Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
154s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
18/07/2026, 23:42
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
test.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
13 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
test.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target test.exe
- Size 1024KB
- Sample260718-3qa6qsft7p
- SHA256 99acafed29d382e7c6a50ae4bdcec1751b0a86a31264ab1a34af9a06c16ca51a
- MD5 54765f2303e0402947e3b7bb9e13a89d
- SHA1 f26b7755674c227c5d722aee5f7a50350cfed032
- SHA512 36aaeef5ed5661e5c9ac83361f4df74f69dfffe03e14f4a46f02292dc1401d0e20cdc99b66e76ca449241130e156b6806c055a9ce73f2adc44f542019da183a2
- SSDEEP 384:kVPdze8a7O6UHqc+Q5HKU2D8LWdCLaC9eahpkg62ZFQfX90uID8:kVPdK8Xs45KU2k7GC9Zgg62ZafX90uz
- TLSH T12825080C37EC8615E1BE5B7D99B293118671FA520D31CB8E2ED30ADD0D36B508D68F66
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Drops startup file 8 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Search Application.exe SearchApp.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Search Application.exe SearchUI.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Search Application.exe Windows Search.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Search Application.exe SearchIndexer.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Search Application.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Search Application.exe SearchHost.exe File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Search Application.exe test.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Search Application.exe test.exe - Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 4040 SearchApp.exe 1920 SearchHost.exe 3124 SearchUI.exe 908 Windows Search.exe 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 7 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Search Application = "C:\\Windows\\Search Application.exe" SearchProtocolHost.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Search Application = "C:\\Windows\\Search Application.exe" SearchHost.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Search Application = "C:\\Windows\\Search Application.exe" test.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Search Application = "C:\\Windows\\Search Application.exe" SearchApp.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Search Application = "C:\\Windows\\Search Application.exe" SearchUI.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Search Application = "C:\\Windows\\Search Application.exe" Windows Search.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Search Application = "C:\\Windows\\Search Application.exe" SearchIndexer.exe - Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 1 ip-api.com - Drops file in Windows directory 56 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchUI.exe SearchHost.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe test.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SearchProtocolHost.exe test.exe File created C:\Windows\Windows Search.exe SearchApp.exe File created C:\Windows\Windows Search.exe Windows Search.exe File created C:\Windows\Windows Search.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchProtocolHost.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe SearchHost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Windows Search.exe test.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe test.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchProtocolHost.exe test.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchHost.exe SearchApp.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchUI.exe Windows Search.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe SearchIndexer.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe SearchHost.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchProtocolHost.exe SearchHost.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchUI.exe test.exe File created C:\Windows\Search Application.exe SearchUI.exe File created C:\Windows\Search Application.exe Windows Search.exe File created C:\Windows\Windows Search.exe SearchIndexer.exe File created C:\Windows\Search Application.exe SearchHost.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe test.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchHost.exe test.exe File created C:\Windows\Search Application.exe SearchApp.exe File created C:\Windows\Search Application.exe SearchIndexer.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe SearchApp.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchHost.exe SearchIndexer.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchProtocolHost.exe SearchIndexer.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchUI.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe File created C:\Windows\Search Application.exe test.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe test.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe SearchUI.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe SearchUI.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe Windows Search.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchProtocolHost.exe Windows Search.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe SearchIndexer.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchUI.exe SearchApp.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchProtocolHost.exe SearchUI.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe Windows Search.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchHost.exe SearchHost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SearchUI.exe test.exe File created C:\Windows\Windows Search.exe test.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe SearchApp.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchProtocolHost.exe SearchApp.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchHost.exe SearchUI.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchUI.exe SearchUI.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchHost.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe File created C:\Windows\Windows Search.exe SearchHost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Search Application.exe test.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SearchHost.exe test.exe File created C:\Windows\Search Application.exe SearchProtocolHost.exe File created C:\Windows\Windows Search.exe SearchUI.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchHost.exe Windows Search.exe File created C:\Windows\SearchUI.exe SearchIndexer.