7e9aed2cd568c0933b90f50f8d6ecd818607c0fe4f4006fb9e55239beaf31a4a

Analysis

max time kernel
29s
max time network
30s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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01/08/2026, 11:17

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General

Target
FrodLoader.exe
Size 7KB
Sample260801-nd6dsatdma
SHA256 7e9aed2cd568c0933b90f50f8d6ecd818607c0fe4f4006fb9e55239beaf31a4a
MD5 64dd0c6865589acfab5df911cfbd2f77
SHA1 bdd8f26d71d3993745dc0bb7a01680903b235f9c
SHA512 a58eede8fe94182852bd814254199e9e76e2fd77b13a74de694b66cebfd5ecf8ab7394fd5e8ce18b1ad1a04ec0d7d84677536865dc599185799fac7021dc678e
SSDEEP 192:THepefpHKaXbqZ9PpLi8fkdivQUKjPUmZN:TVRqaXbSPpO8fk5UKjUmZ
TLSH
T149F1D512D3E84677F8770B326AE373910770F3549927DAAF28A4010B9E7234186A3F71
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Program Files\\Search.exe"	update_cache.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
4	4464	FrodLoader.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1976	update_cache.exe
5012	Searcher.exe
2020	Search.exe

Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
1	raw.githubusercontent.com
4	raw.githubusercontent.com

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
9	api.ipify.org
1	api.ipify.org
7	api.ipify.org
8	api.ipify.org

Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Search.exe	Search.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Search.exe	Searcher.exe
File created	C:\Program Files\Search.exe	update_cache.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Search.exe	update_cache.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\Searcher.exe	update_cache.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Searcher.exe	update_cache.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Searcher.exe	Search.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Searcher.exe	Searcher.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
360	cmd.exe
2916	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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	FrodLoader.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
5504	schtasks.exe
4480	schtasks.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4464	FrodLoader.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1976	update_cache.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2020	Search.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5012	Searcher.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2020	Search.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4464 wrote to memory of 1976	4464	FrodLoader.exe	89
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 1288	1976	update_cache.exe	92
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 360	1976	update_cache.exe	94
PID 360 wrote to memory of 5504	360	cmd.exe	96
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2916	1976	update_cache.exe	97
PID 2916 wrote to memory of 4480	2916	cmd.exe	99
PID 1976 wrote to memory of 2020	1976	update_cache.exe	103

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.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FrodLoader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FrodLoader.exe"
1⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4464
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update_cache.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update_cache.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1976
- - C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CMD.exe
    "CMD" netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="F|/@g!TCg/z>gy" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Program Files\Search.exe" enable=yes & exit
    3⤵
    PID:1288
- - C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
    "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "ShellHost" /tr "C:\Program Files\Search.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit
    3⤵
    - Executes a command shell one-liner
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:360
  - - C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "ShellHost" /tr "C:\Program Files\Search.exe" /RL HIGHEST
      4⤵
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5504
- - C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
    "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "CookieManager" /tr "C:\Windows\Searcher.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit
    3⤵
    - Executes a command shell one-liner
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2916
  - - C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "CookieManager" /tr "C:\Windows\Searcher.exe" /RL HIGHEST
      4⤵
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4480
- - C:\Program Files\Search.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Search.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2020

C:\Windows\Searcher.exe
C:\Windows\Searcher.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5012

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

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

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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update_cache.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update_cache.exe
Size 429KB
SHA256 55f0e22dd430b75bdb4f1098a522331e77a918f766fdb33b8dac3459f6437285
MD5 68a704300a53a9d93daf3a14fdf20e04
SHA1 7c2f54f6f4ea3217b1f6a40b64e52d67394612d4
SHA512 67fb6f60f6beeb83316d4165a055676dabd9d3daef8a024962b3b4e1b3e073c58f31f8cd9227b99dec519c283a066b932412d0ececbf39bbdad5aa94c95a93a4
SSDEEP 6144:jJZU/adzgq0xpEJf/ICEYZRYSx6DwbR509RSdIHblYae6jIhbzNL7wRJIHkGVHTh:dWCq7c3aedI7miR+v7Oopn
TLSH
T17394FA147F948909E590297E469E1500C7EA91F22632B303370BFF725D899DEDE2D3EA
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1976-14-0x00007FFCEB340000-0x00007FFCEBCE4000-memory.dmp

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memory/1976-9-0x0000022FE1BC0000-0x0000022FE1C2E000-memory.dmp

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memory/1976-10-0x00007FFCEB4CF000-0x00007FFCEB4D0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1976-12-0x00007FFCEB340000-0x00007FFCEBCE4000-memory.dmp

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memory/1976-13-0x00007FFCEB340000-0x00007FFCEBCE4000-memory.dmp

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memory/1976-15-0x00007FFCEB340000-0x00007FFCEBCE4000-memory.dmp

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memory/1976-16-0x00007FFCEB340000-0x00007FFCEBCE4000-memory.dmp

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memory/1976-17-0x00007FFCEB340000-0x00007FFCEBCE4000-memory.dmp

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memory/1976-103-0x00007FFCEB340000-0x00007FFCEBCE4000-memory.dmp

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memory/4464-2-0x0000000074300000-0x0000000074ABC000-memory.dmp

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memory/4464-1-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000238000-memory.dmp

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memory/4464-11-0x0000000074300000-0x0000000074ABC000-memory.dmp

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memory/4464-0-0x0000000074312000-0x0000000074313000-memory.dmp

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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