Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    149s
  • 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, 16:01

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 6.5MB
  • Sample260925-tgctjavyay
  • SHA256 97a76527d77d1d8e1f8a64ebdbccf60abc10220d1a8425ff48fd10a8f658b181
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: salatstealer

    SalatStealer is a stealer that takes sceenshot written in Golang.

  • Family: xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • Detect SalatStealer payload 17 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 64 IoCs
  • XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 5 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 64 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • UPX packed file 21 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 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\file.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5656
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\file.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\file.exe"
      2⤵
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5920
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\rt\WinInetCache\dd.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\rt\WinInetCache\dd.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3580
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftUpdateHealth.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftUpdateHealth.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4576
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /F /TN WindowsUpdate /SC ONLOGON /IT /RL HIGHEST /TR "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateAssistant.exe\" --mnr-task"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2264
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /F /TN WindowsUpdateBoot /SC ONSTART /RU SYSTEM /RL HIGHEST /TR "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateAssistant.exe\" --mnr-excl"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3016
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateHealth.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateHealth.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:1984
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /F /TN WindowsUpdate /SC ONLOGON /IT /RL HIGHEST /TR "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateAssistant.exe\" --mnr-task"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:300
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /F /TN WindowsUpdateBoot /SC ONSTART /RU SYSTEM /RL HIGHEST /TR "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateAssistant.exe\" --mnr-excl"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2688
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateWorker.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateWorker.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        PID:944
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateAssistant.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateAssistant.exe"
    1⤵
    • Windows security bypass
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Windows security modification
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    PID:4596
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\OfficeClickToRun.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\OfficeClickToRun.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe
      2⤵
      • UAC bypass
      • Badlisted process makes network request
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4432

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftUpdateHealth.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateHealth.exe
        • Size 214KB
        • SHA256 60919ea36226412ec602ef032bcfc5586bbdd0a1fc408a7a5ce0c640e1a28196
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftUpdateWorker.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\MicrosoftUpdateWorker.exe
        • Size 6.2MB
        • SHA256 0eadb9cc8098d0fb1ac1e80f13de901435a4c5e974ea0dc7306e037178e84ee0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        build.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\build.json
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 931f69325b17405a56659a23adcaffc9a02d67bf452b5c6e5988c06bba83e777
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        build.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\build.json
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 90c2b7c15666390339964fa15c060874adb6989b2967f27e7f16293f86d3580e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        build.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\build.json
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 bd8260ae141749cb0a1a13a7b2c679b44acb08acf15075580d4adf9fae688313
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        config.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\config.json
        • Size 837B
        • SHA256 04276625ada3d6e438f3d5d56dae0ec4c6e08c5841adf16490925925a57ccd9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        file.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\file.exe
        • Size 6.4MB
        • SHA256 4e77685bced54d0af96c0d49cab81dad371aabd74217f789448ff51fd071a8bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dd.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\rt\WinInetCache\dd.exe
        • Size 3.4MB
        • SHA256 62dff0cf5917b57524122f8d040041857e7bd9a66bf9a1c49e69245281c529cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        taskmgr_hook.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Update\taskmgr_hook.dll
        • Size 14KB
        • SHA256 51b5a78601180da791ff4de2e0728999f2d64080919dc5fbc5dc24be6bf440b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/944-48-0x000001B2C17A0000-0x000001B2C17C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3580-13-0x0000000000380000-0x0000000000FD7000-memory.dmp

        memory/3580-59-0x0000000000380000-0x0000000000FD7000-memory.dmp

        memory/3580-70-0x0000000000380000-0x0000000000FD7000-memory.dmp

        memory/3580-52-0x0000000000380000-0x0000000000FD7000-memory.dmp

        memory/3580-53-0x0000000000380000-0x0000000000FD7000-memory.dmp

        memory/3580-55-0x0000000000380000-0x0000000000FD7000-memory.dmp

        memory/3580-57-0x0000000000380000-0x0000000000FD7000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-94-0x0000000070A90000-0x0000000070DEB000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-92-0x0000000006D20000-0x0000000006D56000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-105-0x00000000081B0000-0x000000000876A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-104-0x0000000007BC0000-0x0000000007BE2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-102-0x0000000007130000-0x00000000071C6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-101-0x0000000006F30000-0x0000000006F3A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-100-0x0000000006ED0000-0x0000000006EEA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-99-0x0000000007510000-0x0000000007B8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-98-0x0000000006DA0000-0x0000000006E43000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-82-0x00000000022A0000-0x00000000022D6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-83-0x0000000004F60000-0x00000000055AA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-84-0x0000000004D00000-0x0000000004D22000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-86-0x00000000055B0000-0x0000000005616000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-85-0x0000000004EA0000-0x0000000004F06000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-89-0x0000000005620000-0x000000000597B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-91-0x0000000005E90000-0x0000000005EDC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-90-0x0000000005A70000-0x0000000005A8E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-97-0x0000000006D60000-0x0000000006D80000-memory.dmp

        memory/4432-93-0x0000000070880000-0x00000000708CC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-68-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000001A37000-memory.dmp

        memory/4576-69-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000001A37000-memory.dmp

        memory/4596-28-0x000002205DAC0000-0x000002205DBB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-73-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-77-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-75-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-79-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-81-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-107-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-109-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-111-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-113-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-115-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-117-0x0000000000850000-0x00000000014A7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5920-51-0x0000026B3D620000-0x0000026B3D710000-memory.dmp