101df8c9b7497686cddc227e44668915de32f37391e5b95e698943fc370bb686

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
150s
max time network
128s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
31/08/2026, 07:31

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General

Target
xmastree.exe
Size 1.8MB
Sample260831-jcegfsfc22
SHA256 101df8c9b7497686cddc227e44668915de32f37391e5b95e698943fc370bb686
MD5 756ceabf837daa2a0548ea8bfcac726a
SHA1 a13c02dac6899072973f90e13c2ccd21f12b26f4
SHA512 3452b8d9fb083111126ea7a604663af57dd659707ac51207fb6b41cc5532d2172c1a191f03620e6af4449263e4f1b0146ae172e030aaf39ce6a9cd8c3bc8341d
SSDEEP 24576:BX+7CLTYTOIis/aomtCPrSAoy5NKnDN4c/2V1Q4YREpi2FdhiZBgH3d7jqD3nTpB:AOy5PGAooOao2VJRFdhiZO3wD3TFB
TLSH
T116959E327661C07AC6762171D44E83E6E6A1FA7079B1710BA3D06E2E1F74463E139F3A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

5^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\LogFiles\WMI\FaceTelManually.etl	svchost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WINBIODATABASE\51F39552-1075-4199-B513-0C10EA185DB0.DAT	svchost.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xmastree.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	xmastree.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	xmastree.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	xmastree.exe
Key opened	\Registry\Machine\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	xmastree.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	xmastree.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	xmastree.exe

Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 7 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\NGC\SoftLockoutVolatileKey	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\NGC\SoftLockoutVolatileKey	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography	svchost.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\NGC	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	6100	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs

pid	Process
2496	xmastree.exe
2496	xmastree.exe
816	xmastree.exe
816	xmastree.exe
816	xmastree.exe
816	xmastree.exe
5092	SecHealthUI.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2496 wrote to memory of 816	2496	xmastree.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xmastree.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xmastree.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2496
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xmastree.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xmastree.exe" /wrapper /dir="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pkg_71f1c1f0"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:816

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SecHealthUI_1000.26100.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SecHealthUI.exe
"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SecHealthUI_1000.26100.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SecHealthUI.exe" -ServerName:SecHealthUI.AppX8tam42xc7v2czs3s1nt0nkxvfjtepzp9.mca
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5092

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s NPSMSvc
1⤵
PID:5540

C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
\\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {E041C90B-68BA-42C9-991E-477B73A75C90} -Embedding
1⤵
PID:892

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
1⤵
PID:2268

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k WbioSvcGroup -s WbioSrvc
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:6100

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcSvc
1⤵
PID:2196

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted -p -s NgcCtnrSvc
1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
PID:4472

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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autorun.txt

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pkg_71f1c1f0\autorun.txt
Size 87B
SHA256 96f1a1644378f915d189ac773f4b38947d3f30f72ca53bc81d0ff2e2eb479073
MD5 a709c7e51f617a4cb0bf3f8a5b868f45
SHA1 df02997ef6c02ec6da1d2c45dc4dde3c9af09217
SHA512 8121be89b6c8e92d35e543369134b90ae0c2b0e250862e0bb6f36125db01475b69aab983b9e490847627e91232d5362fdac2e1a6cad88be806946b404d8d604e
TLSH
T119B01204280023CA10CC875C016003128020127898C4F16A54DD111F1F51B060B94487
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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wrapper.xml

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pkg_71f1c1f0\wrapper.xml
Size 477B
SHA256 e7de9e4d48319bd0bf742437b8bf231fa5d16e5582cb5ce9236bd26eebb9af6c
MD5 5be2840b5f385f4495493df55d8cb498
SHA1 9ec1bcdc9c726ee1fee1cbbc48b67e61f9f89cca
SHA512 40e60dc2d2b4ca04c5d5cba8f65906c799858d2f3853fe45339bf7a153290e1df8c83454c7313eab08151aff256819287cb5e518d359c4eb8125f586add85e62
TLSH
T1F9F02E4D4B98ACA71CF6BE15F997220D0E6750C700FDCC56E459075F603724194F395B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH