Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    157s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc_2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc_2021-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/09/2026, 13:10

General

  • Target
    covid20.exe
  • Size 4.8MB
  • Sample260913-qech7sthqa
  • SHA256 56c6b80e9f525e9010b47112f8085751e8e3fb744e111df3330b481df6a7e954
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 1 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 2 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\covid20.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\covid20.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3300
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8037.tmp\covid.bat" "
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2368
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8037.tmp\CLWCP.exe
        clwcp c:\covid20\bg.bmp
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5000
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8037.tmp\flasher.exe
        flasher 5 c:\covid20\covid.bmp
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1576
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8037.tmp\corona.vbs"
        3⤵
        • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5060

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        CLWCP.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8037.tmp\CLWCP.exe
        • Size 505KB
        • SHA256 13b4ec59785a1b367efb691a3d5c86eb5aaf1ca0062521c4782e1baac6633f8a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        bg.bmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8037.tmp\bg.bmp
        • Size 21.5MB
        • SHA256 d8f864128f2a79e2ff8179255ebfd06619325fec86103722b6418c3cbb41823f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        corona.vbs

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8037.tmp\corona.vbs
        • Size 130B
        • SHA256 82ac48c4f7edbab182aa0a8c320d5616ccdd2f0e83dc733b91e45521f85462a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        covid.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8037.tmp\covid.bat
        • Size 445B
        • SHA256 2c68caeada2c251c5fc12694b7288a5790114ced4142867179e75d313efaa50c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        covid.bmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8037.tmp\covid.bmp
        • Size 147KB
        • SHA256 548c9e22a04650efec06a0414d205d24600e08e0fac1beed7e8b4c03730962bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        flasher.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8037.tmp\flasher.exe
        • Size 246KB
        • SHA256 30676ad5dc94c3fec3d77d87439b2bf0a1aaa7f01900b68002a06f11caee9ce6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1576-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A4000-memory.dmp

        memory/1576-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004A4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3300-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001A7B000-memory.dmp

        memory/3300-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001A7B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5000-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp

        memory/5000-25-0x0000000000471000-0x0000000000472000-memory.dmp

        memory/5000-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000484000-memory.dmp