Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/10/2026, 08:32

General

  • Target
    MpDefenderCoreService.exe
  • Size 81KB
  • Sample261012-kfglnaac74
  • SHA256 6350a1a55266a59a3b42df55897e7ce3781dc56e89c533ab72bf9f1361ef37a0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: SentinelRAT

    SentinelRAT is a Windows remote access tool written in C#.

  • Detects SentinelRAT payload 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MpDefenderCoreService.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MpDefenderCoreService.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1028
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:SystemDrive/
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5516
    • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RtkAudUService64.vbs"
      2⤵
      • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      PID:2720

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        RtkAudUService64.vbs

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RtkAudUService64.vbs
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 a88bae870bb456676ebe7995b11f9e41ce876568d8352384e054fd321aff5ac7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_e21wzpfl.iu5.psm1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_e21wzpfl.iu5.psm1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1028-8-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-11-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-4-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-5-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-6-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-7-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-0-0x00007FF863C6F000-0x00007FF863C70000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-9-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-10-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-1-0x000002382A2E0000-0x000002382A2FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-12-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-13-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-41-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-40-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-3-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-2-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/1028-39-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-34-0x00000228FCBC0000-0x00000228FCC72000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-29-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-30-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-19-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-33-0x00000228FCBA0000-0x00000228FCBBE000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-27-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-28-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-37-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-38-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-35-0x00000228FC970000-0x00000228FC97A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-20-0x00000228E4360000-0x00000228E4382000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-16-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp

        memory/5516-42-0x00007FF863AE0000-0x00007FF864484000-memory.dmp