Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 12:15

General

  • Target
    AV.scr
  • Size 6.0MB
  • Sample260804-pexcyawthw
  • SHA256 af94ddf7c35b9d9f016a5a4b232b43e071d59c6beb1560ba76df20df7b49ca4c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • Creates a large amount of network flows 1 TTPs

    This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

  • XMRig Miner payload 14 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 13 IoCs

    Detects file using ACProtect software.

  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 62 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 64 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Detects Pyinstaller 1 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 15 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AV.scr
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AV.scr" /S
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3400
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AV.scr
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AV.scr" /S
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c copy /y C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AV.scr C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3220
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe --startup auto install
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4696
        • C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe --startup auto install
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2616
          • C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe --startup auto install
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:536
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe start
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1652
        • C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe start
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2556
          • C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe start
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1156
  • C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5008
    • C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4132
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c copy /y C:\Windows\TEMP\_MEI50~1\xmrig.exe C:\Windows\TEMP\xmrig.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3144
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c copy /y C:\Windows\TEMP\_MEI50~1\config.json C:\Windows\TEMP\config.json
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4308
      • C:\Windows\TEMP\xmrig.exe
        C:\Windows\TEMP\xmrig.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1756
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
        netsh firewall add allowedprogram C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe "MyApp" ENABLE
        3⤵
        • Modifies Windows Firewall
        • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2088

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        _socket.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI26162\_socket.pyd
        • Size 21KB
        • SHA256 be10254b111713bef20a13d561de61ca3c74a34c64ddc5b10825c64ab2c46734
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        netifaces.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI26162\netifaces.pyd
        • Size 11KB
        • SHA256 1a6c57ac8031582477b1d3463a65b6eb006eea704e27c8c4b812b99ea910428d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pywintypes27.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI26162\pywintypes27.dll
        • Size 52KB
        • SHA256 82c2926cb03a04392fa479801d505e2a387446bca978ff930177121db2fdb461
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servicemanager.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI26162\servicemanager.pyd
        • Size 16KB
        • SHA256 60da4b4e628b7dc1115615128ac554aeb29b50a61629ad5aeeb5cc9d2bd86202
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        win32api.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI26162\win32api.pyd
        • Size 34KB
        • SHA256 87ceeb1b7586db730f48988a07018f9c8af57934ff7f173a869542207f46b0f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        win32event.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI26162\win32event.pyd
        • Size 11KB
        • SHA256 26e6d883e9e61bf872425526a9b8c7bb229c3b9d2f82bb3c0bf500660dbe1995
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        win32service.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI26162\win32service.pyd
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 e52b5532a6764aaae67db557412b3f77ebdc8a14a72771a1c6414a83bb3fc15c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _hashlib.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI34002\_hashlib.pyd
        • Size 343KB
        • SHA256 7863e1bedfe1ffc720b67b2eb7b3491db9d2b8e56b5574e6a40ff90336b8dafa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _ssl.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI34002\_ssl.pyd
        • Size 487KB
        • SHA256 c236271b92a0f1d3304337f2e2444107f34d8e26272981f48c47db347133566c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ftpcrack.exe.manifest

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI34002\ftpcrack.exe.manifest
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 78b1160f6adab34d144ad19a0f4b83f83453f1e18460bbdfbe17ad354b62af7d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        python27.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI34002\python27.dll
        • Size 877KB
        • SHA256 fbad053d962bac96865ac3372958d697711800fdc46f36c87011bb5e89026614
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Crypto.Cipher._AES.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI34~1\Crypto.Cipher._AES.pyd
        • Size 16KB
        • SHA256 c1a900615c9500c46b9602c30c53f299290b03632208ef1152af8830ab73ad17
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _ctypes.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI34~1\_ctypes.pyd
        • Size 37KB
        • SHA256 6456fea123e04bcec8a8eed26160e1df5482e69d187d3e1a0c428995472ac134
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        psutil._psutil_windows.pyd

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI34~1\psutil._psutil_windows.pyd
        • Size 25KB
        • SHA256 2e4ad3d08118da77c928c4614bfecb34397cfaf53f5d46d7c7e5f1da3172c1f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        HelpPane.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 af94ddf7c35b9d9f016a5a4b232b43e071d59c6beb1560ba76df20df7b49ca4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        config.json

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\config.json
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 348f388c57dfb77b0caacd8304725e10dc69a52eec41ae695327787ad1853c92
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        xmrig.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\xmrig.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 4bf737b29ff521bc263eb1f2c1c5ea04b47470cccd1beae245d98def389929bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/536-149-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-158-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-133-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074537000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-146-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-128-0x00000000746B0000-0x00000000746C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-184-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-143-0x00000000012B0000-0x00000000012BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-129-0x0000000074540000-0x00000000746A9000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-155-0x00000000746F0000-0x00000000749A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-156-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-127-0x00000000746D0000-0x00000000746ED000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-120-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-157-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-137-0x0000000002D40000-0x0000000002D54000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-172-0x00000000746F0000-0x00000000749A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-173-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-174-0x00000000746D0000-0x00000000746ED000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-175-0x00000000746B0000-0x00000000746C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-176-0x0000000074540000-0x00000000746A9000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-177-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074537000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-178-0x0000000002D40000-0x0000000002D54000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-116-0x00000000746F0000-0x00000000749A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-179-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-180-0x00000000012B0000-0x00000000012BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-181-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-182-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/536-183-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-301-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-302-0x0000000002560000-0x000000000256A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-307-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-224-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074537000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-219-0x00000000746F0000-0x00000000749A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-306-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074537000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-305-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-304-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-273-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-303-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-232-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-300-0x0000000002430000-0x0000000002444000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-299-0x0000000074540000-0x00000000746A9000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-268-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074537000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-298-0x00000000746B0000-0x00000000746C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-265-0x0000000074540000-0x00000000746A9000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-264-0x00000000746B0000-0x00000000746C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-231-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-230-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-229-0x00000000746F0000-0x00000000749A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-228-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-227-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-226-0x0000000002560000-0x000000000256A000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-225-0x0000000002430000-0x0000000002444000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-223-0x0000000074540000-0x00000000746A9000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-222-0x00000000746B0000-0x00000000746C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-221-0x00000000746D0000-0x00000000746ED000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-220-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-295-0x00000000746F0000-0x00000000749A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-296-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1156-297-0x00000000746D0000-0x00000000746ED000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-410-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-425-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-441-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-456-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-471-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-486-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-501-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-516-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-395-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-380-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-365-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-532-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-547-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1756-562-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-394-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002489000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-457-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-274-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C74000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-280-0x0000000073FD0000-0x0000000074139000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-561-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002489000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-548-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-279-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-533-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-546-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002489000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-278-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-517-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-277-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-502-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-276-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-487-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-500-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002489000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-275-0x0000000000C80000-0x0000000000C8A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-472-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-272-0x0000000073EC0000-0x0000000073FC7000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-267-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-271-0x0000000074140000-0x0000000074151000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-455-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002489000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-442-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-270-0x0000000073FD0000-0x0000000074139000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-348-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-361-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002489000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-360-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-351-0x0000000074140000-0x0000000074151000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-350-0x0000000074160000-0x000000007417D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-426-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-379-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002489000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-366-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-269-0x0000000074160000-0x000000007417D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-281-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-381-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-411-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-396-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-409-0x0000000002460000-0x0000000002489000-memory.dmp

        memory/4132-266-0x0000000074180000-0x0000000074430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-119-0x0000000074CA0000-0x0000000074E09000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-67-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-323-0x0000000074E30000-0x0000000074E4D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-58-0x0000000002480000-0x000000000248A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-64-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000751B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-65-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-34-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000751B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-71-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-73-0x0000000074E30000-0x0000000074E4D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-74-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-322-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-115-0x0000000074E10000-0x0000000074E21000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-46-0x0000000074CA0000-0x0000000074E09000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-37-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-40-0x0000000074E30000-0x0000000074E4D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-44-0x0000000074E10000-0x0000000074E21000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-321-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-130-0x00000000024A0000-0x00000000024B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-49-0x0000000074B90000-0x0000000074C97000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-142-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-53-0x00000000024A0000-0x00000000024B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-66-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-324-0x0000000074E10000-0x0000000074E21000-memory.dmp

        memory/4984-325-0x0000000074CA0000-0x0000000074E09000-memory.dmp