Analysis
- max time kernel
4s - max time network
68s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
03/08/2026, 02:43
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
HitDevice.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
HitDevice.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
Errors
General
- Target HitDevice.exe
- Size 3.2MB
- Sample260803-c7rxpsbj6w
- SHA256 411c48c0433896b19abad62b2006f07ae8ccb3a742306bcc5d63c40feedfb4f7
- MD5 ec261281ea0bfe4f5acfeb8909cb2d52
- SHA1 e78c00574ad0589707ea81a7cc9aab7ffe3c0819
- SHA512 7efc3ceb21fc2835e9053ac7a651e97bea4ac791ba3ac51c7d3a7b98587551a8d358416e3ba2fa0ed26c40023e3c868a8b1d6861097911ec8bdf59f9d5bc9430
- SSDEEP 49152:0v7JTHkNRg6thCr/2yU1dLU1o+NWT7uDU2AM9Fw7MbcJv4NoQ45XEWkrwRd66bKr:
- TLSH T1C5F5E42229EF509DB3A39AAC5FC8F8BF9959F673160E30F620711B46C722D818D52375
- 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.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3412 nasm.exe - Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 16 IoCs
description ioc Process Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\edit\command reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\open\command reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runas reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runasuser reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\DropHandler reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\print reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runas\command reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runasuser\command reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\DefaultIcon reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\edit reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\open reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\print\command reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Compatibility reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers reg.exe - Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\PhysicalDrive0 HitDevice.exe - 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.
pid Process 2776 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language nasm.exe - Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
description ioc Process Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.compositefont reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.dic reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.ics reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00024502-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Implemented Categories\{000C0118-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.onepkg reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AccDictionary.AccDictionary\CurVer reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020820-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\DataFormats\DefaultFile reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0006F04C-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProgID reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0006F051-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InprocServer32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4C599241-6926-101B-9992-00000B65C6F9}\Implemented Categories\{4FED769C-D8DB-44EA-99EA-65135757C156} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{79176FB0-B7F2-11CE-97EF-00AA006D2776}\ProgID reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.TS reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020832-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\TypeLib reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{10072CEC-8CC1-11D1-986E-00A0C955B42E}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{55B3A0BD-4D28-42fe-8CFB-FA3EDFF969B8}\InProcServer32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{912ABC52-36E2-4714-8E62-A8B73CA5E390}\Conversion\ReadWritable\Main reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.vtx\shellex\{00021500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020827-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InprocHandler32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.dbs\PersistentHandler reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.website\OpenWithProgIds reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00024500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Implemented Categories\{000C0118-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0006F054-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InprocServer32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1BD3AC02-7468-49C8-80CF-A138ECB84317}\InProcServer32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000_Classes\BannerNotificationHandler.BannerNotificationHandler\shell\import\DropTarget reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0006F04A-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\LocalServer32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{18A06B6B-2F3F-4e2b-A611-52BE631B2D22}\DataFormats\GetSet\3 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.vssm\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020821-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Insertable reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1814CEEB-49E2-407F-AF99-FA755A7D2607}\InProcServer32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000_Classes\CLSID\{389510b7-9e58-40d7-98bf-60b911cb0ea9}\TypeLib reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{71F96461-78F3-11d0-A18C-00A0C9118956} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{7751F46E-39B2-4b50-A7E3-23EF598ECD85} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{912ABC52-36E2-4714-8E62-A8B73CA5E390}\DataFormats\GetSet\0 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.hxf reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.pdf\OpenWithList\AcroRd32.exe reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xevgenxml reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5512D11A-5CC6-11CF-8D67-00AA00BDCE1D}\ToolboxBitmap32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.Document.DC\shell\Printto reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{506F4668-F13E-4AA1-BB04-B43203AB3CC0}\InprocServer32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.odcnewfile reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroBroker.Broker\CurVer reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020833-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Conversion\Readable\Main reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1B261B22-AC6A-4E68-A870-AB5080E8687B}\InprocHandler32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.mef\ShellEx reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020820-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\DataFormats\GetSet\1 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Version reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{000498C4-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\TreatAs reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{235EB944-F722-47DB-8EE7-1EE27A8D4F98} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{298a6f17-03e7-4bd4-971c-544f359527b7} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{62B4D041-4667-40B6-BB50-4BC0A5043A73}\InprocServer32 reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.acrobatsecuritysettings\CLSID reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\mplayer.exe reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\ASFFile\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f} reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0006F023-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\MiscStatus reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{75D01070-1234-44E9-82F6-DB5B39A47C13}\Conversion\Readable reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.appcontent-ms reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.hxd\OpenWithProgIDs reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CID\f3d0f2e3-18cd-4b18-ad3e-b495d98d5f5f\Protocol reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020833-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\DefaultExtension reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.asm reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CID.Local\d35e9e87-8bf3-45d2-873f-8e415bf200a9\Svcid reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5852F5ED-8BF4-11D4-A245-0080C6F74284}\ProgID reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{6E182020-F460-11CE-9BCD-00AA00608E01}\Implemented Categories reg.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.dvr-ms\OpenWithProgIds reg.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 33 4592 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4592 AUDIODG.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4140 wrote to memory of 2776 4140 HitDevice.exe 90 PID 4140 wrote to memory of 3412 4140 HitDevice.exe 92 PID 2776 wrote to memory of 3376 2776 cmd.exe 94 - 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 WMI provider
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitDevice.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitDevice.exe"1⤵
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4140 -
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k reg delete HKCR /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2776 -
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exereg delete HKCR /f3⤵
- Modifies system executable filetype association
- Modifies registry class
PID:3376
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nasm.exe"nasm.exe" -f bin mbr_temp.asm -o mbr_temp.bin2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3412
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004C4 0x00000000000004D01⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4592
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Event Triggered Execution
2Change Default File Association
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1Pre-OS Boot
1Bootkit
1Privilege Escalation
Event Triggered Execution
2Change Default File Association
1Component Object Model Hijacking
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mbr_temp.asm
- Size 507B
- SHA256 0d5ad0969f6ed401f43156e4817cdea1c58a61ddfe71fd3fff236d563bfec495
- MD5 e54203b1ab2da0a186ec892373d1423b
- SHA1 0284286ec52fd51e1fa5c059a14e633e73de4503
- SHA512 16fec23147c22da031d51b1d6d4e45cc25b2c38460a448b05d82e7fce58e6d3c2e75b0687184d89e5614b9ecf99fc32914de7052377587e69ae8ae8e49fd71a3
- TLSH T1A6F0E55E5D925BC904FB4599F8C17E0BE2D9830F82D6382AB31C4337DFB65A446602AC
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mbr_temp.bin
- Size 512B
- SHA256 bb3727d4f12e15147670fccc3c06b0a23bed53961f3dae914216513fd07f6f69
- MD5 9da8cdb9261177ea1af26e075844a22a
- SHA1 a85e68c8250b967b62d0022ddfb0b1b43a6e69a1
- SHA512 12c2bb7b3d174da3a42de15b3c6a744a53c7eabbbf3edf46eaf858940b7948c3d4867aaa7ff6ddbcbe39fb4c16c3f81d9cd4e7cf221a25aa045c4ba4a49d6534
- TLSH T1E1F00286592361FDC04C51347930805C10B404756D57D54B44D36D164A95752FF540D5
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nasm.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 a4735165141570d966b577d594c0541c29baed4978078c1c7237b855f8592a87
- MD5 2f17bab79b9e5caa79c4f493a18fb06c
- SHA1 f3eb8a09529b82fc08e919517e098644ddc01004
- SHA512 37c62999e11f3a44c02bad2ad9941213c0264312f228de32466818ec84d745312f941f4adf6e4bf3f49d5d91e8df56dbf39b7966ed8d4b214b484c93635ca154
- SSDEEP 24576:2zYx3PgYWwocek/r2+AAYNh3tBULAkS7Le:2koA/qhlL3rmzS7
- TLSH T1A4459422A687D9A3C40E1270DDC7D32977B2E0F46B368B87BA4C97AF7D213A11CC5546
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH