Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/07/2026, 03:04

General

  • Target
    cpolar_amd64.msi
  • Size 8.0MB
  • Sample260721-dk447aey7w
  • SHA256 59f2f87f48c324b5ea40dbcc0cee4f8f5fbb54d1a2a42757178dcb094f92a2ca
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 20 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cpolar_amd64.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3972
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4620
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding F38678CEC2E923A9BB14DCEE422A3786 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4600
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:724
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 49D365AC56C54DCA72C49F6E32A6841E E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2516
        • C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe
          "C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe" service uninstall
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1440
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd ver
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3748
        • C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe
          "C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe" service install
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1788
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd ver
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2484
        • C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe
          "C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe" service start
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5576
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd ver
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2660
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 9ECF111AE86B13EEBAC1F8A0CB55E72D
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:448
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:2180
    • C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe
      "C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe" start-all -daemon=on -dashboard=on -log=C:\Users\Admin/.cpolar/logs/cpolar_service.log -config=C:\Users\Admin/.cpolar/cpolar.yml
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1520
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        cmd ver
        2⤵
          PID:2916
        • C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe
          "C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe" start-all -daemon=on -dashboard=on -log=C:\Users\Admin/.cpolar/logs/cpolar_service.log -config=C:\Users\Admin/.cpolar/cpolar.yml
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5648
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            cmd ver
            3⤵
              PID:2152

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              e5a855f.rbs

              • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5a855f.rbs
              • Size 8KB
              • SHA256 e9c27de58ede2a05c4bb2716441455891e3a065edb797b9ce5ae30996b8577ce
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              cpolar.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files\cpolar\cpolar.exe
              • Size 18.7MB
              • SHA256 ae4a871c33f8cd3a6ad118247b6205219b2008425d018f56cb9feec8aca90cea
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              cpolar.yml

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\.cpolar\cpolar.yml
              • Size 159B
              • SHA256 dcf41d287cf9d3d4c004a4b30f6c8bd3cf9635522deab665132134d666e2191a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              cpolar_service.log.master.log

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\.cpolar\logs\cpolar_service.log.master.log
              • Size 410B
              • SHA256 ca1bb7bf9724e657cc05921a079039241e0e7cf559427caea0ad90d359d14ae0
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              MSI3133.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI3133.tmp
              • Size 102KB
              • SHA256 097f1c3f27b18010448d77e3f70c4d9f774cb9c5ab435c62baa1c00e4cadd5ef
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSI8D1F.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8D1F.tmp
              • Size 199KB
              • SHA256 fb7a6eb19d1d1042d3bd8b3add9271116b8b6db3714dfcc0b6fee8e088d4a2cc
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              e5a855e.msi

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e5a855e.msi
              • Size 8.0MB
              • SHA256 59f2f87f48c324b5ea40dbcc0cee4f8f5fbb54d1a2a42757178dcb094f92a2ca
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              metadata-2

              • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
              • Size 26.1MB
              • SHA256 eecb30c023beb145fdb7816ca62b0b29d5d36d54fd5c07312bffd23f8b2741a5
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              {a03de37c-94e7-4547-b5c9-c7ff62c03547}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

              • Path \??\Volume{c61fbfff-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{a03de37c-94e7-4547-b5c9-c7ff62c03547}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
              • Size 6KB
              • SHA256 8c4e9acbdaafcd7e23736802bc1129f3437bf385738ca562517a229941e40ef2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH