Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    108s
  • max time network
    112s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/10/2026, 16:17

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target
    New Client.exe
  • Size 223KB
  • Sample261018-trf9ps1zhy
  • SHA256 0c28af6799d7f2b1c0403fa51ed530722afdbb94f212d79ae44e9baef319e0e1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates video capture drivers 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Queries the legacy Video for Windows capture drivers. This is commonly abused by RATs to check for available webcams on the system before reporting to their C2.

  • 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 2 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 27 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\New Client.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\New Client.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Enumerates video capture drivers
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1608
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /create /sc onstart /mo 1 /tn nyan /tr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1708
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\shutdown.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe" /s /t 00
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2720
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\New Client.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\New Client.exe" ..
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4388
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /create /sc onstart /mo 1 /tn nyan /tr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:452
  • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
    "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa3946855 /state1:0x41c64e6d
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4848

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Client.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Client.exe
        • Size 223KB
        • SHA256 0c28af6799d7f2b1c0403fa51ed530722afdbb94f212d79ae44e9baef319e0e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1608-11-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A80000-memory.dmp

        memory/1608-1-0x0000000074902000-0x0000000074904000-memory.dmp

        memory/1608-7-0x0000000074900000-0x0000000074EB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1608-0-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A80000-memory.dmp

        memory/1608-12-0x0000000074902000-0x0000000074904000-memory.dmp

        memory/1608-15-0x0000000074900000-0x0000000074EB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1608-16-0x0000000074900000-0x0000000074EB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1608-17-0x0000000074900000-0x0000000074EB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1608-18-0x0000000074900000-0x0000000074EB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4388-9-0x0000000074900000-0x0000000074EB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4388-10-0x0000000074900000-0x0000000074EB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4388-14-0x0000000074900000-0x0000000074EB1000-memory.dmp