Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/10/2026, 19:40

General

  • Target
    OctopusEAX.exe
  • Size 1.5MB
  • Sample261025-ydtebssvcs
  • SHA256 4402cb2cf8f0f73324a32e4a82e7e8bdbf521e7efb27e0e03e215617d146c96f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • njrat

Version
  • <- NjRAT 0.7d Horror Edition ->

Botnet
  • Victim

C2
  • UA3iz-40659.portmap.host:6060

Mutex
  • a6c56cd45e0a660f227421eb0aa9ddea

Attributes
  • reg_key

    a6c56cd45e0a660f227421eb0aa9ddea

  • splitter

    Y262SUCZ4UJJ

Signatures

  • Family: njRAT/Bladabindi

    Widely used RAT written in .NET.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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\OctopusEAX.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OctopusEAX.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3848
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Payload.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Payload.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4784
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\OctopusEAX.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\OctopusEAX.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2368
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Query /TN "OctopusEAX"
        3⤵
          PID:1496
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Query /TN "MasonEAX"
          3⤵
            PID:4428
      • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
        C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x2f4 0x49c
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1680

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            OctopusEAX.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\OctopusEAX.exe
            • Size 1.4MB
            • SHA256 6c1758ea8aff65a6f69bfab05752a343077bdffae6873ac1d83dbaa00dc1fc19
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Payload.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Payload.exe
            • Size 55KB
            • SHA256 b47f065f69639a3bfb17d5ca3662d2664921a39a01663ef388897aa0e3bf38a1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/3848-0-0x00000000006D0000-0x0000000000856000-memory.dmp

            memory/4784-17-0x00000000018A0000-0x00000000018B0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4784-18-0x00000000746D2000-0x00000000746D4000-memory.dmp

            memory/4784-23-0x00000000018A0000-0x00000000018B0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4784-24-0x00000000746D2000-0x00000000746D4000-memory.dmp