Analysis

  • max time kernel
    137s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc_2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/08/2026, 10:48

General

  • Target
    pdfCORE8.dll
  • Size 3.8MB
  • Sample260811-mv5cdacp7x
  • SHA256 7270d05e8d42a82634ee2ac52b7256557612b22e7e60fc56a05cb5961a9c2f02
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
5/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfCORE8.dll,#1
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pdfCORE8.dll,#1
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1940
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4728

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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