Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    74s
  • max time network
    33s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/10/2026, 07:28

General

  • Target
    desktop.ini.exe
  • Size 6.1MB
  • Sample261014-javews1vb1
  • SHA256 7cab3b0225d9d5995de4bd4697d5a84f349b0481ca019ef0c369885d0bb892aa
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Cosmu

    Cosmu is a Windows worm written in C++.

  • Detects Cosmu payload 4 IoCs

    Cosmu is a worm written in C++.

  • Renames multiple (220) files with added filename extension

    This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\desktop.ini.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\desktop.ini.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4336

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        desktop.ini.tmp

        • Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-4077919521-2131189092-3796306753-1000\desktop.ini.tmp
        • Size 6.1MB
        • SHA256 5e718136945d539cb449459d60ed4313159d14279e818cf376e80798eae358d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7-zip.chm.tmp

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7-zip.chm.tmp
        • Size 6.2MB
        • SHA256 8daa77af9ffef5d30c43618b1223b19eb217977cc24e360a72a3e1742b096fa2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4336-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4336-141-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040A000-memory.dmp