Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    900s
  • max time network
    902s
  • 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, 08:51

General

  • Target
    Setup.exe
  • Size 8.2MB
  • Sample260828-kr464awake
  • SHA256 01ba424a2b0f8be9b4a31a1b365eded53426f8cda91ef381c1aa1f198a187f2a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Gathers system information 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Runs systeminfo.exe.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5964
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5228
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "cmd" /C "schtasks /create /tn \"EMIUpdater\" /tr \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe\" /sc onlogon /rl highest /f"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2736
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn \"EMIUpdater\" /tr \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe\" /sc onlogon /rl highest /f
          4⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1736
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "cmd.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4348
        • C:\Windows\system32\systeminfo.exe
          systeminfo
          4⤵
          • Gathers system information
          PID:3384
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\RuntimeBroker.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\RuntimeBroker.exe" --watchdog 5228
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2900
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4956
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          "cmd" /C "schtasks /create /tn \"EMIUpdater\" /tr \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe\" /sc onlogon /rl highest /f"
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2920
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks /create /tn \"EMIUpdater\" /tr \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe\" /sc onlogon /rl highest /f
            5⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:3848
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe"
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2536
          • C:\Windows\system32\whoami.exe
            whoami
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2616
          • C:\Windows\system32\systeminfo.exe
            systeminfo
            5⤵
            • Gathers system information
            PID:5896
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\RuntimeBroker.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\RuntimeBroker.exe" --watchdog 4956
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4860
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5552
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            "cmd" /C "schtasks /create /tn \"EMIUpdater\" /tr \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe\" /sc onlogon /rl highest /f"
            5⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5132
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks /create /tn \"EMIUpdater\" /tr \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe\" /sc onlogon /rl highest /f
              6⤵
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:2220
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            "cmd.exe"
            5⤵
              PID:1304
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\RuntimeBroker.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\RuntimeBroker.exe" --watchdog 5552
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:5024
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4256
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /7
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3228
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:1512
      • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
        \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
        1⤵
          PID:4072

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              svchost.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\UserData\High\svchost.exe
              • Size 8.2MB
              • SHA256 01ba424a2b0f8be9b4a31a1b365eded53426f8cda91ef381c1aa1f198a187f2a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/3228-5-0x000002C82D880000-0x000002C82D881000-memory.dmp

              memory/3228-7-0x000002C82D880000-0x000002C82D881000-memory.dmp

              memory/3228-12-0x000002C82D880000-0x000002C82D881000-memory.dmp

              memory/3228-16-0x000002C82D880000-0x000002C82D881000-memory.dmp

              memory/3228-15-0x000002C82D880000-0x000002C82D881000-memory.dmp

              memory/3228-14-0x000002C82D880000-0x000002C82D881000-memory.dmp

              memory/3228-13-0x000002C82D880000-0x000002C82D881000-memory.dmp

              memory/3228-11-0x000002C82D880000-0x000002C82D881000-memory.dmp

              memory/3228-30-0x000002C82EC10000-0x000002C82EE85000-memory.dmp

              memory/3228-63-0x000002C82EC10000-0x000002C82EE85000-memory.dmp

              memory/3228-93-0x000002C82EC10000-0x000002C82EE85000-memory.dmp