Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • 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, 20:37

General

  • Target
    ef22b858e9d3099c59ef0e14e56cfc689c35e1560b9e81f2a81a5b56d575e012.exe
  • Size 2.5MB
  • Sample261001-zedwpsszay
  • SHA256 ef22b858e9d3099c59ef0e14e56cfc689c35e1560b9e81f2a81a5b56d575e012
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination 27 IoCs

    Network traffic to other servers than the configured DNS servers was detected on the DNS port.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 13 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 6 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef22b858e9d3099c59ef0e14e56cfc689c35e1560b9e81f2a81a5b56d575e012.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ef22b858e9d3099c59ef0e14e56cfc689c35e1560b9e81f2a81a5b56d575e012.exe"
    1⤵
    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • 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:5836
  • C:\Windows\Syswow64\f088ae
    C:\Windows\Syswow64\f088ae
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1084

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        f088ae

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\f088ae
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 d4f73671b61844bb5c7e685852f7b556275d71ddde32523ea9e571b0e318c888
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1084-4-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000EAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1084-19-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000EAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1084-40-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000EAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5836-0-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000DAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5836-18-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000DAC000-memory.dmp