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hollow_knight.exe

windows11-21h2-x64

1

Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    130s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/09/2026, 11:02

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General

  • Target
    hollow_knight.exe
  • Size 656KB
  • Sample260930-m436nssane
  • SHA256 7961bba7243ce322163ad6b0ddfd6ef701413020b92ad0d98502526a396171b0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
1/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hollow_knight.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hollow_knight.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:1064
    • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:4152
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe" -ServerName:MiniSearchUI.AppXj3y73at8fy1htwztzxs68sxx1v7cksp7.mca
        1⤵
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3648

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            Downloads

            SearchHoverUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\SearchHoverUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
            • Size 18KB
            • SHA256 1fd14c41f92a2118a484fa6bbac5050fc18debb0ae5888632df6a80c0af0f3a9
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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