Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 18:24

General

  • Target
    Env_DX8/GuardShield.dll
  • Size 4.5MB
  • Sample260724-w2dmnsab49
  • SHA256 4ff4b76dfa55141ff5cffde7133a732ea8a31151e70dc1910427585e02dda065
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Env_DX8\GuardShield.dll,#1
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1276
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Env_DX8\GuardShield.dll,#1
      2⤵
      • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
      • Checks BIOS information in registry
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3540

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        memory/3540-0-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-2-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-1-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-10-0x0000000036E30000-0x0000000036E40000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-4-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-6-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-7-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-12-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-8-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-3-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-9-0x0000000036E30000-0x0000000036E40000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-11-0x000000007417B000-0x000000007417C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-5-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-15-0x0000000073FE0000-0x0000000074B99000-memory.dmp