Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/09/2026, 16:07

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 631KB
  • Sample260901-tkq6bsscla
  • SHA256 b01168b6a5517bc4491a2f0420def87e8ad4267c3662c498016eca1e37dca80a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3268
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:460
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\DriverStore\RuntimeBroker.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\DriverStore\RuntimeBroker.exe"
        2⤵
        • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
        • Windows security bypass
        • Creates a file in the Startup directory
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Windows security modification
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4568
        • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
          "C:\Windows\explorer.exe"
          3⤵
          • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
          PID:3772
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3352
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2904

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          AppCache134327524604420130.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\DeviceSearchCache\AppCache134327524604420130.txt
          • Size 85KB
          • SHA256 2ddfbdd88a269504de9139ca72425c7a2085f144beae342c5c07310fbb13e895
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          StartUnifiedTileModelCache.dat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\StartUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
          • Size 30KB
          • SHA256 e743847527ce198145cdff5b6242cc9b0aa8e1d0af55375d6a2ab505819e6321
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RuntimeBroker.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\DriverStore\RuntimeBroker.exe
          • Size 631KB
          • SHA256 b01168b6a5517bc4491a2f0420def87e8ad4267c3662c498016eca1e37dca80a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          drvupd.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\drvupd.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 6f2359048ade4a6881a4dc3a86fa44600124b1ec9818f1875092ab422b233e3d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2904-17-0x0000026883600000-0x0000026883700000-memory.dmp

          memory/2904-19-0x0000026883600000-0x0000026883700000-memory.dmp

          memory/2904-22-0x00000268842C0000-0x00000268842E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2904-18-0x0000026883600000-0x0000026883700000-memory.dmp

          memory/2904-33-0x0000026884280000-0x00000268842A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2904-48-0x00000268848A0000-0x00000268848C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3772-16-0x0000000002D50000-0x0000000002D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/4568-7-0x00007FF7B3AE0000-0x00007FF7B3B8A000-memory.dmp