Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/07/2026, 23:15

General

  • Target
    cds.msi
  • Size 2.2MB
  • Sample260730-28ndcastbv
  • SHA256 86f1e8695d3e2acc6fddf1655899b9bd7df5b0245f7dd76b4c23fe44e16af757
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

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

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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\cds.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:4408
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:408
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:5032
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /d /s /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Broadcom\NetLink Helper\bootstrap_3201.cmd""
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1248
        • C:\Windows\system32\where.exe
          where conhost.exe
          3⤵
            PID:2404
          • C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe" --headless cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Broadcom\NetLink Helper\bootstrap_3201.cmd" /launched
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5104
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Broadcom\NetLink Helper\bootstrap_3201.cmd" /launched
              4⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3384
              • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
                "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Broadcom\NetLink Helper\NewtonsoftJson.csproj" /nologo /v:q
                5⤵
                • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
                PID:2824
      • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
        1⤵
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1984

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e587b95.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e587b95.rbs
            • Size 9KB
            • SHA256 a6311f9a7c1ced5e99575d441142d4772eda4cc58aac3a79e10fc5fc7b3e846c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Internal.props

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Broadcom\NetLink Helper\Internal.props
            • Size 262KB
            • SHA256 4952eee846ffdc2935359dd58a50388187e31686e7c39baa4e323cbec04c8bae
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            NewtonsoftJson.Internal.targets

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Broadcom\NetLink Helper\NewtonsoftJson.Internal.targets
            • Size 535KB
            • SHA256 4044d32f895e13f0877a1942a90dc18946f6cbfca98bdbd1e34545db09daf059
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            NewtonsoftJson.csproj

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Broadcom\NetLink Helper\NewtonsoftJson.csproj
            • Size 8.5MB
            • SHA256 cd905db480bac6aa4826877a5359a5e31d26b4fc5767ac8943bdd6c010b7aa45
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            NewtonsoftJson.csproj.user

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Broadcom\NetLink Helper\NewtonsoftJson.csproj.user
            • Size 637KB
            • SHA256 233a1a9345ee97a03a314692fa69c97ae32d7177f20cd4d4caafa6797cdfb983
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            bootstrap_3201.cmd

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Broadcom\NetLink Helper\bootstrap_3201.cmd
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 bd01632b8beb86954cedb4414a3a8c36e71ef4e6580e229554f7aaec653bc3ef
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            e587b94.msi

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e587b94.msi
            • Size 2.2MB
            • SHA256 86f1e8695d3e2acc6fddf1655899b9bd7df5b0245f7dd76b4c23fe44e16af757
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            metadata-2

            • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
            • Size 24.1MB
            • SHA256 22950d21ef1553d4a268f9471cef8d70993378e7efdad2a552ca73f9b4467544
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            {fef45454-912e-4bb2-bc88-36fc0f0c9fe2}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

            • Path \??\Volume{cd0aa2ae-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{fef45454-912e-4bb2-bc88-36fc0f0c9fe2}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
            • Size 6KB
            • SHA256 75157e4ba48eb33fb6ddb8e78ae24d3f36f5c7703e1791938c04c40717a749f7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/2824-28-0x000001F2B2900000-0x000001F2B2930000-memory.dmp

            memory/2824-27-0x000001F2CB210000-0x000001F2CB36A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2824-33-0x000001F2CB4F0000-0x000001F2CB5A8000-memory.dmp

            memory/2824-26-0x000001F2B2870000-0x000001F2B288A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2824-25-0x000001F2B0BB0000-0x000001F2B0BEE000-memory.dmp

            memory/2824-38-0x000001F2CA9F0000-0x000001F2CACC8000-memory.dmp

            memory/2824-40-0x000001F2CACC0000-0x000001F2CAD3A000-memory.dmp