Analysis

  • max time kernel
    600s
  • max time network
    601s
  • 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
    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:4748
    • 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:52
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1624
        • C:\ProgramData\{63E707FC-8212-4167-AC3C-C1A5A74C59C4}v84.84.95846.3541\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:4280
          • 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:2856
          • 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:4288
            • 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:2528
              • 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:268
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1688
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:5748
              • 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:2436
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:3612
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:1884
              • 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:3904
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:4192
              • 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:5168
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:5612
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:1812
              • 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:1612
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:2016
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:2756
              • 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:2288
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:2740
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:5208
              • 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:2408
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:3140
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:5704
              • 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:4660
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:5372
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:5948
              • 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:5692
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:1128
              • 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:5020
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:5504
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:3732
              • 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:1376
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:4688
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:5028
              • 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:1600
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                7⤵
                  PID:1480
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:1992
                • 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:1296
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:1152
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:3144
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                  tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • Enumerates processes with tasklist
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:5344
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:2532
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:1312
                • 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:4000
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:5176
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:2480
                • 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:5232
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:856
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:2872
                • 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:5396
                • 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:1236
                • 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:1128
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:4576
                • 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:1000
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:2208
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:4756
                • 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:2712
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                  find /I "CopilotUpdate.exe"
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:464
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                  timeout /t 30 /nobreak
                  7⤵
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                  PID:5416
    • C:\ProgramData\{63E707FC-8212-4167-AC3C-C1A5A74C59C4}v84.84.95846.3541\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
      C:\ProgramData\{63E707FC-8212-4167-AC3C-C1A5A74C59C4}v84.84.95846.3541\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1836
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1836 -s 760
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2240
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 228 -p 1836 -ip 1836
      1⤵
        PID:3808
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
        1⤵
          PID:1280

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              CopilotUpdate.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\{63E707FC-8212-4167-AC3C-C1A5A74C59C4}v84.84.95846.3541\packages\CopilotUpdate.exe
              • Size 3.5MB
              • SHA256 3a0583f7d3f41e1c2c36fa585ad620a518ab6661767f2e9683023745b6f58c4c
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              PdFcOrE8.dLl

              • Path C:\ProgramData\{63E707FC-8212-4167-AC3C-C1A5A74C59C4}v84.84.95846.3541\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 6f2cdbd97ad3987548d74b6379f3c409a18b23ea12929d20d3a872ad34938dd5
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              memory/4280-8-0x0000000004EC0000-0x0000000004F18000-memory.dmp

              memory/4280-9-0x0000000004EC0000-0x0000000004F18000-memory.dmp

              memory/4280-11-0x0000000004EC0000-0x0000000004F18000-memory.dmp

              memory/4280-12-0x0000000004EC0000-0x0000000004F18000-memory.dmp

              memory/4280-13-0x0000000004EC0000-0x0000000004F18000-memory.dmp