Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    869s
  • max time network
    805s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/08/2026, 04:05

General

  • Target
    OrangeLoader.exe
  • Size 77KB
  • Sample260828-env65asxd1
  • SHA256 8fb20f24c3fb44abc4d88278fae943595bb5cf3937cb0e983ec51e8c52ca3e6d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Launches sc.exe 6 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 13 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OrangeLoader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OrangeLoader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4420
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe" /c reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard\Scenarios\HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity" /v Enabled
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6604
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard\Scenarios\HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity" /v Enabled
        3⤵
          PID:4784
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd.exe" /c powershell -command "Expand-Archive -Path "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Orange.zip" -DestinationPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Orange_Update" -Force"
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6820
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -command "Expand-Archive -Path "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Orange.zip" -DestinationPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Orange_Update" -Force"
          3⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:6880
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OrangeLoader.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OrangeLoader.exe"
      1⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6860
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        "cmd.exe" /c reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard\Scenarios\HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity" /v Enabled
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5976
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard\Scenarios\HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity" /v Enabled
          3⤵
            PID:3944
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c sc stop OrangeDriver
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3972
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            sc stop OrangeDriver
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:2520
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c sc delete OrangeDriver
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2452
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            sc delete OrangeDriver
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4816
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\mapper.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\mapper.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\driver.sys"
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4308
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c sc query OrangeDriver
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4752
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            sc query OrangeDriver
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3220
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Start-Process "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\OrangeExtenal.exe" -Verb RunAs
          2⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3756
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\OrangeExtenal.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\OrangeExtenal.exe"
            3⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:6084
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cls
              4⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              PID:4236
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause
              4⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              PID:3512
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c sc stop OrangeDriver
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4536
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            sc stop OrangeDriver
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:6328
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c sc delete OrangeDriver
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:6020
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            sc delete OrangeDriver
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:200
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\mapper.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\mapper.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\driver.sys"
          2⤵
          • Sets service image path in registry
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5820
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c sc query OrangeDriver
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5824
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            sc query OrangeDriver
            3⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3288
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Start-Process "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\OrangeExtenal.exe" -Verb RunAs
          2⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:6488
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\OrangeExtenal.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\assets\OrangeExtenal.exe"
            3⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4876
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cls
              4⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              PID:4368
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause
              4⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              PID:1732
      • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
        1⤵
          PID:6056
        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
          1⤵
            PID:3880
          • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
            \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
            1⤵
              PID:6180

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  24BD96D5497F70B3F510A6B53CD43F3E_3A89246FB90C5EE6620004F1AE0EB0EA

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\24BD96D5497F70B3F510A6B53CD43F3E_3A89246FB90C5EE6620004F1AE0EB0EA
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 39cd28811df3b0ae5ddbca83f28b5b5394efa229cfb1cb7159de1f32a9bb4ba3
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  8ACEC8747D37D5B985991505B117E8E9

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8ACEC8747D37D5B985991505B117E8E9
                  • Size 38KB
                  • SHA256 8f892f5bce98f912d76697867e51c77aeb9d7480bf058883739099a3073e6631
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  24BD96D5497F70B3F510A6B53CD43F3E_3A89246FB90C5EE6620004F1AE0EB0EA

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\24BD96D5497F70B3F510A6B53CD43F3E_3A89246FB90C5EE6620004F1AE0EB0EA
                  • Size 410B
                  • SHA256 78350d92efca9e0446e4eb034da1d089add9cb4cf59172c2c2d4360afefa13a7
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  8ACEC8747D37D5B985991505B117E8E9

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8ACEC8747D37D5B985991505B117E8E9
                  • Size 192B
                  • SHA256 a0761a9a1d6936e11a40e1ae52280acd13e069c7a2dc1d65f7e088a5ff45a63a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 712e532df307cd5adca7d3f0083e360b76bb7a4f77b2dc0b37b70088736d6c65
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                  • Size 1KB
                  • SHA256 d07c02828085acdfb893cdde6c453993383a1a0ba5c3ce47ad59e66d6e65c60d
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  Orange.zip

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Orange.zip
                  • Size 473KB
                  • SHA256 fc599a7f594e37ffd5c6ae0abfb2d570b2ca483e0eecbb728f04e36ca9158871
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  OrangeExtenal.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Orange_Update\OrangeExtenal.exe
                  • Size 803KB
                  • SHA256 123068095ef1ee5dee487522feff97d5196e9fcce08a46bbfbd97700f0d07529
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  driver.sys

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Orange_Update\driver.sys
                  • Size 10KB
                  • SHA256 4ddfd1461f178434c877d98e6b6f24982224898a50a19c66b278ddf22848ed28
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  mapper.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Orange_Update\mapper.exe
                  • Size 150KB
                  • SHA256 07000932db266d4a1442f2ff4347d319e38fc531fa3f8bc2e6e3eaa72f5864b1
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  __PSScriptPolicyTest_vuwf1qjz.blk.ps1

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_vuwf1qjz.blk.ps1
                  • Size 60B
                  • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 08bc05e4cba29e88bff6724c00cb7689a105eb19f4b475e874c7cc611e018e9d
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
                  • Size 6KB
                  • SHA256 de3450b54346946bbec315b6a5412f9e2708d3970d581221a04f8eb357752a60
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  data.txt

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\orange\data.txt
                  • Size 132B
                  • SHA256 1b8ad5a55eeabe0b00f04629e724ee3fa98e903a3cfb26fc91c76346dab512ea
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  memory/4420-42-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-8-0x00000230E7FA0000-0x00000230E7FA8000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-17-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-1-0x00000230C8450000-0x00000230C8468000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-2-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-3-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-4-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-5-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-6-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-15-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-14-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-13-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-11-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-0-0x00007FF96012F000-0x00007FF960130000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-9-0x00000230E7720000-0x00000230E775E000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-10-0x00000230E76F0000-0x00000230E76FE000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-16-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4420-7-0x00007FF95FFA0000-0x00007FF960944000-memory.dmp

                  memory/6880-28-0x00000233A8400000-0x00000233A840A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/6880-27-0x00000233A84E0000-0x00000233A84F2000-memory.dmp

                  memory/6880-26-0x00000233A84E0000-0x00000233A84EA000-memory.dmp

                  memory/6880-25-0x00000233A8420000-0x00000233A84D2000-memory.dmp

                  memory/6880-24-0x00000233A8400000-0x00000233A841E000-memory.dmp

                  memory/6880-19-0x00000233900B0000-0x00000233900D2000-memory.dmp