Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
02/09/2026, 12:26
General
- Target 4.621.1.400.exe
- Size 408KB
- Sample260902-pl7ggssdrf
- SHA256 ed7f362ed3bda2b62fe349fec6ee0a353811dd163780e4a206574fd1573394f3
Malware Config
Extracted
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macoute
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87.98.185.184
Signatures
- Family: Macoute
Macoute is a Windows worm.
- Detects Macoute worm 9 IoCs
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4.621.1.400.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4.621.1.400.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\win\msn.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\win\msn.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\win\msn.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\win\msn.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
msn.exe
memory/4596-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4596-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4596-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4700-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4700-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D4000-memory.dmp