Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    147s
  • 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, 18:25

General

  • Target
    handybackup-764-x64.msi
  • Size 29.1MB
  • Sample260814-w25fdsbc66
  • SHA256 adbf44492073f7a77af23ec8422841a0ddfb640c7954f4622884cdbb3379efa2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs

    Detects file using ACProtect software.

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 64 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 47 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 34 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 25 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\handybackup-764-x64.msi
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5796
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2772
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 6E1EE7B8D80A977E9825D0A20DB6144E C
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5260
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding CB6B10E0FDC5A32DF40ECFD49638B630
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2612
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe" /F /T /IM BackupWorkstation.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        PID:244
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe" /F /T /IM BackupServer.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        PID:5532
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe" /F /T /IM BackupClient.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        PID:1400
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 7BD5DB4F2EBAF4CA4341C6715F1BFB11 E Global\MSI0000
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3748
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4980
    • C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupClient.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupClient.exe" -autorun
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5036
      • C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupServer.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupServer.exe" -n --ListenEndpointHost localhost --HostNameInIOR localhost --CoordinatorHost localhost --CoordinatorPort 1755 --StartWorkstation --ReadyEvent e8d0cd3a-980d-11f1-8000-000000000000
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2796
        • C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupNetworkCoordinator.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupNetworkCoordinator.exe" -n --ListenEndpointHost localhost --ListenEndpointPort 1755 --ReadyEvent e9559b8c-980d-11f1-8000-000000000000
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4560
        • C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupNotifyService.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupNotifyService.exe" -n --CoordinatorHost "localhost" --CoordinatorPort "1755" --ListenEndpointHost "localhost" --HostNameInIOR "localhost" --ReadyEvent e9559b8c-980d-11f1-8000-000000000000
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1060
        • C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\ws64\BackupWorkstation.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\ws64\BackupWorkstation.exe" -n --CoordinatorHost "localhost" --CoordinatorPort "1755" --HostNameInIOR "localhost" --ReadyEvent e9559b8c-980d-11f1-8000-000000000000 --ShutdownEvent e9559b8c-980d-11f1-8001-000000000000
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          PID:4704
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{4E14FBA2-2E22-11D1-9964-00C04FBBB345}
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3312

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          ACE.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\ACE.dll
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 aefc63068a77b119fbdbbc849afe83d5efb09fa681c092ad7c8dab1498ec894b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          BackupClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupClient.exe
          • Size 3.0MB
          • SHA256 9bddff99ad4b8e9e1ae2b9728c88cc6cb6b42dfb12acacfb8545056d00d20573
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          BackupNetworkCoordinator.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupNetworkCoordinator.exe
          • Size 53KB
          • SHA256 b4be5476eda023c1a66d56a171c5560d8727b17b0060f49156705c8bec893ce2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          BackupNotifyService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupNotifyService.exe
          • Size 62KB
          • SHA256 01fb0468f3b82f176ae8da9bc2942b33ee3002276a5900ae88d11964c5d186a4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          BackupServer.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\BackupServer.exe
          • Size 2.5MB
          • SHA256 e92e140f08ef9134e40ffd459378bf9bd2423e73b5a71a532e077f5be0142033
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          English.xml

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\Customizes\English.xml
          • Size 124KB
          • SHA256 abccb0fb795b7ef245d0c69592fa1242ea43f211249c78d20558e77e7e49a306
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          default.cmz