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 7 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 4076 schtasks.exe 5556 schtasks.exe 2688 schtasks.exe 5880 schtasks.exe 4588 schtasks.exe 3896 schtasks.exe 3496 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2924 test.exe 4040 SearchApp.exe 4040 SearchApp.exe 3124 SearchUI.exe 3124 SearchUI.exe 908 Windows Search.exe 908 Windows Search.exe 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 2924 test.exe 2924 test.exe 4040 SearchApp.exe 3124 SearchUI.exe 908 Windows Search.exe 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 2924 test.exe 1920 SearchHost.exe 1920 SearchHost.exe 4040 SearchApp.exe 3124 SearchUI.exe 908 Windows Search.exe 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 2924 test.exe 1920 SearchHost.exe 4040 SearchApp.exe 3124 SearchUI.exe 908 Windows Search.exe 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 2924 test.exe 1920 SearchHost.exe 4040 SearchApp.exe 3124 SearchUI.exe 908 Windows Search.exe 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 2924 test.exe 1920 SearchHost.exe 4040 SearchApp.exe 3124 SearchUI.exe 908 Windows Search.exe 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 2924 test.exe 1920 SearchHost.exe 4040 SearchApp.exe 3124 SearchUI.exe 908 Windows Search.exe 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 2924 test.exe 1920 SearchHost.exe 4040 SearchApp.exe 3124 SearchUI.exe 908 Windows Search.exe 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 2924 test.exe 1920 SearchHost.exe 4040 SearchApp.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2924 test.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4040 SearchApp.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1920 SearchHost.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3124 SearchUI.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 908 Windows Search.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4744 SearchIndexer.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2924 wrote to memory of 3132 2924 test.exe 89 PID 2924 wrote to memory of 4040 2924 test.exe 90 PID 2924 wrote to memory of 4076 2924 test.exe 91 PID 2924 wrote to memory of 1920 2924 test.exe 93 PID 4040 wrote to memory of 5832 4040 SearchApp.exe 96 PID 2924 wrote to memory of 3124 2924 test.exe 97 PID 2924 wrote to memory of 908 2924 test.exe 98 PID 2924 wrote to memory of 4744 2924 test.exe 99 PID 2924 wrote to memory of 5016 2924 test.exe 100 PID 3124 wrote to memory of 2472 3124 SearchUI.exe 101 PID 908 wrote to memory of 2644 908 Windows Search.exe 102 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 4288 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 103 PID 5016 wrote to memory of 1072 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 104 PID 4040 wrote to memory of 5556 4040 SearchApp.exe 105 PID 3124 wrote to memory of 2688 3124 SearchUI.exe 107 PID 908 wrote to memory of 3896 908 Windows Search.exe 109 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 5880 4744 SearchIndexer.exe 111 PID 5016 wrote to memory of 4588 5016 SearchProtocolHost.exe 113 PID 1920 wrote to memory of 5828 1920 SearchHost.exe 116 PID 1920 wrote to memory of 3496 1920 SearchHost.exe 117 - 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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\test.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\test.exe"1⤵
- Drops startup file
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2924 -
C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"2⤵PID:3132
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C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe"C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4040 -
C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"3⤵PID:5832
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SearchApplication" /tr "C:\Windows\Search Application.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5556
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SearchApplication" /tr "C:\Windows\Search Application.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4076
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C:\Windows\SearchHost.exe"C:\Windows\SearchHost.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1920 -
C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"3⤵PID:5828
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SearchApplication" /tr "C:\Windows\Search Application.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3496
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C:\Windows\SearchUI.exe"C:\Windows\SearchUI.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3124 -
C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"3⤵PID:2472
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SearchApplication" /tr "C:\Windows\Search Application.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2688
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C:\Windows\Windows Search.exe"C:\Windows\Windows Search.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:908 -
C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"3⤵PID:2644
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SearchApplication" /tr "C:\Windows\Search Application.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3896
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C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe"C:\Windows\SearchIndexer.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4744 -
C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"3⤵PID:4288
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SearchApplication" /tr "C:\Windows\Search Application.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5880
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C:\Windows\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\SearchProtocolHost.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5016 -
C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"C:\Windows\Search Application.exe"3⤵PID:1072
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks.exe" /create /f /tn "SearchApplication" /tr "C:\Windows\Search Application.exe" /sc onlogon /rl highest3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4588
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup1⤵PID:4120
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SearchApp.exe
- Size 1024KB
- SHA256 99acafed29d382e7c6a50ae4bdcec1751b0a86a31264ab1a34af9a06c16ca51a
- MD5 54765f2303e0402947e3b7bb9e13a89d
- SHA1 f26b7755674c227c5d722aee5f7a50350cfed032
- SHA512 36aaeef5ed5661e5c9ac83361f4df74f69dfffe03e14f4a46f02292dc1401d0e20cdc99b66e76ca449241130e156b6806c055a9ce73f2adc44f542019da183a2
- SSDEEP 384:kVPdze8a7O6UHqc+Q5HKU2D8LWdCLaC9eahpkg62ZFQfX90uID8:kVPdK8Xs45KU2k7GC9Zgg62ZafX90uz
- TLSH T12825080C37EC8615E1BE5B7D99B293118671FA520D31CB8E2ED30ADD0D36B508D68F66
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH