Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/07/2026, 11:58

General

  • Target
    Nursultan.exe
  • Size 73.0MB
  • Sample260729-n471astblc
  • SHA256 57cbdd688e2ca46dd974981d18129ce58bb303a1458c7ab5daf3190e21cdd18e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: blankgrabber

    Blankgrabber is an infostealer written in Python and packaged with Pyinstaller.

  • A stealer written in Python and packaged with Pyinstaller 10 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 64 IoCs
  • Detects Pyinstaller 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nursultan.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nursultan.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1256
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nursultan.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nursultan.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1276
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1616
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /query
        3⤵
          PID:5160
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn TelemetrySync /tr \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming/SystemInformer\InformerUpdate.exe\" /sc onlogon /rl highest
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2316
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SystemInformer\InformerUpdate.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming/SystemInformer\InformerUpdate.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1976
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SystemInformer\InformerUpdate.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming/SystemInformer\InformerUpdate.exe
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4996
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SystemInformer\InformerUpdate.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming/SystemInformer\InformerUpdate.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2416
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SystemInformer\InformerUpdate.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming/SystemInformer\InformerUpdate.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3292
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ConfigService\SysSettingSvc.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming/Microsoft/Windows/ConfigService\SysSettingSvc.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5808
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ConfigService\SysSettingSvc.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ConfigService\SysSettingSvc.exe
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1372
    • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
      C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004B8 0x00000000000004CC
      1⤵
        PID:1852

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            InformerUpdate.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\InformerUpdate.exe
            • Size 7.8MB
            • SHA256 4f849ee7c5b313499bf7284c7f44c7ab5f675f89fe9a50aefd25aacdc16c8e0f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            VCRUNTIME140.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\VCRUNTIME140.dll
            • Size 94KB
            • SHA256 e1d6f78a72836ea120bd27a33ae89cbdc3f3ca7d9d0231aaa3aac91996d2fa4e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _bz2.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\_bz2.pyd
            • Size 78KB
            • SHA256 4c2649dc69a8874b91646723aacb84c565efeaa4277c46392055bca9a10497a8
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _ctypes.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\_ctypes.pyd
            • Size 117KB
            • SHA256 35cdd122679041ebef264de5626b7805f3f66c8ae6cc451b8bc520be647fa007
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _decimal.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\_decimal.pyd
            • Size 241KB
            • SHA256 384993b2b8cfcbf155e63f0ee2383a9f9483de92ab73736ff84590a0c4ca2690
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _hashlib.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\_hashlib.pyd
            • Size 57KB
            • SHA256 50daeb3985302a8d85ce8167b0bf08b9da43e7d51ceae50e8e1cdfb0edf218c6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _lzma.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\_lzma.pyd
            • Size 149KB
            • SHA256 f125a885c10e1be4b12d988d6c19128890e7add75baa935fe1354721aa2dea3e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _socket.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\_socket.pyd
            • Size 72KB
            • SHA256 3669e56e99ae3a944fbe7845f0be05aea96a603717e883d56a27dc356f8c2f2c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            base_library.zip

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\base_library.zip
            • Size 858KB
            • SHA256 9d64350f77c74f4f7447fcc6b5d3a99b56b60e0ee29d143803cde9375a1878ab
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            libcrypto-1_1.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\libcrypto-1_1.dll
            • Size 3.3MB
            • SHA256 664c3e52f914e351bb8a66ce2465ee0d40acab1d2a6b3167ae6acf6f1d1724d2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            libffi-7.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\libffi-7.dll
            • Size 32KB
            • SHA256 f60dd9f2fcbd495674dfc1555effb710eb081fc7d4cae5fa58c438ab50405081
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _psutil_windows.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\psutil\_psutil_windows.pyd
            • Size 69KB
            • SHA256 0035450801bd7d938e9e146c5ec28e619cb5a5f4a18cdc53ac7e9734c7f94f78
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            python3.DLL

