9fcad316c82ba3d0c3130c9f43fb0fe147e9eb62e1bf830716a0bbb6c58d24ee

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
134s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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16/07/2026, 14:29

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General

Target
rufus-4.14.exe
Size 1.9MB
Sample260716-rtxclabt5w
SHA256 9fcad316c82ba3d0c3130c9f43fb0fe147e9eb62e1bf830716a0bbb6c58d24ee
MD5 ca5f973b64a77c8b43fbb28152fe2492
SHA1 e8cbc48c1b12d0650d74611a3a702d8ebdb311e7
SHA512 e56abc30641cc231944be90443590f6a71d84b8e4489e643d37a46599a1f2f3173b7ef38ce40f30a1075558a5f827730fd310e477c9603f5005098f379ceeee5
SSDEEP 49152:t+/VDPuKlLmr6PNt85s2ToFkeJCFat05Yq0LdEIXhNaPRAUrD:t+nlWt5TCFJCFpq5dEasyE
TLSH
T19F9533D1183CBD8BD0895F72956D5A70A236A5CC4C668B37A24BFFCD85E32853EF1026
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

5^/10

defense_evasion trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy	rufus-4.14.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\gpt.ini	rufus-4.14.exe
File created	C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Registry.pol	rufus-4.14.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\GPT.INI	rufus-4.14.exe

UPX packed file 16 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5444-0-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-17-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-18-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-20-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-24-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-28-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-34-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-41-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-53-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-54-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-56-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-57-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-59-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-61-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-63-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/5444-64-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\logs\StorGroupPolicy.log	svchost.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	rufus-4.14.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 17 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000	rufus-4.14.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\LowerFilters	rufus-4.14.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW\4&215468a5&0&010000\Filters	rufus-4.14.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\DISK&VEN_WDC&PROD_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468A5&0&000000	rufus-4.14.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\HardwareID	rufus-4.14.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\FriendlyName	rufus-4.14.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW\4&215468a5&0&010000\FriendlyName	vds.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Filters	rufus-4.14.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\UpperFilters	rufus-4.14.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW\4&215468a5&0&010000	rufus-4.14.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\FriendlyName	vds.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW\4&215468a5&0&010000\UpperFilters	rufus-4.14.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW\4&215468a5&0&010000\LowerFilters	rufus-4.14.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\DISK&VEN_WDC&PROD_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468A5&0&000000	vds.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CDROM&VEN_DADY&PROD_HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW\4&215468A5&0&010000	vds.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Service	rufus-4.14.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_HL-DT-ST_DVD+-RW\4&215468a5&0&010000\Service	rufus-4.14.exe

Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000\Control Panel\Colors	rufus-4.14.exe

Modifies registry class 39 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\NodeSlot = "2"	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 02	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{f86fa3ab-70d2-4fc7-9c99-fcbf05467f3a}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{d3162b92-9365-467a-956b-92703aca08af}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 0100000000000000ffffffff	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\ColInfo = 00000000000000000000000000000000fddfdffd100000000000000000000000040000001800000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0a000000a000000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0e0000009000000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac040000007800000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0c00000050000000	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\GroupView = "0"	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\NotificationData	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3dfdf296-dbec-4fb4-81d1-6a3438bcf4de}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1 = 3a001f49471a0359723fa74489c55595fe6b30ee260001002600efbe100000008fd03aafad0fdd01194aaec1b80fdd018aab069b2f15dd0114000000	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\Mode = "1"	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\FFlags = "1092616257"	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\IconSize = "48"	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\MRUListEx = ffffffff	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3ADD1653-EB32-4cb0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\FFlags = "1"	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{24ad3ad4-a569-4530-98e1-ab02f9417aa8}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\LogicalViewMode = "3"	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\Sort = 000000000000000000000000000000000100000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0a00000001000000	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\GroupByKey:FMTID = "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 0202	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\GroupByKey:PID = "0"	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff	rufus-4.14.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{088e3905-0323-4b02-9826-5d99428e115f}\Instance\	rufus-4.14.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlg\{CD0FC69B-71E2-46E5-9690-5BCD9F57AAB3}\GroupByDirection = "1"	rufus-4.14.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5444	rufus-4.14.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5444	rufus-4.14.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5444	rufus-4.14.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5444	rufus-4.14.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5444	rufus-4.14.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5444	rufus-4.14.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5444	rufus-4.14.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5444	rufus-4.14.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5444	rufus-4.14.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5444	rufus-4.14.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs

pid	Process
5444	rufus-4.14.exe
5444	rufus-4.14.exe
5444	rufus-4.14.exe
5444	rufus-4.14.exe
5444	rufus-4.14.exe
5444	rufus-4.14.exe
5444	rufus-4.14.exe
5444	rufus-4.14.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rufus-4.14.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rufus-4.14.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Modifies Control Panel
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5444

C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe
C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:1096

C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
1⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
PID:4276

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s fhsvc
1⤵
PID:4572

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -s WPDBusEnum
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
PID:4920

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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gpt.ini

Path C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\gpt.ini
Size 127B
SHA256 14694dbee3897b6bd5aa596ebfd893e727179b67811920c174dc70e6eee8e579
MD5 f9a49a3e2415016fa85ddff0b8b38419
SHA1 f8c987119269e58d22a6b17ae2e8eca7744fb385
SHA512 91ea129a51d2c3b342287c1250f5b0da6ba2a61eff11791d1cfae1f5c6dd2654c935be1452f4a681e794fd723a3c295e9bc9e59b9005aa4d8bd55ed36c9ad91c
TLSH
T128B02B1303400026C02B034040A8150491AC0008F17040F9F313D24F9782A205C7A851
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/5444-41-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp

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memory/5444-54-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp

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memory/5444-34-0x00007FF6A4140000-0x00007FF6A46EE000-memory.dmp

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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