Overview

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Static

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audacity-w...64.msi

windows10-2004-x64

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audacity-w...64.msi

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    900s
  • max time network
    575s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/09/2026, 16:27

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General

  • Target
    audacity-win-4.0.0-x86_64.msi
  • Size 47.2MB
  • Sample260916-tyf8aashlg
  • SHA256 9097cc8caa10c351e7fbddc7813419af31aa22f7b372f6c4ba62b6e92d2b5f0f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
adwarediscoverypersistenceprivilege_escalationransomwarespyware

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    persistence
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 48 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 15 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 55 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

    persistence
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

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

    ransomware
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\audacity-win-4.0.0-x86_64.msi
    1⤵
    • 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
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4144
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 9B143FF029D0390789BFD77C6846F236 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5076
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:5776
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:3696
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:4912
      • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
        sihost.exe
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3172
        • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
          explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
          2⤵
          • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:3476
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
        1⤵
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4556
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
        1⤵
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3148
      • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
        \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
        1⤵
          PID:3456

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              freetype.dll
              • Path C:\Program Files\Audacity 4\bin\freetype.dll
              • Size 849KB
              • SHA256 715638860653c8a433f2447230191174cb18b9da2d695a6a97c0ebd161a1e92d
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              prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
              • Size 607B
              • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
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              MSI8D04.tmp
              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8D04.tmp
              • Size 132KB
              • SHA256 7f47d98ab25cfea9b3a2e898c3376cc9ba1cd893b4948b0c27caa530fd0e34cc
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              metadata-2
              • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
              • Size 26.1MB
              • SHA256 d12ea16504eb9b8867f5c3cd8039217d64021c26ce43ee229ed0f3ca9217b552
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              {eb6f4ade-219b-4a89-99fd-e2f75a936489}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
              • Path \??\Volume{24fec12f-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{eb6f4ade-219b-4a89-99fd-e2f75a936489}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
              • Size 6KB
              • SHA256 c0eba2c71110604a6977c22c92d4c7d377663d92f29480fae38c6efdb3af6745
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              memory/3148-267-0x0000019451000000-0x0000019451691000-memory.dmp
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              memory/3148-263-0x0000019451000000-0x0000019451691000-memory.dmp
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              memory/4144-11-0x0000018A2A980000-0x0000018A2B324000-memory.dmp
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              memory/4556-107-0x0000021F83E10000-0x0000021F83E30000-memory.dmp
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              memory/4556-89-0x0000021F93E90000-0x0000021F93F90000-memory.dmp
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              memory/4556-121-0x0000021F94210000-0x0000021F94230000-memory.dmp
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              memory/4556-88-0x0000021F83A30000-0x0000021F83A50000-memory.dmp
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              memory/4556-75-0x0000021F801E0000-0x0000021F802E0000-memory.dmp
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