Overview

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Static

static

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Defender Control.rar

windows11-21h2-x64

10

Analysis

  • geolocation tags

    cacanadananorth-americatoronto
  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    46s
  • max time network
    38s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/10/2026, 16:48

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General

  • Target
    Defender Control.rar
  • Size 233KB
  • Sample261015-vbkgvsdc96
  • SHA256 1adba6890ae289b6aefcba3d00bd8d19b265693ccee0e7d9236d7f60324102b3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
defense_evasiondiscoveryevasionexecutionpersistencetrojan

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
    evasiontrojan
  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 11 IoCs
    defense_evasiontrojan
  • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
    evasiontrojan
  • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
    defense_evasiontrojan
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 8 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection 1 TTPs 26 IoCs
    persistence
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 16 IoCs
    defense_evasiontrojan
  • Modifies Security services 2 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Modifies the startup behavior of a security service.

    defense_evasion
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

    execution
  • 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.

    discovery
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 39 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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.

    persistence

Processes

  • C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
    "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Defender Control.rar"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:4216
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe" -ServerName:MiniSearchUI.AppXj3y73at8fy1htwztzxs68sxx1v7cksp7.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3156
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s NPSMSvc
    1⤵
      PID:2800
    • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\disable-defender.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\disable-defender.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4340
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        PID:3788
    • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\disable-defender.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\disable-defender.exe -s -worker -tilog
      1⤵
      • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
      • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
      • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
      • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings
      • Modifies firewall policy service
      • Modifies security service
      • Event Triggered Execution: Image File Execution Options Injection
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • Modifies Security services
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4056
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks.exe /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cache Maintenance" /DISABLE
        2⤵
          PID:4668
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Cleanup" /DISABLE
          2⤵
            PID:568
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            schtasks.exe /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Scheduled Scan" /DISABLE
            2⤵
              PID:2228
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              schtasks.exe /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Defender\Windows Defender Verification" /DISABLE
              2⤵
                PID:4908
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                schtasks.exe /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\ExploitGuard\ExploitGuard MDM policy Refresh" /DISABLE
                2⤵
                  PID:2860
              • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\disable-defender.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\disable-defender.exe
                1⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                PID:4712
              • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\disable-defender.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\disable-defender.exe -s -worker -tilog
                1⤵
                • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Windows security modification
                • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                PID:4216

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    last-run.log
                    • Path C:\ProgramData\defender-control\last-run.log
                    • Size 988B
                    • SHA256 5f3b6d6205ebcef25dd05a78dee938336229a623913f0210cd4e48a8dd0fb67b
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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                    disable-defender.exe
                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\disable-defender.exe
                    • Size 280KB
                    • SHA256 897307c0487c3f7376eedf6b3f999559e0aa16855571f30aef4621583f7ff46e
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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