Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
29/09/2026, 18:29
General
- Target Photo.scr
- Size 6.0MB
- Sample260929-w4yevswt5n
- SHA256 af94ddf7c35b9d9f016a5a4b232b43e071d59c6beb1560ba76df20df7b49ca4c
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: xmrig
XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.
- Creates a large amount of network flows 1 TTPs
This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.
- XMRig Miner payload 14 IoCs
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors 1 TTPs 12 IoCs
Adversaries may use port monitors to run an adversary supplied DLL during system boot for persistence or privilege escalation.
- Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 13 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
- Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 62 IoCs
- UPX packed file 64 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Detects Pyinstaller 1 IoCs
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
- Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 7 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.
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 19 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 12 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Kills process with taskkill 2 IoCs
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 22 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Photo.scr"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Photo.scr" /S1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Photo.scr"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Photo.scr" /S2⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c copy /y C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Photo.scr C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe --startup auto install3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exeC:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe --startup auto install4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exeC:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe --startup auto install5⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe start3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exeC:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe start4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exeC:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe start5⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe"C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe"C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /pid 876 /f3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /pid 876 /f4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c taskkill /pid 2176 /f3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exetaskkill /pid 2176 /f4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Kills process with taskkill
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c copy /y C:\Windows\TEMP\_MEI27~1\xmrig.exe C:\Windows\TEMP\xmrig.exe3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c copy /y C:\Windows\TEMP\_MEI27~1\config.json C:\Windows\TEMP\config.json3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\TEMP\xmrig.exeC:\Windows\TEMP\xmrig.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh firewall add allowedprogram C:\Users\Admin\HelpPane.exe "MyApp" ENABLE3⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\WUDFHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\WUDFHost.exe" -HostGUID:{193a1820-d9ac-4997-8c55-be817523f6aa} -IoEventPortName:\UMDFCommunicationPorts\WUDF\HostProcess-293482a1-1464-4325-b937-f4a41b4bba57 -SystemEventPortName:\UMDFCommunicationPorts\WUDF\HostProcess-1788d47d-0a20-4e48-b157-8c11f16e7ea3 -IoCancelEventPortName:\UMDFCommunicationPorts\WUDF\HostProcess-a1188b3f-219a-499d-9d04-b997a81acf06 -NonStateChangingEventPortName:\UMDFCommunicationPorts\WUDF\HostProcess-c465c8fc-f99e-462c-a881-d03ad9bf941d -LifetimeId:efe08b3c-2d5f-4888-8401-df24b0fb58a8 -DeviceGroupId:WudfDefaultDevicePool -HostArg:01⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exeC:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe1⤵
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Port Monitors
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Port Monitors
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
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Downloads
Crypto.Cipher._AES.pyd
_ctypes.pyd
_ssl.pyd
ftpcrack.exe.manifest
netifaces.pyd
psutil._psutil_windows.pyd
python27.dll
servicemanager.pyd
win32api.pyd
win32event.pyd
_hashlib.pyd
_socket.pyd
pywintypes27.dll
win32service.pyd
HelpPane.exe
config.json
xmrig.exe
memory/228-155-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp
memory/228-185-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp
memory/228-179-0x0000000002AC0000-0x0000000002AD4000-memory.dmp
memory/228-178-0x0000000074830000-0x0000000074937000-memory.dmp
memory/228-176-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp
memory/228-181-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp
memory/228-182-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp
memory/228-183-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp
memory/228-184-0x0000000074AF0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp
memory/228-144-0x0000000002AE0000-0x0000000002AEA000-memory.dmp
memory/228-180-0x0000000002AE0000-0x0000000002AEA000-memory.dmp
memory/228-177-0x0000000074940000-0x0000000074AA9000-memory.dmp
memory/228-152-0x0000000074AF0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp
memory/228-153-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp
memory/228-117-0x0000000074AF0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp
memory/228-131-0x0000000074940000-0x0000000074AA9000-memory.dmp
memory/228-129-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000074AC1000-memory.dmp
memory/228-128-0x0000000074AD0000-0x0000000074AED000-memory.dmp
memory/228-173-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp
memory/228-122-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp
memory/228-154-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp
memory/228-174-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000074AC1000-memory.dmp
memory/228-134-0x0000000074830000-0x0000000074937000-memory.dmp
memory/228-139-0x0000000002AC0000-0x0000000002AD4000-memory.dmp
memory/228-175-0x0000000074AD0000-0x0000000074AED000-memory.dmp
memory/228-159-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp
memory/228-156-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-555-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-433-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-524-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-509-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-494-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-372-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-403-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-570-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-540-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-449-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-479-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-418-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-388-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1180-464-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-233-0x0000000074AF0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-270-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000774000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-266-0x0000000074AD0000-0x0000000074AED000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-234-0x0000000074940000-0x0000000074AA9000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-226-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000774000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-301-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-220-0x0000000074AF0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-221-0x0000000074AD0000-0x0000000074AED000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-225-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-231-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-310-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-309-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-308-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-307-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-306-0x0000000074940000-0x0000000074AA9000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-305-0x0000000000600000-0x000000000060A000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-304-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000774000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-303-0x0000000074AF0000-0x0000000074DA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-302-0x0000000074830000-0x0000000074937000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-300-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000074AC1000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-299-0x0000000074AD0000-0x0000000074AED000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-298-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-222-0x0000000074AB0000-0x0000000074AC1000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-223-0x0000000074940000-0x0000000074AA9000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-224-0x0000000074830000-0x0000000074937000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-227-0x0000000000600000-0x000000000060A000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-228-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-278-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-229-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-230-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-275-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-267-0x0000000074830000-0x0000000074937000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-232-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-121-0x0000000074F90000-0x0000000075097000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-65-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-34-0x0000000075300000-0x00000000755B0000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-40-0x0000000075230000-0x000000007524D000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-37-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-46-0x00000000750A0000-0x0000000075209000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-44-0x0000000075210000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
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memory/4500-74-0x0000000075210000-0x0000000075221000-memory.dmp
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memory/4500-64-0x0000000075300000-0x00000000755B0000-memory.dmp
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memory/4960-269-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001000E000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-369-0x0000000002D30000-0x0000000002D59000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-272-0x0000000074540000-0x0000000074551000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-478-0x0000000002D30000-0x0000000002D59000-memory.dmp
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memory/4960-280-0x000000001E7A0000-0x000000001E7C7000-memory.dmp
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memory/4960-284-0x000000001E8C0000-0x000000001E8E1000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-508-0x0000000002D30000-0x0000000002D59000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-495-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074830000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-283-0x000000001E7D0000-0x000000001E7DE000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-510-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074830000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-282-0x000000001E9B0000-0x000000001E9BD000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-525-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074830000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-281-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074830000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-554-0x0000000002D30000-0x0000000002D59000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-541-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074830000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-279-0x000000001ECB0000-0x000000001ECC1000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-569-0x0000000002D30000-0x0000000002D59000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-556-0x0000000074580000-0x0000000074830000-memory.dmp
memory/4960-277-0x0000000001DD0000-0x0000000001DDA000-memory.dmp