Analysis

  • max time kernel
    599s
  • max time network
    552s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/08/2026, 03:49

General

  • Target
    MinecraftInstaller.exe
  • Size 32.3MB
  • Sample260825-edd5vsswat
  • SHA256 0fc1ded9a9459789b76104275682e603868181a0e1928ec0681810e7c8e2bf17
  • 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.

  • 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 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 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 29 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 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\MinecraftInstaller.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MinecraftInstaller.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5020
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:2380
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3592
      • 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:3084
    • 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:924
    • 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:1292

    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

          memory/924-17-0x0000021E801E0000-0x0000021E802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-46-0x0000021E93F00000-0x0000021E94000000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-80-0x0000021E94280000-0x0000021E942A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-45-0x0000021E83AD0000-0x0000021E83AF0000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-58-0x0000021E83D00000-0x0000021E83D20000-memory.dmp

          memory/3084-200-0x000000000FC00000-0x000000001047B000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-6-0x00000000749D0000-0x000000007518C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-11-0x0000000008770000-0x000000000877E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-10-0x000000000C050000-0x000000000C08E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-12-0x00000000749E2000-0x00000000749E3000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-13-0x00000000749D0000-0x000000007518C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-14-0x00000000749D0000-0x000000007518C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-9-0x0000000008710000-0x0000000008718000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-8-0x00000000749D0000-0x000000007518C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-0-0x00000000749E2000-0x00000000749E3000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-5-0x0000000008950000-0x0000000008958000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-4-0x00000000749D0000-0x000000007518C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-2-0x0000000007D10000-0x0000000007ED2000-memory.dmp

          memory/5020-1-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000002F5A000-memory.dmp