Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • 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, 12:18

General

  • Target
    VAT-N0.20260807142129.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260808-pg2qfa1saw
  • SHA256 b869fbddbda07a9b4e511f533b4b7ac2a161cc88dae0519e0e55347c74db94a8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Discovers running processes 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 17 IoCs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 3 IoCs
  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VAT-N0.20260807142129.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VAT-N0.20260807142129.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1228
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      /c C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3160
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2568
        • C:\ProgramData\NvContainer.AIUser.{F8899258-2595-4721-A7DA-62686F3A9A8B}\NvContainerAIUser.nvi\NVDisplay.Container.exe
          "NVDisplay.Container.exe"
          4⤵
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:6004
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
            taskkill /f /im cmd.exe
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Kills process with taskkill
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3384
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd.exe /c start "" /B cmd /C C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BC2411DEE9DC.CMD
            5⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5736
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              cmd /C C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BC2411DEE9DC.CMD
              6⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4888
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq NVDisplay.Container.exe" /FO CSV
                7⤵
                • Discovers running processes
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:1208
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                FIND /I "NVDisplay.Container.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:6088
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                TIMEOUT /t 60 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:5024
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq NVDisplay.Container.exe" /FO CSV
                7⤵
                • Discovers running processes
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:1468
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                FIND /I "NVDisplay.Container.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1380
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                TIMEOUT /t 60 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:1144
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq NVDisplay.Container.exe" /FO CSV
                7⤵
                • Discovers running processes
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:4400
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                FIND /I "NVDisplay.Container.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:2524
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                TIMEOUT /t 60 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:2684
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:3936
    • C:\ProgramData\NvContainer.AIUser.{F8899258-2595-4721-A7DA-62686F3A9A8B}\NvContainerAIUser.nvi\NVDisplay.Container.exe
      C:\ProgramData\NvContainer.AIUser.{F8899258-2595-4721-A7DA-62686F3A9A8B}\NvContainerAIUser.nvi\NVDisplay.Container.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1036

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          NVDisplay.Container.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\NvContainer.AIUser.{F8899258-2595-4721-A7DA-62686F3A9A8B}\NvContainerAIUser.nvi\NVDisplay.Container.exe
          • Size 3.5MB
          • SHA256 b869fbddbda07a9b4e511f533b4b7ac2a161cc88dae0519e0e55347c74db94a8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          pdfcorE8.DLL

          • Path C:\ProgramData\NvContainer.AIUser.{F8899258-2595-4721-A7DA-62686F3A9A8B}\NvContainerAIUser.nvi\pdfcorE8.DLL
          • Size 5.2MB
          • SHA256 5b4acaf5006310cadac78c9de2feb7083fb7422b59101c1843038862f714d357
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          BC2411DEE9DC.CMD

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BC2411DEE9DC.CMD
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 f456dac6bb1a59fefc2da4ebf716111710f468cb5dff21f2ba4652eddf5f637d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/6004-8-0x0000000004E20000-0x0000000004E78000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-11-0x0000000004E20000-0x0000000004E78000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-9-0x0000000004E20000-0x0000000004E78000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-14-0x0000000004E20000-0x0000000004E78000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-15-0x0000000004E20000-0x0000000004E78000-memory.dmp