General
- Target highwayofhorror.com_new.exe
- Size 25KB
- Sample260803-dr4r1axflc
- SHA256 4451af29cd714b3141d9af12ba83c72679d596b167c29801d8ace6831b8cf8b5
- MD5 b42aa41018ede66c82bf7d1ae21d13bd
- SHA1 7e756c5508fb6096ea099173ade9ce5081f88dbf
- SHA512 48d57152b8e0e003b9a3f09f9194f4eaca3f131f2042150efe500c762aa5c8e106d3d0fe10b06aca415def7ea715eb5d7c73b42b195f20c425075f55acdfbd4e
- SSDEEP 384:l+JKO6kol8UHHvPVPgjw+AOSthhknal4+FINUx94TGwNc8G+H+Nz9ySSW5FHW:Ek1XnvNPgEnlhhvmyIu9yC8zGBySf
- TLSH T1DAC2F64177FCC229E0FF1BB65C7647004775B89B8E16CA0D0EE9948E2E777444AA4BA3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
highwayofhorror.com_new.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
highwayofhorror.com_new.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
Malware Config
Extracted
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nanocore
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c2_port
443
Targets
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- Target highwayofhorror.com_new.exe
- Size 25KB
- SHA256 4451af29cd714b3141d9af12ba83c72679d596b167c29801d8ace6831b8cf8b5
- MD5 b42aa41018ede66c82bf7d1ae21d13bd
- SHA1 7e756c5508fb6096ea099173ade9ce5081f88dbf
- SHA512 48d57152b8e0e003b9a3f09f9194f4eaca3f131f2042150efe500c762aa5c8e106d3d0fe10b06aca415def7ea715eb5d7c73b42b195f20c425075f55acdfbd4e
- SSDEEP 384:l+JKO6kol8UHHvPVPgjw+AOSthhknal4+FINUx94TGwNc8G+H+Nz9ySSW5FHW:Ek1XnvNPgEnlhhvmyIu9yC8zGBySf
- TLSH T1DAC2F64177FCC229E0FF1BB65C7647004775B89B8E16CA0D0EE9948E2E777444AA4BA3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Grants admin privileges
Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.
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Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Creates a file in the Startup directory
A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.
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Adds Run key to start application
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Creates a new local user account
Uses net.exe to create a new local user account, often for persistence or a backdoor account.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1PowerShell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Account Manipulation
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create Account
1Local Account
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Account Manipulation
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1