Analysis

  • max time kernel
    60s
  • max time network
    59s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 03:57

General

  • Target
    FN.Rage_loader.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260816-ejb8fszvg1
  • SHA256 fd7e1fcd0fb79403a5920a87f69df1e19c437088193db4a7c2eee5d070335465
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 4 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 27 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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 17 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 17 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 57 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FN.Rage_loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FN.Rage_loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1816
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\fn.rage_loader.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\fn.rage_loader.exe 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2312
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c color 05
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        PID:932
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im HTTPDebuggerUI.exe >nul 2>&1
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2932
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im HTTPDebuggerUI.exe
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5988
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /f /im HTTPDebuggerSvc.exe >nul 2>&1
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5692
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im HTTPDebuggerSvc.exe
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4364
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc stop HTTPDebuggerPro >nul 2>&1
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5356
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          sc stop HTTPDebuggerPro
          4⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:6000
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq fiddler*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5892
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq fiddler*" /IM * /F /T
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1576
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq wireshark*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5188
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq wireshark*" /IM * /F /T
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4552
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq cheatengine*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5764
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq cheatengine*" /IM * /F /T
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4328
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq httpdebugger*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4380
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq httpdebugger*" /IM * /F /T
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5316
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c sc stop HTTPDebuggerPro >nul 2>&1
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4744
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          sc stop HTTPDebuggerPro
          4⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4748
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c taskkill /IM HTTPDebuggerSvc.exe /F >nul 2>&1
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1200
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /IM HTTPDebuggerSvc.exe /F
          4⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2100
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c @RD /S /Q "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE" >nul 2>&1
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        PID:2580
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c certutil -hashfile "c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\fn.rage_loader.exe " MD5 | find /i /v "md5" | find /i /v "certutil"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3496
        • C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe
          certutil -hashfile "c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\fn.rage_loader.exe " MD5
          4⤵
            PID:3652
          • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
            find /i /v "md5"
            4⤵
              PID:3180
            • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
              find /i /v "certutil"
              4⤵
                PID:3192
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq fiddler*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5192
              • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq fiddler*" /IM * /F /T
                4⤵
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2740
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq wireshark*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3836
              • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq wireshark*" /IM * /F /T
                4⤵
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:952
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq httpdebugger*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3360
              • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq httpdebugger*" /IM * /F /T
                4⤵
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:1912
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c sc stop HTTPDebuggerPro >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:612
              • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
                sc stop HTTPDebuggerPro
                4⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                PID:4548
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c taskkill /IM HTTPDebuggerSvc.exe /F >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3004
              • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /IM HTTPDebuggerSvc.exe /F
                4⤵
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2380
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c @RD /S /Q "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE" >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              PID:468
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq httpdebugger*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1384
              • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq httpdebugger*" /IM * /F /T
                4⤵
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:1768
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq fiddler*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1896
              • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq fiddler*" /IM * /F /T
                4⤵
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:6036
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq wireshark*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3236
              • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq wireshark*" /IM * /F /T
                4⤵
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:3444
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq httpdebugger*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2908
              • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq httpdebugger*" /IM * /F /T
                4⤵
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:464
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c sc stop HTTPDebuggerPro >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5956
              • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
                sc stop HTTPDebuggerPro
                4⤵
                • Launches sc.exe
                PID:6112
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c taskkill /IM HTTPDebuggerSvc.exe /F >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1712
              • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /IM HTTPDebuggerSvc.exe /F
                4⤵
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2276
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
              cmd.exe /c @RD /S /Q "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE" >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              PID:2444
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cls
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              PID:3188
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq processhacker*" /IM * /F /T >nul 2>&1
              3⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:896
              • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                taskkill /FI "IMAGENAME eq processhacker*" /IM * /F /T
                4⤵
                • Kills process with taskkill
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:4992
          • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
            C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5812
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
              c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
              3⤵
              • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Adds Run key to start application
              • Drops file in System32 directory
              • Drops file in Windows directory
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5052
              • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
                c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
                4⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Drops file in Windows directory
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:720
                • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
                  c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Adds Run key to start application
                  • Drops file in System32 directory
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4376
                  • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
                    c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
                    6⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                    PID:292

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              fn.rage_loader.exe 

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fn.rage_loader.exe 
              • Size 1002KB
              • SHA256 5c9cbf648182a03b1780f64dcf5ccda371dd45dc919f92cdf005891fd106aa08
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              explorer.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
              • Size 135KB
              • SHA256 28adac0b847e5173dab227bcf53588b86c02f8f080118280adce012b3ae56246
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              icsys.icn.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
              • Size 135KB
              • SHA256 185aebcfc1b64e9befe3c6e93309437f9d4ea179d30615d161fdf16b672c9f37
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              spoolsv.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
              • Size 135KB
              • SHA256 da0e42f132695ca0aae0bb9d1ae82da64bcd82bbe0efbb661c09580e750cdab7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              svchost.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
              • Size 135KB
              • SHA256 d2a985d6bf1b9e4e39398d691b5838ed5198e9d6a3fb6d380e94a747e4f87453
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/292-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

              memory/464-65-0x00000226A79E0000-0x00000226A7C21000-memory.dmp

              memory/720-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

              memory/952-59-0x000001F1A80A0000-0x000001F1A82E1000-memory.dmp

              memory/1576-54-0x0000015F20400000-0x0000015F20641000-memory.dmp

              memory/1768-67-0x00000223B2A60000-0x00000223B2CA1000-memory.dmp

              memory/1816-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

              memory/1816-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

              memory/1912-62-0x0000029260AE0000-0x0000029260D21000-memory.dmp

              memory/2100-58-0x00000290BC020000-0x00000290BC261000-memory.dmp

              memory/2276-63-0x000001E700F00000-0x000001E701141000-memory.dmp

              memory/2380-60-0x000002B000DF0000-0x000002B001031000-memory.dmp

              memory/2740-61-0x000002BDC0E40000-0x000002BDC1081000-memory.dmp

              memory/3444-64-0x00000264E1BE0000-0x00000264E1E21000-memory.dmp

              memory/4328-57-0x000001BA18B50000-0x000001BA18D91000-memory.dmp

              memory/4364-53-0x000001FC94050000-0x000001FC94291000-memory.dmp

              memory/4552-56-0x000001CCBD700000-0x000001CCBD941000-memory.dmp

              memory/4992-68-0x000001F2AB760000-0x000001F2AB9A1000-memory.dmp

              memory/5316-55-0x00000238FEE80000-0x00000238FF0C1000-memory.dmp

              memory/5812-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

              memory/5988-52-0x00000225BE5B0000-0x00000225BE7F1000-memory.dmp

              memory/6036-66-0x0000017F19370000-0x0000017F195B1000-memory.dmp