Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/07/2026, 02:05

General

  • Target
    install.ps1
  • Size 29KB
  • Sample260716-ch9ffset7v
  • SHA256 95923c2ac60b963c95435aaeaefeaab3cbc01559e21fce1fa501ee1f9793ac0e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 3 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.ps1
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4232
    • C:\Windows\system32\tar.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\tar.exe" -xzf C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\codex-install-9cfc43df182d43199c0f949a7b94ecb1\codex-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz -C C:\Users\Admin\.codex\packages\standalone\releases\.staging.0.144.4-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.4232
      2⤵
        PID:2764
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\OpenAI\Codex\bin\codex.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\OpenAI\Codex\bin\codex.exe" --version
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2612

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          codex-package.json

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\.codex\packages\standalone\releases\0.144.4-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\codex-package.json
          • Size 215B
          • SHA256 57cd10953ea987b5e22dcc4e14bff7ef004ea3be1eccfb0ac876c016dc9a3fcd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_bp3qqdcq.azs.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bp3qqdcq.azs.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/4232-12-0x000001F4282F0000-0x000001F428300000-memory.dmp

          memory/4232-9-0x000001F428240000-0x000001F428262000-memory.dmp

          memory/4232-10-0x000001F42AA70000-0x000001F42AC32000-memory.dmp

          memory/4232-11-0x000001F42B170000-0x000001F42B698000-memory.dmp

          memory/4232-1-0x000001F4282F0000-0x000001F428300000-memory.dmp

          memory/4232-14-0x000001F4282F0000-0x000001F428300000-memory.dmp

          memory/4232-13-0x000001F4282F0000-0x000001F428300000-memory.dmp

          memory/4232-16-0x000001F4282F0000-0x000001F428300000-memory.dmp

          memory/4232-19-0x000001F4282F0000-0x000001F428300000-memory.dmp

          memory/4232-0-0x000001F4282F0000-0x000001F428300000-memory.dmp

          memory/4232-36-0x000001F4282F0000-0x000001F428300000-memory.dmp