Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    158s
  • 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, 02:03

General

  • Target
    2026-08-23_aa89e5e6001e06322dc4d0c0b99836e9_coinminer_elex_frostygoop_glassworm_hive_poet-rat_salatstealer_sliver_snatch.exe
  • Size 96.6MB
  • Sample260824-cg2zzssbpg
  • SHA256 4908f59b4f5260ae415bc45a1b7b31d1dbfe4bf26147995fb5c2594b724e3454
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 9 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

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

  • UPX packed file 1 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 29 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 16 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • GoLang User-Agent 1 IoCs

    Uses default user-agent string defined by GoLang HTTP packages.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_aa89e5e6001e06322dc4d0c0b99836e9_coinminer_elex_frostygoop_glassworm_hive_poet-rat_salatstealer_sliver_snatch.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_aa89e5e6001e06322dc4d0c0b99836e9_coinminer_elex_frostygoop_glassworm_hive_poet-rat_salatstealer_sliver_snatch.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3420
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      msiexec /i C:\ProgramData\ykkBKSsrqOqNnJqD /qn
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5128
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3428
    • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding E172A55427B340DD827FAF69E068A197 E Global\MSI0000
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:240
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine','C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify','C:\Program Files\DirectorAdminister'
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:6008
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ""C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\GuZoYNSMafLLtPd.exe" x "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\SimplifyAnalystSleek." -f -to "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine" -key "2${55iqFSiQWEnhanceChampionBright""
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4160
        • C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\GuZoYNSMafLLtPd.exe
          "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\GuZoYNSMafLLtPd.exe" x "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\SimplifyAnalystSleek." -f -to "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine" -key "2${55iqFSiQWEnhanceChampionBright"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1816
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ""C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\GuZoYNSMafLLtPd.exe" x "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\DeployMediatorNimble." -not "1_DemonstrateExplain.exe" -not "sss" -not "hgYKbwkauJKgpeP" -not "1_//__EDRFILENAME1__" -not "" -not "1_HuntOversee.exe" -not "1_PartitionPresent.exe" -not "sa" -f -to "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine" -key "!7(71aJlxozGDeployEvaluatorEager""
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4132
        • C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\GuZoYNSMafLLtPd.exe
          "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\GuZoYNSMafLLtPd.exe" x "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\DeployMediatorNimble." -not "1_DemonstrateExplain.exe" -not "sss" -not "hgYKbwkauJKgpeP" -not "1_//__EDRFILENAME1__" -not "" -not "1_HuntOversee.exe" -not "1_PartitionPresent.exe" -not "sa" -f -to "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine" -key "!7(71aJlxozGDeployEvaluatorEager"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          PID:1808
      • C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\DemonstrateExplain.exe
        "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\DemonstrateExplain.exe" -ShowcaseDefined Showcas -ShowcaseDefineS eDefine -ShowcaseDefineP 1108
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1596
        • C:\Program Files\ForwardUnderline\kerLxoedDNoTdHmR.exe
          "C:\Program Files\ForwardUnderline\kerLxoedDNoTdHmR.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5396
          • C:\Program Files\ForwardUnderline\kerLxoedDNoTdHmR.exe
            "C:\Program Files\ForwardUnderline\kerLxoedDNoTdHmR.exe" --mod=install --admin=1
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:2460
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1596 -s 1768
          4⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4712
  • C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\GovernLocate.exe
    "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\GovernLocate.exe" install
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    PID:4424
  • C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\GovernLocate.exe
    "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\GovernLocate.exe" start
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    PID:3392
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 1596 -ip 1596
    1⤵
      PID:5280
    • C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\GovernLocate.exe
      "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\GovernLocate.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3672
      • C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\HuntOversee.exe
        "C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\HuntOversee.exe" -ShowcaseSimplifyd Showcase -ShowcaseSimplifyS Simplify -ShowcaseSimplifyP 1111
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4800

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e59e0a5.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59e0a5.rbs
          • Size 7KB
          • SHA256 8283754857a8b5e7ba682849ae747f9ffd09a2641d950df837ee271eb97b6566
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          GuZoYNSMafLLtPd.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ShowcaseDefine\GuZoYNSMafLLtPd.exe
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 7e2642901ff6760edfa8204e1f1261e6acb826d4f36b2fcf017de42ccbd506d4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SimplifyAnalystSleek

