ef06322f836bc425100e8a7e0d99c55fb4ce21d14912cea1de0625750e24ce96

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
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20/08/2026, 19:34

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General

Target
ModEngine/ModEngine.exe
Size 16.3MB
Sample260820-yaag2sfe28
SHA256 ef06322f836bc425100e8a7e0d99c55fb4ce21d14912cea1de0625750e24ce96
MD5 1637744561923c9b04cd19a858119344
SHA1 af79bcbcab03797ecf3b533f1737e586f7018f7b
SHA512 8cc40eb6f4cefb3c782d29da091023095cc366d6cde76e554a21fd8895c4c63d2b542b8e2e7b1e11c8a844c369cac980d20e717160a9b5e9479a1898662bf80f
SSDEEP 393216:NALETwfCcrv2bd2DOzOo0rOaBFob2QY6jiYG6+w:JyCd56drOa62K2Yh
TLSH
T12007339234DD51ECD3A38F32E506334EDA553AB21DB6854923C43E071563DE6BA0BEE2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

5^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ModEngine.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 41 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\GLU32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\clbcatq.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\shfolder.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\windows.storage.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\shcore.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\version.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\opengl32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\msimg32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\profapi.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\oleaut32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\imm32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\psapi.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\RPCRT4.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\user32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\comdlg32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\shlwapi.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\imagehlp.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\explorerframe.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\Wldp.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\PROPSYS.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\MSCTF.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wsock32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\kernel.appcore.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\bcryptPrimitives.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\wininet.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\GDI32.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll	ModEngine.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\System32\ws2_32.dll	ModEngine.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.19041.1110_none_60b5254171f9507e\comctl32.dll	ModEngine.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	startModEngine.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
3080	ModEngine.exe
3080	ModEngine.exe
3684	startModEngine.exe
3684	startModEngine.exe
3572	ModEngine.exe
3572	ModEngine.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 16 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeTcbPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: 33	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: 33	3572	ModEngine.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3572	ModEngine.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3080	ModEngine.exe
3572	ModEngine.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3572	ModEngine.exe
3572	ModEngine.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3080 wrote to memory of 3684	3080	ModEngine.exe	87
PID 3684 wrote to memory of 3572	3684	startModEngine.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\ModEngine.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\ModEngine.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3080
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\startModEngine.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\startModEngine.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3684
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\ModEngine.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ModEngine\ModEngine.exe" -start
    3⤵
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3572

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/3080-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002A38000-memory.dmp

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memory/3080-14-0x0000000007970000-0x00000000079F3000-memory.dmp

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memory/3080-3-0x00007FFC11D50000-0x00007FFC11D52000-memory.dmp

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memory/3080-4-0x00007FFC11D70000-0x00007FFC11D72000-memory.dmp

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memory/3080-5-0x00007FFC10A00000-0x00007FFC10A02000-memory.dmp

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memory/3080-8-0x00007FFC0F5E0000-0x00007FFC0F5E2000-memory.dmp

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memory/3080-7-0x00007FFC0F5D0000-0x00007FFC0F5D2000-memory.dmp

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memory/3080-6-0x00007FFC10A10000-0x00007FFC10A12000-memory.dmp

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memory/3080-2-0x00007FFC11D60000-0x00007FFC11D62000-memory.dmp

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memory/3080-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002A38000-memory.dmp

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memory/3572-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002A38000-memory.dmp

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memory/3572-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000002A38000-memory.dmp

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memory/3572-52-0x0000000007520000-0x00000000075A3000-memory.dmp

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memory/3572-53-0x0000000008150000-0x0000000008265000-memory.dmp

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memory/3572-54-0x0000000022420000-0x0000000022567000-memory.dmp

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memory/3572-70-0x0000000022420000-0x0000000022567000-memory.dmp

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memory/3684-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055A000-memory.dmp

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