Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    154s
  • 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, 04:02

General

  • Target
    HorionInjector.exe
  • Size 147KB
  • Sample260930-el34ysvgrc
  • SHA256 2d79af8e1ff3465703e1dc73d3ef2182fd269ea2609c8afabdf1b80693405c1d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 3 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HorionInjector.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HorionInjector.exe"
    1⤵
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5620
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      PID:2216
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3276
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:5156

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          memory/5620-0-0x00007FFE7CA4F000-0x00007FFE7CA50000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-1-0x000002469B990000-0x000002469B9B8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-2-0x00007FFE7C8C0000-0x00007FFE7D264000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-3-0x00007FFE7C8C0000-0x00007FFE7D264000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-4-0x00000246B6B80000-0x00000246B6C3A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-5-0x00007FFE7C8C0000-0x00007FFE7D264000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-6-0x00007FFE7C8C0000-0x00007FFE7D264000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-7-0x00000246B6120000-0x00000246B6128000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-8-0x00007FFE7C8C0000-0x00007FFE7D264000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-10-0x00000246BBD90000-0x00000246BBD9E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-9-0x00000246BBDD0000-0x00000246BBE0E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-11-0x00007FFE7C8C0000-0x00007FFE7D264000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-12-0x00007FFE7C8C0000-0x00007FFE7D264000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-13-0x00007FFE7C8C0000-0x00007FFE7D264000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-14-0x00007FFE7C8C0000-0x00007FFE7D264000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-19-0x00007FFE7C8C0000-0x00007FFE7D264000-memory.dmp