Analysis

  • max time kernel
    9s
  • max time network
    133s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    31/07/2026, 13:20

General

  • Target
    Nota_-SZESAW.hta
  • Size 2KB
  • Sample260731-qlc4bat1dv
  • SHA256 fe41f2969cf3e7dddeabb3460cda4c0ddc8ddae0d1fd2ffb7c1e41a84b50a674
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 3 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 28 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Script User-Agent 1 IoCs

    Uses user-agent string associated with script host/environment.

  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nota_-SZESAW.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4644
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:696
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:00000000
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4780
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2316
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:00000000
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3824
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5492
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:00000000
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:2756
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5276
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:00000000
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:5112
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\attrib.exe" +h +s "C:\fogpbgon\"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:240
    • C:\fogpbgon\fogpbgon.exe
      "C:\fogpbgon\fogpbgon.exe" C:\fogpbgon\fogpbgon
      2⤵
        PID:3632
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
        2⤵
          PID:1780
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:00000000
            3⤵
              PID:5700
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping -n 300 -w 1000 127.0.0.1 >nul
            2⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
            PID:1304
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
              ping -n 300 -w 1000 127.0.0.1
              3⤵
              • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
              • Runs ping.exe
              PID:2408

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              a1.zip

              • Path C:\fogpbgon\a1.zip
              • Size 494KB
              • SHA256 c5c8eac328371e6039f80701ef9662bde6bcb37a08018145e33673a4473b8450
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              a2.zip

              • Path C:\fogpbgon\a2.zip
              • Size 1.3MB
              • SHA256 ecd9a981f45edd29e0a0748b474f5d7e5d4049513a23a25d0445b13d02705b3f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              a3.zip

              • Path C:\fogpbgon\a3.zip
              • Size 2KB
              • SHA256 f68c5b0317b015f33bc60755562a257875504b91aa2ce37283ad2c57f5d3bc23
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              fogpbgon

              • Path C:\fogpbgon\fogpbgon
              • Size 1.3MB
              • SHA256 30af0a4b9b7c7d8cf41c169be3d51c03d9dabd0c18ed699b31850b618b5db55e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              fogpbgon.exe

              • Path C:\fogpbgon\fogpbgon.exe
              • Size 957KB
              • SHA256 bdd2b7236a110b04c288380ad56e8d7909411da93eed2921301206de0cb0dda1
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/3632-113-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005C7000-memory.dmp