Analysis

  • max time kernel
    599s
  • max time network
    554s
  • 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, 03:13

General

  • Target
    res/External/Redistributables/2013/vcredist_x64_2013.exe
  • Size 6.9MB
  • Sample260823-dq8dssxset
  • SHA256 e554425243e3e8ca1cd5fe550db41e6fa58a007c74fad400274b128452f38fb8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Loads dropped DLL 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 62 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

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

  • 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\res\External\Redistributables\2013\vcredist_x64_2013.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\res\External\Redistributables\2013\vcredist_x64_2013.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3420
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\res\External\Redistributables\2013\vcredist_x64_2013.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\res\External\Redistributables\2013\vcredist_x64_2013.exe" -burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{385C5D87-288C-4BCA-9D1C-DE757232A776} {50EAD880-1F93-40C5-A1E8-3809BF7F4666} 3420
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:936
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:5044
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5784
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
        • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2168
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5764
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1748

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
          • Size 599B
          • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          logo.png

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{050d4fc8-5d48-4b8f-8972-47c82c46020f}\.ba1\logo.png
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 335a256d4779ec5dcf283d007fb56fd8211bbcaf47dcd70fe60ded6a112744ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          wixstdba.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{050d4fc8-5d48-4b8f-8972-47c82c46020f}\.ba1\wixstdba.dll
          • Size 117KB
          • SHA256 e7c8e7edd9112137895820e789baaaeca41626b01fb99fede82968ddb66d02cf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2168-195-0x000000000F760000-0x000000000F82C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5764-28-0x0000014342780000-0x0000014342880000-memory.dmp

          memory/5764-27-0x0000014342780000-0x0000014342880000-memory.dmp

          memory/5764-74-0x0000014B59090000-0x0000014B590B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5764-46-0x0000014B577F0000-0x0000014B578F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5764-50-0x0000014B47610000-0x0000014B47630000-memory.dmp

          memory/5764-45-0x0000014B44FB0000-0x0000014B44FD0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5764-26-0x0000014342780000-0x0000014342880000-memory.dmp