Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/10/2026, 14:27

General

  • Target
    2026-10-10_4f10dba0fa9ad82b6a531947fa69dd8b_hive.exe
  • Size 9.8MB
  • Sample261011-rseq6abc26
  • SHA256 3cbb92385ec70adc79f268f093ffe54427d6d12f3e2212a9c515156cd126fa35
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: salatstealer

    SalatStealer is a stealer that takes sceenshot written in Golang.

  • Detect SalatStealer payload 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers 8 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Uses WMI to collect hardware manufacturer information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses WMI to read the system manufacturer, model, baseboard or display adapter, which is often used to detect virtual machines and evade sandboxes.

  • Discovers running processes 1 TTPs 22 IoCs

    Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

  • UPX packed file 2 IoCs

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

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Opens a raw handle to a physical disk, which bypasses file system access controls and is used for disk inspection, anti-VM checks and privilege checks.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

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

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_4f10dba0fa9ad82b6a531947fa69dd8b_hive.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_4f10dba0fa9ad82b6a531947fa69dd8b_hive.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1196
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2496
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vmtoolsd.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4760
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vmacthlp.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5012
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vmwaretray.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4348
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vboxservice.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2652
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vboxtray.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3752
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq qemu-ga.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2516
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq xenservice.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5068
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq qemuga.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3720
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vmsrvc.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:208
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vmusrvc.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3784
      • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
        tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq prl_tools.exe" /NH
        3⤵
        • Discovers running processes
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4700
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /Create /XML C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MoUsoCoreWorker_task.xml /TN MoUsoCoreWorker /F
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4464
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2148
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2376
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vmtoolsd.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3148
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vmacthlp.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2488
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vmwaretray.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4356
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vboxservice.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2392
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vboxtray.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2664
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq qemu-ga.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5084
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq xenservice.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:648
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq qemuga.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1428
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vmsrvc.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3764
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq vmusrvc.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4660
    • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
      tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq prl_tools.exe" /NH
      2⤵
      • Discovers running processes
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3144
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command "(Get-WmiObject -Query \"select Name from Win32_Processor\").Name"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2668
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command "(Get-WmiObject -Query \"Select Name from Win32_VideoController\").Name"
      2⤵
      • Uses WMI to collect hardware manufacturer information
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1084
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command "(Get-WmiObject -Query \"select * from Win32_OperatingSystem\").Caption"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2016
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -Command "(Get-WmiObject -Query \"select TotalPhysicalMemory from Win32_ComputerSystem\").TotalPhysicalMemory"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4608
  • C:\Windows\System32\mousocoreworker.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\mousocoreworker.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:5068

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 b1f292b6199aa29c7fafbca007e5f9e3f68edcbbca1965bc828cc92dc0f18bb8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 64B
          • SHA256 efe6de17c06ab84e960b58509c345bed4c553314d88ad7f0620d7b1e94b8ae91
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 64B
          • SHA256 a7de5177c68a64bd48b36d49e2853799f4ebcfa8e4761f7cc472f333dc5f65cf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          MoUsoCoreWorker.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
          • Size 9.0MB
          • SHA256 d95508f99b9bb9a92992553b5530d693f413537744f4140d2571857e889dfab1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MoUsoCoreWorker_task.xml

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MoUsoCoreWorker_task.xml
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 5d99ab0eb44487c05b2f3a31f75c56244beacb78e20a9fd22d35fbfa21708421
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_f2fmzn1h.iqy.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_f2fmzn1h.iqy.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1196-6-0x00007FF710740000-0x00007FF7132A5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1196-0-0x00007FF710740000-0x00007FF7132A5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2148-15-0x00007FF759C80000-0x00007FF75C5D8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2376-58-0x00007FF759C80000-0x00007FF75C5D8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2376-63-0x00007FF759C80000-0x00007FF75C5D8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2376-65-0x00007FF759C80000-0x00007FF75C5D8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2376-68-0x00007FF759C80000-0x00007FF75C5D8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2376-70-0x00007FF759C80000-0x00007FF75C5D8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2496-14-0x00007FF660130000-0x00007FF662A88000-memory.dmp

          memory/2668-18-0x000002421B230000-0x000002421B252000-memory.dmp