Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    13s
  • max time network
    137s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/09/2026, 11:01

General

  • Target
    Commandos.exe
  • Size 79KB
  • Sample260908-m4kdkafa58
  • SHA256 e0c0bb0b89ded0bcad1a4fbd9d7d989cacffe9c2dd963a89e86e13582cdf8262
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 34 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

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

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

  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Commandos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Commandos.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3256
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5088
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k reg delete HKCR /f
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4116
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKCR /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies system executable filetype association
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:5376

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        .exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.exe
        • Size 14KB
        • SHA256 070bb826b94e3660f53f35099c60f02326214a67afa68cd0c65bfee50dd1f8a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3256-3-0x00007FFE9EDA0000-0x00007FFE9F744000-memory.dmp

        memory/3256-2-0x00007FFE9EDA0000-0x00007FFE9F744000-memory.dmp

        memory/3256-0-0x00007FFE9EF2F000-0x00007FFE9EF30000-memory.dmp

        memory/3256-4-0x00007FFE9EDA0000-0x00007FFE9F744000-memory.dmp

        memory/3256-6-0x00007FFE9EDA0000-0x00007FFE9F744000-memory.dmp

        memory/3256-1-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000728000-memory.dmp

        memory/3256-19-0x00007FFE9EDA0000-0x00007FFE9F744000-memory.dmp

        memory/5088-14-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B5A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5088-15-0x00007FFE9EDA0000-0x00007FFE9F744000-memory.dmp

        memory/5088-16-0x00007FFE9EDA0000-0x00007FFE9F744000-memory.dmp

        memory/5088-17-0x00007FFE9EDA0000-0x00007FFE9F744000-memory.dmp

        memory/5088-18-0x00007FFE9EDA0000-0x00007FFE9F744000-memory.dmp