1d98e801f9850ed60e39759b24041911f5fc033a09a241044b1762aa56c5a09e

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
147s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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20/10/2026, 14:37

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General

Target
OctopusEAX.exe
Size 1.5MB
Sample261020-ry949ass6q
SHA256 1d98e801f9850ed60e39759b24041911f5fc033a09a241044b1762aa56c5a09e
MD5 ee720e9b32dcb83abbbb5a01f38b4082
SHA1 80c890ba61e1a72bf060e0f38affaf2846a98b69
SHA512 2360fe5cff3ca8e20316d1e1da20d42378d8ac0334f8b29bf1e42cee732e892a72ffe6a24f4e4c0d73052c735cc1c962165891d0a67a640be870dac7ea8294f5
SSDEEP 24576:wOhk72xV+Nbb/BRk+Z29FGo1FY4hQlG2Q4fvtIUPYYyDhwORV:wwN+Nf/jZM/bRyfP2VwO
TLSH
T1BC759D11A1E401EDD17BE2B4CA762D07E77278420734AAEB03D09D6A0F276D15EBF722
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

3^/10

defense_evasion persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Opens a raw handle to a physical disk, which bypasses file system access controls and is used for disk inspection, anti-VM checks and privilege checks.

defense_evasion

Direct Volume Access

T1006

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\PhysicalDrive0	OctopusEAX.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS	OctopusEAX.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemProductName	OctopusEAX.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemManufacturer	OctopusEAX.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\BaseBoardProduct	OctopusEAX.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
960	OctopusEAX.exe
960	OctopusEAX.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 960 wrote to memory of 5308	960	OctopusEAX.exe	90
PID 960 wrote to memory of 4000	960	OctopusEAX.exe	92

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

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OctopusEAX.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OctopusEAX.exe"
1⤵
- Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:960
- C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Query /TN "OctopusEAX"
  2⤵
  PID:5308
- C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Query /TN "MasonEAX"
  2⤵
  PID:4000

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
1⤵
PID:5508

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Direct Volume Access

T1006

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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