Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    136s
  • 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, 08:35

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 5.1MB
  • Sample260803-khfgdaeg38
  • SHA256 99394c069d6474ed22abfc96f3b73cd5f640539f85786cd3f842e4a03dd13494
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
    1⤵
      PID:5968
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3632
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" delete "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachine_3aa5"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3592
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachine_3aa5" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe" start= "auto"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5492
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachine_3aa5"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5616
      • C:\Windows\System32\nslookup.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\nslookup.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:1432
      • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe
        C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3008

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            LockAppHost14a02b.exe

            • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe
            • Size 5.1MB
            • SHA256 99394c069d6474ed22abfc96f3b73cd5f640539f85786cd3f842e4a03dd13494
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/1432-17-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140231000-memory.dmp

            memory/3008-13-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140902000-memory.dmp

            memory/3008-24-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140902000-memory.dmp

            memory/3008-21-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140902000-memory.dmp

            memory/3008-23-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140902000-memory.dmp

            memory/3632-6-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140902000-memory.dmp

            memory/3632-9-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140902000-memory.dmp

            memory/3632-10-0x0000000140239000-0x00000001403F2000-memory.dmp

            memory/3632-7-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140902000-memory.dmp

            memory/3632-0-0x0000000140239000-0x00000001403F2000-memory.dmp

            memory/3632-5-0x0000000002050000-0x0000000002051000-memory.dmp

            memory/3632-1-0x00007FFE12770000-0x00007FFE12772000-memory.dmp