Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 01:15

General

  • Target
    cabal.exe
  • Size 100KB
  • Sample260804-bmewzaaf29
  • SHA256 e1f22e870f1d84e0c49514875f862d5ac1eb280d8a507bef46cf1c1104d9c47f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 16 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cabal.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cabal.exe"
    1⤵
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4104
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update.exe" mmoparadox
      2⤵
      • Downloads MZ/PE file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3124

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        update.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update.exe
        • Size 10.1MB
        • SHA256 e7abfa6067d3bacc152ddee31001b08924f9fa3859a36f89dc4723d98631fa21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3124-23-0x000000000A400000-0x000000000A408000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-21-0x0000000000300000-0x0000000000D18000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-22-0x0000000005700000-0x0000000005710000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-24-0x0000000005700000-0x0000000005710000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-43-0x0000000005700000-0x0000000005710000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-48-0x0000000005700000-0x0000000005710000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-53-0x0000000005700000-0x0000000005710000-memory.dmp

        memory/4104-2-0x0000000002620000-0x0000000002630000-memory.dmp

        memory/4104-3-0x0000000002620000-0x0000000002630000-memory.dmp

        memory/4104-4-0x0000000007150000-0x0000000007188000-memory.dmp

        memory/4104-5-0x0000000007130000-0x000000000713E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4104-1-0x0000000002620000-0x0000000002630000-memory.dmp

        memory/4104-0-0x0000000000220000-0x000000000023E000-memory.dmp