Analysis
- max time kernel
2s - max time network
138s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
07/09/2026, 15:00
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
AstralClient.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target AstralClient.exe
- Size 9.0MB
- Sample260907-sdqqjsxwax
- SHA256 8087800643a23250a245810ff423fa65c79f6145ffc4610da6b6cbc745ef5c78
- MD5 d954ad632c1c16afdef417638a416f17
- SHA1 48c0175c3719468fcf2984f3b7c79292008db4d4
- SHA512 b194c2272dde4526787d6f826c3688dfbcfba0c976c9c15c58134470d71c8bcd1cdb0235fa878ddd2b02f7dbaabe1b2b5c89eef5c9ef2821cb85a74f0202132e
- SSDEEP 98304:fLcnBW/M0x2CFnOVn+bMkz6StXzvm0rtiSVEH/Wjzge15K0yY9W1gdY0B/Wjzge/:zbko6SfYksu8c5T9WKdpu8c5
- TLSH T11B96CF86B3944099C067C238CA6BDBA6E3357C055B216FEB2144BE1B3F73AD06E39751
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\Locked = "1" explorer.exe - Modifies registry class 24 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\NotificationData explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}\Instance\ explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\ explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\MRUListEx = ffffffff explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\Shell explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1 = 3a001f481cffcda87848be43b5fdf8091c1c60d0260001002600efbe1100000064ff3facad0fdd0106cd8368bc0fdd01f390286dbc0fdd0114000000 explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\Shell\SniffedFolderType = "Documents" explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3ADD1653-EB32-4cb0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA}\Instance\ explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 0100000000000000ffffffff explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 0202 explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\NodeSlot = "2" explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}\Instance\ explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}\Instance\ explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}\Instance\ explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}\Instance\ explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\ explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 02 explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff explorer.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 2248 explorer.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 6044 AstralClient.exe 6044 AstralClient.exe 6044 AstralClient.exe 6044 AstralClient.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 6044 AstralClient.exe - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
pid Process 2248 explorer.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 6044 AstralClient.exe 6044 AstralClient.exe 2248 explorer.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 6044 wrote to memory of 4228 6044 AstralClient.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AstralClient.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AstralClient.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6044 -
C:\Windows\explorer.exe"C:\Windows\explorer.exe" shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App2⤵
- Modifies registry class
PID:4228
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C:\Windows\explorer.exeC:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2248
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C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exeC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding1⤵PID:5700