Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    1s
  • max time network
    15s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    31/08/2026, 15:00

General

  • Target
    loader.exe
  • Size 23.2MB
  • Sample260831-sdmc5avaja
  • SHA256 3b034159fbee381e1c351bbebb6e517b1fce7ef89f859309e3aba74ce06b2f26
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 13 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 16 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 27 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:688
  • C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3456
  • C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    PID:1364
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s TapiSrv
    1⤵
      PID:3244
    • C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2460
    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2240
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2332
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      PID:4128
    • C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      PID:3308
    • \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
      "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4668
    • C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4876
    • C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2296
    • C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4988
    • C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:2520
    • C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4596
    • C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe
      1⤵
        PID:2724
      • C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
        1⤵
          PID:436
        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc
          1⤵
            PID:4072
          • C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
            1⤵
              PID:3080
            • C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
              1⤵
                PID:3844
              • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
                C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
                1⤵
                  PID:1568
                • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                  1⤵
                    PID:4236
                  • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
                    "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
                    1⤵
                      PID:388
                    • C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
                      1⤵
                        PID:736
                      • C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding
                        1⤵
                          PID:3824
                          • C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
                            "C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"
                            2⤵
                              PID:3500
                            • C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe
                              "C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 0 800 804 812 8192 808 784
                              2⤵
                                PID:2716

                            Network

                                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                  Downloads

                                  elevation_service.exe

                                  • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
                                  • Size 2.7MB
                                  • SHA256 072517f39cffed6bcdf515ae1a429b31c4e293ee44d07b8ec686fed38dd3a7e3
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  maintenanceservice.exe

                                  • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
                                  • Size 1.6MB
                                  • SHA256 eb2bded6274e9f1128d8c434124da14d293ab16002229aca8b8c1e94eff7ea0b
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  OSE.EXE

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
                                  • Size 1.6MB
                                  • SHA256 ce2ec83d3b29ddf3f1a256547f7eb3b2d611aa6bd178c52fc63415a897e7db08
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  elevation_service.exe

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                                  • Size 2.8MB
                                  • SHA256 34a44900a1c31a72840cbec96f4654324ef6a763f7c095abfc9f20dd50743139
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  perfhost.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfhost.exe
                                  • Size 1.4MB
                                  • SHA256 e0a1c82d38f046fad42f04d64c729c1e5de3a32a94c0276f3793bec4a7de38eb
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  AgentService.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\AgentService.exe
                                  • Size 1.7MB
                                  • SHA256 d20eb9d1567fe1dfd3d0bcabc60519fff856eb632082d862f890014c18ae182e
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
                                  • Size 1.5MB
                                  • SHA256 2621ea6ac2e687be3a5cedb0bbbcd98f5302c16c1ad3bf2d6d63b50d9c24535f
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  FXSSVC.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\FXSSVC.exe
                                  • Size 1.2MB
                                  • SHA256 e0a0afb329bc2ad2027edd1651eea4daafb6e7f6de4feef60ce2155fbbb4eec5
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Locator.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\Locator.exe
                                  • Size 1.4MB
                                  • SHA256 8262be661e9e7f3af777482f31954a68352159b9f3ff5f4bcc47bf547c1eeb92
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  ssh-agent.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
                                  • Size 1.7MB
                                  • SHA256 ea77c5bdd551758c092dc9d73eecce50f89c870b23fbf4ad1127ac8fa5298cbc
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  PerceptionSimulationService.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
                                  • Size 1.5MB
                                  • SHA256 b27744a87546ee2ff9ad1ceb508fe3396ac8c63071eddd2a5bee98f9cbd3b4a3
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  SearchIndexer.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe
                                  • Size 1.4MB
                                  • SHA256 e26362efd299e35ad35a6bf7e768bc7a24e673d5b09b338940c380dcf3e87323
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  SensorDataService.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
                                  • Size 1.8MB
                                  • SHA256 552a55cc20f577f06e1a7615ed8ccc673c590b9e77f3245ff671b594fc831df8
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Spectrum.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\Spectrum.exe
                                  • Size 1.4MB
                                  • SHA256 b9cdd0578ddd25212fd8bf3409ca020396b2818034cebe6ad524440646a37004
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  TieringEngineService.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\TieringEngineService.exe
                                  • Size 1.7MB
                                  • SHA256 60ea6f4167229424eccb1dce9a5c2d60594b04e5a2d750860d3f88ec423b6829
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  VSSVC.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe
                                  • Size 2.0MB
                                  • SHA256 5762a1c9d649152ebc98f867f473d8caf9adfccdf7771455cf3a505ae86b5269
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  alg.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
                                  • Size 1.5MB
                                  • SHA256 a4655d62d8951142360c003cba2a6ba2c842b9874956a4cd7ed92b1821a0fa78
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  msdtc.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
                                  • Size 1.5MB
                                  • SHA256 75dc8d51765d05f02f4cb0ecb114b7ae0058053934b5aa617649928948d3e3b2
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  snmptrap.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
                                  • Size 1.4MB
                                  • SHA256 5a27558cbc706a5790c720f1fe771da5fe49ed13047c0835eade27f86d785c62
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  vds.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
                                  • Size 1.3MB
                                  • SHA256 1bc0ff0627bcbe98c4fc8e571b95b6c9c491fa7d41e926be41ee0975b921cc49
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  WmiApSrv.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
                                  • Size 1.6MB
                                  • SHA256 6a6836f60b346f2176b11de3a16e469b4645aba2349023c99716094a94374b6d
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  wbengine.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\wbengine.exe
                                  • Size 2.1MB
                                  • SHA256 7bf28eb4a896806eb742daed4db1bad58ce486dfbdbfe821c36dd6293d0c1c0e
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  memory/388-301-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/436-294-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D5000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/436-120-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000E00000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/436-126-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000E00000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/688-6-0x0000000001FF0000-0x0000000002050000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/688-0-0x0000000001FF0000-0x0000000002050000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/688-346-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000141736000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/688-8-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000141736000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/736-302-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140199000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1364-365-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014017C000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1364-23-0x00000000004C0000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1364-16-0x00000000004C0000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1364-22-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014017C000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1364-24-0x00000000004C0000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/1568-297-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2240-283-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2240-38-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2240-32-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2296-93-0x0000000000860000-0x00000000008C7000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2296-98-0x0000000000860000-0x00000000008C7000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2296-287-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000056A000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2332-48-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2332-42-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2332-305-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2460-65-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2460-29-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2520-289-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2520-363-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-357-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-360-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-353-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-347-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-350-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-351-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-352-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-349-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-348-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-362-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-361-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-359-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-358-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-356-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-355-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2716-354-0x0000023CE9170000-0x0000023CE9180000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2724-293-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2724-115-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2724-109-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3080-295-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401B5000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3308-281-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018C000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3456-364-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014017D000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3456-12-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014017D000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3824-170-0x0000000001A30000-0x0000000001A40000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3824-190-0x0000000009E70000-0x0000000009E78000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3824-154-0x0000000001780000-0x0000000001790000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3824-303-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3844-133-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4128-58-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C60000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4128-62-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C60000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4128-64-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401A8000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4128-52-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C60000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4236-300-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4596-292-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4668-70-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4668-285-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401A2000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4668-76-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4876-80-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000BB0000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4876-86-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000BB0000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4876-286-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014017E000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4988-288-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140168000-memory.dmp