Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/07/2026, 15:20

General

  • Target
    Microsoft-Activation-Scripts-master/MAS/Separate-Files-Version/Change_Windows_Edition.cmd
  • Size 49KB
  • Sample260727-sqs2fahj21
  • SHA256 2e3d1ab1ec9120b199578bfa144106e8fadaa6b9c7fba40d3bcc6c341532bfca
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
4/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft-Activation-Scripts-master\MAS\Separate-Files-Version\Change_Windows_Edition.cmd"
    1⤵
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1132
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      sc query Null
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4976
    • C:\Windows\System32\find.exe
      find /i "RUNNING"
      2⤵
        PID:3892
      • C:\Windows\System32\findstr.exe
        findstr /v "$" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft-Activation-Scripts-master\MAS\Separate-Files-Version\Change_Windows_Edition.cmd"
        2⤵
          PID:2636
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c ver
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          PID:1772
        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
          reg query "HKCU\Console" /v ForceV2
          2⤵
            PID:3956
          • C:\Windows\System32\find.exe
            find /i "0x0"
            2⤵
              PID:3280
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo "AMD64 " "
              2⤵
                PID:4704
              • C:\Windows\System32\find.exe
                find /i "ARM64"
                2⤵
                  PID:4828
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c echo prompt $E | cmd
                  2⤵
                  • Executes a command shell one-liner
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4776
                  • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                    C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo prompt $E "
                    3⤵
                      PID:2408
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      cmd
                      3⤵
                        PID:2976
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft-Activation-Scripts-master\MAS\Separate-Files-Version\Change_Windows_Edition.cmd" "
                      2⤵
                        PID:4188
                      • C:\Windows\System32\find.exe
                        find /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp"
                        2⤵
                          PID:4156

                      Network

                            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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