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\python3.DLL
            • Size 60KB
            • SHA256 8d5e09791b8b251676e16bdd66a7118d88b10b66ad80a87d5897fadbefb91790
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            python310.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\python310.dll
            • Size 4.2MB
            • SHA256 f281c2e252ed59dd96726dbb2de529a2b07b818e9cc3799d1ffa9883e3028ed8
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            select.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\select.pyd
            • Size 25KB
            • SHA256 f1694ce82da997faa89a9d22d469bfc94abb0f2063a69ec9b953bc085c2cb823
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            unicodedata.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI12562\unicodedata.pyd
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 9b22d93f4db077a70a1d85ffc503980903f1a88e262068dd79c6190ec7a31b08
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            VCRUNTIME140.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\VCRUNTIME140.dll
            • Size 116KB
            • SHA256 4d292623516f65c80482081e62d5dadb759dc16e851de5db24c3cbb57b87db83
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _bz2.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\_bz2.pyd
            • Size 83KB
            • SHA256 cb15d6cc7268d3a0bd17d9d9cec330a7c1768b1c911553045c73bc6920de987f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _ctypes.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\_ctypes.pyd
            • Size 122KB
            • SHA256 6c5f31bef3fdbff31beac0b1a477be880dda61346d859cf34ca93b9291594d93
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _lzma.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\_lzma.pyd
            • Size 156KB
            • SHA256 a46189c5bd0302029847fed934f481835cb8d06470ea3d6b97ada7d325218a9f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _socket.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\_socket.pyd
            • Size 81KB
            • SHA256 67aca001d36f2fce6d88dbf46863f60c0b291395b6777c22b642198f98184ba3
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            base_library.zip

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\base_library.zip
            • Size 1.3MB
            • SHA256 ab049c6daeb458ebf8e536a8060570da3c82685a0e1618546b9e492d1aed98ec
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            libffi-8.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\libffi-8.dll
            • Size 38KB
            • SHA256 eff52743773eb550fcc6ce3efc37c85724502233b6b002a35496d828bd7b280a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            _psutil_windows.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\psutil\_psutil_windows.pyd
            • Size 65KB
            • SHA256 9c7fc855d9d1614e70705c7dcc6f4ac3cdcab5adfeb6a67d382f5ade09eadc15
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            python3.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\python3.dll
            • Size 66KB
            • SHA256 25a39e721c26e53bec292395d093211bba70465280acfa2059fa52957ec975b2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            python312.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\python312.dll
            • Size 6.6MB
            • SHA256 c045b57348c21f5f810bae60654ae39490846b487378e917595f1f95438f9546
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            select.pyd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\select.pyd
            • Size 30KB
            • SHA256 00bd8bb6dec8c291ec14c8ddfb2209d85f96db02c7a3c39903803384ff3a65e5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ucrtbase.dll

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI24162\ucrtbase.dll
            • Size 992KB
            • SHA256 8a91052ef261b5fbf3223ae9ce789af73dfe1e9b0ba5bdbc4d564870a24f2bae
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/1372-334-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-337-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-331-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-328-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-322-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-321-0x00007FF7CB450000-0x00007FF7CF096000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-340-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-343-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-346-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-349-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-352-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1372-355-0x00007FF85D100000-0x00007FF861FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-69-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-71-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-55-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-57-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-52-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-51-0x00007FF861E4F000-0x00007FF861E50000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-74-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-61-0x0000017968C40000-0x0000017968C5E000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-72-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-56-0x0000017968750000-0x0000017968772000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-70-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-58-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-68-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-67-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-66-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-65-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-64-0x00007FF861CC0000-0x00007FF862664000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-63-0x0000017968C60000-0x0000017968C6A000-memory.dmp

            memory/1616-62-0x0000017968DE0000-0x0000017968E92000-memory.dmp

            memory/5808-320-0x00007FF7CB450000-0x00007FF7CF096000-memory.dmp