Analysis

  • max time kernel
    600s
  • max time network
    577s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/07/2026, 15:02

General

  • Target
    PureRat.exe
  • Size 14.2MB
  • Sample260724-sen84ssfna
  • SHA256 9dfaa437da4e55042b67dd3a43b317a4820bd1f6913cceee9f4c6e2164391f22
  • 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.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • 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 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 56 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 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\PureRat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PureRat.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:1492
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:5400
      • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
        sihost.exe
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4992
        • 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:4188
      • 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:4400
      • 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:1360

      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 595B
            • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/1492-4-0x00007FF8B8F30000-0x00007FF8B98D4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1492-1-0x00007FF8B8F30000-0x00007FF8B98D4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1492-3-0x00007FF8B8F30000-0x00007FF8B98D4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1492-0-0x00007FF8B90BF000-0x00007FF8B90C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1492-5-0x00007FF8B8F30000-0x00007FF8B98D4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1492-6-0x00007FF8B8F30000-0x00007FF8B98D4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1492-2-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000001872000-memory.dmp

            memory/1492-7-0x00007FF8B8F30000-0x00007FF8B98D4000-memory.dmp

            memory/4400-41-0x0000018F02A20000-0x0000018F02A40000-memory.dmp

            memory/4400-59-0x0000018F02C80000-0x0000018F02CA0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4400-30-0x0000018F001E0000-0x0000018F002E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4400-43-0x0000018F02E80000-0x0000018F02F80000-memory.dmp

            memory/4400-75-0x0000018F14740000-0x0000018F14760000-memory.dmp

            memory/4400-195-0x0000018F61740000-0x0000018F6301C000-memory.dmp

            memory/4400-196-0x0000018F61740000-0x0000018F6301C000-memory.dmp