Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    115s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/10/2026, 11:20

General

  • Target
    Ballasteringen.vbs
  • Size 229KB
  • Sample261028-nfn8aaby2x
  • SHA256 c4c3721439123624933ba9e77a2a17afd41b30705af3ad14979bf97eddf158f5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host. 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 TTPs 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.

  • 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: MapViewOfSection 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ballasteringen.vbs"
    1⤵
    • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5316
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /v:on /c echo ^%Eanfaldenes^% | !Mockernut! -
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3160
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo %Eanfaldenes% "
        3⤵
          PID:5920
        • \??\c:\windows\syswow64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "c:\windows\syswow64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -
          3⤵
          • Badlisted process makes network request
          • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3908
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\backgroundtaskhost.exe
            "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\backgroundtaskhost.exe"
            4⤵
              PID:1792
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\backgroundtaskhost.exe
              "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\backgroundtaskhost.exe"
              4⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:4904
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
        1⤵
          PID:1204

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              memory/3908-0-0x0000000074B52000-0x0000000074B53000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-1-0x0000000002C90000-0x0000000002CC6000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-2-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-3-0x0000000005770000-0x0000000005DBA000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-4-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-5-0x0000000005720000-0x0000000005742000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-6-0x0000000005F30000-0x0000000005F96000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-7-0x0000000005FA0000-0x0000000006006000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-10-0x0000000006120000-0x000000000647B000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-11-0x00000000064E0000-0x00000000064FE000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-12-0x0000000006A20000-0x0000000006A6C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-13-0x0000000007710000-0x0000000007758000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-14-0x0000000007FD0000-0x000000000864C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-15-0x0000000007990000-0x00000000079AA000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-16-0x0000000007A60000-0x0000000007AF6000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-17-0x0000000007A10000-0x0000000007A32000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-18-0x0000000008C10000-0x00000000091CA000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-19-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-20-0x0000000074B52000-0x0000000074B53000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-21-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-22-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-23-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-24-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-25-0x00000000091D0000-0x000000000D490000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-26-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-27-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-29-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3908-30-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000752FC000-memory.dmp