Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    10s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/10/2026, 14:55

General

  • Target
    Commandos.exe
  • Size 79KB
  • Sample261001-saffeasfkd
  • SHA256 e0c0bb0b89ded0bcad1a4fbd9d7d989cacffe9c2dd963a89e86e13582cdf8262
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 47 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 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 WMI provider

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

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Commandos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Commandos.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3588
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4928
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k reg delete HKCR /f
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1984
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          reg delete HKCR /f
          4⤵
          • Modifies system executable filetype association
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:2052

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        .exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.exe
        • Size 14KB
        • SHA256 070bb826b94e3660f53f35099c60f02326214a67afa68cd0c65bfee50dd1f8a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3588-0-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000308000-memory.dmp

        memory/3588-1-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000024F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3588-15-0x00000000024E0000-0x00000000024F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4928-13-0x0000000000C80000-0x0000000000C8A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4928-14-0x000000001CC90000-0x000000001CCA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4928-16-0x000000001CC90000-0x000000001CCA0000-memory.dmp