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disable-defender.exe

windows10-2004-x64

disable-defender.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

10

Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    132s
  • max time network
    131s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/07/2026, 00:54

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General

  • Target
    disable-defender.exe
  • Size 280KB
  • Sample260722-a9qfjsbq41
  • SHA256 897307c0487c3f7376eedf6b3f999559e0aa16855571f30aef4621583f7ff46e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
defense_evasionevasionexecutionpersistencetrojan

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
    evasiontrojan
  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 11 IoCs
    defense_evasiontrojan
  • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
    evasiontrojan
  • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
    defense_evasiontrojan
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 8 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection 1 TTPs 26 IoCs
    persistence
  • Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 16 IoCs
    defense_evasiontrojan
  • Modifies Security services 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Modifies the startup behavior of a security service.

    defense_evasion
  • 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.

    execution
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 51 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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.

    persistence

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\disable-defender.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\disable-defender.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:4104
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\disable-defender.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\disable-defender.exe" -s -worker -tilog
      1⤵
      • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
      • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
      • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
      • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings
      • Modifies firewall policy service
      • Modifies security service
      • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection
      • Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot
      • Windows security modification
      • Modifies Security services
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1948
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cache Maintenance" /DISABLE
        2⤵
          PID:5940
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cleanup" /DISABLE
          2⤵
            PID:1028
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Scheduled Scan" /DISABLE
            2⤵
              PID:3104
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Verification" /DISABLE
              2⤵
                PID:2988
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks.exe /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\ExploitGuard\ExploitGuard MDM policy Refresh" /DISABLE
                2⤵
                  PID:3416
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\disable-defender.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\disable-defender.exe
                1⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:5084
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause
                  2⤵
                  • Executes a command shell one-liner
                  PID:708
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\disable-defender.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\disable-defender.exe" -s -worker -tilog
                1⤵
                • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
                • Windows security modification
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                PID:5156

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                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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