Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    80s
  • max time network
    69s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/10/2026, 11:22

General

  • Target
    horizon-launcher.exe
  • Size 37.3MB
  • Sample261030-ngnm5sysfv
  • SHA256 ef901348e259c39c83b8d246ecc92ccdeb4134aa07390777550799f2cfe63499
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
6/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 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 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\horizon-launcher.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\horizon-launcher.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3740
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -NoProfile -Command "(Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object -First 1).MaxClockSpeed"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4532
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -NoProfile -Command "(Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Measure-Object NumberOfCores -Sum).Sum"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2356
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -NoProfile -Command "@(Get-CimInstance Win32_Battery).Count"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4172
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      "cmd" /C ver
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      PID:912
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -NoProfile -Command "(Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem).TotalPhysicalMemory"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:1848
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -NoProfile -Command "(Get-CimInstance Win32_Battery | Select-Object -First 1).BatteryStatus"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:964
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      "cmd" /C ver
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      PID:2260
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -NoProfile -Command "(Get-CimInstance Win32_ComputerSystem).TotalPhysicalMemory"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:3780
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell" -NoProfile -Command "(Get-CimInstance Win32_Battery | Select-Object -First 1).BatteryStatus"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:2452

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 b58f994c644f7b4a831e889630bfd7ca0860aeb1e0920dc0f5d4928585a9dbab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 acfeb3df87fc544bf3d9d418096ba11c0c9e4eb134b68afa295c4244b3f4ca7d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 03a9c1ee1610ac667757db120dfb496c1dfe93fb3fe6e25a3805092d19c3349e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 f830e4115f80964dc98ea654276a0bf4c2cb0b4f36d7c2285e18f6efb24e58e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 c5e1e344133d51d588a2635501478ab4ab2aaa7f608318b0c7be98deef9bc69c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 d08d5ad181ea4a0695e34c57e88e90c59c321d1dcbac0e8f08f54176e8683173
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 02102e7d473d23234d9e23f78a7e1805f22bd7eab2d8f815771af013cbe36403
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_ngmclzel.ybx.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ngmclzel.ybx.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ImmediatelyFast-NeoForge-1.17.1+26.3.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\ImmediatelyFast-NeoForge-1.17.1+26.3.jar
        • Size 106KB
        • SHA256 447a22be8b4610d8c2fe35c5a3ea3f445a2cb7151650dd9fec1149ebe8e8bf67
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appleskin-fabric-mc26.3-3.0.10.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\appleskin-fabric-mc26.3-3.0.10.jar
        • Size 175KB
        • SHA256 cb05087c39f0d860611aa1fae7cf63560214d1b71378a7c903c18dc370b5c3ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        architectury-neoforge-22.0.5.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\architectury-neoforge-22.0.5.jar
        • Size 608KB
        • SHA256 345aedb76d86a3a068ceffae4d90bb59d7566150b45b61692fe2c070405365a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cloth-config-neoforge-26.3.159.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\cloth-config-neoforge-26.3.159.jar
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 24adcf323c6a439226aced11d2cd4f8e6e629b82de6f1c7d71a7b9ba37ebf81d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        entity_model_features-3.3.12-26.3-neoforge.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\entity_model_features-3.3.12-26.3-neoforge.jar
        • Size 649KB
        • SHA256 1e3ca8fb77599d1286e9ba5c6a0d7ec131f2a38b9ce0d42376f97ad2ec2e3f70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        entity_texture_features-7.2.6-26.3-neoforge.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\entity_texture_features-7.2.6-26.3-neoforge.jar
        • Size 774KB
        • SHA256 b78fe9bce9ac718f18888b644d70123f16a0bef354b6d27c11619fb9f155d051
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        entityculling-neoforge-1.11.3-mc26.3.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\entityculling-neoforge-1.11.3-mc26.3.jar
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 08ef339292ef63f22f1c22bed5df9d6ed5bed595fc712af73f121907d1babc5b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        fabric-api-0.165.0+26.3.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\fabric-api-0.165.0+26.3.jar
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 18442e2ad466d6ef41c37dbb4cb68495e6ca6658b1f1ee9be76143d155ef2c88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        fabric-language-kotlin-1.14.2+kotlin.2.4.21.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\fabric-language-kotlin-1.14.2+kotlin.2.4.21.jar
        • Size 7.8MB
        • SHA256 fbdbf5286ab9d65fedb49e6e01c15e338ae303eb7b9d8c7423d0a9bcfe526ef9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ferritecore-9.0.0-fabric.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\ferritecore-9.0.0-fabric.jar
        • Size 70KB
