Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    599s
  • max time network
    598s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-ja
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-jalocale:ja-jpos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/07/2026, 09:03

General

  • Target
    J-A20260727022544.zip
  • Size 4.4MB
  • Sample260727-k1dqhack5x
  • SHA256 ee0ef34a4402dea54ec8b4e0557de9605a038a4f2b82380f2978296fd60f9791
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: valleyrat
  • Windows_Trojan_Winos_464b8a2e 5 IoCs
  • https://www.esentire.com/blog/winos4-0-online-module-staging-component-used-in-cleversoar-campaign 6 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Enumerates processes with tasklist 1 TTPs 17 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 59 IoCs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 17 IoCs
  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 58 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 57 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /idlist,,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\J-A20260727022544.zip
    1⤵
      PID:4156
    • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:3172
      • \??\D:\Vat.No.20260727022528.EXE
        "D:\Vat.No.20260727022528.EXE"
        1⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4856
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          /c C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3352
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
            3⤵
            • Enumerates connected drives
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2536
            • C:\ProgramData\{BA8A9234-65FA-4383-A29F-C3FA2ADF3424}v66.73.83782.4584\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
              "CopilotUpdate.exe"
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Loads dropped DLL
              • Enumerates connected drives
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2920
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /f /im cmd.exe
                5⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:5456
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                cmd.exe /c start "" /B cmd /C C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0BB94DCBFFDA3EB9EF2.BAT
                5⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:5976
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                  cmd /C C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0BB94DCBFFDA3EB9EF2.BAT
                  6⤵
                  • Executes a command shell one-liner
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:6036
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:4996
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:6028
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:2116
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:5792
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:3592
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:1848
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:1184
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:936
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:2520
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:5552
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:3512
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:4072
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:4812
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:3248
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:4808
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3380
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:1728
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:948
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3176
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:2356
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:5220
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3404
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:3312
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:3292
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3064
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:2232
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:4644
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:2904
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:5356
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:3056
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:2988
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:1400
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:1584
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:1944
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:4840
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:4716
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3264
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:2764
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:2056
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3660
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:4204
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:1464
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:5768
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:3176
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:1504
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:828
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:4084
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:5248
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                    tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:2892
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                    find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:1872
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:2136
      • C:\ProgramData\{BA8A9234-65FA-4383-A29F-C3FA2ADF3424}v66.73.83782.4584\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
        C:\ProgramData\{BA8A9234-65FA-4383-A29F-C3FA2ADF3424}v66.73.83782.4584\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4756
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4756 -s 684
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3172
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 252 -p 4756 -ip 4756
        1⤵
          PID:1412
        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
          1⤵
            PID:5960

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                CopilotUpdate.exe

                • Path C:\ProgramData\{BA8A9234-65FA-4383-A29F-C3FA2ADF3424}v66.73.83782.4584\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
                • Size 3.5MB
                • SHA256 3a0583f7d3f41e1c2c36fa585ad620a518ab6661767f2e9683023745b6f58c4c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                PdFcOrE8.dLl

                • Path C:\ProgramData\{BA8A9234-65FA-4383-A29F-C3FA2ADF3424}v66.73.83782.4584\packages\PdFcOrE8.dLl
                • Size 5.5MB
                • SHA256 d265fcf18b14b98e55aa9fffd6b64b39de84304a1796854e72eef35bc6dca2c6
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                0BB94DCBFFDA3EB9EF2.BAT

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0BB94DCBFFDA3EB9EF2.BAT
                • Size 862B
                • SHA256 aefd5ea45da7e2526ef42feb9bb7f168be099ceacfcede5161145fca38efc4e6
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                memory/2920-8-0x0000000004990000-0x00000000049E8000-memory.dmp

                memory/2920-9-0x0000000004990000-0x00000000049E8000-memory.dmp

                memory/2920-11-0x0000000004990000-0x00000000049E8000-memory.dmp

                memory/2920-12-0x0000000004990000-0x00000000049E8000-memory.dmp

                memory/2920-13-0x0000000004990000-0x00000000049E8000-memory.dmp