f19c444ac494b9a98417d3b30de7398fa90720dc35ba11a51d4f09d6125a3e76

Analysis

max time kernel
10s
max time network
147s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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03/08/2026, 09:40

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General

Target
extension-fix-305QI7.hta
Size 2KB
Sample260803-lnfj1awthy
SHA256 f19c444ac494b9a98417d3b30de7398fa90720dc35ba11a51d4f09d6125a3e76
MD5 f529b67230c5f38ee3bbca5469544a5c
SHA1 ab1137f3892bd43e8dd6b7ed6a69cbcad862421b
SHA512 ebbbfc2e35a9ee70e99e77eb0824e7a49ddbbcf0d2eca09c060a0ab2b574c0f8f3f224b0250b0b0d4a8468be7e3db394e0b03256cb5f6ec7dedef2328023306e
TLSH
T14F5156F77A42A3D5BD32499F196FA09914941B42236AE4F8F687DD02EF8CF0D8434798
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Score

8^/10

adware discovery execution spyware

Malware Config

Signatures

Badlisted process makes network request 5 IoCs

Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

flow	pid	Process
3	1212	mshta.exe
4	1212	mshta.exe
5	1212	mshta.exe
6	1212	mshta.exe
7	1212	mshta.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
5556	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 13 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	mshta.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	rundll32.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
5556	cmd.exe
2620	PING.EXE

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	rundll32.exe

Modifies registry class 32 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content\CachePrefix	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies\CacheLimit = "1"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content\CachePrefix	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content\CachePrefix	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History\CachePrefix = "Visited:"	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History\CacheVersion = "1"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content\CachePrefix	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content\CacheLimit = "51200"	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies\CacheVersion = "1"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content\CacheVersion = "1"	rundll32.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\History\CacheLimit = "1"	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Content\CachePrefix	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Extensible Cache	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache	rundll32.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\windows_ie_ac_001\Internet Settings\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix = "Cookie:"	rundll32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-1000_Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache	rundll32.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2620	PING.EXE

Script User-Agent 1 IoCs

Uses user-agent string associated with script host/environment.

description	flow	ioc
HTTP User-Agent header	6	Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; Win32; WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5)

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2516	rundll32.exe
5608	rundll32.exe
4632	rundll32.exe
976	rundll32.exe
4972	rundll32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1212 wrote to memory of 4632	1212	mshta.exe	91
PID 1212 wrote to memory of 5608	1212	mshta.exe	90
PID 1212 wrote to memory of 2516	1212	mshta.exe	92
PID 1212 wrote to memory of 976	1212	mshta.exe	93
PID 1212 wrote to memory of 5556	1212	mshta.exe	94
PID 1212 wrote to memory of 4972	1212	mshta.exe	96
PID 5556 wrote to memory of 2620	5556	cmd.exe	97
PID 976 wrote to memory of 4584	976	rundll32.exe	98
PID 4972 wrote to memory of 6092	4972	rundll32.exe	99
PID 5608 wrote to memory of 292	5608	rundll32.exe	100
PID 4632 wrote to memory of 296	4632	rundll32.exe	101
PID 2516 wrote to memory of 244	2516	rundll32.exe	102

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\extension-fix-305QI7.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
1⤵
- Badlisted process makes network request
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1212
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5608
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:00000000
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:292
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4632
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:00000000
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:296
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2516
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:00000000
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:244
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:976
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:00000000
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:4584
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping -n 300 -w 1000 127.0.0.1 >nul
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5556
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping -n 300 -w 1000 127.0.0.1
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2620
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies Internet Explorer settings
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4972
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess Flags:8 WinX:0 WinY:0 IEFrame:00000000
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:6092