Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    1049s
  • max time network
    429s
  • 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, 03:38

General

  • Target
    Auto updater.exe
  • Size 940KB
  • Sample260823-d62aeshc28
  • SHA256 647eb21a09ed8a0d4f94f03c023658c8abe4ee577aad4c209535b8e348177175
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto updater.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto updater.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1088
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto updater.exe" MD5 | find /i /v "md5" | find /i /v "certutil"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2260
      • C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe
        certutil -hashfile "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto updater.exe" MD5
        3⤵
          PID:2812
        • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
          find /i /v "md5"
          3⤵
            PID:1940
          • C:\Windows\system32\find.exe
            find /i /v "certutil"
            3⤵
              PID:2280
          • C:\Windows\Fonts\26472986747153425453434235.exe
            "C:\Windows\Fonts\26472986747153425453434235.exe"
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:3400
        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s fdPHost
          1⤵
            PID:628
          • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
            1⤵
              PID:3728
            • C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4
              1⤵
              • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
              • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
              PID:2276

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  26472986747153425453434235.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\Fonts\26472986747153425453434235.exe
                  • Size 14.1MB
                  • SHA256 2bc0b4a6a68e52a76d277ee0d32e1ddd0919f0c6162847fdf2999fe1c07a4308
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  memory/2276-8-0x00000233FC420000-0x00000233FC421000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2276-10-0x00000233FC420000-0x00000233FC421000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2276-9-0x00000233FC420000-0x00000233FC421000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2276-16-0x00000233FC420000-0x00000233FC421000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2276-17-0x00000233FC420000-0x00000233FC421000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2276-20-0x00000233FC420000-0x00000233FC421000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2276-19-0x00000233FC420000-0x00000233FC421000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2276-18-0x00000233FC420000-0x00000233FC421000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2276-15-0x00000233FC420000-0x00000233FC421000-memory.dmp

                  memory/2276-14-0x00000233FC420000-0x00000233FC421000-memory.dmp