General
- Target VMware-Workstation-Full-26H1-25388281.exe
- Size 274.3MB
- Sample260728-3q298acf32
- SHA256 a0ef9087607d9cad20b08139e73e41242e044ad5bd8cee141d3bad314586737f
- MD5 83f9b6cc7cf0e74ad3b15ccca27860af
- SHA1 0c892b81cc3519b5159e186c6215b379e5a425ab
- SHA512 606b27d2de4573d5dc4fa94f64370336b10274634d299f1281f6900fb8b68084ea5527dbbccce17cf5a308e379a8b82d89ba3123f13e6029e9d099c8efe038f3
- SSDEEP 6291456:d4X2Ud9mEA0S1SPDVx1g+GJbcqH3DolFjKkcKPxkq/6I6J7My:d+91ikLVxqbbcqH3DolFjKkJ6I6J7My
- TLSH T1DAD82316A69900A9F0A6D239C9778517EBB17C05033186DF12E4B69F2F3BFD44B3A712
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
VMware-Workstation-Full-26H1-25388281.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
Malware Config
Targets
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- Target VMware-Workstation-Full-26H1-25388281.exe
- Size 274.3MB
- SHA256 a0ef9087607d9cad20b08139e73e41242e044ad5bd8cee141d3bad314586737f
- MD5 83f9b6cc7cf0e74ad3b15ccca27860af
- SHA1 0c892b81cc3519b5159e186c6215b379e5a425ab
- SHA512 606b27d2de4573d5dc4fa94f64370336b10274634d299f1281f6900fb8b68084ea5527dbbccce17cf5a308e379a8b82d89ba3123f13e6029e9d099c8efe038f3
- SSDEEP 6291456:d4X2Ud9mEA0S1SPDVx1g+GJbcqH3DolFjKkcKPxkq/6I6J7My:d+91ikLVxqbbcqH3DolFjKkJ6I6J7My
- TLSH T1DAD82316A69900A9F0A6D239C9778517EBB17C05033186DF12E4B69F2F3BFD44B3A712
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Drops file in Drivers directory
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Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
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Looks for VMWare drivers on disk
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Looks for VMWare services registry key.
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Sets service image path in registry
This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.
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Adds Run key to start application
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Badlisted process makes network request
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
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Enumerates connected drives
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
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Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.
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Drops file in System32 directory
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Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1Pre-OS Boot
1Bootkit
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1Defense Evasion
Modify Registry
4Pre-OS Boot
1Bootkit
1Subvert Trust Controls
1Install Root Certificate
1Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
3Discovery
Browser Information Discovery
1File and Directory Discovery
1Network Share Discovery
1Peripheral Device Discovery
2Query Registry
6Remote System Discovery
1System Information Discovery
5System Location Discovery
1System Language Discovery
1System Time Discovery
1Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
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