Analysis

  • max time kernel
    898s
  • max time network
    440s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/08/2026, 17:09

General

  • Target
    launch.bat
  • Size 3KB
  • Sample260815-vpg9nazfpf
  • SHA256 9a55d180e34c66c844163b5299a446212ed7fa42c80fa0225b13f86448bc0bbc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • 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
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\launch.bat"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5392
    • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
      net session
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1116
      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 session
        3⤵
          PID:4284
      • C:\Windows\system32\findstr.exe
        findstr /I /C:"api.axonservices.cc" "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"
        2⤵
          PID:5400
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ErrorActionPreference='Stop'; $cn='api.axonservices.cc'; $pwd=ConvertTo-SecureString 'crackmepw' -Force -AsPlainText; if (-not (Test-Path 'cert.pfx')) { try { $cert=Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My | Where-Object { $_.DnsNameList -contains $cn -and $_.HasPrivateKey } | Select-Object -First 1; if ($cert) { try { Export-PfxCertificate -Cert $cert -FilePath 'cert.pfx' -Password $pwd -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null } catch { Write-Host 'existing cert private key not exportable; generating a fresh one'; $cert=$null } }; if (-not $cert) { $cert=New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName $cn -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My -KeyExportPolicy Exportable -KeyAlgorithm RSA -KeyLength 2048 -NotAfter (Get-Date).AddYears(5) }; Export-PfxCertificate -Cert $cert -FilePath 'cert.pfx' -Password $pwd -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; $st=New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store('My','LocalMachine'); $st.Open('ReadWrite'); $old=@($st.Certificates | Where-Object { $_.DnsNameList -contains $cn -and $_.Thumbprint -ne $cert.Thumbprint }); foreach ($x in $old) { $st.Remove($x) }; $st.Close(); Write-Host '[2/4] certificate generated' } catch { Write-Host ('cert generation failed: ' + $_.Exception.Message); exit 1 } } else { Write-Host '[2/4] certificate already present' }"
          2⤵
          • Badlisted process makes network request
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4884
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ErrorActionPreference='Stop'; try { if (-not (Test-Path 'cert.cer')) { $c=New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2('cert.pfx',(ConvertTo-SecureString 'crackmepw' -Force -AsPlainText)); Export-Certificate -Cert $c -FilePath 'cert.cer' -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null } } catch { Write-Host ('cert.cer export failed: ' + $_.Exception.Message); exit 1 }"
          2⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:6036
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ErrorActionPreference='Stop'; try { $t=(New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2('cert.cer')).Thumbprint; $st=New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store('Root','LocalMachine'); $st.Open('ReadOnly'); $dup=@($st.Certificates | Where-Object { $_.Thumbprint -eq $t }).Count -gt 0; $st.Close(); if (-not $dup) { Import-Certificate -FilePath 'cert.cer' -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\Root -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null; Write-Host '[2/4] cert installed in Trusted Root' } else { Write-Host '[2/4] cert already trusted' } } catch { Write-Host ('cert trust failed: ' + $_.Exception.Message); exit 1 }"
          2⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2288
        • C:\Windows\system32\where.exe
          where node
          2⤵
            PID:3556
        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
          1⤵
            PID:5444
          • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
            1⤵
              PID:4672
            • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
              \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
              1⤵
                PID:5272

              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 605610c3d9437591dd26d0aa5883c4c05d10b26c5ba6c641f4b02f5ca2c0d368
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 961003bf34f08fa5d0d9d80c46af59a930a4ace3b19f5d5cd9c578e5907a4e91
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    __PSScriptPolicyTest_cgoc25ih.ivh.ps1

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_cgoc25ih.ivh.ps1
                    • Size 60B
                    • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    cert.cer

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cert.cer
                    • Size 826B
                    • SHA256 0c37c5584989182f865ee4c429b2b851dba44df77a2afbba4aaf8e566ee37996
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    cert.pfx

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cert.pfx
                    • Size 2KB
                    • SHA256 d97fd3b0d57cd1c2b1db529924a8d669d419d94e76768080ab91fcc926470cba
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    memory/4884-10-0x000002561D320000-0x000002561D33E000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-19-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-12-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-13-0x000002561D110000-0x000002561D11A000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-15-0x000002561D570000-0x000002561D58E000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-14-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-16-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-17-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-18-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-1-0x00007FF8489FF000-0x00007FF848A00000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-20-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-27-0x000002561D650000-0x000002561D695000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-28-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-11-0x000002561D340000-0x000002561D3F2000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-7-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-5-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-6-0x00007FF848870000-0x00007FF849214000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4884-4-0x000002561D0C0000-0x000002561D0E2000-memory.dmp

                    memory/6036-34-0x0000016FFAF90000-0x0000016FFB042000-memory.dmp