Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/08/2026, 21:30

General

  • Target
    Game-1.exe
  • Size 579KB
  • Sample260812-1ctd2sveph
  • SHA256 c32d18f1982aff86251cf15e72f54d009f52f9a67304c41f13fa01d6b44e49b8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
  • cURL User-Agent 2 IoCs

    Uses User-Agent string associated with cURL utility.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Game-1.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Game-1.exe"
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3452
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateCache\RuntimeBroker.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateCache\RuntimeBroker.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5008
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c curl -s https://api.ipify.org
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4168
        • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
          curl -s https://api.ipify.org
          4⤵
            PID:4932
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateCache\RuntimeBroker.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateCache\RuntimeBroker.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5580
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c curl -s https://api.ipify.org
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3708
        • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
          curl -s https://api.ipify.org
          3⤵
            PID:4968

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            nyx_last_msg.txt

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nyx_last_msg.txt
            • Size 19B
            • SHA256 22cd680d7cd549e6a28e52be32ed9d225fdeb834fbfb0df50735dc966668826f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            nyx_targets.txt

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nyx_targets.txt
            • Size 56B
            • SHA256 75ac42c454dedefa79d4843127923847888db945da192f9da48f5cb8051ce22f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            RuntimeBroker.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateCache\RuntimeBroker.exe
            • Size 579KB
            • SHA256 c32d18f1982aff86251cf15e72f54d009f52f9a67304c41f13fa01d6b44e49b8
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH