Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/09/2026, 13:20

General

  • Target
    popup.py
  • Size 3KB
  • Sample260922-qlgfqsfb86
  • SHA256 699fb7e31e6726872ccbfa37c26adcb363ddbd574bbe580e9ce312e9661faa6b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
Score
3/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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.

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\popup.py
    1⤵
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:5404
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2544
    • C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
      "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\popup.py"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      PID:3620

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        memory/3620-14-0x00007FF720330000-0x00007FF720428000-memory.dmp

        memory/3620-15-0x00007FF9F55C0000-0x00007FF9F55F4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3620-16-0x00007FF9F5300000-0x00007FF9F55B6000-memory.dmp