Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/10/2026, 18:43

General

  • Target
    2026-10-10_261d531c3e13cb0e7d3eae140c6622ad_icedid.exe
  • Size 12.6MB
  • Sample261011-xc4cgaeh33
  • SHA256 27412f63efaa35951f430bb991ea64ffe6adbf91a0b5e864ca02f4295b161aa4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs. 3 IoCs
  • Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers 3 IoCs
  • Detects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, crypt 3 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 16 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 11 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 17 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • 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 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 43 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:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
    1⤵
      PID:3520
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_261d531c3e13cb0e7d3eae140c6622ad_icedid.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_261d531c3e13cb0e7d3eae140c6622ad_icedid.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3224
      • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe"
        2⤵
          PID:3220
        • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe"
          2⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          PID:2744
        • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe"
          2⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          PID:3728
        • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe"
          2⤵
            PID:4860
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32b03f97.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\32b03f97.exe"
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5812
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\windows.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\windows.exe"
              3⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Adds Run key to start application
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4312
              • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
                "schtasks.exe" /Delete /TN "Windows" /F
                4⤵
                  PID:3396
                • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
                  "schtasks.exe" /Create /XML "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fs4erdwn.ium.xml" /TN "Windows" /F
                  4⤵
                  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                  PID:5432
              • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe"
                3⤵
                • Windows security bypass
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Loads dropped DLL
                • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                • Checks processor information in registry
                • Enumerates system info in registry
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:464
                • C:\Windows\system32\dllhost.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\dllhost.exe"
                  4⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:5700
                • C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"
                  4⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:5736
                • C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe"
                  4⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:3312
                • C:\Windows\system32\dllhost.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\dllhost.exe"
                  4⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:4784
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  "schtasks.exe" /Query /TN "Windows"
                  4⤵
                    PID:1812
                  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                    "powershell.exe" -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows'"
                    4⤵
                    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:1872
                  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                    "powershell.exe" -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsServices'"
                    4⤵
                    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:2948
                  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                    "powershell.exe" -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows'"
                    4⤵
                    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:4624
                  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                    "powershell.exe" -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsServices'"
                    4⤵
                    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    PID:3340
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    "schtasks.exe" /Query /TN "Windows"
                    4⤵
                      PID:4756
                    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                      "powershell.exe" -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows'"
                      4⤵
                      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      PID:2984
                    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                      "powershell.exe" -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsServices'"
                      4⤵
                      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      PID:3456
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
                      4⤵
                      • Loads dropped DLL
                      PID:2564
                    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                      "powershell.exe" -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows'"
                      4⤵
                      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      PID:2916
                    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                      "powershell.exe" -NoProfile -NonInteractive -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsServices'"
                      4⤵
                      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      PID:4636
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      "schtasks.exe" /Query /TN "Windows"
                      4⤵
                        PID:3920
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\windows.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\windows.exe
                  1⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  PID:1320
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\windows.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\windows.exe"
                  1⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  PID:6040
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\windows.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\windows.exe" --vx054c-task
                  1⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  PID:4004
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\windows.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\windows.exe" --vx054c-task
                  1⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  PID:1872

                Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                      Downloads

                      StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                      • Size 1KB
                      • SHA256 535980b1dd63325ec980664be4525e33f9c1d329313941ffbafdc2f069d7f120
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                      • Size 1KB
                      • SHA256 cedd5237783d7e304b4ce8e7062ff65e554ad7b3be067a92fbb4ddfe3e188e7d
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                      • Size 1KB
                      • SHA256 9f57d2e9e7f59b0619f5916324f47087c3c7081e523a29307a65cd100c1e5bc1
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                      • Size 1KB
                      • SHA256 e86ea29d5aaa9164cc3269e41b61e7ae574db7ed89ad3391ac83a29aee93c4ab
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                      • Size 1KB
                      • SHA256 e56f4a38e0c60f0196c589e1952198368a10927e65ff24d1476ffafc489657f4
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                      • Size 1KB
                      • SHA256 ca81aed6d41a228db41e9b0093ef306a01ab164608401db38056e1094724d927
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                      • Size 1KB
                      • SHA256 1f69320870f7ed8c31491482d9d76ce7460a0f2c294d4751cefcad978015ad7f
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      6062e609.tmp

