Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    125s
  • 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, 10:16

General

  • Target
    setup.vbs
  • Size 6.3MB
  • Sample261027-max3kas1gv
  • SHA256 bf362a5e43e795c4dcf85c85f0e9d67e874e7e7a14eda88832fc890ede10eacc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • hijackloader

Attributes
  • directory

    %APPDATA%\graphqllauncher_debug

  • inject_dll

    %windir%\SysWOW64\ieframe.dll

xor.hex

Signatures

  • Family: HijackLoader, IDAT loader, Ghostulse,

    HijackLoader is a multi-stage loader, first seen in 2023.

  • Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader) 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Payload decoded via CertUtil.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

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

  • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 12 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    PID:1700
    • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.vbs"
      2⤵
      • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4088
      • C:\Windows\System32\certutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\certutil.exe" -decode -f "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~cbca03e9.b64" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~cbca03e9.msi"
        3⤵
        • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
        PID:4744
      • C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~cbca03e9.msi" /qn /norestart
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1204
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2584
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Doura\MatrixX_Bandwidth.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Doura\MatrixX_Bandwidth.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4512
      • C:\ProgramData\graphqllauncher_debug\MatrixX_Bandwidth.exe
        C:\ProgramData\graphqllauncher_debug\MatrixX_Bandwidth.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5680
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\BridgeSc.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\BridgeSc.exe"
          4⤵
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2788

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        e59408d.rbs

        • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59408d.rbs
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 9e0861fdc5b435aacd97396b4453d582c00e2230ac54f67ea020c43f8e52ef97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        BridgeSc.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\BridgeSc.exe
        • Size 66KB
        • SHA256 57ec97f531753ff2c825eabb56134754d0a7c1edb606d278ccbcb8506b5a5a6c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MatrixX_Bandwidth.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Doura\MatrixX_Bandwidth.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 8caed59074228cbec7a30c9e1d4576f291edeff754499788d6cc634395d5077f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SsUCommon.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Doura\SsUCommon.dll
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 54e921e4a62cccca73c968e93c4c8923a219489e949488a4d4e5cc7e52f9f17a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cache1024.lib

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Doura\cache1024.lib
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 a840dda0beb37fa473f560ec8348cece17fe3f88b1f53d80a28c6b2a120c17e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msvcp_win.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Doura\msvcp_win.dll
        • Size 493KB
        • SHA256 7a3d3b2dd5dbc304a1b0536ef0f9a41922e9ce06a25e9914a36d3160ba1f3d40
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        terminalindex13.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Doura\terminalindex13.log
        • Size 97KB
        • SHA256 db105932938acc7c04556eb288a3f30a4b07a527cba9708ec982903fc9bf5027
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ucrtbase.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Doura\ucrtbase.dll
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 b59c1f7e457b144a211b74b31492a68a7844232121c4046c7538b0d2ab3cfc31
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        40AAAFE.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40AAAFE.tmp
        • Size 40B
        • SHA256 faeb04133c10348eca67069aaca80e20e8ec95a65f65f6e20a6f3b9ab3b5eb06
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        DA18989.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DA18989.tmp
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 6965627b5dc74368c6ca389ce989ff8dd0557b94f632f55224f9920f2ac4da31
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ~cbca03e9.b64

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~cbca03e9.b64
        • Size 6.1MB
        • SHA256 5532dd41e5de9f6ca3c813a325e055100f0a773b4301218ee1c3407c1b14da23
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ~cbca03e9.msi

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~cbca03e9.msi
        • Size 4.6MB
        • SHA256 b22a2de7785b992c81e14568f82edf197be55da16e3f0500741395b1d64b8176
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1700-82-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-88-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-92-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-66-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-68-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-65-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-69-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-70-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-71-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-56-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-59-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-72-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-60-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-58-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-57-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-55-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-54-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-64-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-63-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-89-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-83-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-79-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-73-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-74-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-87-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-86-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-85-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-90-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-91-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-84-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-75-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-81-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-80-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-78-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-77-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1700-76-0x0000000003420000-0x00000000034C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2788-61-0x00007FF67AD20000-0x00007FF67AE4D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2788-53-0x00007FF67AD20000-0x00007FF67AE4D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2788-52-0x00007FF757510000-0x00007FF757521000-memory.dmp

        memory/2788-46-0x00007FF67AD20000-0x00007FF67AE4D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4512-31-0x00000000017E0000-0x00000000017E6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4512-30-0x0000000075010000-0x0000000075058000-memory.dmp

        memory/4512-33-0x0000000001800000-0x0000000001808000-memory.dmp

        memory/5680-38-0x0000000075010000-0x0000000075058000-memory.dmp

        memory/5680-39-0x00000000015D0000-0x00000000015D6000-memory.dmp

        memory/5680-40-0x0000000002DE0000-0x0000000002DE8000-memory.dmp