Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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
    22/08/2026, 18:40

General

  • Target
    Debug/net8.0-windows/JHNM_PowerShell.exe
  • Size 148KB
  • Sample260822-xbchcsszhs
  • SHA256 3a3ac7d29150412e7a3341c035f81f11ab220b6a4593015559d4f82e57b50f8c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 47 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
  • 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\Debug\net8.0-windows\JHNM_PowerShell.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Debug\net8.0-windows\JHNM_PowerShell.exe"
    1⤵
    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3544
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\README.txt
      2⤵
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:1212
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe" /c vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3416
      • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
        vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
        3⤵
        • Interacts with shadow copies
        PID:4500
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe" /c wmic shadowcopy delete
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4360
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
        wmic shadowcopy delete
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4136
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe" /c powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:680
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
        3⤵
        • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1980
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe" /c powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $true
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4912
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $true
        3⤵
        • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:116
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3324
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Debug\net8.0-windows\JHNM_PowerShell.dll
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Debug\net8.0-windows\JHNM_PowerShell.dll
    1⤵
      PID:2772

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 944B
          • SHA256 a6f2f05965718bc072ca71644afcbed776fdbd3db33e6c460a501177fa5e21e6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_abxasxxa.0va.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_abxasxxa.0va.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          desktop.ini.iv

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Fi\desktop.ini.iv
          • Size 16B
          • SHA256 fe94d7ea163560221fa9d3dad18fff4b0d82c4d581a0c2d02593668f2422e029
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          desktop.ini.key

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Fi\desktop.ini.key
          • Size 32B
          • SHA256 2089369463c4b36205ab8aaab5fe05c699e6e5c45f31e863e7d23188162af51f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          README.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\README.txt
          • Size 121B
          • SHA256 5c6f95084cfabbd01db434b19504aea31dfdbf21e150d8cad221f44dea57351c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1980-112-0x000002882B970000-0x000002882B992000-memory.dmp

          memory/2772-122-0x000001ECBA310000-0x000001ECBA31A000-memory.dmp