Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/09/2026, 23:37

General

  • Target
    Knstte.vbs
  • Size 192KB
  • Sample260929-3mfxtahf45
  • SHA256 ace9d26f895cc7d631e697b84065308efa3c7b2968b1631c561b5e8c73ea4304
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs

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

  • 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.

  • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 TTPs 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 1 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Knstte.vbs"
    1⤵
    • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3260
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /v:on /c echo ^%Porcelnshundens^% | !Energesis! -
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:240
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo %Porcelnshundens% "
        3⤵
          PID:4924
        • \??\c:\windows\syswow64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "c:\windows\syswow64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -
          3⤵
          • Badlisted process makes network request
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3500
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\backgroundtaskhost.exe
            "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\backgroundtaskhost.exe"
            4⤵
              PID:5464
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\backgroundtaskhost.exe
              "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\backgroundtaskhost.exe"
              4⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:5964

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            memory/3500-0-0x0000000074552000-0x0000000074553000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-1-0x0000000002710000-0x0000000002746000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-3-0x0000000005200000-0x000000000584A000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-2-0x0000000074540000-0x0000000074CFC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-4-0x0000000005130000-0x0000000005152000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-6-0x00000000059B0000-0x0000000005A16000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-5-0x0000000005940000-0x00000000059A6000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-9-0x0000000005A20000-0x0000000005D7B000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-10-0x0000000005EF0000-0x0000000005F0E000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-11-0x0000000005F50000-0x0000000005F9C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-12-0x00000000064B0000-0x00000000064F8000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-13-0x0000000007900000-0x0000000007F7C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-14-0x00000000072A0000-0x00000000072BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-15-0x00000000073D0000-0x0000000007466000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-16-0x0000000007370000-0x0000000007392000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-17-0x0000000008540000-0x0000000008AFA000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-18-0x0000000074540000-0x0000000074CFC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-19-0x0000000074552000-0x0000000074553000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-20-0x0000000074540000-0x0000000074CFC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-21-0x0000000074540000-0x0000000074CFC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-22-0x0000000074540000-0x0000000074CFC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-23-0x0000000074540000-0x0000000074CFC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-24-0x0000000074540000-0x0000000074CFC000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-26-0x0000000008B00000-0x000000000C580000-memory.dmp

            memory/3500-27-0x0000000074540000-0x0000000074CFC000-memory.dmp