Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    171s
  • 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, 17:07

General

  • Target
    Setup Ozone 8 v8.0.2.msi
  • Size 789.6MB
  • Sample260922-vna4ysbb49
  • SHA256 34d727e0ea42190f49af34b0326f7f8c86144b2fb6ea8854cc617e28dc81f6fb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 5 IoCs
  • Manipulates Digital Signatures 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attackers can apply techniques such as changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to make their binary seem validly signed.

  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • 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 9 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 38 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 56 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 59 IoCs
  • 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 8 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 63 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup Ozone 8 v8.0.2.msi"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:3368
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Sets service image path in registry
    • 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 WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4740
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding A7BB43E0816AC2E1121E434D3A271802 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4976
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:3988
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 2D560F29751BE48084E5C6D1D883C753
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1028
      • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIA30E.tmp
        "C:\Windows\Installer\MSIA30E.tmp" 19 IC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\plugins_tool.msiNV
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4504
      • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 0018BAED3C0021C3CB64C1A1298576F1
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        PID:2420
      • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding CDB99FACE6ACD3469FA7E37AB158BC97 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Drivers directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:4808
      • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI41AC.tmp
        "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI41AC.tmp"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3308
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41CD.tmp\41CE.tmp\41CF.bat C:\Windows\Installer\MSI41AC.tmp"
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2844
          • \??\c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe
            "c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\vboxmanage.exe" setproperty machinefolder "C:\Users\Admin\appdata\roaming"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Modifies registry class
            PID:4492
          • \??\c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe
            "c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\vboxmanage.exe" import "c:\vms\tmp\sys00_1.ova"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            PID:1196
          • C:\Windows\system32\xcopy.exe
            xcopy /Y "C:\Windows\System32\Config\systemprofile\.VirtualBox" "C:\vms\.VirtualBox\"
            4⤵
              PID:1464
            • C:\vms\VmServiceControl.exe
              "C:\vms\VmServiceControl.exe" -i
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:2996
        • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI4B13.tmp
          "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI4B13.tmp" /RunAsAdmin /HideWindow c:\windows\system32\attrib.exe +s +h "C:\Program Files\Oracle"
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4164
          • C:\windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
            "C:\windows\system32\attrib.exe" +s +h "C:\Program Files\Oracle"
            3⤵
            • Sets file to hidden
            • Drops file in Program Files directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Views/modifies file attributes
            PID:5064
        • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI4CCA.tmp
          "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI4CCA.tmp" /RunAsAdmin /HideWindow c:\windows\system32\attrib.exe +s +h c:\vms
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2160
          • C:\windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
            "C:\windows\system32\attrib.exe" +s +h c:\vms
            3⤵
            • Sets file to hidden
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Views/modifies file attributes
            PID:4916
      • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
        1⤵
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        PID:2808
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch -p -s DeviceInstall
        1⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3772
        • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
          DrvInst.exe "4" "1" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netadp6\VBoxNetAdp6.inf" "9" "4e41c48b3" "0000000000000138" "WinSta0\Default" "0000000000000158" "208" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netadp6"
          2⤵
          • Manipulates Digital Signatures
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2940
          • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
            rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\pnpui.dll,InstallSecurityPromptRunDllW 20 Global\{5081c081-8d7f-ec43-adda-b212883f983d} Global\{0669fecf-5792-7849-8be1-e98a9ff7c81b} C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{8bd8f698-ce75-9943-ba71-3be6b4ca6a99}\VBoxNetAdp6.inf C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\Temp\{8bd8f698-ce75-9943-ba71-3be6b4ca6a99}\VBoxNetAdp6.cat
            3⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            PID:1648
        • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
          DrvInst.exe "4" "1" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netlwf\VBoxNetLwf.inf" "9" "42c633047" "0000000000000158" "WinSta0\Default" "00000000000000BC" "208" "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netlwf"
          2⤵
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          PID:5068
      • \??\c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxSVC.exe
        "c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxSVC.exe" -Embedding
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        PID:2084
      • C:\vms\VBoxVmService64.exe
        C:\vms\VBoxVmService64.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:116

