Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    46s
  • max time network
    48s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-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
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 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:908
    • 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:700
      • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {DCB00C01-570F-4A9B-8D69-199FDBA5723B}
        3⤵
          PID:4876
      • 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:1772
        • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
          net stop spooler
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4420
          • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop spooler
            4⤵
              PID:4436
        • 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:1328
          • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
            net start spooler
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1820
            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 start spooler
              4⤵
                PID:3340
          • 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:5624
            • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
              net stop wuauserv
              3⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1104
              • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
                4⤵
                  PID:4380
            • 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:5648
              • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                net start wuauserv
                3⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4992
                • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 start wuauserv
                  4⤵
                    PID:1564
              • 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:5732
                • C:\Windows\system32\whoami.exe
                  whoami
                  3⤵
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:3572
              • 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:4488
            • C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
              1⤵
                PID:4456
              • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
                C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
                1⤵
                  PID:1172
                • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Windows\Temp\whoami.txt
                  1⤵
                  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
                  PID:4884

                Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                      Downloads

                      whoami.txt

                      • Path C:\Windows\Temp\whoami.txt
                      • Size 16B
                      • SHA256 f316632d4012430c17cb25042228b247c1255ea2bd56a49eda7e5c245814f2c2
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                      memory/908-4-0x00007FF71D110000-0x00007FF71D11F000-memory.dmp