Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/07/2026, 01:14

General

  • Target
    zpe-desktop-windows-installer.exe
  • Size 12.7MB
  • Sample260729-bl2pcadc96
  • SHA256 ffda956b63a8bec81010f7a02ac4cbaa403b99a98ff80ed795f9929ac41829c6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zpe-desktop-windows-installer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zpe-desktop-windows-installer.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4516
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
      taskkill /IM "zpe-desktop.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1776
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
      taskkill /F /IM "zpe-desktop.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4368

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        zpe-desktop.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\3 Lados\ZPE Desktop\zpe-desktop.exe
        • Size 30.6MB
        • SHA256 a3363b0308ef2674ce09c6aba0c37a4821876937f0e93a4c63f45738c2e86c9f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InstallOptions.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl6E46.tmp\InstallOptions.dll
        • Size 15KB
        • SHA256 dd0d1a8c4511261333e90a94d9912000592c46731b615aa7a37cd2b3eb6a8d58
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        System.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl6E46.tmp\System.dll
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 996645d7f16a6294babb6da83478062aed7b72318d7a51b66e90ab5d3edc51a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ioSpecial.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl6E46.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 6504ba8ca3d8bf6fde3468fc27acb7a485191b2195b908093213c94b1372359c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ioSpecial.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl6E46.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 d9fa32a0320801a5f34c5d67aa32181f3d3eb14d6edabd5164cfb1e240450b1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ioSpecial.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl6E46.tmp\ioSpecial.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 d0986536822705c2e0523c10465b671cff461b437391c4bd70192a1cfe00c11d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        nsExec.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nsl6E46.tmp\nsExec.dll
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 3a101fa91d4e8831dfb748a1e345ab74fd4a551e64254710bdf53972ba9b473c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH