Analysis

  • max time kernel
    599s
  • max time network
    599s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-ja
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-jalocale:ja-jpos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/07/2026, 09:03

General

  • Target
    Vat.No.20260727022528.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260727-k1dqhack5x
  • SHA256 3a0583f7d3f41e1c2c36fa585ad620a518ab6661767f2e9683023745b6f58c4c
  • 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
  • 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 20 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 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 64 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 20 IoCs
  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 61 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vat.No.20260727022528.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vat.No.20260727022528.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1264
    • 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:1384
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3284
        • C:\ProgramData\{6BCE6A49-46ED-4577-9E3B-1EC5D9D7E538}v82.26.77849.9393\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
          "CopilotUpdate.exe"
          4⤵
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1764
          • 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:4696
          • 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:2840
            • 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:3200
              • 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:3368
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:2244
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:4688
              • 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:5100
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1080
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:2600
              • 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:3056
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1332
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:4860
              • 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:3156
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1832
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:2228
              • 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:4740
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:4248
              • 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:4444
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:3368
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:2484
              • 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:2400
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:4440
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:4660
              • 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:3096
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:4904
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:3112
              • 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:3252
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1404
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:2264
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2800
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1520
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:1288
              • 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:176
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:4392
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:4332
              • 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:420
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                  PID:3728
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:1920
                • 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:3920
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:2324
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:2876
                • 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:1808
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:2384
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:5012
                • 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:2212
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:4092
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:4248
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                  tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:2452
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:1112
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:2068
                • 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:3152
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:2084
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:1484
                • 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:4880
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:2524
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:3224
                • 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:2692
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:3292
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:1376
                • 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:5116
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                    PID:1720
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                    timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                    7⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                    PID:556
      • C:\ProgramData\{6BCE6A49-46ED-4577-9E3B-1EC5D9D7E538}v82.26.77849.9393\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
        C:\ProgramData\{6BCE6A49-46ED-4577-9E3B-1EC5D9D7E538}v82.26.77849.9393\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3220
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3220 -s 580
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4660
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 3220 -ip 3220
        1⤵
          PID:3052

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              CopilotUpdate.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\{6BCE6A49-46ED-4577-9E3B-1EC5D9D7E538}v82.26.77849.9393\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
              • Size 3.5MB
              • SHA256 3a0583f7d3f41e1c2c36fa585ad620a518ab6661767f2e9683023745b6f58c4c
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              PDFCore8.dll

              • Path C:\ProgramData\{6BCE6A49-46ED-4577-9E3B-1EC5D9D7E538}v82.26.77849.9393\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 ca42528d696ee2d8acf15c1721e916759aa0da3eed433957b2c374f131d76dae
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              memory/1764-14-0x0000000003730000-0x0000000003788000-memory.dmp

              memory/1764-17-0x0000000003730000-0x0000000003788000-memory.dmp

              memory/1764-15-0x0000000003730000-0x0000000003788000-memory.dmp

              memory/1764-18-0x0000000003730000-0x0000000003788000-memory.dmp

              memory/1764-19-0x0000000003730000-0x0000000003788000-memory.dmp