Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    26s
  • max time network
    24s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/10/2026, 18:36

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target
    yhy.exe
  • Size 4.9MB
  • Sample261014-w82cbaxt5p
  • SHA256 b68ddd764e106845d08af6d1e13ef271e54e049c9e00d4171d5fded4e7338979
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 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 7 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\yhy.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\yhy.exe"
    1⤵
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2860
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "yhy" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\yhy.exe"
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3464
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\powercfg.exe
      "powercfg" /h off
      2⤵
      • Power Settings
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4592
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\mountvol.exe
      "mountvol" Z: /s
      2⤵
        PID:3444
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\mountvol.exe
        "mountvol" Z: /d
        2⤵
        • Enumerates connected drives
        PID:4100
    • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
      C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004C8 0x00000000000004C4
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5672
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\yhy.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\yhy.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4808

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          yhy.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\yhy.exe
          • Size 4.9MB
          • SHA256 b68ddd764e106845d08af6d1e13ef271e54e049c9e00d4171d5fded4e7338979
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2860-0-0x00007FFAC8FFF000-0x00007FFAC9000000-memory.dmp

          memory/2860-1-0x00000000003B0000-0x000000000088E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2860-2-0x00007FFAC8E70000-0x00007FFAC9814000-memory.dmp

          memory/2860-3-0x00007FFAC8E70000-0x00007FFAC9814000-memory.dmp

          memory/2860-6-0x00007FFAC8E70000-0x00007FFAC9814000-memory.dmp

          memory/2860-7-0x00007FFAC8E70000-0x00007FFAC9814000-memory.dmp

          memory/2860-8-0x00007FFAC8E70000-0x00007FFAC9814000-memory.dmp

          memory/2860-9-0x00007FFAC8E70000-0x00007FFAC9814000-memory.dmp

          memory/2860-10-0x00007FFAC8E70000-0x00007FFAC9814000-memory.dmp

          memory/2860-12-0x00007FFAC8E70000-0x00007FFAC9814000-memory.dmp