Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/07/2026, 00:11

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 5.0MB
  • Sample260722-ag2m4swclb
  • SHA256 1501fb778e9ceefc0dca1f8cfe8c9fdd1738db5f6dbb0032348f3e161391d016
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
    1⤵
      PID:2060
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4596
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" delete "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachine_3aa5"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3280
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachine_3aa5" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe" start= "auto"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2484
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachine_3aa5"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5968
      • C:\Windows\System32\nslookup.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\nslookup.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:4276
      • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe
        C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5368

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            LockAppHost14a02b.exe

            • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe
            • Size 5.0MB
            • SHA256 1501fb778e9ceefc0dca1f8cfe8c9fdd1738db5f6dbb0032348f3e161391d016
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/4276-18-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140231000-memory.dmp

            memory/4596-10-0x0000000140239000-0x00000001403F1000-memory.dmp

            memory/4596-6-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408FF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4596-1-0x00007FFB03B30000-0x00007FFB03B32000-memory.dmp

            memory/4596-7-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408FF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4596-0-0x0000000140239000-0x00000001403F1000-memory.dmp

            memory/4596-9-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408FF000-memory.dmp

            memory/4596-5-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000441000-memory.dmp

            memory/4596-2-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408FF000-memory.dmp

            memory/5368-12-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408FF000-memory.dmp

            memory/5368-23-0x0000000140001000-0x0000000140008000-memory.dmp

            memory/5368-25-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408FF000-memory.dmp

            memory/5368-24-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408FF000-memory.dmp

            memory/5368-14-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408FF000-memory.dmp