49ea9712f48fa5decc1817b8491203120e328b35ff2ff3cf9e18b79e9e0ab540

Analysis

user interaction
yes
max time kernel
8s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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09/10/2026, 17:56

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General

Target
H2CKED BY M3ROF.exe
Size 11KB
Sample261009-wh7fmsdc36
SHA256 49ea9712f48fa5decc1817b8491203120e328b35ff2ff3cf9e18b79e9e0ab540
MD5 81a7e6615e09bce23b40a9517deaed31
SHA1 44d95717ea8dea821cee218b339b30c4341897ee
SHA512 2ce2ffb7e96949c60af0548774acd2cd2f8efb8877aa70699144f3834d9ca8ad15713b46a37b711c5046e8a680ed93aab864732472e6db9676755c31cfb66a70
SSDEEP 192:+wuCj48+UF/KJPyGs2hfRLNnFd49qr9oza+MlzO:+f64XUF/KJ9s2dBlFC9Q9oza+MlS
TLSH
T1F732290AEBC5C520C99D0BB974BB17969A70E80E8F17DF1B2DDA04B66DB97400FD42D2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

execution persistence privilege_escalation ransomware

Malware Config

Signatures

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.
persistence privilege_escalation

Component Object Model Hijacking
T1546.015

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 34 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

description	ioc	Process
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\print	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runasuser	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Compatibility	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runas	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runasuser\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shell\open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\DropHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runasuser\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\edit\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Compatibility	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shell	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runas\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\edit	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\print\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runas	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runasuser	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\batfile\shell\runas\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\comfile\shellex	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PintoStartScreen	reg.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
4352	cmd.exe

Modifies registry class 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0289-ABCDEFFEDCBC}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0372-ABCDEFFEDCBC}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{000244F5-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.icl	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{19FED08E-EFD1-45da-B524-7BE4774A6AEE}\TypeLib	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3C18EAE4-BC25-4134-B7DF-1ECA1337DDDC}\AuxUserType\3	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0084-ABCDEFFEDCBC}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0273-ABCDEFFEDCBA}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0217-ABCDEFFEDCBA}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00063020-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{30590079-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020830-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\DataFormats	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\runas	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{000208AD-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\TypeLib	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020906-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\00006109C80000000100000000F01FEC\SourceList\Media	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0014-0002-0003-ABCDEFFEDCBA}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0044-ABCDEFFEDCBB}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0025-ABCDEFFEDCBB}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00024463-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{000244CD-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.hxw	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.wma\ShellEx\{e357fccd-a995-4576-b01f-234630154e96}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\bootstrap.vsto.1\shell\open	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5512D112-5CC6-11CF-8D67-00AA00BDCE1D}\MiscStatus	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{682B2B3F-FE88-4087-86CC-7BE2A1092F51}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C54F392B-CBA7-4F57-AE2E-DDCE3A1A801F}\InProcServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{0002E188-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5512D11A-5CC6-11CF-8D67-00AA00BDCE1D}\DefaultIcon	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0013-0001-0060-ABCDEFFEDCBA}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0175-ABCDEFFEDCBC}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0242-ABCDEFFEDCBA}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{04598FC8-866C-11CF-AB7C-00AA00C08FCF}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0006F071-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0010-ABCDEFFEDCBB}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{000208DB-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\mspaint.exe\shell\edit\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5512D114-5CC6-11CF-8D67-00AA00BDCE1D}\ProgID	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00020833-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\DataFormats\GetSet\1	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0013-0001-0015-ABCDEFFEDCBB}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0042-ABCDEFFEDCBA}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0242-ABCDEFFEDCBB}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId\Microsoft.SecHealthUI_1000.26100.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\ActivatableClassId\SecHealthUI.AppX7x3gdhajk9066pf5cgffx9yrzk5ztz3y.mca\CustomPro	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{000209FE-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\TypeLib	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{000C03F0-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0043-ABCDEFFEDCBA}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0368-ABCDEFFEDCBC}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{0002089E-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00067366-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\TypeLib	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0089-ABCDEFFEDCBA}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0143-ABCDEFFEDCBB}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0017-0000-0250-ABCDEFFEDCBC}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0192-ABCDEFFEDCBC}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Backup\shell\Open\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Excel.Workspace\shell\New\command	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{00020927-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{0006309D-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\ProxyStubClsid32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.xltx\ShellEx\PropertyHandler	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0143-ABCDEFFEDCBC}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0304-ABCDEFFEDCBC}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{0002445E-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\TypeLib	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0015-0000-0000-ABCDEFFEDCBA}\InprocServer32	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2714045687-1127350534-2056456672-1000_Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0018-0000-0347-ABCDEFFEDCBC}	reg.exe
Key deleted	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{6A6C3996-C262-4792-9D69-D0857DC725E0}	reg.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	5336	AUDIODG.EXE
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5336	AUDIODG.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 4352	5000	H2CKED BY M3ROF.exe	91
PID 4352 wrote to memory of 1112	4352	cmd.exe	93

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.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\H2CKED BY M3ROF.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\H2CKED BY M3ROF.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5000
- C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k reg delete HKCR /f
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4352
- - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
    reg delete HKCR /f
    3⤵
    - Modifies system executable filetype association
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:1112

C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004EC 0x000000000000048C
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5336

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Component Object Model Hijacking

T1546.015

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Component Object Model Hijacking

T1546.015

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/5000-0-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048A000-memory.dmp

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memory/5000-1-0x00007FFD036DF000-0x00007FFD036E0000-memory.dmp

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memory/5000-4-0x00007FFD03550000-0x00007FFD03EF4000-memory.dmp

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memory/5000-6-0x00007FFD03550000-0x00007FFD03EF4000-memory.dmp

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memory/5000-7-0x00007FFD03550000-0x00007FFD03EF4000-memory.dmp

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memory/5000-8-0x00007FFD03550000-0x00007FFD03EF4000-memory.dmp

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memory/5000-9-0x00007FFD03550000-0x00007FFD03EF4000-memory.dmp

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memory/5000-10-0x00007FFD03550000-0x00007FFD03EF4000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

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Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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