Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/08/2026, 00:45

General

  • Target
    Updater.exe
  • Size 11.6MB
  • Sample260819-a4gapacc75
  • SHA256 213c343ab852a0b185a2198677bf48ac0e7372467cce84d813fe8c5ddc7464b7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 12 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Updater.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Updater.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2864
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Updater.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4528
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Updater.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Updater.exe
      2⤵
        PID:4984
    • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$jplqm1=Get-Date;$2layvj=([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String('U3RhcnQtUHJvY2Vzcw==')));$1gfl0h=$env:COMPUTERNAME;$odzoie=([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String('QzpcVXNlcnNcQWRtaW5cQXBwRGF0YVxSb2FtaW5nXHNjLmV4ZQ==')));$jplqm1=Get-Date;& $2layvj -FilePath $odzoie"
      1⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4956
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sc.exe"
        2⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Launches sc.exe
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3700
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sc.exe"
          3⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:636
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sc.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sc.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2768

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 e3274ce8296f2cd20e3189576fbadbfa0f1817cdf313487945c80e968589a495
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ModuleAnalysisCache

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
          • Size 53KB
          • SHA256 d9e2c903ca3530aa279684dbe40c463ab74e688b1b802bb817cdaf633dd119ba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 bc350128c4ae716830830ea20d1f10ee7107a3bb7107755ec64cc43fcbecbdff
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_02p2zs04.old.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_02p2zs04.old.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          sc.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sc.exe
          • Size 11.6MB
          • SHA256 213c343ab852a0b185a2198677bf48ac0e7372467cce84d813fe8c5ddc7464b7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/636-90-0x000001761B910000-0x000001761B9C5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2768-79-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2768-77-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2768-76-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2768-78-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2864-4-0x000001F51D730000-0x000001F51E282000-memory.dmp

          memory/2864-0-0x000001F57D490000-0x000001F57E034000-memory.dmp

          memory/2864-5-0x000001F519020000-0x000001F519030000-memory.dmp

          memory/2864-3-0x000001F519020000-0x000001F519030000-memory.dmp

          memory/2864-2-0x000001F519000000-0x000001F519024000-memory.dmp

          memory/2864-1-0x000001F519020000-0x000001F519030000-memory.dmp

          memory/3700-62-0x000001CD18EE0000-0x000001CD18F04000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-9-0x0000019CB64F0000-0x0000019CB6500000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-30-0x0000019CB7510000-0x0000019CB752C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-38-0x0000019CB7500000-0x0000019CB750A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-31-0x0000019CB7530000-0x0000019CB75E5000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-32-0x00007FF419BB0000-0x00007FF419BC0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-40-0x0000019CB7750000-0x0000019CB776C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-48-0x0000019CB7730000-0x0000019CB773A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-33-0x0000019CB64F0000-0x0000019CB6500000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-50-0x0000019CB7740000-0x0000019CB7748000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-52-0x0000019CB7780000-0x0000019CB778A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-51-0x0000019CB7770000-0x0000019CB7776000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-49-0x0000019CB7790000-0x0000019CB77AA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-16-0x0000019CB7140000-0x0000019CB7162000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-10-0x0000019CB64F0000-0x0000019CB6500000-memory.dmp

          memory/4984-22-0x00000001440A6000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4984-55-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4984-39-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4984-37-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4984-36-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4984-34-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4984-35-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4984-20-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/4984-19-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp