Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/10/2026, 18:05

General

  • Target
    MeshaqLauncherSetup.msi
  • Size 85.7MB
  • Sample261026-wn9sysfw7x
  • SHA256 d1c8f24720c88bcad76be7b32d3adab418c289f13647df23c179023849683e3e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 5 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 46 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MeshaqLauncherSetup.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:4228
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:744
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:1732
      • C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 14E89A8551E66E21107B780B96938AC0
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1948
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-sandbox --disable-gpu --disable-extensions --window-position=-32000,-32000
          3⤵
          • Enumerates system info in registry
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4120
          • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=140.0.7339.81 --initial-client-data=0xf8,0xfc,0x100,0x84,0x104,0x7fffb153c728,0x7fffb153c734,0x7fffb153c740
            4⤵
              PID:4936
            • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
              "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-sandbox --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --gpu-preferences=SAAAAAAAAADgAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --use-gl=angle --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --metrics-shmem-handle=1680,i,8358207787734067561,341333109094284087,262144 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12400006479796166060,5152942095026057338,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1880 /prefetch:2
              4⤵
                PID:4480
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-sandbox --no-pre-read-main-dll --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2024,i,9382598204421926846,18240178058281315433,524288 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12400006479796166060,5152942095026057338,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2100 /prefetch:3
                4⤵
                • System Time Discovery
                PID:4048
              • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-sandbox --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --metrics-shmem-handle=2200,i,13805572760741068705,10905153992899975731,524288 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12400006479796166060,5152942095026057338,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2372 /prefetch:8
                4⤵
                  PID:2288
                • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --no-sandbox --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --metrics-shmem-handle=2904,i,11644823402644453562,15685701734121630934,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12400006479796166060,5152942095026057338,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2920 /prefetch:1
                  4⤵
                    PID:2044
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --no-sandbox --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --metrics-shmem-handle=2928,i,836459454498522405,13950604351299665922,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12400006479796166060,5152942095026057338,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2900 /prefetch:1
                    4⤵
                      PID:3328
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --enable-dinosaur-easter-egg-alt-images --force-high-res-timeticks=disabled --no-sandbox --disable-gpu-compositing --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=7 --metrics-shmem-handle=3784,i,16307904009979890449,5833139628463534875,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1884,i,12400006479796166060,5152942095026057338,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260911-010032.103000-production --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2888 /prefetch:1
                      4⤵
                        PID:540
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
                      3⤵
                        PID:4504
                  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                    1⤵
                    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:2128
                  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
                    1⤵
                      PID:3456
                    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
                      1⤵
                        PID:548
                      • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
                        1⤵
                          PID:4168

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              e5904ca.rbs

                              • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5904ca.rbs
                              • Size 7KB
                              • SHA256 f0b82732c7cdb97aac8fcf81e19aeddadba031fb53220ca20daa678e3849ec35
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              0d104cfc-41f9-4951-83e7-50702fa9e7c3.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\0d104cfc-41f9-4951-83e7-50702fa9e7c3.tmp
                              • Size 130KB
                              • SHA256 9074576b2911f2dc6d063accf2d34a192e558703ca180d678f3d8d57f5d5d76a
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              ae545a19-de7b-4fef-a4d7-e6ff493b3aec.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\ae545a19-de7b-4fef-a4d7-e6ff493b3aec.tmp
                              • Size 2B
                              • SHA256 4f53cda18c2baa0c0354bb5f9a3ecbe5ed12ab4d8e11ba873c2f11161202b945
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                              CURRENT

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync App Settings\nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda\CURRENT
                              • Size 16B
                              • SHA256 0f1bad70c7bd1e0a69562853ec529355462fcd0423263a3d39d6d0d70b780443
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                              MANIFEST-000001

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings\nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda\MANIFEST-000001
                              • Size 41B
                              • SHA256 f9d31b278e215eb0d0e9cd709edfa037e828f36214ab7906f612160fead4b2b4
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                              cef72334-8506-41fe-accd-79abc3aecf46.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\cef72334-8506-41fe-accd-79abc3aecf46.tmp
                              • Size 11KB
                              • SHA256 df274fb2f305eb160b83d709cf88c0a509f2798d15278d9b906c1181550a2402
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              ebf3e59c-c381-43c4-9251-a1d0c679ac94.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\ebf3e59c-c381-43c4-9251-a1d0c679ac94.tmp
                              • Size 14KB
                              • SHA256 070dd731ce036711426b3d49f5f5eaacf501a5e738207d32876e7c29eba3cd0f
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              a1cafd0f-c029-4fe3-8fbf-b9beb2971e07.tmp

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\a1cafd0f-c029-4fe3-8fbf-b9beb2971e07.tmp
                              • Size 131KB
                              • SHA256 e6111fb22ca27006aeb2deb6e55238fb0a3a780fb88a9db306d74566acd51e11
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              Local State

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ms-wrc-815620575\Local State
                              • Size 130KB
                              • SHA256 a029cbdd63c10eb4a054ec9238095653996acff4ff042bcbe707c344bdc2b069
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              MSI883.tmp

                              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI883.tmp
                              • Size 17KB
                              • SHA256 657925880b927cf675eeb64c3207a510799a084efdf523241fb436ab75c61db6
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              metadata-2

                              • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
                              • Size 24.1MB
                              • SHA256 94cd0db7d9193f6444ce5700ae75c86b896bc5403df921c7487a50add23f93ff
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              {56256718-fed9-4bd1-8628-4b90a928a393}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

                              • Path \??\Volume{aef5a47e-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{56256718-fed9-4bd1-8628-4b90a928a393}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
                              • Size 6KB
                              • SHA256 07eb8f90c4f2f43089c872cfb07e8891b842126e350bea3230bb9099ff43eaaf
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/1948-49-0x0000015623450000-0x00000156261C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1948-67-0x00007FFFBF850000-0x00007FFFBF85C000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1948-60-0x0000015623450000-0x00000156261C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1948-55-0x0000015623450000-0x00000156261C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1948-53-0x0000015623450000-0x00000156261C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1948-52-0x0000015623450000-0x00000156261C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1948-54-0x0000015623450000-0x00000156261C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1948-38-0x0000015623450000-0x00000156261C1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1948-164-0x0000015623450000-0x00000156261C1000-memory.dmp