Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • 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, 12:12

General

  • Target
    Vat.N0.20260804142245.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260804-pdk9aaag66
  • SHA256 b869fbddbda07a9b4e511f533b4b7ac2a161cc88dae0519e0e55347c74db94a8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Discovers running processes 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 17 IoCs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 3 IoCs
  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vat.N0.20260804142245.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vat.N0.20260804142245.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2952
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      /c C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4536
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1124
        • C:\ProgramData\S-1-5-21-2676125363-1719236920-1274912211-8281\SystemAppData\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe
          "MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe"
          4⤵
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3412
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
            taskkill /f /im cmd.exe
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Kills process with taskkill
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1608
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd.exe /c start "" /B cmd /C C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A18AA22EAB1E4EBAE7A.CMD
            5⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:708
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              cmd /C C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A18AA22EAB1E4EBAE7A.CMD
              6⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2676
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe" /FO CSV
                7⤵
                • Discovers running processes
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:1392
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                FIND /I "MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:4148
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                TIMEOUT /t 60 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:3848
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe" /FO CSV
                7⤵
                • Discovers running processes
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:3116
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                FIND /I "MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:2300
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                TIMEOUT /t 60 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:5168
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe" /FO CSV
                7⤵
                • Discovers running processes
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2600
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                FIND /I "MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:2164
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                TIMEOUT /t 60 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:3472
  • C:\ProgramData\S-1-5-21-2676125363-1719236920-1274912211-8281\SystemAppData\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe
    C:\ProgramData\S-1-5-21-2676125363-1719236920-1274912211-8281\SystemAppData\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1336
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1336 -s 1448
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:688
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 404 -p 1336 -ip 1336
    1⤵
      PID:1480

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\S-1-5-21-2676125363-1719236920-1274912211-8281\SystemAppData\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe
          • Size 3.5MB
          • SHA256 b869fbddbda07a9b4e511f533b4b7ac2a161cc88dae0519e0e55347c74db94a8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          pdfCORe8.dLL

          • Path C:\ProgramData\S-1-5-21-2676125363-1719236920-1274912211-8281\SystemAppData\pdfCORe8.dLL
          • Size 3.8MB
          • SHA256 62b4dab833c0ea54fe9d4a65ecb1e705791bfe47b61398c0ea155d2445fffce5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          0E0EA2CD61F757CEB5BB65FC2C758BF4_59B8C30534EA03831AD62B87D9D5F56A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0E0EA2CD61F757CEB5BB65FC2C758BF4_59B8C30534EA03831AD62B87D9D5F56A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 3987e97c336d4df885da6bd99fbbedc4b0e368ccb21b8aa9cf6b358349be04bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 be28306753fbcd10dfdccc0d803daf45cb9d8820d5d9f5ce83f7716d37584923
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_318C19735AFB8DB0BA822A0091F55D60

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_318C19735AFB8DB0BA822A0091F55D60
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 9ae2e1c28447bfe69ff169012d873d11a0c43001af635b114493e8177e7e9373
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 8d048730b983105d77a346709c2f03ca8f061c0d7c12cf101a8335751211343b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_64A201640BD8E31E72E33FB1EBF9962D

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_64A201640BD8E31E72E33FB1EBF9962D
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 53c60c9910c857fa3f02c1db2a222d556998d9914fb472f4e3324b39be887813
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          0E0EA2CD61F757CEB5BB65FC2C758BF4_59B8C30534EA03831AD62B87D9D5F56A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0E0EA2CD61F757CEB5BB65FC2C758BF4_59B8C30534EA03831AD62B87D9D5F56A
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 4f09e56d7269c829e8a25b685ffe9e306b5840bfb89580c3248fd2e9cbed25b3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 e730dcd3026e48f60b658ab027517ac21919bf958735cd28643d7739480ee6ea
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_318C19735AFB8DB0BA822A0091F55D60

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_318C19735AFB8DB0BA822A0091F55D60
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 c9dae0dbda58d3112a010b3cb4f9d3b1c69059d1056508db68564152cd77b61e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 30cbe97e2f0a317c796d3f4937121f76161f8cc5b94a5396c9a4c223b6d529ab
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_64A201640BD8E31E72E33FB1EBF9962D

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_64A201640BD8E31E72E33FB1EBF9962D
          • Size 416B
          • SHA256 9ac68a6df71741390e373394fb8387790e4682c8bc140d8a6c39db4bf933de7c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          A18AA22EAB1E4EBAE7A.CMD

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A18AA22EAB1E4EBAE7A.CMD
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 0cc10758ab083f6b5ba7fd03d6d4704f53b8e6b72a1fdf6c8162a7b30a92f084
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/3412-35-0x0000000005360000-0x00000000053B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3412-36-0x0000000005360000-0x00000000053B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3412-38-0x0000000005360000-0x00000000053B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3412-41-0x0000000005360000-0x00000000053B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3412-40-0x0000000005360000-0x00000000053B7000-memory.dmp