Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/08/2026, 12:43

General

  • Target
    69e5ee5ec4802eb5eba0359c3bcd011deb9681d3be26f4f18d575db2945c02b5.exe
  • Size 328KB
  • Sample260826-pyel8sdr21
  • SHA256 69e5ee5ec4802eb5eba0359c3bcd011deb9681d3be26f4f18d575db2945c02b5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Possible privilege escalation attempt 4 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    BHOs are DLL modules which act as plugins for Internet Explorer.

  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69e5ee5ec4802eb5eba0359c3bcd011deb9681d3be26f4f18d575db2945c02b5.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69e5ee5ec4802eb5eba0359c3bcd011deb9681d3be26f4f18d575db2945c02b5.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Sets service image path in registry
    • Installs/modifies Browser Helper Object
    • Maps connected drives based on registry
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3676
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c takeown /f C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wshtcpip.dll && icacls C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wshtcpip.dll /grant administrators:F
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:528
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\takeown.exe
        takeown /f C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wshtcpip.dll
        3⤵
        • Possible privilege escalation attempt
        • Modifies file permissions
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3352
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
        icacls C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wshtcpip.dll /grant administrators:F
        3⤵
        • Possible privilege escalation attempt
        • Modifies file permissions
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3844
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c takeown /f C:\Windows\SysWOW64\midimap.dll && icacls C:\Windows\SysWOW64\midimap.dll /grant administrators:F
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3808
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\takeown.exe
        takeown /f C:\Windows\SysWOW64\midimap.dll
        3⤵
        • Possible privilege escalation attempt
        • Modifies file permissions
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3180
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
        icacls C:\Windows\SysWOW64\midimap.dll /grant administrators:F
        3⤵
        • Possible privilege escalation attempt
        • Modifies file permissions
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4704
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ahnmove.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4196
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\2ef32ae4.sys
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\2ef32ae4.sys
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4228

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ahnmove.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ahnmove.bat
        • Size 181B
        • SHA256 f33833ad10b4cbce566b6f5cc4c1e09502c788a1b01723654ad53ab4a7668a8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2ef32ae4.sys

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\2ef32ae4.sys
        • Size 20KB
        • SHA256 014ac5dc2835541524fb1be0a398751b44df038ba94d1a9898dea9ff2da641c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3676-2-0x0000000001000000-0x000000000116A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3676-1-0x0000000001164000-0x0000000001165000-memory.dmp

        memory/3676-3-0x0000000001000000-0x000000000116A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3676-0-0x0000000001000000-0x000000000116A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3676-8-0x0000000001000000-0x000000000116A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3676-28-0x0000000001000000-0x000000000116A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4228-7-0x0000000000010000-0x0000000000015220-memory.dmp