Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
127s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
30/09/2026, 02:11
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
22 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- Sample260930-cmkmwsvs2r
- SHA256 095a476adb563d97e366ef77789ce5154fd03d35b462b9a5ccef0bc14ec982d4
- MD5 e38db24f45c10577cb78f74ab9260731
- SHA1 6072b76051022c9e8c9d92c067be2f137b035b5a
- SHA512 9854a7671f10843650ef76e5ffe64b8077067ad57f2f37029d7dcafc15ed3c13f1060317299d2390366b31c43e23d874f8a6d48124b8879ebee35dd0878aec14
- SSDEEP 49152:FthrtH3yU9KBX8N6LODkTYPfp/Zv3J/A/WUOK:9pHZKBX8N6iP7h/A/WUOK
- TLSH T1B6D52A43B9DB0DE9C9D667B891935335A734FD348E291E2B7A08D3395E636C0AD1EB00
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
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pid Process 4644 powershell.exe 2608 powershell.exe 3228 powershell.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
ioc Process \??\F:\ powershell.exe \??\F:\ powershell.exe \??\F:\ powershell.exe - Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 11 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
pid Process 3532 cmd.exe 5300 cmd.exe 2812 cmd.exe 3872 cmd.exe 5768 cmd.exe 2144 cmd.exe 3536 cmd.exe 3824 cmd.exe 4784 cmd.exe 4788 cmd.exe 1808 cmd.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname WMIC.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain WMIC.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe - Detects videocard installed 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Uses WMIC.exe to determine videocard installed.
pid Process 2772 WMIC.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
pid Process 2772 WMIC.exe 2772 WMIC.exe 2772 WMIC.exe 2772 WMIC.exe 4644 powershell.exe 4644 powershell.exe 2608 powershell.exe 2608 powershell.exe 3228 powershell.exe 3228 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2772 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2772 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2772 WMIC.exe Token: 36 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2772 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2772 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2772 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2772 WMIC.exe Token: 36 2772 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4644 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2608 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 3228 powershell.exe Token: 33 3228 powershell.exe Token: 34 3228 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1176 wrote to memory of 3536 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 89 PID 3536 wrote to memory of 2772 3536 cmd.exe 91 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 3824 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 93 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 2812 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 95 PID 2812 wrote to memory of 4644 2812 cmd.exe 97 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 3872 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 98 PID 3872 wrote to memory of 2608 3872 cmd.exe 100 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 4784 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 101 PID 4784 wrote to memory of 3228 4784 cmd.exe 103 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 5768 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 105 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 4788 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 108 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 1808 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 110 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 3532 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 112 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 5300 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 114 PID 1176 wrote to memory of 2144 1176 NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe 116
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NokuqWindowsOptimizer Complete 8.exe"1⤵
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1176 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c wmic path win32_VideoController get name2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3536 -
C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exewmic path win32_VideoController get name3⤵
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Detects videocard installed
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2772
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>nul2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:3824
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c powershell -NoProfile -Command "try{$s=Get-WmiObject -Namespace 'root\OpenHardwareMonitor' -Class Sensor -Filter \"SensorType='Temperature' AND Name LIKE '%GPU%'\" -ErrorAction Stop | Sort-Object Value -Descending | Select-Object -First 1;if($s){[int]$s.Value}else{''}}catch{''}"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2812 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -NoProfile -Command "try{$s=Get-WmiObject -Namespace 'root\OpenHardwareMonitor' -Class Sensor -Filter \"SensorType='Temperature' AND Name LIKE '%GPU%'\" -ErrorAction Stop | Sort-Object Value -Descending | Select-Object -First 1;if($s){[int]$s.Value}else{''}}catch{''}"3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4644
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c powershell -NoProfile -Command "try{$s=Get-WmiObject -Namespace 'root\LibreHardwareMonitor' -Class Sensor -Filter \"SensorType='Temperature' AND Name LIKE '%GPU%'\" -ErrorAction Stop | Sort-Object Value -Descending | Select-Object -First 1;if($s){[int]$s.Value}else{''}}catch{''}"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3872 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -NoProfile -Command "try{$s=Get-WmiObject -Namespace 'root\LibreHardwareMonitor' -Class Sensor -Filter \"SensorType='Temperature' AND Name LIKE '%GPU%'\" -ErrorAction Stop | Sort-Object Value -Descending | Select-Object -First 1;if($s){[int]$s.Value}else{''}}catch{''}"3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2608
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c powershell -NoProfile -Command "$t=(Get-CimInstance -Namespace root/wmi -ClassName MSAcpi_ThermalZoneTemperature -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1).CurrentTemperature;if($t){$t}else{''}"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4784 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -NoProfile -Command "$t=(Get-CimInstance -Namespace root/wmi -ClassName MSAcpi_ThermalZoneTemperature -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1).CurrentTemperature;if($t){$t}else{''}"3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3228
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>nul2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:5768
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>nul2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:4788
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>nul2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:1808
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>nul2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:3532
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>nul2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:5300
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.execmd.exe /c nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits 2>nul2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:2144
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 5e34248dd2cc55f37525b0f9dd7f4f19e879ad15905df49539c20497a21dd7ec
- MD5 0773347dabec51061ea4a74589125e12
- SHA1 05aa0df69fe48f55680b77c79ae91b5912ca48d4
- SHA512 43e24bd488c61f8b8de22a5643a668863f07b523674e94c74f6ce644b8510c58e54ee8b9d45c5f99d0523501d316b9dc8d6d44360d99e1b0b0ad88182bad6669
- TLSH T12A21AB33B3CC8724CC8A403A10CEAC1032B6C7DB409ECFABBB84D544B42F699DE60260
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 f64f46918e9a04bfab294381a04317b8fc91c2828a69d9ef755a502aa46f48d7
- MD5 4546affe03dae3a5e6be47b7369cb4ad
- SHA1 558e5024e04cbf4080b0989c4fd20fcd6c161fd8
- SHA512 ea91259b11cf1b13be4f9f89c86bf9029a71d0a2ef5c890903eef91c5f945e67c391c73fd3f3a52e6a80b88e9524cb60dd5b577d4c435671e6bee40770ddd823
- TLSH T174215937B3DC8624DC9A413A50CEAC1036B6C7DB419ECFABBB84D544B42F699DE61260
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bxdmrc0e.ual.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH