Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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, 17:21

General

  • Target
    HitDevice.exe
  • Size 55KB
  • Sample261012-vxa6bahs3m
  • SHA256 c404182c02719e3662b14b04c902e565e81b874a1b3a86177ddd68bbd7cd36f5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

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

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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\HitDevice.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HitDevice.exe"
    1⤵
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:960
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "HitDevice" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HitDevice.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3356
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      "powercfg" /h off
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3936
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\mountvol.exe
      "mountvol" Z: /s
      2⤵
        PID:5160
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\mountvol.exe
        "mountvol" Z: /d
        2⤵
        • Enumerates connected drives
        PID:3344
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HitDevice.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HitDevice.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1364
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HitDevice.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HitDevice.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3932
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HitDevice.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HitDevice.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1344
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HitDevice.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HitDevice.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5068

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          HitDevice.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HitDevice.exe
          • Size 55KB
          • SHA256 c404182c02719e3662b14b04c902e565e81b874a1b3a86177ddd68bbd7cd36f5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/960-8-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-1-0x00000000007B0000-0x00000000007C4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-3-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-4-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-5-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-6-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-2-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-7-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-9-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-0-0x00007FF8863BF000-0x00007FF8863C0000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-11-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-12-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-13-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-14-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/960-15-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp

          memory/1364-17-0x00007FF886230000-0x00007FF886BD4000-memory.dmp