Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
148s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
04/08/2026, 23:22
General
- Target inst_smt008.exe
- Size 55.2MB
- Sample260804-3cwwaaac46
- SHA256 e0774962ada6a10240b5fb28a235c399ca86d8afe5e903f930db54d91d976d57
Malware Config
Signatures
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.
- Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 5 IoCs
- 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inst_smt008.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inst_smt008.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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C:\Users\Public\gvrCe2\PvTJEO.exe"C:\Users\Public\gvrCe2\PvTJEO.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
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C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\gvrCe2\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F2⤵
- Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
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C:\Users\Public\gvrCe2\PvTJEO.exe"C:\Users\Public\gvrCe2\PvTJEO.exe"1⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
PvTJEO.exe
PvTJEO.exe
UxEnhance64.dll
adoresd.dat
msadox.tb
memory/2116-539-0x00000276B3F80000-0x00000276B4811000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-559-0x00000276B34E0000-0x00000276B356A000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-566-0x00000276B3F80000-0x00000276B4811000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-530-0x00007FFDC7F90000-0x00007FFDC7F92000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-531-0x00007FFDA53A0000-0x00007FFDA58BE000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-563-0x00000276B3F80000-0x00000276B4811000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-560-0x00000276B34E0000-0x00000276B356A000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-536-0x00000276B3F80000-0x00000276B4811000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-538-0x00007FFDC7FA0000-0x00007FFDC7FA2000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-558-0x00000276B34E0000-0x00000276B356A000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-543-0x00000276B3F80000-0x00000276B4811000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-544-0x00000276B3F80000-0x00000276B4811000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-545-0x00000276B3F80000-0x00000276B4811000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-546-0x00000276B3F80000-0x00000276B4811000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-550-0x00000276B3F80000-0x00000276B4811000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-557-0x00000276B1BF0000-0x00000276B1C3E000-memory.dmp
memory/2116-561-0x00000276B34E0000-0x00000276B356A000-memory.dmp
memory/4072-525-0x00007FFDBFBF0000-0x00007FFDBFC02000-memory.dmp
memory/4072-0-0x0000000000570000-0x000000000057D000-memory.dmp
memory/4072-2-0x0000000000580000-0x000000000058B000-memory.dmp
memory/4072-504-0x00007FFDBFBF0000-0x00007FFDBFC02000-memory.dmp
memory/4072-524-0x0000000000570000-0x000000000057D000-memory.dmp
memory/4072-1-0x0000000000570000-0x000000000057D000-memory.dmp