c9484bfb995d1c2534ea676105faabc455326e8448f36f3c3817bb2203a6e687

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
149s
max time network
95s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
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30/07/2026, 04:34

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General

Target
goodboy_encryptix.exe
Size 2.8MB
Sample260730-e7a1asbg72
SHA256 c9484bfb995d1c2534ea676105faabc455326e8448f36f3c3817bb2203a6e687
MD5 a63474a6e0decb8d02b7c4926d08567d
SHA1 defa0b3057ea58b24c74c0342356acdc5eaf09bb
SHA512 59617cd72bbba48b6496f503537d7f06c8c81cc00efb637674ba294df8e4d0cf1617c6b5b4f4d4626baebae9dc42af45f47d77da45382adfda5e408cdcf3563d
SSDEEP 49152:V9MYoGdXBvJ72Hn/jMpOZ/+zHiqCtSUAS6YOABjMQa8GWhgkcei:9V5Bvyn/QpPItSUAS6Y7B7a9Whgp
TLSH
T12ED5230F1191B41DC65B6A37C8E61FD49AB373531A0DEBA834660749686A9CFF287CC3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
676	.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-226940941-599731907-2645636698-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\wnrs = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\csagsat\\.exe"	powershell.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Run Powershell to get system information.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
3032	powershell.exe
1000	powershell.exe
5432	powershell.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
1	api.ipify.org

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
2436	cmd.exe

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2196	676	WerFault.exe	99

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	goodboy_encryptix.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
5748	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 23 IoCs

pid	Process
3032	powershell.exe
3032	powershell.exe
1620	powershell.exe
1620	powershell.exe
3684	powershell.exe
3684	powershell.exe
3680	powershell.exe
3680	powershell.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
5432	powershell.exe
5432	powershell.exe
1000	powershell.exe
1000	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 50 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3032	powershell.exe
Token: 33	3032	powershell.exe
Token: 34	3032	powershell.exe
Token: 35	3032	powershell.exe
Token: 36	3032	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1620	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3684	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3680	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5432	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1000	powershell.exe
Token: 33	1000	powershell.exe
Token: 34	1000	powershell.exe
Token: 35	1000	powershell.exe
Token: 36	1000	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	676	.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 3032	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	79
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 1620	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	82
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 3684	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	84
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 3680	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	86
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 5432	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	88
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 2436	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	89
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 1192	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	92
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 720	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	93
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 436	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	94
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 5364	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	95
PID 2436 wrote to memory of 5748	2436	cmd.exe	96
PID 5036 wrote to memory of 5792	5036	goodboy_encryptix.exe	97
PID 676 wrote to memory of 1000	676	.exe	100

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\goodboy_encryptix.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\goodboy_encryptix.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5036
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "powershell" (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem).TotalPhysicalMemory
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3032
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "powershell" Get-WmiObject Win32_BIOS | Select-Object -ExpandProperty SMBIOSBIOSVersion
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1620
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "powershell" Get-WmiObject Win32_PhysicalMemory | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Speed
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3684
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "powershell" Get-WmiObject Win32_VideoController | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3680
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "powershell.exe" Remove -ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run' -Name 'wnrs';New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run' -Name 'wnrs' -Value '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csagsat\.exe"' -PropertyType 'String'
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5432
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "cmd" /C schtasks /create /tn \wind23 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csagsat\.exe" /st 00:00 /du 9999:59 /sc once /ri 30 /rl HIGHEST /f
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2436
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /tn \wind23 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csagsat\.exe" /st 00:00 /du 9999:59 /sc once /ri 30 /rl HIGHEST /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:5748
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
  #by-unknown
  2⤵
  PID:1192
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
  #by-unknown
  2⤵
  PID:720
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
  #by-unknown
  2⤵
  PID:436
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
  #by-unknown
  2⤵
  PID:5364
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
  #by-unknown
  2⤵
  PID:5792

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csagsat\.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\csagsat\.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:676
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "powershell" (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem).TotalPhysicalMemory
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1000
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 676 -s 1492
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2196

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 676 -ip 676
1⤵
PID:2904

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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