Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    37s
  • max time network
    36s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/07/2026, 09:39

General

  • Target
    loader.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260728-lmz71stdka
  • SHA256 2712e68440659044e0baf4f7e06f4110ee3c8a67a04c7e321ac0e13b4867dfd5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 19 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3360
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5868
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1220
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c sc stop vgc
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4324
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc stop vgc
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4892
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c sc start vgc
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5132
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc start vgc
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3396
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1620
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5536
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2344
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1300
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4192
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3100
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2296
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2528
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4792
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
        3⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:712
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im vgm.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      PID:5688

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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