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            VBoxNetAdp6.cat

            • Path C:\PROGRA~1\Oracle\VIRTUA~1\drivers\network\netadp6\VBoxNetAdp6.cat
            • Size 16KB
            • SHA256 5ce0e441c1af1fd6cb78d0a1a2f18c329be171c0f15f15bdcabf685bbc762549
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            VBoxNetAdp6.sys

            • Path C:\PROGRA~1\Oracle\VIRTUA~1\drivers\network\netadp6\VBoxNetAdp6.sys
            • Size 208KB
            • SHA256 1b00cdcc40fc1edff68df26a062469a41f0048e148cc3b73d791bfe6e124bca2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            VBoxNetLwf.cat

            • Path C:\PROGRA~1\Oracle\VIRTUA~1\drivers\network\netlwf\VBoxNetLwf.cat
            • Size 16KB
            • SHA256 3374c60dcc434438a3f3d717cd71dd13a1218b93b9f0449aaa24bacd3c7fc0b2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            VBoxNetLwf.sys

            • Path C:\PROGRA~1\Oracle\VIRTUA~1\drivers\network\netlwf\VBoxNetLwf.sys
            • Size 217KB
            • SHA256 c0803ab53637fd9f391d488a9a67efc308ebd0e179a93cbc3cd4d9e27beb9cca
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Ozone 8 Vintage Tape.vst3

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VST3\iZotope\Ozone 8 Vintage Tape.vst3
            • Size 2.3MB
            • SHA256 4532be392ce0d77fb0a2e53995acdf80a0b03079f7adf8f5444cddf124060153
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Ozone 8 Exciter.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\VSTPlugIns\iZotope\Ozone 8 Exciter.dll
            • Size 2.3MB
            • SHA256 57a8d859686511e1a1e80da9dad892a4c692d5e73304342075e550dff2626a90
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Ozone 8 Vintage Tape.vst3

            • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\iZotope\Ozone 8 Vintage Tape.vst3
            • Size 3.0MB
            • SHA256 87486edf1cabd66676e27b276fbe08b5f097f163d65d066a45022e5558c8b0b7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            VBoxManage.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 1501aa7411b32e9cc68aff391e7ff81ec515182456edf0d1999ef1633c64fdbb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            VBoxNetAdp6.inf

            • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netadp6\VBoxNetAdp6.inf
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 e8d0afbfa64f52384af95a632e35b002cede1d84dc8bea42daff3942e0f3b391
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            VBoxNetLwf.inf

            • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\network\netlwf\VBoxNetLwf.inf
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 9f0536e1002f5b7bd12946dfbea065d6a141061518ef0c6e25c6c9b65c6e4cf6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            VBoxDrv.cat

            • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\vboxdrv\VBoxDrv.cat
            • Size 16KB
            • SHA256 d78734d7fd3e50166dfb02a71f87e6171d6a29c530ea731c8940fca789f14b94
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            VBoxDrv.inf

            • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\vboxdrv\VBoxDrv.inf
            • Size 2KB
            • SHA256 69acdf87395b541c113337b2658b6047ffcdab462f2287ac88441312ed2fbe96
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            VBoxDrv.sys

            • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\vboxdrv\VBoxDrv.sys
            • Size 961KB
            • SHA256 0a889cbdf5e35ac3f02342d89ab812b82fa1660f55b2af0d08724337db0526ce
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            msvcr100.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\msvcr100.dll
            • Size 832KB
            • SHA256 cc2c2848bc601170539e579de62575546bddec5dfa600aa0b32eedb7d664de20
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Ozone 8 Exciter.dll

            • Path C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins\iZotope\Ozone 8 Exciter.dll
            • Size 3.0MB
            • SHA256 55bec231b7c22f3b787e54918201dbaf2ffcada9f21cff7887131631eb219fc2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            41CF.bat

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41CD.tmp\41CE.tmp\41CF.bat
            • Size 431B
            • SHA256 b6d34fc405916c01e421bd4e624d5130b5a3174d98641ac0f3bb479a9cd43ab9
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            MSI594.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI594.tmp
            • Size 337KB
            • SHA256 1cd91f56352a68ea6b2fe9f67f42f901b8b741e166c2aa6a3eccc71628ee229d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            cpu.PNF

