Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 10:08

General

  • Target
    HeroSidekickSetup.msi
  • Size 145.3MB
  • Sample260812-l6jdlsem8w
  • SHA256 799e448a8bb68135f149cf0a9372069c435176077cc83dd43bcf11e65798a70c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 12 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HeroSidekickSetup.msi
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5108
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4556
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4708
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5560

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        e5988de.rbs

        • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5988de.rbs
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 7f43040c26a4f4f09834c60e1b8a211bc44c107035443bbc4be4af50de5a7b8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        metadata-2

        • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
        • Size 26.1MB
        • SHA256 0682f2dfc505fb24b8c2b8749c8361de05f6206b5608a4bbd14c280d7b437980
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        {97f799f2-0942-410c-b53a-b8f3012bc930}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

        • Path \??\Volume{cba08e50-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{97f799f2-0942-410c-b53a-b8f3012bc930}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 991a4bc16e5d105e251e5a46797c69f23a7c4aeded961033559c53c86bf6b114
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4556-21-0x00000299891F0000-0x00000299892BD000-memory.dmp