Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    112s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/10/2026, 23:16

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.02.exe
  • Size 38.9MB
  • Sample261023-29fd5aev7w
  • SHA256 4fb01e02c8b4de0060e1de3ce96b53c84e933293782143fa769bf48624f24501
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 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 2 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
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 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:4776
  • C:\Users\Public\N2mbMT\j1OgbF.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\N2mbMT\j1OgbF.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
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4372
    • 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:5908
    • 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\N2mbMT\" /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:4272
      • 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\N2mbMT\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4360
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:5900
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:2452
        • 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:2504
          • 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:3600
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:4528
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:1536
            • 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:1592
              • 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:1708
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3008
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:4848
                • 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:2376
                  • 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:2008
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:3640
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:5224
                    • 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:2564
                      • 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:5608
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:3256
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:6028
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\N2mbMT" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:5896
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\N2mbMT" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:1264
                      • C:\Users\Public\N2mbMT\j1OgbF.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\N2mbMT\j1OgbF.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:2708
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:4292
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:4872
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:3116

                        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 61eece19b5a6661e11fc158c1d7511579bcaa528e4305f6766ae9e3d6e66581f
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 1KB
                              • SHA256 d9867d8b403f33e33ae6fe37d25f6b29941b54a514b45655b340ce8b51e7f069
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                              • Size 512B
                              • SHA256 2a1f8b7c707435143e4a8d879433675f41f6dcc8540221a0bbff56d03771f859
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 506B
                              • SHA256 2f3ed840961c4c3bc3354d8ae141dd8de46bc5841f8794ce8d69b438dff578e0
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              __PSScriptPolicyTest_5nx1q45o.xe3.psm1

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5nx1q45o.xe3.psm1
                              • Size 60B
                              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\N2mbMT\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 5e45cc5cc36a749e5c83e67c1fbe92243e610afbb3318e405f5247c413d1dba1
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\N2mbMT\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.8MB
                              • SHA256 d31ed6f722437d358d6998c48c001cde83e43818c51e2683249142dae29f7abf
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              j1OgbF.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\N2mbMT\j1OgbF.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\N2mbMT\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 cd655b3e4708f95a95acef363a24c9c194cd232c92f098192a26a27254fe3808
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/2708-587-0x0000021FE6C60000-0x0000021FE7537000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2708-582-0x00007FFFDFD60000-0x00007FFFDFD62000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2708-588-0x0000021FE6C60000-0x0000021FE7537000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2708-583-0x0000021FE6C60000-0x0000021FE7537000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2708-580-0x0000021FE6C60000-0x0000021FE7537000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2708-577-0x00007FFFBE1A0000-0x00007FFFBE6BE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2708-591-0x00007FFFDFD50000-0x00007FFFDFD52000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2708-590-0x0000021FE6C60000-0x0000021FE7537000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2708-589-0x0000021FE6C60000-0x0000021FE7537000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-536-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-539-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-560-0x0000020F74050000-0x0000020F740DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-562-0x0000020F74050000-0x0000020F740DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-561-0x0000020F74050000-0x0000020F740DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-556-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-559-0x0000020F74050000-0x0000020F740DA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-558-0x0000020F73B40000-0x0000020F73B8E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-564-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-566-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-567-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-546-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-545-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-544-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-543-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-550-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-538-0x00007FFFDFD60000-0x00007FFFDFD62000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-601-0x0000020F73180000-0x0000020F73A57000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-531-0x00007FFFBE1A0000-0x00007FFFBE6BE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4372-530-0x00007FFFDFD50000-0x00007FFFDFD52000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4776-525-0x00007FFFD73B0000-0x00007FFFD73C2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4776-524-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4776-504-0x00007FFFD73B0000-0x00007FFFD73C2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4776-2-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000049C000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4776-0-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4776-1-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5908-602-0x0000019FF02E0000-0x0000019FF0302000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5908-605-0x0000019FF07B0000-0x0000019FF07CE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5908-606-0x0000019FF0B40000-0x0000019FF0BF2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5908-607-0x0000019FF07D0000-0x0000019FF07DA000-memory.dmp