043f06dd6c10575fcde70c33af58db2263a1c0d1647765705aa9b0cbf88e87e8

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
150s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
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08/08/2026, 17:08

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General

Target
y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe
Size 538KB
Sample260808-vnr3gaan21
SHA256 043f06dd6c10575fcde70c33af58db2263a1c0d1647765705aa9b0cbf88e87e8
MD5 b61ce42087aa444752447a786dfb51da
SHA1 d4b5081faef0fac63b4e356586d8c588c41e3edc
SHA512 dd359502a92033249c3e5b1009b97d1aa217d92f75d1466712ac1243b6c77f2b41f975908b4892a7aae7386dd799aec4df51a4bf579de118f2c80f2da9dec7ae
SSDEEP 12288:NuOZ+w5t6AVgNjT3KC3A25OCJ2obJQsq:Jr5IAVgNfn3Ae55
TLSH
T198C44B147FD58A08D5801A7E455E1A08CBAED1F22632B307370AEF620D45DDEDE6D3EA
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation

Malware Config

Signatures

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Windows\\System32\\xdwdDefender.exe"	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe

Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
persistence privilege_escalation

AppInit DLLs
T1546.010

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3053180483-1881419501-3594244048-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

pid	Process
916	xdwdDefender.exe
2920	xdwdMalwareDef.exe
5168	xdwdDefender.exe
5048	xdwdDefender.exe
5236	xdwdDefender.exe
5732	xdwdDefender.exe

Loads dropped DLL 13 IoCs

pid	Process
2376	Process not Found
5552	Process not Found
916	xdwdDefender.exe
2920	xdwdMalwareDef.exe
5168	xdwdDefender.exe
5316	Process not Found
5892	Process not Found
632	Process not Found
5048	xdwdDefender.exe
5236	xdwdDefender.exe
5936	Process not Found
4204	Process not Found
5732	xdwdDefender.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

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

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
52	icanhazip.com
6	api.ipify.org
9	api.ipify.org
10	api.ipify.org
22	api.ipify.org
51	icanhazip.com
7	api.ipify.org
8	api.ipify.org
21	api.ipify.org
47	api.ipify.org

Drops file in System32 directory 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe	xdwdDefender.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe	xdwdMalwareDef.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe	xdwdDefender.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe	xdwdDefender.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe	xdwdDefender.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe	xdwdMalwareDef.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe	xdwdDefender.exe
File created	C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe	xdwdDefender.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe	xdwdDefender.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe
File created	C:\Windows\xdwd.dll	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\xdwd.dll	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe	xdwdDefender.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
3120	cmd.exe
3412	cmd.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
1440	schtasks.exe
5704	schtasks.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4616	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	916	xdwdDefender.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2920	xdwdMalwareDef.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5168	xdwdDefender.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	916	xdwdDefender.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5048	xdwdDefender.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5236	xdwdDefender.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5732	xdwdDefender.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4616 wrote to memory of 5352	4616	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe	91
PID 4616 wrote to memory of 3120	4616	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe	93
PID 3120 wrote to memory of 1440	3120	cmd.exe	95
PID 4616 wrote to memory of 3412	4616	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe	96
PID 3412 wrote to memory of 5704	3412	cmd.exe	98
PID 4616 wrote to memory of 916	4616	y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe	102

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.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\y1od0sah4cg5sgbk.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4616
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CMD.exe
  "CMD" netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Jd\*],Ul]\S8]M" dir=in action=allow program="C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" enable=yes & exit
  2⤵
  PID:5352
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
  "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3120
- - C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "Microsoft\Windows\WAppCrashNvTew" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe" /RL HIGHEST
    3⤵
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1440
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
  "cmd" /c schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe" /RL HIGHEST & exit
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3412
- - C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /f /sc minute /mo 30 /tn "Microsoft\MachineCore" /tr "C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe" /RL HIGHEST
    3⤵
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:5704
- C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:916

C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe
C:\Windows\Web\xdwdMalwareDef.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2920

C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5168

C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5048

C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5236

C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
C:\Windows\System32\xdwdDefender.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5732

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

AppInit DLLs

T1546.010

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

AppInit DLLs

T1546.010

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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xdwdDefender.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\xdwdDefender.exe.log
Size 1KB
SHA256 d049789c187b2f58c900eab10205bc037740dca8640ab40c314790fefaab66ff
MD5 f26118d675c61402c218ac6794d90a63
SHA1 ffc8d592f3ca8255ca5119eff5b576eb16ac7fac
SHA512 6f14b71dae095131053a1b590e60ccec4e14c47c745bf9d52de48988d7b93b1f50bbb6bac0222dc49e3e45def052b20be2d34e116991027718da2e0fb8eb45d0
TLSH
T17411CE723371F1D889163F072C68268417BF4724BA90EE0CB5A8626ED9364275F222F3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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xdwd.dll

Path C:\Windows\xdwd.dll
Size 136KB
SHA256 35c8d022e1d917f1aabdceae98097ccc072161b302f84c768ca63e4b32ac2b66
MD5 16e5a492c9c6ae34c59683be9c51fa31
SHA1 97031b41f5c56f371c28ae0d62a2df7d585adaba
SHA512 20fd369172ef5e3e2fde388666b42e8fe5f0c2bfa338c0345f45e98af6561a249ba3ecc48c3f16efcc73f02ecb67b3ddb1e2e8f0e77d18fa00ac34e6379e50b6
SSDEEP 3072:t0iX+jLyDcqaH9a6DFHo6MjD7VbZaZaZ8Xwlk4MHWZpt:t07yDSvdoRj2up
TLSH
T151D35B0772A500BFE1668638C5630A09E777B8211770DBAF33A4429D9F277E19D3AF61
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/916-119-0x000001F0E3710000-0x000001F0E3812000-memory.dmp

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memory/2920-114-0x000001871FC90000-0x000001871FD92000-memory.dmp

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memory/4616-0-0x000001B5D2C60000-0x000001B5D2CEC000-memory.dmp

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memory/4616-1-0x000001B5ED3F0000-0x000001B5ED400000-memory.dmp

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memory/5048-124-0x000002119A290000-0x000002119A392000-memory.dmp

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memory/5168-116-0x000002A4CAC00000-0x000002A4CAD02000-memory.dmp

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memory/5236-134-0x000002481BF20000-0x000002481C022000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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