Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    899s
  • max time network
    645s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/07/2026, 03:55

General

  • Target
    Dominate R6 External.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample260720-eg1g9set9p
  • SHA256 3b529f3892d20e8d569e88f48aec22eef17c7ee5e2ff8632b26249a3711f38b1
  • 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.

  • 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 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 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\Dominate R6 External.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Dominate R6 External.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:5576
    • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:5172
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
        1⤵
          PID:2412
        • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
          sihost.exe
          1⤵
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2340
          • 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:4528
        • 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:4224
        • 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:2388
        • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
          \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
          1⤵
            PID:1764

          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 599B
                • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                memory/4224-3-0x0000021E001E0000-0x0000021E002E0000-memory.dmp

                memory/4224-34-0x0000021E02DE0000-0x0000021E02E00000-memory.dmp

                memory/4224-8-0x0000021E02A00000-0x0000021E02A20000-memory.dmp

                memory/4224-14-0x0000021E02E40000-0x0000021E02F40000-memory.dmp

                memory/4224-48-0x0000021E141E0000-0x0000021E14200000-memory.dmp