Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • 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, 15:06

General

  • Target
    8ca149af188ff4d1a221265072a0a1ce1669c4984d8e21ebbc2814f27685dca2.exe
  • Size 5.6MB
  • Sample260826-sg67psyth1
  • SHA256 8ca149af188ff4d1a221265072a0a1ce1669c4984d8e21ebbc2814f27685dca2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of file extensions in Explorer 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 12 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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 22 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
  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8ca149af188ff4d1a221265072a0a1ce1669c4984d8e21ebbc2814f27685dca2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8ca149af188ff4d1a221265072a0a1ce1669c4984d8e21ebbc2814f27685dca2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies visibility of file extensions in Explorer
    • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4860
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
      REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot /f
      2⤵
      • Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:3392
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avscan.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avscan.exe
      2⤵
      • Modifies visibility of file extensions in Explorer
      • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5064
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avscan.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avscan.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:376
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\windows\W_X_C.bat
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2452
        • C:\windows\hosts.exe
          C:\windows\hosts.exe
          4⤵
          • Modifies visibility of file extensions in Explorer
          • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3328
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avscan.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avscan.exe
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:984
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\windows\W_X_C.bat
            5⤵
            • Checks computer location settings
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2280
            • C:\windows\hosts.exe
              C:\windows\hosts.exe
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:4620
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Windows\W_X_C.vbs"
              6⤵
              • Adds policy Run key to start application
              • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:3540
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
            REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot /f
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:3960
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
            REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot /f
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:896
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
            REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot /f
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:3984
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
            REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot /f
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:4768
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Windows\W_X_C.vbs"
          4⤵
          • Adds policy Run key to start application
          • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4028
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
        REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry key
        PID:900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
        REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry key
        PID:4568
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
        REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry key
        PID:4672
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\REG.exe
        REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry key
        PID:2744
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\windows\W_X_C.bat
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2040
      • C:\windows\hosts.exe
        C:\windows\hosts.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Windows\W_X_C.vbs"
        3⤵
        • Adds policy Run key to start application
        • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1356
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:4488

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          avscan.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avscan.exe
          • Size 5.6MB
          • SHA256 b1930c3b1d14240e9f2f7adc444215d887ebc32280fa00fbd7385be2e5c9fbc0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          W_X_C.vbs

          • Path C:\Windows\W_X_C.vbs
          • Size 195B
          • SHA256 b39688c8dc37d88a1280ec43e1005296491faecd1e150cbf2e1159f17f34b518
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          hosts.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\hosts.exe
          • Size 5.6MB
          • SHA256 becba52119d3fdb27ca44ee4bdd52624971b062fb0a54272abb270a45b7b3ceb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          W_X_C.bat

          • Path \??\c:\windows\W_X_C.bat
          • Size 336B
          • SHA256 d2150b9e5a4ce55e140f0ca91c4e300715d42095c8fddf58c77037cdd2cfaf78
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/376-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp

          memory/984-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp

          memory/3328-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp

          memory/3984-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp

          memory/3984-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4860-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4860-24-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp

          memory/5064-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp

          memory/5064-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042D000-memory.dmp