Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/10/2026, 22:11

General

  • Target
    NexusTools.exe
  • Size 785KB
  • Sample261029-13y28ace89
  • SHA256 eaac64c113ebaba1fae924ad1b6239a44c8806bf2b85d8dc11a27ad65a981cc1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
1/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 16 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NexusTools.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NexusTools.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:6124
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s NPSMSvc
      1⤵
        PID:720
      • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
        C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x0000000000000484 0x00000000000004CC
        1⤵
          PID:4640
        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DevicesFlow -s DevicesFlowUserSvc
          1⤵
            PID:3552
          • C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe"
            1⤵
            • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:4272
          • C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe"
            1⤵
            • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:3720
          • C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe"
            1⤵
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:6120

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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