Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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, 04:41

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.08.exe
  • Size 30.5MB
  • Sample261024-fbkejafx9x
  • SHA256 0c5802d7bc96d39c4e60b41d871be03e4f08c8a006ea2acbd594cf0abb84622b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 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
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 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 23 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\aa0TOh\Iaq0d5.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\aa0TOh\Iaq0d5.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5840
    • 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:4680
    • 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\aa0TOh\" /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:2080
      • 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\aa0TOh\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:948
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:5220
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:3664
        • 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:5612
          • 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:260
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:1852
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:252
            • 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:1256
              • 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:1796
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3956
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:5044
                • 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:200
                  • 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:4276
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:5448
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:3948
                    • 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:1680
                      • 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:4024
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:5804
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:3960
                      • C:\Users\Public\aa0TOh\Iaq0d5.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\aa0TOh\Iaq0d5.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:712
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\aa0TOh" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:4568
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\aa0TOh" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:5264
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:4188
                        • 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
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:3912
                          • 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⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:3656

                        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 10a90bc4b787acd9aba6186c8239765ac1a084379a44361a3515370c4ee595e9
                              • 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 8dafa81693c9b7ca18850937c46352b37b4920154e536fd372c0a5914ee7230a
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 506B
                              • SHA256 ac0f55f2b94aa519e5bb31f54b06f43273641109918d569c98707ebef0be3df7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              __PSScriptPolicyTest_a1kapx5a.k03.psm1

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_a1kapx5a.k03.psm1
                              • Size 60B
                              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              Iaq0d5.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\aa0TOh\Iaq0d5.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\aa0TOh\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 822f98c8c3adc98e96f9c20c07c7cc02c4e54d03d8be8004e24afd1609155e5e
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\aa0TOh\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.8MB
                              • SHA256 7564a4227449908961d7da27d48998da7d3749417152cc7091e18b458ddbab97
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\aa0TOh\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 4797eff9d9d627b8bca68718f82f76adf39eb5b1915bfeeaac19cb1436f47989
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/712-583-0x00000212ABA40000-0x00000212AC317000-memory.dmp

                              memory/712-582-0x00007FFB125C0000-0x00007FFB125C2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/712-576-0x00007FFAEF950000-0x00007FFAEFE6E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/712-580-0x00000212ABA40000-0x00000212AC317000-memory.dmp

                              memory/712-589-0x00000212ABA40000-0x00000212AC317000-memory.dmp

                              memory/712-590-0x00000212ABA40000-0x00000212AC317000-memory.dmp

                              memory/712-588-0x00000212ABA40000-0x00000212AC317000-memory.dmp

                              memory/712-587-0x00000212ABA40000-0x00000212AC317000-memory.dmp

                              memory/712-591-0x00007FFB125B0000-0x00007FFB125B2000-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/4680-597-0x000001CCEA170000-0x000001CCEA192000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4680-602-0x000001CCEA1C0000-0x000001CCEA1DE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4680-603-0x000001CCEA440000-0x000001CCEA4F2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4680-607-0x000001CCEA1B0000-0x000001CCEA1BA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-536-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-567-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-566-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-564-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-556-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-559-0x00000233C3E00000-0x00000233C3E8A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-560-0x00000233C3E00000-0x00000233C3E8A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-561-0x00000233C3E00000-0x00000233C3E8A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-562-0x00000233C3E00000-0x00000233C3E8A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-558-0x00000233C2720000-0x00000233C276E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-550-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-546-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-545-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-544-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-539-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-543-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-538-0x00007FFB125C0000-0x00007FFB125C2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-531-0x00007FFAEF950000-0x00007FFAEFE6E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-606-0x00000233C3150000-0x00000233C3A27000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5840-530-0x00007FFB125B0000-0x00007FFB125B2000-memory.dmp