Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/08/2026, 12:25

General

  • Target
    balloons.exe
  • Size 2.6MB
  • Sample260803-pllvsaxerc
  • SHA256 e27eb6e7166c3e9996b44f606e173f2e154ac30c93b47a50f7ec27f7e82adf50
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 3 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\balloons.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\balloons.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2684
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S524PK5EN0.tmp\balloons.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S524PK5EN0.tmp\balloons.tmp" /SL5="$60208,1417071,876032,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\balloons.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4772
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Balloons\Balloons.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Balloons\Balloons.exe" -update
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1528

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Balloons.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Balloons\Balloons.exe
        • Size 251KB
        • SHA256 a1df79c7df6566e4d9988d21307f395fb388ce0d02171fe58bdfa2116819710b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        balloons.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-S524PK5EN0.tmp\balloons.tmp
        • Size 4.2MB
        • SHA256 630174d74de4fac1d629d4cf1b75385d714b74499987bdb59891c6117344cfb1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1528-62-0x00000155854B0000-0x00000155854B8000-memory.dmp

        memory/1528-66-0x000001559DDC0000-0x000001559DDD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1528-65-0x0000015583BD0000-0x0000015583C6A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1528-64-0x00000155855E0000-0x00000155855EE000-memory.dmp

        memory/1528-58-0x0000015583810000-0x000001558384E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1528-63-0x000001559EF60000-0x000001559EF98000-memory.dmp

        memory/1528-61-0x000001559DDC0000-0x000001559DDD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2684-0-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000F14000-memory.dmp

        memory/2684-12-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000F14000-memory.dmp

        memory/2684-60-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000F14000-memory.dmp

        memory/4772-5-0x0000000001590000-0x0000000001591000-memory.dmp

        memory/4772-59-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000C8F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4772-54-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000C8F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4772-13-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000C8F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4772-14-0x0000000001590000-0x0000000001591000-memory.dmp