Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    208s
  • max time network
    194s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 18:31

General

  • Target
    Soundpad_V4.0.30.msi
  • Size 6.5MB
  • Sample260910-w6hr7afm2s
  • SHA256 9c5a2544da17576e761dae4c0f62d8fe72130cabab867a5964efa195151d5e85
  • 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_V4.0.30.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:4544
  • 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:5560
    • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 33E2CCDD008B240494C5DC7508C820FD C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2860
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2688
      • 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:3792
        • 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:4016
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:5368
    • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
      C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004D0 0x00000000000004CC
      1⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      PID:2600

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e5a8b1c.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5a8b1c.rbs
          • Size 20KB
          • SHA256 86fca08c2eaa56f33a86d1e9272a5a9292421ab10aa74b15e83f62891d6b600f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Soundpad.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Soundpad\Soundpad.exe
          • Size 11.7MB
          • SHA256 e2a9247c2c66967b80eafc04a9331d04bb2b2f474ce992e97be4eae703a74af4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          UniteFx.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files\Soundpad\UniteFx.dll
          • Size 575KB
          • SHA256 d0356479903d87e7eafdcfa19feb061eb342ac5f7518e6cec3c7beaf608c9dcf
          • 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

          MSI1A7.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI1A7.tmp
          • Size 175KB
          • SHA256 9d6745913a51d4c6749a4119f87da410cb226c45a72d6dbc3231efe5b928f491
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          e5a8b1b.msi

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e5a8b1b.msi
          • Size 6.5MB
          • SHA256 9c5a2544da17576e761dae4c0f62d8fe72130cabab867a5964efa195151d5e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 ef2d44a75a6527e54d4755f33c61df15584ef30f8b87d6c3cc2d347fb78f67cf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {528c0607-ebc7-4ea0-bc89-893f45fbc560}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{c4ee2a5b-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{528c0607-ebc7-4ea0-bc89-893f45fbc560}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 a1697c0db64f94a2bad31bb32f623653980db6596d6f9afc55ccac87e6324dd0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH