Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    135s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/08/2026, 18:13

General

  • Target
    SoftSimInstaller.msi
  • Size 22.8MB
  • Sample260822-wtx2caswe1
  • SHA256 711b0a81f72d6856179985d231c3f94172049a9a313417dda5bfa1f84747472c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 36 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 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 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SoftSimInstaller.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:6012
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3644
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 430E49848C8630367B856775EAA9B549 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4120
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:5288
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 51C63937E2D001F5715EBFA04D3F704C
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2516
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4024

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e5a8f90.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5a8f90.rbs
          • Size 36KB
          • SHA256 4c2563f682b6af62a9d46e7d140f6fcf577362c7d9296c619061594244b04ebc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSIEB70.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIEB70.tmp
          • Size 231KB
          • SHA256 97a55524e0bf06419143b1b71778c0ec867716079ab477e8404a0f3125da7dc3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          e5a8f91.msi

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e5a8f91.msi
          • Size 22.8MB
          • SHA256 711b0a81f72d6856179985d231c3f94172049a9a313417dda5bfa1f84747472c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _EA4BA893278DF812416BD7.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\{81A34667-019E-416C-B16A-671E6C5337C0}\_EA4BA893278DF812416BD7.exe
          • Size 97KB
          • SHA256 0a6d183481511a7778d556d2d0d7e5ebf1ac182565adbad0501c5cfdc0b1bea6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 dbb59b76a9bd2d93982e9d9c4ad3c0faf780fc0a37017b3d389b5c5630f00fa6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {217c0ddc-301c-4c9e-9855-a0760bdf56bb}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{c61fbfff-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{217c0ddc-301c-4c9e-9855-a0760bdf56bb}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 0af3c9993dfaaec515a2b1d12ee19380be099effa949286fb1e07afeeb8c9ab0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH