Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    133s
  • 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, 10:54

General

  • Target
    MistLoader.exe
  • Size 3.4MB
  • Sample260808-mzmywsdb37
  • SHA256 d0e271b6b2f46419d13af068ea5abce55a935b8768e4e74036b0753c341220d9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • 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.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MistLoader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MistLoader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4344
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MistLoader.exe" MD5 | find /i /v "md5" | find /i /v "certutil"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5608
      • C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe
        certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MistLoader.exe" MD5
        3⤵
          PID:1944
        • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
          find /i /v "md5"
          3⤵
            PID:244
          • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
            find /i /v "certutil"
            3⤵
              PID:124
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c start cmd /C "color b && title Error && echo You need to run the KeyAuthApp.init(); function before any other KeyAuth functions && timeout /t 5"
            2⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:6072
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              cmd /C "color b && title Error && echo You need to run the KeyAuthApp.init(); function before any other KeyAuth functions && timeout /t 5"
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2476
              • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
                timeout /t 5
                4⤵
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:924

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              memory/4344-0-0x00007FF605C70000-0x00007FF606126000-memory.dmp

              memory/4344-1-0x00007FF605C70000-0x00007FF606126000-memory.dmp

              memory/4344-2-0x00007FF605C70000-0x00007FF606126000-memory.dmp