Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    8s
  • max time network
    11s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/08/2026, 17:39

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target
    BaldiTrojan-x64.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample260822-v79fvsfg75
  • SHA256 f3efe3b57a0f5cc46963dbd8832ceecd5768117685b4cee684b1235d9e74ebe5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Control Panel 2 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BaldiTrojan-x64.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BaldiTrojan-x64.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1072
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c CleanZUpdater.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5340
      • C:\Baldi\Baldi.exe
        C:\Baldi\Baldi.exe
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies Control Panel
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3536
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe" /f /im explorer.exe
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5980
      • C:\Baldi\DisableUAC.exe
        C:\Baldi\DisableUAC.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:644
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\cmd" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8A2A.tmp\8A2B.bat C:\Baldi\DisableUAC.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3016
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
            5⤵
            • UAC bypass
            PID:2180
          • C:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe
            shutdown -r -t 1 -c "BALDI EVIL..."
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:468
  • C:\Baldi\Baldi.exe
    C:\Baldi\Baldi.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4556
  • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
    "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3929055 /state1:0x41c64e6d
    1⤵
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:628

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Baldi.exe

        • Path C:\Baldi\Baldi.exe
        • Size 12.4MB
        • SHA256 fd27fb8b14a5fa99bba87560510030a5ab9df47e4f7584cb4d0e31c04e11808b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        CleanZUpdater.bat

        • Path C:\Baldi\CleanZUpdater.bat
        • Size 66B
        • SHA256 2683d451ab3423e25bcbeca902e6b586d0d9e8689c9c1bb6dca47bfae547a7d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        DisableUAC.exe

        • Path C:\Baldi\DisableUAC.exe
        • Size 104KB
        • SHA256 f5add589da4bfb1492531306d12e84ef27bfcb0c31ff51fed710215765ac95f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        8A2B.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8A2A.tmp\8A2B.bat
        • Size 186B
        • SHA256 754d5b111ec7225c4d643142ddf0dfaab585f12b2f69bcca088abbd0d23a5a79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/3536-13-0x00000000013D0000-0x00000000013D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3536-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001080000-memory.dmp

        memory/4556-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001080000-memory.dmp