Analysis

  • max time kernel
    40s
  • max time network
    15s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/10/2026, 15:19

General

  • Target
    clean_trident.bat
  • Size 3KB
  • Sample261002-sp7s7sch48
  • SHA256 4ac5b996e7759c447830c67e52a9d9e0c2b218ba500823dec565b97490e64f41
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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.

  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Kills process with taskkill 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\clean_trident.bat"
    1⤵
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3656
    • C:\Windows\system32\cacls.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cacls.exe" "C:\Windows\system32\config\system"
      2⤵
        PID:3860
      • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
        chcp 65001
        2⤵
          PID:248
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im trident_loader.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3976
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im trident.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4260
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im loader.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:6088
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im DataBase.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5476
        • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
          taskkill /f /im kometa.exe
          2⤵
          • Kills process with taskkill
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:6084
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Trident" /f
          2⤵
            PID:4092
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "TridentLoader" /f
            2⤵
              PID:3720
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Trident" /f
              2⤵
                PID:5868
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "TridentLoader" /f
                2⤵
                  PID:2572
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\ms-settings" /f
                  2⤵
                    PID:4912
                  • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
                    ipconfig /flushdns
                    2⤵
                    • Gathers network information
                    PID:3368

                Network

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