Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
92s - max time network
91s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/09/2026, 16:29
Errors
Reason
Machine shutdown
General
- Target ascend.loader.exe
- Size 14.3MB
- Sample260930-tzkl4ach79
- SHA256 38389b43fbd11351659d73303124c9e2cc442d4570e8174a0b347329c52425c8
Score
5/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 4 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 data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ascend.loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ascend.loader.exe"1⤵
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3921055 /state1:0x41c64e6d1⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Windows\system32\bootim.exebootim.exe /startpage:11⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
ReAgent.xml
memory/1648-1-0x00007FFE82D10000-0x00007FFE82D12000-memory.dmp
memory/1648-0-0x00007FF753552000-0x00007FF753D18000-memory.dmp
memory/1648-2-0x00007FF753300000-0x00007FF754B71000-memory.dmp
memory/1648-8-0x00007FF753552000-0x00007FF753D18000-memory.dmp
memory/1648-9-0x00007FF753300000-0x00007FF754B71000-memory.dmp
memory/1648-10-0x00007FF753300000-0x00007FF754B71000-memory.dmp