Analysis

  • max time kernel
    599s
  • max time network
    549s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/09/2026, 02:34

General

  • Target
    I_just_cant_pretend.png
  • Size 616KB
  • Sample260924-c2d4nacc49
  • SHA256 036cab4173678aa5d8343fa5d8d1a8014257c4e5ee7e5554fc92ff92293b37b8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • 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
  • Modifies registry class 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

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

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\mspaint.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\mspaint.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\I_just_cant_pretend.png"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1292
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s DeviceAssociationService
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    PID:2032
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:3448
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4068
      • 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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1208
    • 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:4040
    • 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:4028

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          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 595B
          • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          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 599B
          • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/4040-51-0x0000019081D40000-0x0000019081D60000-memory.dmp

          memory/4040-39-0x0000019081ED0000-0x0000019081FD0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4040-15-0x00000190801E0000-0x00000190802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4040-17-0x00000190801E0000-0x00000190802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4040-65-0x0000019094270000-0x0000019094290000-memory.dmp

          memory/4040-37-0x0000019081A00000-0x0000019081A20000-memory.dmp