Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/10/2026, 22:53

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.02.exe
  • Size 34.6MB
  • Sample261022-2tx91af18t
  • SHA256 afdae55082bf60e13c9dd41fe100660c71c7dbfbbe9ca2f40405563fa8954b58
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 9 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 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\install.2.0.02.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.2.0.02.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4408
  • C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3\mPbdNQ.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3\mPbdNQ.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6120
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4084
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1120
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2052
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:3952
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:6064
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2120
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:3428
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:5908
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:5564
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4852
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:5984
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3624
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:1432
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4540
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:2908
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:4872
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:3052
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:1196
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:5172
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:1296
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:2184
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\QSox3G\QSox3G.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\QSox3G\QSox3G.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:2684
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:4332
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:6016
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:4876
                          • C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3\mPbdNQ.exe
                            "C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3\mPbdNQ.exe"
                            1⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Loads dropped DLL
                            PID:476
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            1⤵
                            • Executes a command shell one-liner
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:616
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                              • Windows security bypass
                              PID:2104
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            1⤵
                            • Executes a command shell one-liner
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:5712
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                              • Windows security bypass
                              PID:4832
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            1⤵
                            • Executes a command shell one-liner
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:1428
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                              • Windows security bypass
                              PID:5192

                          Network

                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                Downloads

                                QSox3G.exe

                                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QSox3G\QSox3G.exe
                                • Size 145KB
                                • SHA256 6d6ba2bc9ad414837826f7278bc3e0116f1aeda02d0c2284ed65819f5d9180a8
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                XPSPLOG.dll

                                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QSox3G\XPSPLOG.dll
                                • Size 3.3MB
                                • SHA256 f9c2b1759dccbdd9fb9ffc77a8e5397f7476cc93b8338d49bdc0870c094ae7da
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                XPSPLOG.dll

                                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\QSox3G\XPSPLOG.dll
                                • Size 2.3MB
                                • SHA256 95b466ec6d902d93e0abce1fa1511c6382a854bc28ed8d29ec5085060dd58d27
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                • Size 1KB
                                • SHA256 089302c59c0c53a4597352965e63aacac5951085fefef95465f46dad7e1360ac
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 1KB
                                • SHA256 91fe9324af68c0ddf69e243b3944509c3eb664735648087815e844073ec55950
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                • Size 512B
                                • SHA256 80b3ff0c67d8b0abca74d9e211d410f93829eedda5896a01298742f1d3396ab3
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 506B
                                • SHA256 4d27d3543ebdcecd9bbb84dd26e4aac4a4f2f0bfdcaee285648bca0008ce08ab
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                __PSScriptPolicyTest_yywfstl1.aex.psm1

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_yywfstl1.aex.psm1
                                • Size 60B
                                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                UxEnhance64.dll

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3\UxEnhance64.dll
                                • Size 3.1MB
                                • SHA256 854dd497f02cfdac7120d3efce017a916cf8d9b6674f486028d97f167adde32b
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                adoresd.dat

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3\adoresd.dat
                                • Size 4.8MB
                                • SHA256 bac222e1c8e7c1694ce46ccd07df4979887449e011d4c85ae8d1d4fe42ae179b
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                mPbdNQ.exe

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3\mPbdNQ.exe
                                • Size 135KB
                                • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                msadox.tb

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\QPM8n3\msadox.tb
                                • Size 8KB
                                • SHA256 1730da0df84e37289ccd9d4e85c58803f944f5be4a2bcb3503034d880d567959
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                memory/476-594-0x0000027569480000-0x0000027569D57000-memory.dmp

                                memory/476-597-0x0000027569480000-0x0000027569D57000-memory.dmp

                                memory/476-583-0x00007FFA5FE50000-0x00007FFA5FE52000-memory.dmp

                                memory/476-587-0x0000027569480000-0x0000027569D57000-memory.dmp

                                memory/476-589-0x00007FFA5FE60000-0x00007FFA5FE62000-memory.dmp

                                memory/476-591-0x0000027569480000-0x0000027569D57000-memory.dmp

                                memory/476-584-0x0000027566CA0000-0x00000275671BE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/476-595-0x0000027569480000-0x0000027569D57000-memory.dmp

                                memory/476-601-0x0000027566CA0000-0x00000275671BE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/476-600-0x00007FFA5FE50000-0x00007FFA5FE52000-memory.dmp

                                memory/476-599-0x0000027569480000-0x0000027569D57000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4084-605-0x000001A57F450000-0x000001A57F472000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4084-609-0x000001A57F4A0000-0x000001A57F4BE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4084-610-0x000001A57F4C0000-0x000001A57F572000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4084-611-0x000001A57F580000-0x000001A57F58A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4408-0-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4408-525-0x00007FFA48770000-0x00007FFA48782000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4408-524-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4408-504-0x00007FFA48770000-0x00007FFA48782000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4408-2-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004DC000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4408-1-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-539-0x00007FFA5FE60000-0x00007FFA5FE62000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-569-0x000002AB5CEB0000-0x000002AB5D787000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-561-0x000002AB5DB60000-0x000002AB5DBEA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-562-0x000002AB5DB60000-0x000002AB5DBEA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-564-0x000002AB5DB60000-0x000002AB5DBEA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-563-0x000002AB5DB60000-0x000002AB5DBEA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-558-0x000002AB5CEB0000-0x000002AB5D787000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-560-0x000002AB5C3C0000-0x000002AB5C40E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-552-0x000002AB5CEB0000-0x000002AB5D787000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-550-0x000002AB5A510000-0x000002AB5AA2E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-547-0x000002AB5CEB0000-0x000002AB5D787000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-546-0x000002AB5CEB0000-0x000002AB5D787000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-545-0x000002AB5CEB0000-0x000002AB5D787000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-544-0x000002AB5CEB0000-0x000002AB5D787000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-540-0x000002AB5CEB0000-0x000002AB5D787000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-538-0x000002AB5CEB0000-0x000002AB5D787000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-532-0x000002AB5A510000-0x000002AB5AA2E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-677-0x000002AB5CEB0000-0x000002AB5D787000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6120-531-0x00007FFA5FE50000-0x00007FFA5FE52000-memory.dmp