memory.dmp

            memory/4792-0-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A88000-memory.dmp

            memory/4792-21-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A88000-memory.dmp

            memory/5100-23-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010158000-memory.dmp

            memory/5100-20-0x0000000002330000-0x0000000002352000-memory.dmp