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6062e609.tmp
                      • Size 10.2MB
                      • SHA256 b37e85a1e3bd3db62fc9baef4888d51ac31350347f3eb44840e3b7c785e8b8ef
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      __PSScriptPolicyTest_n0bz1020.m5w.ps1

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_n0bz1020.m5w.ps1
                      • Size 60B
                      • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      fs4erdwn.ium.xml

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fs4erdwn.ium.xml
                      • Size 2KB
                      • SHA256 ff4ccdc8a80b065e6b167f742b9b67c88309afbce44096c8bffe16d361c44c39
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      vx054c_abe_4cfb324c37.dll

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vx054c_abe_4cfb324c37.dll
                      • Size 103KB
                      • SHA256 d0f2273f828b10391adcf877ff0775924e4b63435ec240b1047d89a1fa95a229
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      vx054c_sq_04498b2d.db

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vx054c_sq_04498b2d.db
                      • Size 256KB
                      • SHA256 b0c72944fc5bd02ac464a83ac972277e38d0dbc674f2a634c0d432bf882ef89a
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      vx054c_sq_05fc6ad3.db

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vx054c_sq_05fc6ad3.db
                      • Size 224KB
                      • SHA256 65e05a87c201ce6dda63ce830736497875934d3ad28068439aced62dabb7b809
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      vx054c_sq_37f1983a.db

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vx054c_sq_37f1983a.db
                      • Size 50KB
                      • SHA256 92deb9024ca49204bb9a97b2936ac1aaf6e20e437ed40db53a5409bf801c0a20
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      vx054c_sq_5abf8a99.db

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vx054c_sq_5abf8a99.db
                      • Size 24KB
                      • SHA256 4cc1a146d871eea502899024db7a2ff4ab46d4e787819a0fd75cc74aa7dd9926
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      vx054c_sq_63d319b7.db

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vx054c_sq_63d319b7.db
                      • Size 160KB
                      • SHA256 9091ac11406f559b228639a023f638aa4461083cf4151878f781b85acde0e2ba
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      vx054c_sq_8e64f7d7.db

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vx054c_sq_8e64f7d7.db
                      • Size 20KB
                      • SHA256 433bfd21beb6b37c6d74c15ee71de4f15472232b0a8fddd68d98d3522a8c0140
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      vx054c_sq_b062f2bf.db

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vx054c_sq_b062f2bf.db
                      • Size 138KB
                      • SHA256 a3fc8362e1464eea606c8555f2d79d7d2a5541cf33c4e9df48c9315e25f0f601
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      vx054c_sq_bf2a0ec7.db

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vx054c_sq_bf2a0ec7.db
                      • Size 288KB
                      • SHA256 8e4daa4e138b9d5b36c6dca3bed4bae8dfb4de1631c32459b6c01901f1a7b071
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      vx054c_sq_e203b569.db

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vx054c_sq_e203b569.db
                      • Size 40KB
                      • SHA256 06aeb2f9c1ee642348c091fb27541c143545354c273055ce30832e0f61aedf81
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      memory/1872-56-0x000002431DBB0000-0x000002431DBBA000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1872-55-0x000002431DFF0000-0x000002431E0A2000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1872-54-0x000002431DBC0000-0x000002431DBDE000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1872-46-0x00000243058F0000-0x0000024305912000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2916-230-0x0000021E3A8B0000-0x0000021E3A962000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2916-232-0x0000021E3A520000-0x0000021E3A64F000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2948-71-0x0000022F337A0000-0x0000022F33852000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2984-115-0x00000234D0BE0000-0x00000234D0C92000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3220-0-0x000001DDBAA20000-0x000001DDBAA21000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3220-1-0x00007FFBF1F60000-0x00007FFBF383C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4636-247-0x0000026FE2A40000-0x0000026FE2B6F000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4860-10-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140A63000-memory.dmp