Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/10/2026, 02:20

General

  • Target
    CodexInstaller.exe
  • Size 7.3MB
  • Sample261024-csec3a1zhv
  • SHA256 4b469abd1358b5996cca5b80b96ff49ad07f19f70161715a3d500963e63876ac
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
3/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CodexInstaller.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CodexInstaller.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2320
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-AppxPackage -Path 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CodexDesktopInstaller\OpenAI.Codex_26.1021.3705.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0.msix' -ForceApplicationShutdown"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      PID:2836

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_h0x3nctj.3le.psm1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_h0x3nctj.3le.psm1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2836-14-0x000001627E930000-0x000001627E94A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-18-0x000001627E910000-0x000001627E91A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-6-0x00007FF81C360000-0x00007FF81CD04000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-7-0x00007FF81C360000-0x00007FF81CD04000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-8-0x00007FF81C360000-0x00007FF81CD04000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-11-0x000001627E6E0000-0x000001627E6FE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-4-0x000001627E460000-0x000001627E482000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-12-0x000001627E700000-0x000001627E7B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-13-0x000001627EB20000-0x000001627ED24000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-17-0x000001627E6F0000-0x000001627E6F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-5-0x00007FF81C360000-0x00007FF81CD04000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-15-0x000001627E9D0000-0x000001627E9FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-1-0x00007FF81C4EF000-0x00007FF81C4F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-19-0x000001627E920000-0x000001627E928000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-16-0x000001627E6E0000-0x000001627E6E8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-20-0x000001627E980000-0x000001627E9A6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-21-0x00007FF81C360000-0x00007FF81CD04000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-22-0x00007FF81C360000-0x00007FF81CD04000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-23-0x00007FF81C360000-0x00007FF81CD04000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-24-0x00007FF81C360000-0x00007FF81CD04000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-25-0x00007FF81C360000-0x00007FF81CD04000-memory.dmp

        memory/2836-26-0x00007FF81C360000-0x00007FF81CD04000-memory.dmp