Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    58s
  • max time network
    35s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/10/2026, 15:21

General

  • Target
    ZL.Equalizer-0.1.13.exe
  • Size 2.8MB
  • Sample261027-srekfavvex
  • SHA256 29e5491c411c5f873f547a0eea35b10d6ccc74c1cd77f4951cb8a6ed09df6523
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • 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.

  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 3 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ZL.Equalizer-0.1.13.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ZL.Equalizer-0.1.13.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4660
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-2Q36I.tmp\ZL.Equalizer-0.1.13.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-2Q36I.tmp\ZL.Equalizer-0.1.13.tmp" /SL5="$A0060,2051847,832512,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ZL.Equalizer-0.1.13.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4332
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /C mklink /D "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\ZL EqualizerData" "C:\ProgramData\ZL Equalizer"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3356

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ZL.Equalizer-0.1.13.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-2Q36I.tmp\ZL.Equalizer-0.1.13.tmp
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 5a7341824a1e0cb4a0ed82418c94a3a18fe8593e5299eb852c3a39a221748b80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4332-5-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D21000-memory.dmp

        memory/4332-9-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D21000-memory.dmp

        memory/4332-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000071C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4332-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000071C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4332-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000071C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4660-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4660-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4660-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D8000-memory.dmp