Analysis

  • max time kernel
    898s
  • max time network
    434s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 07:55

General

  • Target
    TraceX Final/tools/OpenVPN-2.6.14-I001-amd64.msi
  • Size 5.5MB
  • Sample260816-jsc9bsshpa
  • SHA256 19bca902826ef0dc9a6cf849297ce43ba8b2844bdb913c37230308d3274c953c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 9 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 20 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 8 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 27 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 41 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 57 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TraceX Final\tools\OpenVPN-2.6.14-I001-amd64.msi"
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:4692
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3016
    • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 655A869C71713C65677BCF5EFBFBAB3C C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3808
      • C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpn-gui.exe
        "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpn-gui.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2400
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2920
      • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding D71B533757D116E63F94695EA180AE5F
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        PID:4336
      • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding D5113C300F6746BFD0185388D791DBB2 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2524
        • C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe
          netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" newname="OpenVPN Wintun"
          3⤵
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:1748
        • C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe
          netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" newname="OpenVPN TAP-Windows6"
          3⤵
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:4696
        • C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe
          netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" newname="OpenVPN Data Channel Offload"
          3⤵
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:1056
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config OpenVPNService start= auto
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2684
        • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" start OpenVPNService
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2004
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:3404
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch -p -s DeviceInstall
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3816
      • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
        DrvInst.exe "4" "1" "C:\Windows\Temp\4d451349d91131f50af7085b6e80bc6d8220c1bece2ef45869a72feaadb94b9b\wintun.inf" "9" "48a789c27" "000000000000014C" "WinSta0\Default" "0000000000000164" "208" "C:\Windows\Temp\4d451349d91131f50af7085b6e80bc6d8220c1bece2ef45869a72feaadb94b9b"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:4496
      • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
        DrvInst.exe "4" "1" "C:\Windows\Temp\0de154c1bb54bb1992941013964be0f9e4ed4c8f984f05a86dc86ed19fee7315\OemVista.inf" "9" "413ebe7cf" "0000000000000164" "WinSta0\Default" "0000000000000168" "208" "C:\Windows\Temp\0de154c1bb54bb1992941013964be0f9e4ed4c8f984f05a86dc86ed19fee7315"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:4572
      • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
        DrvInst.exe "4" "1" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\ovpn-dco\Win10\ovpn-dco.inf" "9" "4e1f3ffd3" "0000000000000168" "WinSta0\Default" "00000000000000FC" "208" "C:\Program Files\Common Files\ovpn-dco\Win10"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:1224
      • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
        DrvInst.exe "2" "11" "ROOT\NET\0000" "C:\Windows\INF\oem3.inf" "oem3.inf:9ef34515d755ec66:Wintun.Install:0.8.0.0:wintun," "42b53aaff" "000000000000017C"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Drivers directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        PID:4968
      • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
        DrvInst.exe "2" "11" "ROOT\NET\0001" "C:\Windows\INF\oem4.inf" "oem4.inf:3beb73aff103cc24:tap0901.ndi:9.27.0.0:root\tap0901," "433338203" "0000000000000168"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Drivers directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        PID:364
      • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
        DrvInst.exe "2" "11" "ROOT\NET\0002" "C:\Windows\INF\oem5.inf" "oem5.inf:c695c3de07ba2b5d:ovpn-dco_Device:1.2.1.0:ovpn-dco," "43b135903" "000000000000014C"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Drivers directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        PID:2668
    • C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpn-gui.exe
      "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpn-gui.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4896
      • C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpn.exe
        openvpn --version
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        PID:1104
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s Netman
      1⤵
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:2608
    • C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpnserv.exe
      "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpnserv.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      PID:4572
    • C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpnserv2.exe
      "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpnserv2.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5064
    • C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpnserv2.exe
      "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpnserv2.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1384
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s UsoSvc
      1⤵
        PID:1224

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e58eaaa.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e58eaaa.rbs
            • Size 876KB
            • SHA256 f9907d4dc787d24848d61b21cff5ee1e775f3553e2b8315f489782d6b58eacdb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ovpn-dco.cat

            • Path C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\ovpn-dco\Win10\ovpn-dco.cat
            • Size 11KB
            • SHA256 26c54ce26cb43407855ba24d10fbb30a87e5a1a0a35536025a02cb003fe474f4
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ovpn-dco.sys

            • Path C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\ovpn-dco\Win10\ovpn-dco.sys
            • Size 89KB
            • SHA256 2357e4d2007f346a3d2b3bf05115caeaf3eb069a70be654ce472be71e6f7fc75
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ovpn-dco.inf

            • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\ovpn-dco\Win10\ovpn-dco.inf
            • Size 2KB
            • SHA256 1f6c35bc11d910f91c32ea54894d0fddb0094876bdd526d04a9287d04d636242
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            libcrypto-3-x64.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
            • Size 4.6MB
            • SHA256 71270ed463648bcbe45829cbc0ce3827faf3267e46d530ae0a82d9bc0c619ec0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            libpkcs11-helper-1.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
            • Size 111KB
            • SHA256 e2500ded6e44090f0c76528903269938a029bee206fde25adac040d6e3a124f7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            libssl-3-x64.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\libssl-3-x64.dll
            • Size 818KB
            • SHA256 c681893dd0c9f86e7f405792dec32adab33cb899cbd3b2ddda533e28f577ab6d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            openvpn-gui.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpn-gui.exe
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 1f07550f3decbfd7c8737694001ee13c26de84ef498dc493d313a79db2080646
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            openvpn-plap-install.reg

