Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    126s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/08/2026, 21:12

General

  • Target
    Lightburn.2.1.03.x64/Block Host.cmd
  • Size 1KB
  • Sample260811-z2mgcssarg
  • SHA256 9ce930149440feb8f03cdf4dfbe88c9f4a7edb13d0b83ee5d2f3875e2197a0e3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 3 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

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

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

  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Lightburn.2.1.03.x64\Block Host.cmd"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2760
    • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
      net session
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3832
      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 session
        3⤵
          PID:4180
      • C:\Windows\system32\mode.com
        mode con:cols=90 lines=30
        2⤵
          PID:5992
        • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
          attrib -r C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
          2⤵
          • Drops file in Drivers directory
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:1240
        • C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe
          findstr /i /c:"127.0.0.1 api.cryptlex.com" C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
          2⤵
            PID:1568
          • C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe
            findstr /i /c:"127.0.0.1 raw.githubusercontent.com" C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
            2⤵
              PID:2300
            • C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe
              findstr /i /c:"127.0.0.1 lightburnsoftware.github.io" C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
              2⤵
                PID:4120
              • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
                attrib +r C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
                2⤵
                • Drops file in Drivers directory
                • Views/modifies file attributes
                PID:976
              • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
                IPCONFIG -flushdns
                2⤵
                • Gathers network information
                PID:1036
              • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                powershell -Command "function Show-Message($t,$f,$b){Write-Host $t -ForegroundColor $f -BackgroundColor $b}; Show-Message ' Successfully Host Block in Windows ' Black Green"
                2⤵
                • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:3100

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  hosts

                  • Path C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 f7ac3d3133ac06faa84c62379bf19384943325e94e0cadace6f8ee0c5feda05a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  hosts

                  • Path C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 905456d6fe9fb5f50e60431ef3256510158e0aee84bbdefa741d7a6624eb73bc
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  hosts

                  • Path C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 035b46c349404e1c0709f8b8435066082eabb2533f40f9da43e552e99f854369
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  memory/3100-11-0x000001FFEABE0000-0x000001FFEAC02000-memory.dmp