Analysis

  • max time kernel
    599s
  • max time network
    567s
  • 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, 04:58

General

  • Target
    x-force_2012_x64.exe
  • Size 199KB
  • Sample260718-fl7b2scs7w
  • SHA256 b066ac24f918a0a981018c5050808b2095303552f09cce574ef08118667f3276
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • UPX packed file 58 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x-force_2012_x64.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\x-force_2012_x64.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5996
  • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004F4 0x0000000000000500
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5012
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:3240
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5312
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
        • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1764
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2800
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4372

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
          • Size 607B
          • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1764-234-0x000000000D570000-0x000000000D61E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-67-0x00000190801E0000-0x00000190802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-78-0x000001988D1B0000-0x000001988D1D0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-98-0x000001988AE40000-0x000001988AE60000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-80-0x000001989D440000-0x000001989D540000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-68-0x00000190801E0000-0x00000190802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-112-0x000001989DC40000-0x000001989DC60000-memory.dmp

          memory/2800-66-0x00000190801E0000-0x00000190802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-233-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-238-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-240-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-242-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-244-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-247-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-249-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-251-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-253-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-255-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-257-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-259-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-261-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5996-263-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AC000-memory.dmp