5d6c0ddea2cfbbed0e9b25c7c84343c6d79ca711d7ab6fcfb9dbd1991aa99bb7

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
50s
max time network
49s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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18/08/2026, 16:08

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General

Target
leaf.exe
Size 85KB
Sample260818-tk8elsw1d1
SHA256 5d6c0ddea2cfbbed0e9b25c7c84343c6d79ca711d7ab6fcfb9dbd1991aa99bb7
MD5 e11ba7c8a2eaeb5611cf5e2b7db9accb
SHA1 9f47ddc1f67fbdc3470eb6171fab9728e6c50215
SHA512 ab6f2fc8e3fd71dcb5ccf8c786ec3ab5be7ed32608468c9bf158aaa790732f73d711809b49394eb2126d0213e311f3b8ec84890e662539f19516ac41f1f47d1f
SSDEEP 1536:ugtuQ0OvmLIUTbkKKrx27WNNr1IgY8JaisoSpgpyEEywq:ugt/PQIek27UJ1IgYsa3cE
TLSH
T151831916B6E911FCD47AE1B89AB2A803F332B8C90B3197CF179105491F76AD14D7DE22
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

8^/10

execution

Malware Config

Signatures

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.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1944	powershell.exe
2584	powershell.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
1944	powershell.exe
1944	powershell.exe
2584	powershell.exe
2584	powershell.exe
2584	powershell.exe
4140	leaf.exe
4140	leaf.exe
4140	leaf.exe
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Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1944	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2584	powershell.exe
Token: 33	2584	powershell.exe
Token: 34	2584	powershell.exe
Token: 35	2584	powershell.exe
Token: 36	2584	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4140 wrote to memory of 1944	4140	leaf.exe	90
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 2584	1944	powershell.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\leaf.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\leaf.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4140
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsCache'"
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1944
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WindowsCache
    3⤵
    - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2584

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 64B
SHA256 92671c154d4e886f999580604f675416003965914ab8435babc0b11290f6a6a4
MD5 ccd060f9f366be151fe026216473d89d
SHA1 a2376b4d7e68f0f9b95afe6cb3d0dac53d4d3e67
SHA512 c32c5dc4f4034e964becf33399da8a09c393680520aa9163d4035bc8fa4a15453cf7c7ed1b309785266449f257b7ced4b8dca043917b2c5812b9a25c1da224cd
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__PSScriptPolicyTest_ztkbyt5q.ea2.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ztkbyt5q.ea2.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
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memory/1944-22-0x00007FFA44160000-0x00007FFA44B04000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-0-0x00007FFA442EF000-0x00007FFA442F0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-6-0x00007FFA44160000-0x00007FFA44B04000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-7-0x00007FFA44160000-0x00007FFA44B04000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-8-0x00007FFA44160000-0x00007FFA44B04000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-11-0x00007FFA44160000-0x00007FFA44B04000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-40-0x00007FFA44160000-0x00007FFA44B04000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-1-0x00007FFA44160000-0x00007FFA44B04000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-2-0x000001D9DB900000-0x000001D9DB922000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-27-0x00007FFA44160000-0x00007FFA44B04000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-3-0x00007FFA44160000-0x00007FFA44B04000-memory.dmp

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memory/1944-26-0x00007FFA44160000-0x00007FFA44B04000-memory.dmp

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memory/2584-21-0x000002BC7FF70000-0x000002BC7FF7A000-memory.dmp

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memory/2584-16-0x000002BC02240000-0x000002BC0225E000-memory.dmp

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memory/2584-17-0x000002BC1A610000-0x000002BC1A6C2000-memory.dmp

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