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
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
HeroSidekickSetup.msi
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
15 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target HeroSidekickSetup.msi
- Size 145.3MB
- Sample260812-l6jdlsem8w
- SHA256 799e448a8bb68135f149cf0a9372069c435176077cc83dd43bcf11e65798a70c
- MD5 95ac99ce881d51d398a5b35c03ae0ca7
- SHA1 a2e2d5f91dd42dafcc7d41477ce605126bf80753
- SHA512 c9e1569351cff76b697a34d0bf36fd9b672cef8bf5ceb44985a176e51683abac8ef5b9b0c13f65b8fece6bfc6ecb2f229265248b32e3d5ba7925d1bdef6c560b
- SSDEEP 3145728:J2aNnJKhDGzX2yiEXbNl5j8exEyKsLUfRkDLJg7DpX2:JvJAGzm30NlN8eOsLsuMDpG
- TLSH T1D67833EC0F66BD1CF1919C3BC406A109264368726191DE1F52B4FFE83A769D1FE6C826
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
6/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HeroSidekickDeployment = "\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Hero Sidekick Deployment\\HeroSidekickDeploymentTool.exe\" --checkInstall" msiexec.exe - Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
flow pid Process 3 5108 msiexec.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\Y: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\D: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\D: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: msiexec.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: msiexec.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Hero Sidekick Deployment\HeroSidekickDeploymentTool.exe msiexec.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 12 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\MSI9AEE.tmp msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\Installer\e5988df.msi msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\SystemTemp\~DF619A685FE5D9CEC5.TMP msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\Installer\e5988dd.msi msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\e5988dd.msi msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\Installer\inprogressinstallinfo.ipi msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\Installer\SourceHash{1278520A-E101-4B8F-A24B-E0D1AB514D4A} msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\SystemTemp\~DF661BCA78828C8B8D.TMP msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\SystemTemp\~DF39C9119D08C1174C.TMP msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ngen.log msiexec.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\ msiexec.exe File created C:\Windows\SystemTemp\~DF705B29AEFA7EEF5A.TMP msiexec.exe - Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 5108 msiexec.exe - Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters vssvc.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters vssvc.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters\Partmgr vssvc.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters\Partmgr\PartitionTableCache = 0000000004000000508ea0cb0cbd3e300000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001071020000000000c0120000000000000000000000002701010000883801508ea0cb0000000000001071020000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000d0830200000000006025c501000000000000000000000700010000e84101508ea0cb000000000000d08302000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000030a9c701000000000000050000000000000000000000070001000098d4e3508ea0cb00000000000030a9c7010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000030a9cc0100000000000005000000000000000000000007000100009854e6508ea0cb00000000000030a9cc01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 vssvc.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_WDC&Prod_WDS100T2B0A\4&215468a5&0&000000\Device Parameters\Partmgr\SnapshotDataCache = 534e41505041525401000000700000008ec7416a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 vssvc.exe - Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key deleted \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\LOCAL SETTINGS\MUICACHE\27\52C64B7E msiexec.exe Key deleted \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache\27 msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\.DEFAULT\Software\Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache\28 msiexec.exe - Modifies registry class 22 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\MainApplication msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\Assignment = "1" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\SourceList\PackageName = "HeroSidekickSetup.msi" msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4 msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\Language = "1033" msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\InstanceType = "0" msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\SourceList\Net msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\SourceList\Media msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\SourceList\LastUsedSource = "n;1;C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\" msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4 msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\PackageCode = "EEC93029271B0F949A8F9659383B8F39" msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\AdvertiseFlags = "388" msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\DeploymentFlags = "3" msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\SourceList msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\SourceList\Media\1 = ";" msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\ProductName = "Hero Sidekick Deployment Tool" msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\Version = "19070977" msiexec.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\AuthorizedLUAApp = "0" msiexec.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\UpgradeCodes\CBF6C730DEC28865DB85A04B068CF837 msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\UpgradeCodes\CBF6C730DEC28865DB85A04B068CF837\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4 msiexec.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\SourceList\Net\1 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\" msiexec.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A0258721101EF8B42AB40E1DBA15D4A4\Clients = 3a0000000000 msiexec.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 4556 msiexec.exe 4556 msiexec.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 5108 msiexec.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5560 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5560 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 5560 vssvc.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4708 srtasks.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4708 srtasks.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4708 srtasks.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4708 srtasks.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4708 srtasks.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4708 srtasks.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4708 srtasks.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4708 srtasks.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4556 msiexec.exe - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
pid Process 5108 msiexec.exe 5108 msiexec.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5108 msiexec.exe 4556 msiexec.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4556 wrote to memory of 4708 4556 msiexec.exe 94 - Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exemsiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HeroSidekickSetup.msi1⤵
- 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
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C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exeC:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V1⤵
- 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.exeC:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:22⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4708
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5560
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Installer Packages
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Installer Packages
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Config.Msi\e5988de.rbs
- Size 8KB
- SHA256 7f43040c26a4f4f09834c60e1b8a211bc44c107035443bbc4be4af50de5a7b8d
- MD5 514d6d601dcb9450fa303235ff0d76e4
- SHA1 8dc168f64fd3a54c075fe9e3e5f6a1d7c7c17eb5
- SHA512 919edbaf34ab94092452e2ec886b55c3da81f98bf7333100632344fbdc0d9f07988f2ffbb57c8f7f446898bcb9c7cd0dc5595cb53ac50173a212da2bb4e21ddd
- SSDEEP 96:0MVAZibzUZCHfkvUSZ2CsThqnUUSZ2C6julXPThqdH2u5sTWPmzOCFplj3r1Ulpa:0M1YZCMcglIoglTuedFpBr1ypEzl
- TLSH T122022045B64149D2F9A26734D3075BE637B3C3C98381274B08DCE1680E87BCD6F9A29B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
- Size 26.1MB
- SHA256 0682f2dfc505fb24b8c2b8749c8361de05f6206b5608a4bbd14c280d7b437980
- MD5 8107e44ee452e785c3a9b8327745de82
- SHA1 235e070b0bd1e6209ed6818e1f510f9be9f69987
- SHA512 2e2f34d8c013c8c334b7f8ab441bbf892f0d68055469779670f8432411ec61c3d9916ee3020f22be2b5efa1db728b633d0f83a0341aa91e17025191c81c120f1
- SSDEEP 24576:FFo3DMPxdoO/vvTL/yQqKC1gP7egB7tZUHMo93Uy8PE6JdrasIBm6jgb+Ok:xHo
- TLSH T12F57A31437F92140E7B79E3CA8F06A234D397D5BAC19DE8D45411B4E0922FB1E872F6A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path \??\Volume{cba08e50-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{97f799f2-0942-410c-b53a-b8f3012bc930}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
- Size 6KB
- SHA256 991a4bc16e5d105e251e5a46797c69f23a7c4aeded961033559c53c86bf6b114
- MD5 47060fb654a6bae306a61aa38061c4d5
- SHA1 674d9d981ce043c0fd40d7476fc029e166ebf9bd
- SHA512 5f6aed5385b18bf0a33356e82b90613643317914c124dd11f0ea97e960b767a50d330311294ed2b9d57bb9d93edd5343b720fc09aecb0dc4c62f7b6778cf1cc2
- SSDEEP 96:FxFSenavc6DD84LTHzbOHXOHBlBRQn8Sc9XE56tOSVQpuN:3ab++uVmN
- TLSH T10BD189181AF54711E2B3AB312CF18557A877B911EF33CB8E0198238E6631910F935F6B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH