Analysis

  • max time kernel
    92s
  • 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
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 14:34

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260809-rxp3pagn2v
  • SHA256 b32181caa8383569167918025e985ed2e629cf2f0f001dcfd576044c8f31599f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 16 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

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

  • 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:1236
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4304
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4764
      • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:2180
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2000
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2920
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:620
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3656
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:312
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "GZGOCWMS"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1952
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "GZGOCWMS" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\llvgeyvdqlid\lxkaooiqmytv.exe" start= "auto"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4796
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4656
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "GZGOCWMS"
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2524
    • C:\ProgramData\llvgeyvdqlid\lxkaooiqmytv.exe
      C:\ProgramData\llvgeyvdqlid\lxkaooiqmytv.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1092
      • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:988
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3052
        • C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
            PID:1632
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:832
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5068
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2468
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4044
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1124
        • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          2⤵
            PID:3952
          • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
            svchost.exe
            2⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2408

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              lxkaooiqmytv.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\llvgeyvdqlid\lxkaooiqmytv.exe
              • Size 5.4MB
              • SHA256 b32181caa8383569167918025e985ed2e629cf2f0f001dcfd576044c8f31599f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              __PSScriptPolicyTest_f2mmshqw.num.ps1

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_f2mmshqw.num.ps1
              • Size 60B
              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              memory/988-32-0x0000029BF3480000-0x0000029BF349C000-memory.dmp

              memory/988-36-0x0000029BF3220000-0x0000029BF322A000-memory.dmp

              memory/988-39-0x0000029BF36C0000-0x0000029BF36C6000-memory.dmp

              memory/988-38-0x0000029BF3230000-0x0000029BF3238000-memory.dmp

              memory/988-37-0x0000029BF36E0000-0x0000029BF36FA000-memory.dmp

              memory/988-35-0x0000029BF36A0000-0x0000029BF36BC000-memory.dmp

              memory/988-40-0x0000029BF36D0000-0x0000029BF36DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/988-33-0x0000029BF34A0000-0x0000029BF3555000-memory.dmp

              memory/988-34-0x0000029BF3210000-0x0000029BF321A000-memory.dmp

              memory/1092-17-0x0000028098D40000-0x000002809943B000-memory.dmp

              memory/1092-63-0x00007FF7AD900000-0x00007FF7ADE65000-memory.dmp

              memory/1236-1-0x00007FF7DDFD0000-0x00007FF7DE535000-memory.dmp

              memory/1236-14-0x00007FF7DDFD0000-0x00007FF7DE535000-memory.dmp

              memory/1236-0-0x000002B945EC0000-0x000002B9465BB000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-70-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-69-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-52-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-56-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-53-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-51-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-59-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-54-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-66-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-55-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-57-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-64-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-62-0x000001872D660000-0x000001872D680000-memory.dmp

              memory/2408-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140840000-memory.dmp

              memory/3952-47-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/3952-43-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/3952-44-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/3952-45-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/3952-50-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/3952-46-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000E000-memory.dmp

              memory/4304-2-0x0000025BF4100000-0x0000025BF4110000-memory.dmp

              memory/4304-8-0x0000025BF4090000-0x0000025BF40B2000-memory.dmp