Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    44s
  • max time network
    25s
  • 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, 18:19

General

  • Target
    gaycrack_protected.exe
  • Size 6.6MB
  • Sample260930-wyncpsxhlc
  • SHA256 914275afcac73e463fd2db77fa29e3d2c8fcc0e2ddc1f85cee6be2444d3db5be
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Themida packer 3 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gaycrack_protected.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gaycrack_protected.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5116
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5116 -s 1844
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:8
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 492 -p 5116 -ip 5116
    1⤵
      PID:5488

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          memory/5116-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001340000-memory.dmp

          memory/5116-1-0x00000000766CE000-0x00000000766CF000-memory.dmp

          memory/5116-3-0x0000000076580000-0x000000007680A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5116-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001340000-memory.dmp

          memory/5116-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001340000-memory.dmp

          memory/5116-6-0x0000000005930000-0x00000000059CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5116-7-0x0000000005A20000-0x0000000005A86000-memory.dmp

          memory/5116-8-0x0000000076580000-0x000000007680A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5116-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001340000-memory.dmp

          memory/5116-11-0x0000000076580000-0x000000007680A000-memory.dmp