Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    71s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/09/2026, 22:34

General

  • Target
    OrbitLauncher.exe
  • Size 5.0MB
  • Sample260903-2hb8dsgm3t
  • SHA256 f1c3ce4c1254abb03235e23710a771e3f515597848df51c81847b3ef0f44092b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 12 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OrbitLauncher.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OrbitLauncher.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5528
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c6a5007e8c6058236672427a4ebdc4c765d6a41ab799de026ac84f71a35dd006.exe
      "c6a5007e8c6058236672427a4ebdc4c765d6a41ab799de026ac84f71a35dd006.exe" dc0e28683f7102c91bc1d28e85c4bfb909f35f7cced16b3b6067f37a0901573f
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1400
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c6a5007e8c6058236672427a4ebdc4c765d6a41ab799de026ac84f71a35dd006.exe
        "c6a5007e8c6058236672427a4ebdc4c765d6a41ab799de026ac84f71a35dd006.exe" dc0e28683f7102c91bc1d28e85c4bfb909f35f7cced16b3b6067f37a0901573f
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6020
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Block Steam.exe (out)"
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3124
          • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
            netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Block Steam.exe (out)"
            5⤵
            • Modifies Windows Firewall
            • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
            PID:5788
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Block Steam.exe (in)"
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1324
          • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
            netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Block Steam.exe (in)"
            5⤵
            • Modifies Windows Firewall
            • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
            PID:2472
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Block Steamwebhelper.exe (out)"
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3576
          • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
            netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Block Steamwebhelper.exe (out)"
            5⤵
            • Modifies Windows Firewall
            • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
            PID:2316
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Block Steamwebhelper.exe (in)"
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:880
          • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
            netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Block Steamwebhelper.exe (in)"
            5⤵
            • Modifies Windows Firewall
            • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
            PID:5692

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        c6a5007e8c6058236672427a4ebdc4c765d6a41ab799de026ac84f71a35dd006.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c6a5007e8c6058236672427a4ebdc4c765d6a41ab799de026ac84f71a35dd006.exe
        • Size 7.5MB
        • SHA256 f0cb54f2345b4167e0e9cacfe10e6195373dc5f02b2968f18c19dd7a86a7878b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1400-14-0x00007FFABCE00000-0x00007FFABCE02000-memory.dmp

        memory/1400-19-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140FF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1400-21-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140FF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1400-12-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140FF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1400-13-0x00007FFABCDF0000-0x00007FFABCDF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/1400-15-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140FF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/5528-2-0x00007FFABCE00000-0x00007FFABCE02000-memory.dmp

        memory/5528-11-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014087F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5528-10-0x0000000140064000-0x0000000140387000-memory.dmp

        memory/5528-0-0x0000000140064000-0x0000000140387000-memory.dmp

        memory/5528-3-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014087F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5528-1-0x00007FFABCDF0000-0x00007FFABCDF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/6020-22-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140FF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/6020-27-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140FF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/6020-30-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140FF4000-memory.dmp

        memory/6020-31-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140FF4000-memory.dmp