Analysis

  • max time kernel
    600s
  • max time network
    524s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/09/2026, 11:30

General

  • Target
    MakuTweaker 5.8.7.exe
  • Size 77.9MB
  • Sample260928-nmfjqaae49
  • SHA256 99506687544a521f802e31c8774f28343c0187b63879d6f45b5e9ffc1e09476e
  • 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.

  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 56 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MakuTweaker 5.8.7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MakuTweaker 5.8.7.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:5280
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:3508
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4592
      • 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:6008
    • 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:5132
    • 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:5420

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          mdceorll.newcfg

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MarkAdderly\MakuTweaker_Path_scxdfrq3qufuo2pmzp0f1oxxsuqljaqa\5.8.7.0\mdceorll.newcfg
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 ec6ebc324de186aba365f6d337e985312055fa5855f8f6a50feff65821f95c11
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          user.config

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MarkAdderly\MakuTweaker_Path_scxdfrq3qufuo2pmzp0f1oxxsuqljaqa\5.8.7.0\user.config
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e86df0aeecbb6f729648c035c9425af7b1ff568ebab214ae6af964f458b8c6a4
          • 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

          D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.net\MakuTweaker 5.8.7\U4C6lsQ8xKX0\D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll
          • Size 4.5MB
          • SHA256 a05f99734f7c4822fefc12b367af21fd0976ed6608752fb1e1e80b6ece7ecbbb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MicaWPFRuntimeComponent.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.net\MakuTweaker 5.8.7\U4C6lsQ8xKX0\MicaWPFRuntimeComponent.dll
          • Size 84KB
          • SHA256 f1493739f79dd110a8a8cf0a2d0458210a2a65f22815bc1fd5ff1fb35cfd62ad
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          PresentationNative_cor3.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.net\MakuTweaker 5.8.7\U4C6lsQ8xKX0\PresentationNative_cor3.dll
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 3fb36edaa2c4fe4ac8be075a3a4e903da159bbe38fb77e51c32b58e2adecb2d6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          wpfgfx_cor3.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.net\MakuTweaker 5.8.7\U4C6lsQ8xKX0\wpfgfx_cor3.dll
          • Size 1.9MB
          • SHA256 cc40e27a3a7e14dd4a8c423081fa367406e093be1dc79759e56d828e140bc014
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/5132-282-0x0000028D89EC0000-0x0000028D89EE0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5132-283-0x0000028D9A300000-0x0000028D9A400000-memory.dmp

          memory/5132-320-0x0000028D9AB30000-0x0000028D9AB50000-memory.dmp

          memory/5132-274-0x0000028D86690000-0x0000028D86790000-memory.dmp

          memory/5132-295-0x0000028D8A120000-0x0000028D8A140000-memory.dmp

          memory/5132-438-0x0000028D9FEB0000-0x0000028D9FFD3000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-115-0x0000029804DA0000-0x0000029804DF0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-151-0x00000298086D0000-0x0000029808720000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-95-0x0000029803780000-0x0000029803840000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-91-0x0000029803620000-0x0000029803660000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-103-0x0000029803680000-0x00000298036B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-99-0x0000029804C40000-0x0000029804CD0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-87-0x0000029803490000-0x00000298034C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-64-0x0000029803280000-0x00000298032A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-60-0x00000298032E0000-0x0000029803320000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-56-0x0000029803260000-0x0000029803280000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-48-0x00000298013F0000-0x0000029801410000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-44-0x00000298013E0000-0x00000298013F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-40-0x0000029800020000-0x0000029800040000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-36-0x00000298000D0000-0x0000029800150000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-20-0x000002984E660000-0x000002984E7C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-16-0x00000298506F0000-0x0000029850920000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-107-0x00000298038D0000-0x00000298038F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-111-0x00000298034C0000-0x00000298034D0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-119-0x0000029804DF0000-0x0000029804E10000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-79-0x0000029803530000-0x0000029803580000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-123-0x0000029804E10000-0x0000029804E30000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-127-0x00000298059C0000-0x0000029805BC0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-131-0x00000298078F0000-0x0000029807C70000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-139-0x0000029804E50000-0x0000029804E60000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-135-0x0000029805BC0000-0x0000029805C20000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-143-0x0000029805D20000-0x0000029805D90000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-147-0x0000029809EF0000-0x000002980ABE0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-83-0x00000298040A0000-0x0000029804840000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-155-0x0000029804F80000-0x0000029804F90000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-161-0x0000029808FB0000-0x0000029809110000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-169-0x0000029809110000-0x0000029809180000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-173-0x000002980AFF0000-0x000002980B0A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-165-0x000002980AD90000-0x000002980AF40000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-182-0x00000298091B0000-0x0000029809200000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-188-0x000002980F350000-0x000002980F3A0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-192-0x0000029808730000-0x0000029808740000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-196-0x000002980F8C0000-0x000002980FB80000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-200-0x000002980F4E0000-0x000002980F5E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-204-0x000002980FD60000-0x000002980FDF0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-208-0x000002980F5E0000-0x000002980F600000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-212-0x000002980F4C0000-0x000002980F4D0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-216-0x000002980FCC0000-0x000002980FCD0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-68-0x0000029803390000-0x00000298033C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-220-0x0000029812160000-0x00000298122E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-241-0x000002980FCB0000-0x000002980FCC0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-245-0x0000029815A90000-0x0000029815BA0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-250-0x0000029815C70000-0x0000029815D40000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-72-0x0000029803340000-0x0000029803360000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-52-0x0000029801430000-0x0000029801450000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-32-0x0000029800BB0000-0x00000298013E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-28-0x000002984DFE0000-0x000002984E020000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-24-0x000002984C6E0000-0x000002984C730000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-12-0x0000029851AF0000-0x0000029852A50000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-9-0x000002984F470000-0x0000029850100000-memory.dmp