Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/07/2026, 19:43

General

  • Target
    apex-windows-x64.exe
  • Size 127.5MB
  • Sample260722-yfn8dsbe96
  • SHA256 e99ce44d26b63ef32d182e0b097d2cf9c630db281ad07472b6ae8f2ffc53bdc5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\apex-windows-x64.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\apex-windows-x64.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5084
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command [System.Runtime.Intrinsics.X86.Avx2]::IsSupported
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5104
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command [System.Runtime.Intrinsics.X86.Avx2]::IsSupported
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5060

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 91a76a2c6c73116293fb7e5bfb12b00ef8128a04fbbb44153f4fd63794b2b8ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_ndtzbasi.xii.ps1

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

        590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 bd088327e3a51787f3ed8d4c2e2a2b733c20cfbbfc9aa34884d11a3033d35601
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 d7207aedeef6ccd2585a8448b18eccc17e10193062b19d0e21a43ed80c1dd8eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/5104-7-0x0000023EC5CF0000-0x0000023EC5D12000-memory.dmp