Analysis

  • max time kernel
    164s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/08/2026, 14:16

General

  • Target
    winrar-x64-723.exe
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample260801-rlgbeaxhmf
  • SHA256 f435b24d4c2c5342c4f7c0143ef358f0f425b7b8a0972dd34d9dcf94789e9c4d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 60 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 19 IoCs
  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\winrar-x64-723.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\winrar-x64-723.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2916
    • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
      "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe" /setup
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies system executable filetype association
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5352
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" -install
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:1340
  • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
    "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" /install /local
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3600
  • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
    "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
    1⤵
      PID:7116
    • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
      "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6388
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe" -install
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:1316
    • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
      1⤵
        PID:4632
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        PID:6268
      • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
        1⤵
          PID:1428
        • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
          "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          PID:5880
        • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
          1⤵
            PID:1884
          • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
            "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
            1⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Modifies registry class
            PID:3512
          • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
            "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
            1⤵
              PID:5840
            • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
              "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
              1⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Modifies registry class
              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
              PID:4564
            • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
              "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
              1⤵
                PID:2748
              • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                1⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Modifies registry class
                • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                PID:2880
              • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                1⤵
                  PID:6960
                • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                  1⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Modifies registry class
                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                  PID:3456
                • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                  1⤵
                    PID:996
                  • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                    1⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Modifies registry class
                    PID:4640
                  • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                    "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                    1⤵
                      PID:1384
                    • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                      1⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • Modifies registry class
                      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                      PID:4460
                    • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                      1⤵
                        PID:5860
                      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Modifies registry class
                        PID:3420
                      • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                        "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                        1⤵
                          PID:6032
                        • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                          "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Modifies registry class
                          PID:1256
                        • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                          "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                          1⤵
                            PID:3732
                          • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                            1⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Modifies registry class
                            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                            PID:1456
                          • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                            "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                            1⤵
                              PID:4864
                            • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                              "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                              1⤵
                              • Executes dropped EXE
                              • Modifies registry class
                              PID:2500
                            • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                              "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                              1⤵
                                PID:3212
                              • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                                "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                                1⤵
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Modifies registry class
                                • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                                PID:6680
                              • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                                "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                                1⤵
                                  PID:3500
                                • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                                  1⤵
                                  • Executes dropped EXE
                                  • Modifies registry class
                                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                                  PID:2104

                                Network

                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                      Downloads

                                      Rar.exe

                                      • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.exe
                                      • Size 826KB
                                      • SHA256 1639bfccc19b6fdd9becffb154edca06f07d1f337cc61933273f5b30dfb91882
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      Rar.txt

                                      • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.txt
                                      • Size 110KB
                                      • SHA256 626b437acc8c23be798b1f3233f5636e64245941fb931f322cd9e65cb8c56a1f
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      RarExtInstaller.exe

                                      • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
                                      • Size 229KB
                                      • SHA256 091f077e4a8ffdca19430e9775b97d3b448e0c8ffdda52fb93b98268d38356f5
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      RarExtPackage.msix

                                      • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtPackage.msix
                                      • Size 23KB
                                      • SHA256 9bd99b011fc9053589e97a4845ba2951d334fa6412190cd0d5f78d6a3e4d3d3d
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      UnRAR.exe

                                      • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\UnRAR.exe
                                      • Size 558KB
                                      • SHA256 806b42a2ae54eb8688841500aa70b3a3e4fcbe99059e612086cf9ccdc231b5ea
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      Uninstall.exe

                                      • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall.exe
                                      • Size 413KB
                                      • SHA256 c893bab6e0159ad6a3baea054f7341dd543ac0ca446671ce07aa93e97b540dc2
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      WhatsNew.txt

                                      • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                                      • Size 64KB
                                      • SHA256 aadee800c40e3437867f644057dee828e67fcc6da65004b0a981c000a4e0a58d
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      WinRAR.chm

                                      • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.chm
                                      • Size 320KB
                                      • SHA256 cb5edb04ac5e879243dae4f1f6d8253b8653dc6c57473bd0b3f3d23fd1861f61
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      WinRAR.exe

                                      • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                                      • Size 3.2MB
                                      • SHA256 ab727aec2418a942a1adf5295efb9c676eeba39d16f7c2443e3f873fe2dfca14
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_D96A4C3B75E862E237A6B89F58F74354

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_D96A4C3B75E862E237A6B89F58F74354
                                      • Size 727B
                                      • SHA256 f7d60901443afcdee9575ec2b3b0aa65dab30de0b475e46c75de83d30234f453
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
                                      • Size 727B
                                      • SHA256 7f440831c5281e43c4f018985666168b7917cdf4e9551a345615b37c0c1cc43c
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_D96A4C3B75E862E237A6B89F58F74354

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_D96A4C3B75E862E237A6B89F58F74354
                                      • Size 404B
                                      • SHA256 ac0b59d9c693958c5441c46308a70377cc293bda3f4502eea93f1ca32e467bc5
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
                                      • Size 412B
                                      • SHA256 5f35387a2dfbed0654dc310af4bf22b9d679ac4ad644fde015bb27700950dd87
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      version.dat

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR\version.dat
                                      • Size 12B
                                      • SHA256 e4e0a8321cb97c5fc2935464048ae49592934a225db897d1e1c3f05b5876ecac
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512