Analysis

  • max time kernel
    899s
  • max time network
    573s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/08/2026, 22:37

General

  • Target
    Project.P.I.T.T/_Redist/vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe
  • Size 14.3MB
  • Sample260821-2jsxjadf53
  • SHA256 b6c82087a2c443db859fdbeaae7f46244d06c3f2a7f71c35e50358066253de52
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 50 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Project.P.I.T.T\_Redist\vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Project.P.I.T.T\_Redist\vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4744
    • C:\Windows\Temp\{D194CE83-0916-4392-91D7-1313F350887A}\.cr\vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe
      "C:\Windows\Temp\{D194CE83-0916-4392-91D7-1313F350887A}\.cr\vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Project.P.I.T.T\_Redist\vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=588 -burn.filehandle.self=600
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4784
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:3552
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3792
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
        • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1328
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4856
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4636
    • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
      \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:3424

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
            • Size 603B
            • SHA256 76051c7134ef5b2b172ae67cc7317ea11daedcc3d11f55c52922e505f501568b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            logo.png

            • Path C:\Windows\Temp\{1121C043-C36C-43C8-8AF9-3DB8463DFD37}\.ba\logo.png
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 335a256d4779ec5dcf283d007fb56fd8211bbcaf47dcd70fe60ded6a112744ef
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            wixstdba.dll

            • Path C:\Windows\Temp\{1121C043-C36C-43C8-8AF9-3DB8463DFD37}\.ba\wixstdba.dll
            • Size 191KB
            • SHA256 a4efbdb2ce55788ffe92a244cb775efd475526ef5b61ad78de2bcdfaddac7041
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\Temp\{D194CE83-0916-4392-91D7-1313F350887A}\.cr\vcredist_2015-2019_x64.exe
            • Size 632KB
            • SHA256 82c3e3423e48bafcdd726624eb7fd3e00674e50e4b6acdcac408fe8fae43b022
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/1328-239-0x000000000EDB0000-0x000000000EE5E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-95-0x0000021A0D300000-0x0000021A0D320000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-117-0x0000021A1D7C0000-0x0000021A1D7E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-87-0x0000021A1D3A0000-0x0000021A1D4A0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-72-0x00000212001E0000-0x00000212002E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-73-0x00000212001E0000-0x00000212002E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-71-0x00000212001E0000-0x00000212002E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4856-85-0x0000021A0D2E0000-0x0000021A0D300000-memory.dmp