Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    156s
  • 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, 11:07

General

  • Target
    2026-10-26_99d013bdca6e3b9b771a829a696d9c81_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_poet-rat_vidar.exe
  • Size 34.6MB
  • Sample261027-m8d3cattdz
  • SHA256 df77085021371cda3db84476f6872e060d5950a2c5b348d7ac6a17146f24b144
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 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
  • 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 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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\2026-10-26_99d013bdca6e3b9b771a829a696d9c81_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_poet-rat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_99d013bdca6e3b9b771a829a696d9c81_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_poet-rat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2448
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:5772
    • C:\Users\Public\UUF7Fi\zNC02m.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\UUF7Fi\zNC02m.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2216
      • 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
        PID:2392
      • 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\UUF7Fi\" /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:5252
        • 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\UUF7Fi\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2600
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
          3⤵
            PID:6076
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
            3⤵
              PID:1280
          • 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
            PID:572
            • 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:2964
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
              3⤵
                PID:616
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                3⤵
                  PID:1612
              • 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
                PID:2736
                • 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:2320
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                  3⤵
                    PID:5972
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                    3⤵
                      PID:1480
                  • 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
                    PID:4624
                    • 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:5428
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                      3⤵
                        PID:2572
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                        3⤵
                          PID:3896
                      • 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
                        PID:3096
                        • 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:2724
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                          3⤵
                            PID:3324
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\UUF7Fi" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:4596
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:3540
                        • C:\Users\Public\UUF7Fi\zNC02m.exe
                          "C:\Users\Public\UUF7Fi\zNC02m.exe"
                          1⤵
                            PID:4136
                          • 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
                            PID:3000
                          • 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
                            PID:5420
                          • 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
                            PID:4052

                          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 a548f43326ecc99df6bbdd62bbfd5619f72de86c67c25663a3c9e967b4b98302
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 1KB
                                • SHA256 1366d2ba7b7742b9054fd1932761bf42aca961c60ab6d3a93c86a582be640c22
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                • Size 512B
                                • SHA256 410562ff6aae985d54b77b1cc748c02648754ba32e85f182be36162b411ef893
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 506B
                                • SHA256 4d40d60c4b5fa13f56294ec9906b2c08f7780b6180fa9073847a8ecdb65fee2a
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                __PSScriptPolicyTest_4tvy1d43.nyx.psm1

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4tvy1d43.nyx.psm1
                                • Size 60B
                                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                UxEnhance64.dll

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\UUF7Fi\UxEnhance64.dll
                                • Size 3.1MB
                                • SHA256 e4d59678aac00b6aaea0c0bb721a83c56fca441a94c1a091febf98448ab046f4
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                adoresd.dat

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\UUF7Fi\adoresd.dat
                                • Size 4.8MB
                                • SHA256 b7ade55cd399a0ff232665158bdc5b5342e5b96a6890c229c4295c49d9de1583
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                msadox.tb

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\UUF7Fi\msadox.tb
                                • Size 8KB
                                • SHA256 b8a335785c03f98bc0ebd6065bfd34f0bfd30618582ab62e5f6c28cb16d3554a
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                zNC02m.exe

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\UUF7Fi\zNC02m.exe
                                • Size 135KB
                                • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                memory/2216-563-0x0000016F92A50000-0x0000016F92ADA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-569-0x0000016F91E30000-0x0000016F92707000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-533-0x00007FF876050000-0x00007FF876052000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-540-0x0000016F91E30000-0x0000016F92707000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-541-0x00007FF876060000-0x00007FF876062000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-542-0x0000016F91E30000-0x0000016F92707000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-547-0x0000016F91E30000-0x0000016F92707000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-546-0x0000016F91E30000-0x0000016F92707000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-548-0x0000016F91E30000-0x0000016F92707000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-549-0x0000016F91E30000-0x0000016F92707000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-553-0x0000016F91E30000-0x0000016F92707000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-564-0x0000016F92A50000-0x0000016F92ADA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-565-0x0000016F92A50000-0x0000016F92ADA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-534-0x00007FF8533B0000-0x00007FF8538CE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-562-0x0000016F92A50000-0x0000016F92ADA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-561-0x0000016F91330000-0x0000016F9137E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2216-559-0x0000016F91E30000-0x0000016F92707000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2392-602-0x00000291412B0000-0x00000291412D2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2392-608-0x0000029141320000-0x00000291413D2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2392-607-0x0000029141300000-0x000002914131E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2448-527-0x00007FF86BB70000-0x00007FF86BB82000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2448-526-0x0000000001F00000-0x0000000001F0E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2448-504-0x00007FF86BB70000-0x00007FF86BB82000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2448-2-0x0000000001F10000-0x0000000001F1C000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2448-1-0x0000000001F00000-0x0000000001F0E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/2448-0-0x0000000001F00000-0x0000000001F0E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4136-590-0x000001B6D7B90000-0x000001B6D8467000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4136-598-0x000001B6D7B90000-0x000001B6D8467000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4136-597-0x000001B6D7B90000-0x000001B6D8467000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4136-599-0x00007FF876050000-0x00007FF876052000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4136-586-0x000001B6D7B90000-0x000001B6D8467000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4136-594-0x000001B6D7B90000-0x000001B6D8467000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4136-585-0x00007FF876060000-0x00007FF876062000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4136-583-0x000001B6D7B90000-0x000001B6D8467000-memory.dmp

                                memory/4136-580-0x00007FF8533B0000-0x00007FF8538CE000-memory.dmp