            • Path C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpn-plap-install.reg
            • Size 454B
            • SHA256 18b542b3de918da103ea6d79f3be0c5af8349502dc9c673f2db5b6f05dc57d35
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            openvpn.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpn.exe
            • Size 1019KB
            • SHA256 89479084f420ca55864c957a689971c327209d9c0e7ea4302df947e7cefff8c2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            openvpnserv.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpnserv.exe
            • Size 64KB
            • SHA256 4d7ba182e89f2869b650ac80a34b8f347deb360a3872ee9dca130168b32c87fa
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            tapctl.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\tapctl.exe
            • Size 41KB
            • SHA256 d5aab270d61d7d1709e85ba81525be5948ae5bf397bb7b12a11e11ba0788ecd1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            vcruntime140.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\vcruntime140.dll
            • Size 94KB
            • SHA256 c51c64dfb7c445ecf0001f69c27e13299ddcfba0780efa72b866a7487b7491c7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 1b3f69f6cd1888e131dc15d7f034052b71080cd18c9ef97c1113730aaae227b2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_27898B4F26C8322E2EB8CCE79E81B433

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_27898B4F26C8322E2EB8CCE79E81B433
            • Size 727B
            • SHA256 7ac23b2155174612d6da23804c2d302b011fe66b44763c9a06fd55a7343f49d3
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            BA74182F76F15A9CF514DEF352303C95

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\BA74182F76F15A9CF514DEF352303C95
            • Size 737B
            • SHA256 4b549b1e937e1c60655ef1336d47fc2ef7a14c55343ddf3fccc5df1e707ab27f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40
            • Size 252B
            • SHA256 27abf6f31194629c31da6a6b84ba0cb684612f5348c106a731f07b2023726f31
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_27898B4F26C8322E2EB8CCE79E81B433

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_27898B4F26C8322E2EB8CCE79E81B433
            • Size 408B
            • SHA256 eac24b8339e15489baf2530905bdacf2465b699258a3a2d4c7102eb514ff35d9
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            BA74182F76F15A9CF514DEF352303C95

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\BA74182F76F15A9CF514DEF352303C95
            • Size 248B
            • SHA256 d2329dcd14ff58626257feea4b0a257cdd3f86f6852978ce1526d2411e282d78
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            MSI8B43.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8B43.tmp
            • Size 209KB
            • SHA256 8351a40a632facd1f79a1bccfe8e32e88876a23065be1144621533700ecb05ad
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSIF8C5.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF8C5.tmp
            • Size 275KB
            • SHA256 fb1cd5e7c3ea30dfafd3cc1862e311388361d896610db28c63716da9d71e8f3f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSIF952.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF952.tmp
            • Size 281KB
            • SHA256 45e855461f5d1be28a2f88416603070bd1778055abdd06834ae58e97b7ddf53c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSIF9B1.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF9B1.tmp
            • Size 143KB
            • SHA256 2738720da0b6ce474ca6eb51a92372d047eca2d713c256f0cd6c147ac3a0db21
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            e58eaa9.msi

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e58eaa9.msi
            • Size 5.5MB
            • SHA256 19bca902826ef0dc9a6cf849297ce43ba8b2844bdb913c37230308d3274c953c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            dberr.txt

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\dberr.txt
            • Size 37KB
            • SHA256 3cd662a9374a3dfadb39db8ed9639301f6f3252b2f22175c83e16413f73afe29
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            dberr.txt

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\dberr.txt
            • Size 37KB
            • SHA256 c8658166a0c7fa6d3075c3a3e14e0beaad8c21f916bb6982f3df0156778178e5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            tap0901.cat

            • Path C:\Windows\Temp\0DE154~1\tap0901.cat
            • Size 11KB
            • SHA256 ee062e5ef2743ceab10c64830e4cefe52e35cc1ece85947ac4e61ddd1c0b05f7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            tap0901.sys

            • Path C:\Windows\Temp\0DE154~1\tap0901.sys
            • Size 40KB
            • SHA256 581dcaace05d5c1ac9512457ff50565aca5d904d2c209bd3fc369ca4d4a0d2b1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            OemVista.inf

            • Path C:\Windows\Temp\0de154c1bb54bb1992941013964be0f9e4ed4c8f984f05a86dc86ed19fee7315\OemVista.inf
            • Size 7KB
            • SHA256 1327ab3a8c50691f04bea8e2ca356c5b604092a719e219464f8cc4b42e192de9
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            wintun.cat

            • Path C:\Windows\Temp\4D4513~1\wintun.cat
            • Size 9KB
            • SHA256 602187e5470ddbdf9421045bb0515f358c88bf88f59fd8a886fb6373da5d0f82
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            wintun.sys

            • Path C:\Windows\Temp\4D4513~1\wintun.sys
            • Size 37KB
            • SHA256 eb58bf00df7b4f98334178e75df3348c609ea5c6c74cf7f185f363aa23976c8b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            wintun.inf

            • Path C:\Windows\Temp\4d451349d91131f50af7085b6e80bc6d8220c1bece2ef45869a72feaadb94b9b\wintun.inf
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 44098408ab9611dd99a38e140c7fb1ca5dce6eb2d5f0d5e500547ac1ba5d235b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            metadata-2

            • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
            • Size 24.1MB
            • SHA256 26610ec5fb3921eb4b07820b5741063b65ec14053eb927d3400f55773f22af85
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            {3c4a2a3b-5485-4643-a5da-b6b75d217085}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

            • Path \??\Volume{73216430-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{3c4a2a3b-5485-4643-a5da-b6b75d217085}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
            • Size 6KB
            • SHA256 40533db0f99d75dfeda57d0ff48d9d9c5c4baddb721087c57f067781f1128f57
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/5064-522-0x0000000000060000-0x000000000006A000-memory.dmp