Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/08/2026, 02:20

General

  • Target
    BoosterX.exe
  • Size 31.6MB
  • Sample260806-csskpa1gpf
  • SHA256 d51335c79bda0192cb99154d5885a3039e480d8f66f7c8e682560644a007e837
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 2 IoCs
  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 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 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 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\BoosterX.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BoosterX.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4596
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wevtutil.exe
      "wevtutil.exe" gl Microsoft-Windows-SleepStudy/Diagnostic
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2920
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wevtutil.exe
      "wevtutil.exe" gl Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power/Diagnostic
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5648
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wevtutil.exe
      "wevtutil.exe" gl Microsoft-Windows-UserModePowerService/Diagnostic
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5836
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
      "bcdedit.exe" /enum {current} /v
      2⤵
      • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
      PID:5768
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      "cmd" /c chcp 437 & "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\pnputil.exe" /enum-devices
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2340
      • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
        chcp 437
        3⤵
          PID:2836
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\pnputil.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\pnputil.exe" /enum-devices
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          PID:2164
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\bcdedit.exe
        "bcdedit.exe" /enum {current} /v
        2⤵
        • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
        PID:5976
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wevtutil.exe
        "wevtutil.exe" gl Microsoft-Windows-SleepStudy/Diagnostic
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3672
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wevtutil.exe
        "wevtutil.exe" gl Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power/Diagnostic
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3464
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wevtutil.exe
        "wevtutil.exe" gl Microsoft-Windows-UserModePowerService/Diagnostic
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3448
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd" /c chcp 437 & "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\pnputil.exe" /enum-devices
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2004
        • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
          chcp 437
          3⤵
            PID:2752
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\pnputil.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\pnputil.exe" /enum-devices
            3⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
            PID:5348
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd" /c chcp 437 & "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\pnputil.exe" /enum-devices /disconnected
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4248
          • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
            chcp 437
            3⤵
              PID:1268
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\pnputil.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\pnputil.exe" /enum-devices /disconnected
              3⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
              PID:5060
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powercfg /export "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\BackUpPower.pow" 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5600
            • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
              powercfg /export "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\BackUpPower.pow" 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c
              3⤵
              • Power Settings
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:3036
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp995D.tmp
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp995D.tmp
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:5016

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              __PSScriptPolicyTest_2ff0e5ab.uuc.ps1

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2ff0e5ab.uuc.ps1
              • Size 60B
              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              tmp995D.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp995D.tmp
              • Size 14KB
              • SHA256 11bd2c9f9e2397c9a16e0990e4ed2cf0679498fe0fd418a3dfdac60b5c160ee5
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              pnputil.exe.mui

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\en-US\pnputil.exe.mui
              • Size 27KB
              • SHA256 7f3bc636238c04c39c0a84f85b26921b014b8b7def301f9e94382c5040d2b60e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              pnputil.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\BoosterX\pnp\pnputil.exe
              • Size 322KB
              • SHA256 4e1be0a106c0cf0cb3d6e8e4ecd2023b5d64b583b9e8619fe4fd8ca279f27c86
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/4596-33-0x00000207E6D60000-0x00000207E6E6A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-54-0x00000207E8D50000-0x00000207E8D70000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-108-0x00000207EAD30000-0x00000207EAD36000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-20-0x00000207E02F0000-0x00000207E02F8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-22-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-21-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-23-0x00000207E1370000-0x00000207E13A8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-24-0x00000207E03B0000-0x00000207E03BE000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-27-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-28-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-31-0x00000207E6C40000-0x00000207E6C98000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-34-0x00000207E6E70000-0x00000207E73C4000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-35-0x00000207E73E0000-0x00000207E73FA000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-0-0x00000207BD990000-0x00000207BF926000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-32-0x00000207E6CA0000-0x00000207E6D58000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-30-0x00000207E6C20000-0x00000207E6C28000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-29-0x00000207E6250000-0x00000207E6256000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-40-0x00000207E7480000-0x00000207E74C8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-41-0x00000207E74D0000-0x00000207E7582000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-39-0x00000207E6C30000-0x00000207E6C38000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-38-0x00000207E7410000-0x00000207E742A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-37-0x00000207E73C0000-0x00000207E73C8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-36-0x00000207E7400000-0x00000207E740E000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-43-0x00000207E7440000-0x00000207E744A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-47-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-45-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-46-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-42-0x00000207D9EA0000-0x00000207D9EA8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-49-0x00000207E8D80000-0x00000207E8DA2000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-48-0x00000207E7BF0000-0x00000207E7BFE000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-51-0x00000207E8DB0000-0x00000207E8E08000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-50-0x00000207E7C00000-0x00000207E7C28000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-19-0x00000207DA050000-0x00000207DA076000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-18-0x00000207D9EB0000-0x00000207D9EC4000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-5-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-55-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-56-0x00000207E7C30000-0x00000207E7C31000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-57-0x00000207E8D70000-0x00000207E8D76000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-58-0x00000207E8E10000-0x00000207E8E18000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-59-0x00000207E8E20000-0x00000207E8E38000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-60-0x00000207E8E40000-0x00000207E8E4E000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-17-0x00000207DA030000-0x00000207DA04C000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-68-0x00000207E9170000-0x00000207E917A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-69-0x00000207E91F0000-0x00000207E9216000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-70-0x00000207E9360000-0x00000207E9376000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-84-0x00000207E9430000-0x00000207E943C000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-82-0x00000207E93D0000-0x00000207E9426000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-2-0x00000207DC050000-0x00000207DD872000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-1-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-91-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-90-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-89-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-93-0x00000207E99F0000-0x00000207E99F8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-92-0x00000207E9440000-0x00000207E9446000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-95-0x00000207E9A10000-0x00000207E9A2E000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-94-0x00000207E9A00000-0x00000207E9A10000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-96-0x00000207DA080000-0x00000207DA090000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-97-0x00000207E9A50000-0x00000207E9A58000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-98-0x00000207E7BD0000-0x00000207E7BE0000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-100-0x00000207EA260000-0x00000207EA27E000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-99-0x00000207E9280000-0x00000207E9288000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-103-0x00000207EAC80000-0x00000207EAC86000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-104-0x00000207EAC90000-0x00000207EACC6000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-107-0x00000207EACF0000-0x00000207EAD2A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4596-109-0x00000207EAD40000-0x00000207EAD48000-memory.dmp

              memory/5016-53-0x0000000000010000-0x0000000000017000-memory.dmp