Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    30s
  • max time network
    32s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/07/2026, 10:18

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target
    Soundpad_.rar
  • Size 7.4MB
  • Sample260728-mcaeaathrh
  • SHA256 0bc4ce9d34b8ee1a67fc3a24c7b4b90ddcb59912ba59ee6f24ae9532dc0e8ba9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 2 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 63 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
    "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad_.rar"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:2304
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:3036
    • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\Soundpad.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\Soundpad.exe"
      1⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1824
      • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\SoundpadService.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\SoundpadService.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3392
      • C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Windows\system32\UniteFx.dll"
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:2908
      • C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Windows\system32\UniteFx.dll"
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:2588
    • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
      C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x4a0 0x498
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4836
    • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
      "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3932055 /state1:0x41c64e6d
      1⤵
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4428

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          translation.mo

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zE00949D48\Soundpad_\languages\de\translation.mo
          • Size 49KB
          • SHA256 5220672f99b439b1db77479ab170a5a0f2b65b4b14416b72447ded6f1ebcd40e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SteamUserID.cfg

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\Profile\CRACKED BY Ray_Black\SteamUserID.cfg
          • Size 61B
          • SHA256 02c7413b980f8e9830ba00aadc16d82ba15961080c1d65fef7e0435a0056fe14
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soundpad.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\Soundpad.exe
          • Size 11.7MB
          • SHA256 52dc2fd4102cfcb49e04400db09a246c70b202d889550b912cf8001ae1b3e55a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SoundpadService.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\SoundpadService.exe
          • Size 299KB
          • SHA256 1b15187efca20081dd8a746a7dff73e7c9c970989639f6fd4083fc53afa9e204
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SteamConfig.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\SteamConfig.ini
          • Size 135B
          • SHA256 c2702d244e84cb0abc4f964062b9ecf51b1697712ad4c03b37d345f93d045bba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          UniteFxUpdate.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\UniteFxUpdate.dll
          • Size 255KB
          • SHA256 28e8cc63d50cd791de27dd00428351819eecffc5568ac06095ce471c9d3cf6e2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ba dum tss.mp3

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\sounds\ba dum tss.mp3
          • Size 43KB
          • SHA256 0f346c69f70725b3c0f37d26774fd530d5fc331584a6cfd4eb90857c9be305e5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          cue.mp3

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\sounds\cue.mp3
          • Size 72KB
          • SHA256 c27d55a0413a61b5fb3f30628a2a398602405cc68b2e4e26dc7c196419bba0c6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          firework.mp3

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\sounds\firework.mp3
          • Size 40KB
          • SHA256 a4d6fe757479e9a99523f654cedfc5f3d062d02e7d5313d96ad5bf77f58713c6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          scream.mp3

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\sounds\scream.mp3
          • Size 60KB
          • SHA256 d435c1e228e64b5c6883822399026b144827b54d5b06d2ab1df1462710703fc7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          steam_api64.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Soundpad_\steam_api64.dll
          • Size 3.4MB
          • SHA256 0a1e5c53cbad6b21de61e11f023c0d3f11f698164c743bd272741a7ba59ca5d7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1824-93-0x00007FFA5FE00000-0x00007FFA60E50000-memory.dmp