Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    12s
  • max time network
    12s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/08/2026, 00:08

General

  • Target
    loader.exe
  • Size 33KB
  • Sample260823-afb13agg89
  • SHA256 c761f18e13595c727af11f7440e2f031f486a8dd4fac2cfba9082b2deca9b0c4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4600
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {DCB00C01-570F-4A9B-8D69-199FDBA5723B}
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3432
      • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {DCB00C01-570F-4A9B-8D69-199FDBA5723B}
        3⤵
          PID:4732
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c net stop spooler > nul 2>&1
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1496
        • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
          net stop spooler
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4552
          • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop spooler
            4⤵
              PID:4612
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c net start spooler > nul 2>&1
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4492
          • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
            net start spooler
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4384
            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 start spooler
              4⤵
                PID:808
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv > nul 2>&1
            2⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3284
            • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
              net stop wuauserv
              3⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1608
              • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
                4⤵
                  PID:2620
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c net start wuauserv > nul 2>&1
              2⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4992
              • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                net start wuauserv
                3⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:1156
                • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 start wuauserv
                  4⤵
                    PID:892
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c whoami > C:\Windows\Temp\whoami.txt 2>&1
                2⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:1784
                • C:\Windows\system32\whoami.exe
                  whoami
                  3⤵
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:3136
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c type C:\Windows\Temp\whoami.txt
                2⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                PID:4440
            • C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
              1⤵
                PID:3036

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    whoami.txt

                    • Path C:\Windows\Temp\whoami.txt
                    • Size 16B
                    • SHA256 17fe36082c2e39cec44fc7d6df2c657c539e5add0cf1c24a6fed84926ae99c2a
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                    memory/4600-4-0x00007FF62F1C0000-0x00007FF62F1CF000-memory.dmp