Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 12:26

General

  • Target
    putty-64bit-0.84-installer.msi
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample260728-pmlleawerc
  • SHA256 190d00150e67ad3ff51af4b50e76a3ab97b863a34efd50472627b17c0cf4102b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 7 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 10 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 10 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\putty-64bit-0.84-installer.msi
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:2620
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1824
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding E1022E20366DD28DEFFD694DD49E4F3B C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3676
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\PuTTY\README.txt
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4308
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:4228
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:2800

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e592717.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e592717.rbs
          • Size 12KB
          • SHA256 4b29623a1e6ce455aee30602f25c5a9a47a5f06ecbd0af69d8a7d7456d1c291f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          README.txt

          • Path C:\Program Files\PuTTY\README.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 11bdf4f12d34f617cf81f0c30aef7b596dbd00d0d19cf9e3c2e4648d672b3809
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          PuTTY.lnk~RFe592c85.TMP

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PuTTY (64-bit)\PuTTY.lnk~RFe592c85.TMP
          • Size 945B
          • SHA256 3c5850b7c0de49658e3d12ca7f7eaeebbbf20a8c38540abbe402f49f91d87659
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ~uTTY.tmp

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PuTTY (64-bit)\~uTTY.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 24c98a15fda51eb8f2dabdba19b704fb8109c7bfba3d574ec24a81df8a7fc935
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          18E6B4A57A6BC7EC9B861CDF2D6D0D02_C3B142D2C5374581DC2FDFFDEDBDEDDB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\18E6B4A57A6BC7EC9B861CDF2D6D0D02_C3B142D2C5374581DC2FDFFDEDBDEDDB
          • Size 765B
          • SHA256 66f9ed8ae7ddef9fdbed19c2961ce83e3a018bd723c8b3a7ce8292f9b54bbb53
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AEACCDA8653DD8D7B2EA32F21D15D44F_D665BA8E68FA19E17C77043D2120E619

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\AEACCDA8653DD8D7B2EA32F21D15D44F_D665BA8E68FA19E17C77043D2120E619
          • Size 638B
          • SHA256 dd875e24743b131da941d6d90b5ae73b227b3b672c579ff1c5485e09d46ed82c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          18E6B4A57A6BC7EC9B861CDF2D6D0D02_C3B142D2C5374581DC2FDFFDEDBDEDDB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\18E6B4A57A6BC7EC9B861CDF2D6D0D02_C3B142D2C5374581DC2FDFFDEDBDEDDB
          • Size 484B
          • SHA256 5dbc6d2e4358ba8c81cf5be03fbf8d3ae138f7e0a1f84a2b5d242439cf286b03
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AEACCDA8653DD8D7B2EA32F21D15D44F_D665BA8E68FA19E17C77043D2120E619

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\AEACCDA8653DD8D7B2EA32F21D15D44F_D665BA8E68FA19E17C77043D2120E619
          • Size 484B
          • SHA256 23f756494a3d661934017e8b849ac48c85be78b999168007e33d14dcaa70a092
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI3BE7.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI3BE7.tmp
          • Size 199KB
          • SHA256 fb7a6eb19d1d1042d3bd8b3add9271116b8b6db3714dfcc0b6fee8e088d4a2cc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSID2DB.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSID2DB.tmp
          • Size 102KB
          • SHA256 097f1c3f27b18010448d77e3f70c4d9f774cb9c5ab435c62baa1c00e4cadd5ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          e592716.msi

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e592716.msi
          • Size 3.7MB
          • SHA256 190d00150e67ad3ff51af4b50e76a3ab97b863a34efd50472627b17c0cf4102b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 24.1MB
          • SHA256 c6fcf2f35f0af646de2e61545e20713b9de3dd290ef82e5719597696658d0091
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {206c50e2-90a6-4379-95d8-f73a3fe6bfe6}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{73216430-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{206c50e2-90a6-4379-95d8-f73a3fe6bfe6}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 0c457590770ababadf8482a48fdee3b04bc4101ed675600c2e6c466b0d16ecd2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH