Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    87s
  • 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, 16:44

General

  • Target
    LiquidLauncher_0.5.0_x64_en-US.msi
  • Size 9.2MB
  • Sample260804-t8812svfqa
  • SHA256 ac86ca5150d64af0b55e22f65adac3cfd13aac88868085fcea3c019e920733c1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 14 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • 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 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • 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\LiquidLauncher_0.5.0_x64_en-US.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1372
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • 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:3592
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 081C5F9F05998601AA4EF3785EF6F177 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1424
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:3376
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4824
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:948

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e59ca1d.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59ca1d.rbs
            • Size 10KB
            • SHA256 184f3f3e59e24f4a3d4e09e1de3fc0e08cd027de826c9ffe73e378d1942c3b5e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            liquidlauncher.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\LiquidLauncher\liquidlauncher.exe
            • Size 19.1MB
            • SHA256 9bd19eb5493a6268b1bcec59c93ffbbb78c67bf525fafd01517316e7f1db7652
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            LiquidLauncher.lnk

            • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\LiquidLauncher\LiquidLauncher.lnk
            • Size 2KB
            • SHA256 4d56b02b53788a1d067f8a39945fd6536c1f6ce7bfc9e6b637a88eac02d5954d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            LiquidLauncher.lnk~RFe59d18f.TMP

            • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\LiquidLauncher\LiquidLauncher.lnk~RFe59d18f.TMP
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 a79c67af483892a5f4dcfafaed5c553d0d0d7b7ddd1efef0c7d7137d996073c7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            MSI6EFC.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI6EFC.tmp
            • Size 132KB
            • SHA256 7f47d98ab25cfea9b3a2e898c3376cc9ba1cd893b4948b0c27caa530fd0e34cc
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            e59ca1c.msi

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e59ca1c.msi
            • Size 9.2MB
            • SHA256 ac86ca5150d64af0b55e22f65adac3cfd13aac88868085fcea3c019e920733c1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            metadata-2

            • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
            • Size 26.1MB
            • SHA256 a843854b8ec915a575370ff75a34a46c4d5da137ba0512c97304260eb0d31c08
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            {ab77a574-4af0-48ea-be1d-4cfb7cdc3164}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

            • Path \??\Volume{cb180e94-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{ab77a574-4af0-48ea-be1d-4cfb7cdc3164}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
            • Size 6KB
            • SHA256 2f0464991262272b92b05a41aaa7bdb2838a424fa77cde1de102eb1487c0ad22
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/3592-40-0x0000024BDF870000-0x0000024BE0214000-memory.dmp