Analysis

  • max time kernel
    901s
  • max time network
    560s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/07/2026, 18:43

General

  • Target
    NickvisionParabolicSetup.exe
  • Size 223.9MB
  • Sample260723-xda3batsc1
  • SHA256 6e87c1e811ad9b6dcb72dfe7acb4f8487312f9064695f3da031d358c11055225
  • 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.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 2 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

  • 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 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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\NickvisionParabolicSetup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NickvisionParabolicSetup.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4880
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0EWOTX702J.tmp\NickvisionParabolicSetup.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0EWOTX702J.tmp\NickvisionParabolicSetup.tmp" /SL5="$400B4,233169567,937984,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NickvisionParabolicSetup.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4988
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:5484
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5700
      • 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:4876
    • 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:4060
    • 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:4020
    • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
      \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:3184

      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 603B
            • SHA256 76051c7134ef5b2b172ae67cc7317ea11daedcc3d11f55c52922e505f501568b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            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 603B
            • SHA256 01ebd27514fe1f9b3864b322b0232ae7db7bc5c27a991487e4050dd760bbe5f0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            NickvisionParabolicSetup.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-0EWOTX702J.tmp\NickvisionParabolicSetup.tmp
            • Size 4.9MB
            • SHA256 140040704ff32c809e8439b6ea2236f6a5b5c3396db57984b5b823a49376b09c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/4020-112-0x00000241801E0000-0x00000241802E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4020-117-0x0000024182900000-0x0000024182920000-memory.dmp

            memory/4020-120-0x0000024182B60000-0x0000024182B80000-memory.dmp

            memory/4020-118-0x0000024182D40000-0x0000024182E40000-memory.dmp

            memory/4020-155-0x00000241945B0000-0x00000241945D0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4880-0-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D93000-memory.dmp

            memory/4880-8-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D93000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-46-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-56-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-18-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-20-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-22-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-24-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-26-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-28-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-30-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-32-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-34-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-36-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-38-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-40-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-42-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-44-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-14-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-48-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-50-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-52-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-54-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-16-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-58-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-60-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-62-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-64-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-66-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-68-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-70-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-72-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-74-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-76-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-78-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-80-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-82-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-12-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-9-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-10-0x0000000003050000-0x0000000003051000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-6-0x0000000003050000-0x0000000003051000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-86-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-88-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-90-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp

            memory/4988-276-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000008AC000-memory.dmp