Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    144s
  • 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, 15:24

General

  • Target
    message.bat
  • Size 3KB
  • Sample260814-ste9raw1ht
  • SHA256 78a6d4b4dc82ede5966a30dbed44228251a12819de3eb31e3842497099bf0b1f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Start PowerShell.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Kills process with taskkill 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\message.bat"
    1⤵
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1560
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command "Start-Process 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\message.bat' -ArgumentList 'ADMIN' -Verb RunAs"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4992
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\message.bat" ADMIN
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4360
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /F /IM FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping.exe
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2876
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /F /IM FortniteLauncher.exe
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2660
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /F /IM EpicGamesLauncher.exe
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5168
        • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
          timeout /t 2 /nobreak
          4⤵
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:5624
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c powershell -Command "[guid]::NewGuid().ToString()"
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1412
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -Command "[guid]::NewGuid().ToString()"
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3200
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography" /v MachineGuid /t REG_SZ /d "612ae758-0484-4686-98db-fdf7eee68191" /f
          4⤵
            PID:1096
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography" /v CryptoMachineGuid /t REG_SZ /d "612ae758-0484-4686-98db-fdf7eee68191" /f
            4⤵
              PID:4612
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SystemInformation" /v SystemProductName /t REG_SZ /d "CustomPC" /f
              4⤵
                PID:3936
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SystemInformation" /v SystemManufacturer /t REG_SZ /d "ShadowWorks" /f
                4⤵
                  PID:1784
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  reg add "HKLM\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System" /v SystemBiosVersion /t REG_SZ /d "230828970" /f
                  4⤵
                  • Checks BIOS information in registry
                  PID:2472
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  reg add "HKLM\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS" /v BIOSReleaseDate /t REG_SZ /d "01/01/2026" /f
                  4⤵
                  • Enumerates system info in registry
                  PID:2096
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceClasses\{53f56307-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}" /v SerialNumber /t REG_SZ /d "93852860" /f
                  4⤵
                    PID:3776
                  • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                    reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Disk\Enum" /v 0 /t REG_SZ /d "Disk&Ven_Shadow&Prod_SSD&Rev_001_93852860" /f
                    4⤵
                    • Maps connected drives based on registry
                    PID:5688
                  • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                    reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Disk\Enum" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "Disk&Ven_Shadow&Prod_HDD&Rev_002_2198327888" /f
                    4⤵
                    • Maps connected drives based on registry
                    PID:2888
                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}" 2>nul
                    4⤵
                    • Executes a command shell one-liner
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:4208
                    • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                      reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
                      5⤵
                        PID:5988
                    • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                      reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}" /v NetCfgInstanceId
                      4⤵
                        PID:5080
                      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                        reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0000" /v NetCfgInstanceId
                        4⤵
                          PID:2896
                        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0000" /v NetworkAddress /t REG_SZ /d "023611412101742" /f
                          4⤵
                            PID:5528
                          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                            reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0001" /v NetCfgInstanceId
                            4⤵
                              PID:3100
                            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0001" /v NetworkAddress /t REG_SZ /d "023611412101742" /f
                              4⤵
                                PID:6080
                              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                                reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\Configuration" /v NetCfgInstanceId
                                4⤵
                                  PID:1140
                                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                                  reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\Properties" /v NetCfgInstanceId
                                  4⤵
                                    PID:1060
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
                                    ipconfig /flushdns
                                    4⤵
                                    • Gathers network information
                                    PID:4860
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\ARP.EXE
                                    arp -d
                                    4⤵
                                      PID:4232

                              Network

                                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                    Downloads

                                    StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                                    • Size 1KB
                                    • SHA256 cd183362a358fd0cf3fff4bb5d14551e8a3cbb639dfea25cb3cc913d9154492d
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    memory/4992-0-0x00007FFEBC63F000-0x00007FFEBC640000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4992-4-0x00000213A80F0000-0x00000213A8112000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4992-3-0x00007FFEBC4B0000-0x00007FFEBCE54000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4992-5-0x00007FFEBC4B0000-0x00007FFEBCE54000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4992-6-0x00007FFEBC4B0000-0x00007FFEBCE54000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4992-7-0x00007FFEBC4B0000-0x00007FFEBCE54000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4992-8-0x00007FFEBC4B0000-0x00007FFEBCE54000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4992-9-0x00007FFEBC4B0000-0x00007FFEBCE54000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4992-11-0x00007FFEBC4B0000-0x00007FFEBCE54000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4992-12-0x00007FFEBC4B0000-0x00007FFEBCE54000-memory.dmp