Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
18/08/2026, 18:44
General
- Target deepseek_powershell_20260818_66fe9d.ps1
- Size 4KB
- Sample260818-xdxlbaydmd
- SHA256 3aa85a052a028e9adfd5f222d6146dd50ef17eb7b078f17c3f73bf13c54ddc2d
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: xmrig
XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.
- XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
- Badlisted process makes network request 5 IoCs
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Using powershell.exe command.
- Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.
- Cryptocurrency Miner
Makes network request to known mining pool URL.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 15 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exepowershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\deepseek_powershell_20260818_66fe9d.ps11⤵
- Badlisted process makes network request
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\ProgramData\SystemCache\helper_watchdog.ps1"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\ProgramData\SystemCache\WindowsHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\SystemCache\WindowsHelper.exe" -o pool.supportxmr.com:3333 -u 42mkqnQo3n29fkzRW2KQ1aAb8a9D5wiASFRpeZ7V3vJSajniKKoZcUvh83dFrSXCnSMJUkMTbcKaNPGLp9rYYs4X5X56ofX -p x --donate-level 0 --cpu-max-threads-hint 402⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exeC:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
helper_watchdog.ps1
ModuleAnalysisCache
__PSScriptPolicyTest_tymiwjvj.ktz.ps1
xmrig.exe
memory/944-86-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-83-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-91-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-90-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-93-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-89-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-94-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-92-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-82-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-77-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-98-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-74-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-71-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/944-69-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-29-0x00000181EABF0000-0x00000181EABFA000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-14-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-0-0x00007FFDED67F000-0x00007FFDED680000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-52-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-27-0x00000181EAC10000-0x00000181EAC1A000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-26-0x00000181EB0D0000-0x00000181EB182000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-25-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-24-0x00000181EABF0000-0x00000181EAC0E000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-19-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-18-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-16-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-15-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-84-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-28-0x00000181EAC00000-0x00000181EAC12000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-1-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-13-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-12-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-11-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-10-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-7-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-6-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-5-0x00007FFDED4F0000-0x00007FFDEDE94000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-4-0x00000181EAB60000-0x00000181EAB82000-memory.dmp
memory/3504-97-0x00000273D6BF0000-0x00000273D6C38000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-88-0x00000184F4C20000-0x00000184F4C40000-memory.dmp