Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    154s
  • 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, 14:33

General

  • Target
    agent-windows-amd64.exe
  • Size 24.1MB
  • Sample260928-rw21vsbc45
  • SHA256 6bb9a2f6faf3b7f97e644c4fdd6bfc040112da3d8fb69034e8993ed30936b2e9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • 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.

  • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A root certificate was added, modified, or removed in the trusted certificate store registry paths.

  • 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • GoLang User-Agent 5 IoCs

    Uses default user-agent string defined by GoLang HTTP packages.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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\agent-windows-amd64.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\agent-windows-amd64.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2448
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Network\netsvc.exe
    C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Network\netsvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4928
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /Create /F /TN WinNetSvcUpdate /XML C:\Windows\SystemTemp\netsvc-update.xml
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1224
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /Run /TN WinNetSvcUpdate
      2⤵
        PID:3440
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe" /c ping -n 8 127.0.0.1 >nul & taskkill /F /IM netsvc.exe & ping -n 3 127.0.0.1 >nul & sc start WinNetSvc
      1⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3744
      • C:\Windows\System32\PING.EXE
        ping -n 8 127.0.0.1
        2⤵
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:5512
      • C:\Windows\System32\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /F /IM netsvc.exe
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2800
      • C:\Windows\System32\PING.EXE
        ping -n 3 127.0.0.1
        2⤵
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:5432
      • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
        sc start WinNetSvc
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3696
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe
      1⤵
        PID:1904
      • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Network\netsvc.exe
        C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Network\netsvc.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:2000

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            netsvc.exe

            • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Network\netsvc.exe
            • Size 24.1MB
            • SHA256 2cfe59e860fa8441433d9e2619ba40805b22218f7e9923cb5b7ed27cee0d0eaa
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            netsvc.exe

            • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Network\netsvc.exe
            • Size 24.1MB
            • SHA256 6a7ef5decf698c950164e7f744f1750e220b46f6341a8876b180e2c3c4a28671
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            netsvc-update.xml

            • Path C:\Windows\SystemTemp\netsvc-update.xml
            • Size 2KB
            • SHA256 0eb72bf5104b6d4449c1e81a68f641bc2bb09939270c0852b6c06f38f11bd4b8
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/4928-16-0x00007FF71B2E0000-0x00007FF71EB59000-memory.dmp

            memory/4928-17-0x00007FF71B2E0000-0x00007FF71EB59000-memory.dmp