Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    898s
  • max time network
    550s
  • 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, 19:06

General

  • Target
    yt-dlp_win.zip
  • Size 17.3MB
  • Sample261022-xsbmdsez2s
  • SHA256 a981b50fff6e437576d1c3c8df0680af572028ca12dff5e49435d9d33c98294b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 57 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\Explorer.exe /idlist,,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\yt-dlp_win.zip
    1⤵
      PID:5968
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3972
    • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:2068
      • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\yt-dlp.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\yt-dlp.exe"
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2260
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "ver"
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          PID:5600
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "ver"
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          PID:6032
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "ver"
          2⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          PID:4948
      • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
        sihost.exe
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3292
        • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
          explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
          2⤵
          • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:4364
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
        1⤵
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1360
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
        1⤵
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4872
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
        1⤵
          PID:5476
        • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
          \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
          1⤵
            PID:3184

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
                • Size 595B
                • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                memory/1360-88-0x000001E7801E0000-0x000001E7802E0000-memory.dmp

                memory/1360-111-0x000001E782CE0000-0x000001E782D00000-memory.dmp

                memory/1360-100-0x000001E782D60000-0x000001E782E60000-memory.dmp

                memory/1360-133-0x000001E794160000-0x000001E794180000-memory.dmp

                memory/1360-99-0x000001E782900000-0x000001E782920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2260-26-0x00007FF61D340000-0x00007FF61D376000-memory.dmp

                memory/2260-27-0x000001CA02DF0000-0x000001CA02E10000-memory.dmp

                memory/3972-9-0x0000021FB0430000-0x0000021FB0431000-memory.dmp

                memory/3972-0-0x0000021FB0430000-0x0000021FB0431000-memory.dmp

                memory/3972-10-0x0000021FB0430000-0x0000021FB0431000-memory.dmp

                memory/3972-11-0x0000021FB0430000-0x0000021FB0431000-memory.dmp

                memory/3972-7-0x0000021FB0430000-0x0000021FB0431000-memory.dmp

                memory/3972-8-0x0000021FB0430000-0x0000021FB0431000-memory.dmp

                memory/3972-6-0x0000021FB0430000-0x0000021FB0431000-memory.dmp

                memory/3972-2-0x0000021FB0430000-0x0000021FB0431000-memory.dmp