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ShowcaseDefine\SimplifyAnalystSleek
          • Size 15.3MB
          • SHA256 590c2e548a8e46a2eb5cc91d50077c832f4d6d984cfb09bb96a3fbc6ee6ed51d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          bdeuiMMreplece.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ShowcaseDefine\bdeuiMMreplece.dll
          • Size 211KB
          • SHA256 9e90ca7b5b79811b13b4c395d2d255200f9c432d1eb6dbc73430476da58cd300
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          2_DemonstrateExplain.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\2_DemonstrateExplain.exe
          • Size 8.7MB
          • SHA256 3a96ec1f68983320e91a64c79cda624f97d5708f5cbfc5878088d6420f74b48c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          2_HuntOversee.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\2_HuntOversee.exe
          • Size 12.6MB
          • SHA256 c5512d2616f076970415db3526a62ff69a1f3f38228fc3a8385102e377783266
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          2_PartitionPresent.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\2_PartitionPresent.exe
          • Size 10.5MB
          • SHA256 a719c9f0444d54bc291fb3b844ee89781c3a8ed2f1bc9eb822a343333c5f5640
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          DeployMediatorNimble

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\DeployMediatorNimble
          • Size 15.3MB
          • SHA256 ec1cbd728055766d3d5029d13dda59e6f48c45429c2fe89d781e162d5bb92639
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ExplorePresent.xml

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\ExplorePresent.xml
          • Size 476B
          • SHA256 af3324462d98b96fee4dd53fabde9f0da618a7901d13fd488073babd31965c63
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          GovernLocate.xml

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\GovernLocate.xml
          • Size 479B
          • SHA256 41f0076bc83cc8d3c5a46bce5fbf31f4947b9faf984ffe6b301a173a91d0b646
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ObserveTrack.sys

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\ObserveTrack.sys
          • Size 470KB
          • SHA256 362b5742b816fafce9f7a5e34ae4293953b1f076f29c31d0e9211bbe2a9a617a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          OperatorObserve.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\OperatorObserve.exe
          • Size 606KB
          • SHA256 7b36e127e1fa53e0c6462312777c5d004ea83bde67e6df32fb8920b6c001d664
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          OperatorObserve.xml

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseDefine\OperatorObserve.xml
          • Size 465B
          • SHA256 6a2597556d44c4557ae8112759ecb3365be0a92e41cd1704852a1833ca2e2efb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          GovernLocate.wrapper.log

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\GovernLocate.wrapper.log
          • Size 646B
          • SHA256 e984e19d60ac9395ad598a7de5eb5204a53e64f830ba10d0c27570be969daa6b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          GovernLocate.wrapper.log

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\GovernLocate.wrapper.log
          • Size 204B
          • SHA256 f034649668e211f9b4e7ab9035dd52cb1b5835ee9630023de5ba4ce2c0af1acd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          GovernLocate.wrapper.log

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\GovernLocate.wrapper.log
          • Size 415B
          • SHA256 73eb2f614d128f00f1c796f17ab79fac79cf6102ad713863e9152bc805d707b2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          GovernLocate.wrapper.log

          • Path C:\Program Files\ShowcaseSimplify\GovernLocate.wrapper.log
          • Size 474B
          • SHA256 b2f8ba110f770dc3d752ffdac90e596c82b4e64a8787da40b470201bb750e063
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ykkBKSsrqOqNnJqD

          • Path C:\ProgramData\ykkBKSsrqOqNnJqD
          • Size 15.9MB
          • SHA256 caaae79d5e4b55d8eed8d94090bc55c7e92ea3afc27a15af366ab44838a79c3a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          check_sign_test.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\check_sign_test.log
          • Size 288B
          • SHA256 66bae277d1c143e3bbb466351b2c7fe44e4dede56c35c7f5e29fcf5554a3764f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1596-75-0x000000002AAD0000-0x000000002AB18000-memory.dmp

          memory/1596-58-0x000000002AA50000-0x000000002AA7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1596-80-0x000000002AAD0000-0x000000002AB18000-memory.dmp

          memory/1808-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000510000-memory.dmp

          memory/1816-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000510000-memory.dmp

          memory/4424-78-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000BEE000-memory.dmp

          memory/5396-83-0x00007FF6FF5F0000-0x00007FF7005F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/6008-15-0x0000020AED1B0000-0x0000020AED1D2000-memory.dmp

          memory/6008-20-0x0000020AED4F0000-0x0000020AED50E000-memory.dmp

          memory/6008-21-0x0000020AED510000-0x0000020AED5C2000-memory.dmp

          memory/6008-22-0x0000020AED5D0000-0x0000020AED5DA000-memory.dmp