Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/09/2026, 12:53

General

  • Target
    Soundpad_x64-4.0.34.msi
  • Size 6.5MB
  • Sample260909-p46b5seq5w
  • SHA256 cccf633a6b9065f9d94ebbd64cb817c428c74c4fffd24710070d20d6b4d61a05
  • 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
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 14 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 38 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Soundpad_x64-4.0.34.msi
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4324
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2396
    • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding BED0D3F22281BD436A44F8FD23231A96 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4480
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:5880
      • C:\Program Files\Soundpad\Soundpad.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Soundpad\Soundpad.exe" -i -s
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2204
        • C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s "C:\Windows\system32\UniteFx1.8.0.dll"
          3⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:5096
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:4052
    • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
      C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x000000000000049C 0x0000000000000494
      1⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      PID:5124

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e59a05e.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59a05e.rbs
          • Size 20KB
          • SHA256 129d54ecf05389dbe0d7f3adfd270491544441906e10e958dc99278bf056fe55
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Soundpad.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Soundpad\Soundpad.exe
          • Size 11.8MB
          • SHA256 08c5fccd37e4e56205f744a34473a8cc6b7278116cf5474e990fce32c567f80f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          UniteFx.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Soundpad\UniteFx.dll
          • Size 575KB
          • SHA256 017e0d043e56a3d8fd220901b2a0cff1553a2213ffea636eb144c9009c311d51
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          translation.mo

          • Path C:\Program Files\Soundpad\languages\el_GR\translation.mo
          • Size 90KB
          • SHA256 bc9327ba19aa0e08440a388ccafd4cdaf3526e1a46112d12ab946472377ecbb5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI4898.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4898.tmp
          • Size 175KB
          • SHA256 9d6745913a51d4c6749a4119f87da410cb226c45a72d6dbc3231efe5b928f491
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          e59a05d.msi

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e59a05d.msi
          • Size 6.5MB
          • SHA256 cccf633a6b9065f9d94ebbd64cb817c428c74c4fffd24710070d20d6b4d61a05
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 f979dc298e76902b2de77fe1a57848c199ae36ff020dcfddbfe43dceaf88a654
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {35461da7-b5a2-4453-bba5-98a6321bd62d}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{c61fbfff-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{35461da7-b5a2-4453-bba5-98a6321bd62d}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 dbe80be4fdd6989a60758306a5439461392c46e73ec6e26ace14e70bfed1e771
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH