Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    33s
  • max time network
    35s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 23:42

General

  • Target
    riven.exe
  • Size 11.1MB
  • Sample260809-3p7tbafm3x
  • SHA256 cbd790e5b7e48fcf43fffff5b02ad19986b28f643ef1a52208bd64489144cc11
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

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

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\riven.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\riven.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2988
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\riven.exe" MD5 | find /i /v "md5" | find /i /v "certutil"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4772
      • C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe
        certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\riven.exe" MD5
        3⤵
          PID:1912
        • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
          find /i /v "md5"
          3⤵
            PID:4964
          • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
            find /i /v "certutil"
            3⤵
              PID:4416
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ka_updater.bat" "
            2⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2720
            • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
              ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
              3⤵
              • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
              • Runs ping.exe
              PID:3012
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\riven.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\riven.exe"
              3⤵
              • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
              • Checks BIOS information in registry
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Checks whether UAC is enabled
              • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4092
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\riven.exe" MD5 | find /i /v "md5" | find /i /v "certutil"
                4⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4948
                • C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe
                  certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\riven.exe" MD5
                  5⤵
                    PID:2684
                  • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
                    find /i /v "md5"
                    5⤵
                      PID:2660
                    • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
                      find /i /v "certutil"
                      5⤵
                        PID:5580
                    • 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"
                      4⤵
                      • Executes a command shell one-liner
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:2560
                      • 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"
                        5⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:3208
                        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
                          timeout /t 5
                          6⤵
                          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                          PID:5444

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    ka_updater.bat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ka_updater.bat
                    • Size 348B
                    • SHA256 e28650e6b4fe2ed83f2e6d628f99fb3d783221c6f26f758c67d89a94cf0414ce
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    riven_updated.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\riven_updated.exe
                    • Size 9.4MB
                    • SHA256 bd02ac26db9c6501ecec53e3496f058425ac5389310e0974e78b5326ddeab071
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    memory/2988-3-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000141BAC000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2988-0-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000141BAC000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2988-2-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000141BAC000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2988-17-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000141BAC000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2988-1-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000141BAC000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4092-21-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014193D000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4092-22-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014193D000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4092-23-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014193D000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4092-24-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014193D000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4092-25-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014193D000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4092-26-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014193D000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4092-27-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014193D000-memory.dmp