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\Customizes\default.cmz
          • Size 128KB
          • SHA256 0b0b7e7924448c4a33b969d55b064dfb26396e041fc47d15357ed0933484ccdc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          HBLib.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\HBLib.dll
          • Size 333KB
          • SHA256 719962fca09707fb49ead8b26747a9136a1f4a45057cadefc66f7544ffbac0f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          HTMLayout.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\HTMLayout.dll
          • Size 923KB
          • SHA256 d5bfe462e7a8dad17c2c75cc792560542b30669027bad14c5445cf5b3162e7ff
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO.dll
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 e720e1b812de0068b75874f881bee8244be826d69054ef1d7a2091bf35ef3a8f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO_AnyTypeCode.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO_AnyTypeCode.dll
          • Size 418KB
          • SHA256 07edec485860b78006096067bb4b1340f6dbff0ca637c72ea32e3f1573e78a76
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO_BiDirGIOP.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO_BiDirGIOP.dll
          • Size 32KB
          • SHA256 d7ff36f148c83381d6e67db22a63a50539eee464e69168ca576f18013fb5781f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO_CodecFactory.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO_CodecFactory.dll
          • Size 51KB
          • SHA256 cdaeba670ff57d8132a128168ec5f13fd7ffee6255a2f9f08300eb21c6fd4a45
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO_CosEvent.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO_CosEvent.dll
          • Size 203KB
          • SHA256 00bf275529bdce3b496c8921ef1629afc0284b0d13271a9eaf69d8534dde9cf4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO_CosEvent_Skel.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO_CosEvent_Skel.dll
          • Size 204KB
          • SHA256 b5f978c622c94e13404d2b70d95c4acd8d3de937d6f0e56acdd944562b2eaf62
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO_CosNaming.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO_CosNaming.dll
          • Size 119KB
          • SHA256 ba684b79641ae765b8d57f741c2b28c65f90b9abcc199f883da04bc192486c2f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO_CosNotification.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO_CosNotification.dll
          • Size 684KB
          • SHA256 eab316533a163fd8fb790faebfb65f9ac9ccace9a7fd4d0d71b21758ceb5ec96
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO_CosNotification_Skel.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO_CosNotification_Skel.dll
          • Size 486KB
          • SHA256 0d3d562c7ae15835c82728c7fb0b27e7fce64171f2e52db8f48c9180dde846b2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO_PI.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO_PI.dll
          • Size 136KB
          • SHA256 99afb35eed2d4cb1c0fb976a1c9395979dd90705e86099cc474fae66bfe5e815
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TAO_PortableServer.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\TAO_PortableServer.dll
          • Size 497KB
          • SHA256 0e31c1f2c3b3db5c636b135cda1b3526f73e4144919447aaffdd72b8cece7979
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          hbcc.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\hbcc.exe
          • Size 434KB
          • SHA256 dc5cf8fa4d099422c5b74d3327f21f89885b85b0e010893ea283bfe0920551ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          res.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\res.dll
          • Size 912KB
          • SHA256 dba88c5d014ee921b0b09b8153ebbaaf29a98bb788f3360177cc2f7a3381ce72
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          workstation.hbl

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\Settings\Services\workstation.hbl
          • Size 555B
          • SHA256 7997de407771cca5f6fb5fdb79f7b1de89be9a32a0552913202a95300023f722
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          server.hbl

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Novosoft\Handy Backup 7\Settings\Services\server.hbl
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 1dd5bc0e76d8d8d36c0625cfb2e5ad877bb330dfa69f462b00cf366d217c7ec4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSID603.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSID603.tmp
          • Size 148KB
          • SHA256 fa9b83479f1b955790325dc557624185a8c72df3e31870dae075437146858185
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSID886.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSID886.tmp
          • Size 75KB
          • SHA256 2adf199f6baf245f0b07d31a3a1401d4262c3e6c98b8f10df923ceb2c937291e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSID933.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSID933.tmp
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 ad05944fa5131b64195bc7559430e432043667b9543e8ee12d33149eb0a89ea2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          mfc100enu.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mfc100enu.dll
          • Size 53KB
          • SHA256 d71db839de0bc1fcc01a125d57ced2aaea3f444a992426c316ce18c267c33a8c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          mfc100u.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mfc100u.dll
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 bc50848aeef466dff4a3d8c386bf0d0ec35b8e5b438031ae885aa5371f2e1a42
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msvcp100.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcp100.dll
          • Size 411KB
          • SHA256 b2ad109c15eaa92079582787b7772ba0a2f034f7d075907ff87028df0eaea671
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msvcr100.dll

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcr100.dll
          • Size 755KB
          • SHA256 8793353461826fbd48f25ea8b835be204b758ce7510db2af631b28850355bd18
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/5036-386-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001025E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5036-453-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001025E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5036-456-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001025E000-memory.dmp