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13/08/2026, 13:06

260813-qca8csbb538

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Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    233s
  • max time network
    235s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 13:06

General

  • Target
    aimwhereloader.exe
  • Size 3.4MB
  • Sample260813-qca8csbb53
  • SHA256 f432910b309b296e4cf2e662092657060f0e24222ccf1239a67c69b9db8daf68
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • VMProtect packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aimwhereloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aimwhereloader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Sets service image path in registry
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2736
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:3384
    • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2828
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
      1⤵
        PID:944

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            memory/2736-1-0x0000000000DC0000-0x0000000000DC1000-memory.dmp

            memory/2736-0-0x0000000000684000-0x00000000007DE000-memory.dmp

            memory/2736-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000B45000-memory.dmp

            memory/2736-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000B45000-memory.dmp

            memory/2736-11-0x0000000002FF0000-0x00000000031F9000-memory.dmp

            memory/2736-12-0x00000000030C0000-0x0000000003182000-memory.dmp

            memory/2736-14-0x0000000000684000-0x00000000007DE000-memory.dmp

            memory/2736-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000B45000-memory.dmp