Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    898s
  • max time network
    517s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/10/2026, 13:07

General

  • Target
    client.exe
  • Size 28KB
  • Sample261023-qc3bvaby4v
  • SHA256 2ccbeb636a4514481471ec8a94be267f1322da2d8d37c66edf06968ba54eaa98
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    The file runs from a user directory while carrying the name of an executable that normally only exists in System32.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2800
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /tn "Windows Update Service" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe" /sc onlogon /f
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1724
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2800 -s 1560
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3780
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3056
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3056 -s 1144
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:372
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 2800 -ip 2800
    1⤵
      PID:4676
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 484 -p 3056 -ip 3056
      1⤵
        PID:3736

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            svchost.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svchost.exe
            • Size 28KB
            • SHA256 2ccbeb636a4514481471ec8a94be267f1322da2d8d37c66edf06968ba54eaa98
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/2800-0-0x0000000000130000-0x000000000013E000-memory.dmp

            memory/2800-1-0x00000000050E0000-0x0000000005684000-memory.dmp

            memory/2800-2-0x0000000004B30000-0x0000000004BC2000-memory.dmp

            memory/2800-4-0x0000000004ED0000-0x0000000004EE0000-memory.dmp