            • Path C:\Windows\INF\cpu.PNF
            • Size 18KB
            • SHA256 29549d08eb8bc57a5feebd9b73900fdc05187f182aff2f32c712ecf728d2ed24
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            disk.PNF

            • Path C:\Windows\INF\disk.PNF
            • Size 16KB
            • SHA256 9c23b378297326de5b1c2977f0c2a09c494c9eb25c2e66ee3dc8fcc03905b8cd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            termmou.PNF

            • Path C:\Windows\INF\termmou.PNF
            • Size 7KB
            • SHA256 0a696749dbf402a2a3f87ebd71caa9c9beea3238b4b883f6c2d0992ac4106300
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSI179B.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI179B.tmp
            • Size 650KB
            • SHA256 07694439a93f220f5e9f46ac3ceb0b22fe1dadb3ed9bf18a9f2835be7a5c3bc6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSI41AC.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI41AC.tmp
            • Size 120KB
            • SHA256 bc6009a3a842c5782135822defe5f81cd93228ac91bf44041eb01683b6611b49
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSIA30E.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIA30E.tmp
            • Size 195KB
            • SHA256 e8d7e531c82777c8d5df06f1620abe6553e162b82332198a2854c576993ca12c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSIB0DC.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIB0DC.tmp
            • Size 246KB
            • SHA256 43d37b1804e16196f3d7fc69646cc78d6dc30253a51b9296d86d123c8d8a6172
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSIC7.tmp

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIC7.tmp
            • Size 107KB
            • SHA256 16c4cf37242385f27d2625ee8b660b745342ef8340541e6c7e4673522ed13956
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            iZotopeOzone8_1.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\{F1AB2AA7-2F1A-41F4-A610-47AEE35AE6D9}\iZotopeOzone8_1.exe
            • Size 373KB
            • SHA256 7cba1c990bd8533351be471f59223bf25754170aee77797c598db0d6baf95725
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            dberr.txt

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\dberr.txt
            • Size 37KB
            • SHA256 a5a032f725ea793bd634e514772fb56675f4f15d4d7f89c4bad5d4a7e2bcd9f2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            dberr.txt

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\dberr.txt
            • Size 37KB
            • SHA256 0aca685b979420baddaaa1643036a515480fa448e27b70866b01f0b1d6b6cd2f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            dberr.txt

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\CatRoot2\dberr.txt
            • Size 37KB
            • SHA256 7050e0ebff2235166454153be2e6ce9c45f85a484848bd069edb34f41829313e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            dberr.txt

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\catroot2\dberr.txt
            • Size 37KB
            • SHA256 0abfa53920f2f31bb344a2802589621b9f1bc97e3748b0a03f19b12f606369b6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            VirtualBox.xml

            • Path C:\vms\.VirtualBox\VirtualBox.xml
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 5fe152a7c5958e936cd0062c732faa008a0b4eb682d2191dac14ddd9e927f5b9
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            VirtualBox.xml-prev

            • Path C:\vms\.VirtualBox\VirtualBox.xml-prev
            • Size 949B
            • SHA256 82e73076661b0803aeeb03d255d1531b0ba1627e7bd58249fd38d42fc2158319
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            metadata-2

            • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
            • Size 24.1MB
            • SHA256 cdd310344192ec5b9eee23318f3706c8db54d84a056e6757511b789b395b8a24
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            {82de581e-fe2c-4fd6-b9ff-390fbac76d92}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

            • Path \??\Volume{c4d211c3-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{82de581e-fe2c-4fd6-b9ff-390fbac76d92}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
            • Size 6KB
            • SHA256 8d4356af62fed5b734a862a5173e09c63319cff26bd6505183e69ce1820fbcdd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MSVCP100.dll

            • Path \??\c:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\MSVCP100.dll
            • Size 612KB
            • SHA256 4406a2d05ed77d581784daf1aca549ad1507184b49fe6d869a77c8e0990d08ee
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH