Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 08:55

General

  • Target
    ZipNest.exe
  • Size 4.4MB
  • Sample261023-kvmffsax6x
  • SHA256 e34942601a91672eb0c9895b5a7a71dd4d7ef19acee1e2d6ec85834549b850f8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ZipNest.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ZipNest.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4928
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcTray\ArcTray.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcTray\ArcTray.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      PID:1232
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1612
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcTray\ArcTray.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcTray\ArcTray.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Checks processor information in registry
    PID:1684

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        ArcTray.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcTray\ArcTray.exe
        • Size 4.4MB
        • SHA256 e34942601a91672eb0c9895b5a7a71dd4d7ef19acee1e2d6ec85834549b850f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH