Analysis

  • geolocation tags

    eueuropelondonukunited-kingdom
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/08/2026, 00:15

General

  • Target
    edner.exe
  • Size 15.3MB
  • Sample260815-aj15csvzc1
  • SHA256 c0ddfe44d9e79a4641b3bf788f9c4bed308e45954ff0a38c4e82115f6175b807
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edner.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edner.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of NtCreateThreadExHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3624
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edner.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edner.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:952
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command ^"^& { $encoded = 'QXBwIGluaXRpYWxpemF0aW9uIGVycm9yIDB4MTAz'; $text = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([Convert]::FromBase64String($encoded)); $text = $text.Replace('\n', [Environment]::NewLine); Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationFramework; [System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show($text, 'Edner', 'OK', 'Error', 'None', 'DefaultDesktopOnly') }^"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2972
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& { $encoded = 'QXBwIGluaXRpYWxpemF0aW9uIGVycm9yIDB4MTAz'; $text = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([Convert]::FromBase64String($encoded)); $text = $text.Replace('\n', [Environment]::NewLine); Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationFramework; [System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show($text, 'Edner', 'OK', 'Error', 'None', 'DefaultDesktopOnly') }"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5924

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        edner.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edner.exe
        • Size 15.3MB
        • SHA256 c39ab90fc205af0e92da72da2975d36f2b76a142be10c55124bf8f47069330df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        edner.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\edner.exe
        • Size 15.3MB
        • SHA256 64da82690adc43c1feae115a7d48398c77979928f8077321952d512093fab84f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/952-35-0x00007FF799710000-0x00007FF79B4C6000-memory.dmp

        memory/952-79-0x00007FF799710000-0x00007FF79B4C6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3624-0-0x00007FF6B7C50000-0x00007FF6B9A06000-memory.dmp

        memory/3624-34-0x00007FF6B7C50000-0x00007FF6B9A06000-memory.dmp

        memory/5924-78-0x00000249E2B80000-0x00000249E2BA2000-memory.dmp