Analysis

  • max time kernel
    900s
  • max time network
    462s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/08/2026, 01:28

General

  • Target
    Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I/sonic.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample260824-bvx3hsxtft
  • SHA256 0fe56d2a5a44b52554268ed24083128ca180057a37fbfb37ea3df97abeb0e826
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
6/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 14 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 51 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I\sonic.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I\sonic.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2680
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1120
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k BcastDVRUserService -s BcastDVRUserService
    1⤵
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:1424
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k GraphicsPerfSvcGroup -s GraphicsPerfSvc
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    PID:4612
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k GraphicsPerfSvcGroup -s GraphicsPerfSvc
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    PID:3720
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:980
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k GraphicsPerfSvcGroup -s GraphicsPerfSvc
      1⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:4772
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k GraphicsPerfSvcGroup -s GraphicsPerfSvc
      1⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:2560
    • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
      \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:5980
      • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k GraphicsPerfSvcGroup -s GraphicsPerfSvc
        1⤵
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:3212
      • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k GraphicsPerfSvcGroup -s GraphicsPerfSvc
        1⤵
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:1928

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            desktop.ini

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Captures\desktop.ini
            • Size 190B
            • SHA256 86d9f822aeb989755fac82929e8db369b3f5f04117ef96fd76e3d5f920a501d2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/2680-0-0x0000000056410000-0x0000000056433000-memory.dmp

            memory/2680-1-0x0000000000F30000-0x0000000000F46000-memory.dmp

            memory/2680-25-0x0000000056410000-0x0000000056433000-memory.dmp