        • SHA256 213966c72ed967acc7392beb28a866fba301ff56b9976c2e7801c2db7de6bf22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        iris-neoforge-1.11.7+mc26.3.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\iris-neoforge-1.11.7+mc26.3.jar
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 2260506334a17ac566ea30169ab491201208f55c1c7212bb987bc0c7c59a8d93
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        lithium-neoforge-0.26.3+mc26.3.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\lithium-neoforge-0.26.3+mc26.3.jar
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 03eae4f0908f1ff9705143e54efbe92b4da4634b0a0f601fa86b7f3bd704dda4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        modmenu-21.0.0.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\modmenu-21.0.0.jar
        • Size 836KB
        • SHA256 837812c6c98d66141db7b5dcae668f27fb78d557e8f4c0c89912985fc26a5e6f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notenoughanimations-neoforge-1.12.6-mc26.3.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\notenoughanimations-neoforge-1.12.6-mc26.3.jar
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 55366363c1156d2ba3a48fa06b26b5d3d7553091e86ed91ce07d1b097be55f05
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sodium-extra-fabric-0.9.6-beta.1+mc26.3.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\sodium-extra-fabric-0.9.6-beta.1+mc26.3.jar
        • Size 470KB
        • SHA256 e4d0d2691e2f28927b8a53f1e54e79b4e5c096dd0eeae85343336a39de48ee35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sodium-fabric-0.9.3-beta.1+mc26.3.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\sodium-fabric-0.9.3-beta.1+mc26.3.jar
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 84cdb90d273aadbc00cddbcc82ede6e44fd33ac635f23c1d43fec28cc43b9bd6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        veinminer-neoforge-2.13.0.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\veinminer-neoforge-2.13.0.jar
        • Size 845KB
        • SHA256 94eb1e26518a90dce5d772a5fb725520ca01e0797f36e2d1e1b2f491667f9980
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xaerominimap-forge-26.3-26.6.2.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\xaerominimap-forge-26.3-26.6.2.jar
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 a1250ecd508643184b2a29f63429dff2ddf49c2f1a2ca5dce8bdddd0fdf67911
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xaeroworldmap-forge-26.3-1.47.2.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\xaeroworldmap-forge-26.3-1.47.2.jar
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 becd7c9a5316f9346a389c771defab1b6eaf982929e07d3ccf759b123c4e4b9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        yet_another_config_lib_v3-3.9.7+26.3-neoforge.jar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\.downloads\yet_another_config_lib_v3-3.9.7+26.3-neoforge.jar
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 6f7ab07ed3ad69636e15b4ec838cecd961513349b1d7f33604316ee82a8b020c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        es_es.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\17d257af419b7530aa8617c2e8c0e4bbfabcf888.part\carry\assets\appleskin\lang\es_es.json
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 b4927ba1a67e49abaf1421229fd20ad606749ae8a543927e1b57bbada6762696
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        es_ve.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\588c0c557963f4778572ee81bfafc190b332c26d.part\carry\assets\modmenu\lang\es_ve.json
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 b45c511bbb548c6f75c7864f815fa34b5acf2f7e6e9584f5eb539b023ae84663
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        scn.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\588c0c557963f4778572ee81bfafc190b332c26d.part\carry\assets\modmenu\lang\scn.json
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 f0b95fed45e5b081cfe218eb471c1f2b481c421cf2df4765f474bb8edd38f5f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        swg.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\588c0c557963f4778572ee81bfafc190b332c26d.part\carry\assets\modmenu\lang\swg.json
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 0ce3e9c3b840c59939756ece720d6636b351b3da97009c69cad3ba99f7140744
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        template_cauldron_level2.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\884a1ef0ce0e69d565d41a1359070a8d4f8589a0.part\outside\assets\minecraft\models\block\template_cauldron_level2.json
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 6dad47febe28612b347613a9e711f050e6b53d4548ea62014070727aa4cb3a9a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        no_entity_radar.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\checks-1\d7176359d94ded7e20831e250dc987ef7c0eb2b6.part\carry\assets\xaerominimap\textures\mob_effect\no_entity_radar.png
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 2906a2fcf75ab9ee051ec17e84c66f3fa25632f1b8d288c3b0bf2ea724f5afb5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        33987a02e4273f4df3eba499a77f4efe935a887a-128.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\images\33987a02e4273f4df3eba499a77f4efe935a887a-128.png
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 6b6b016a9b5796a29c1480509389fef2420e73d60add809d3f2f6ca8165a5017
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        4026d3fb8923a2523f8d230a46a51a81557fc5f8-128.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\images\4026d3fb8923a2523f8d230a46a51a81557fc5f8-128.png
        • Size 27KB
        • SHA256 0fcab4db98f60815498cc69c2db433ce30ac086b2276b52fc74e3a7059856de6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        4bd3584e7b69ca65f2de1f3046ab3f25a48309d1-128.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\images\4bd3584e7b69ca65f2de1f3046ab3f25a48309d1-128.png
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 206c32b8da435ced7abf3bf12e82de53dc6d65ff7d9a0fc30d90b9a82794d733
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        571a1fb1505ed8fba07b3f2b48ff9e327cd7939f-128.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\images\571a1fb1505ed8fba07b3f2b48ff9e327cd7939f-128.png
        • Size 13KB
        • SHA256 a195d1cca287e06c845e788c26353098cb8c8a9a5b5dc13f46719c7d7bab99cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        84f54ad84ee2d02e1d4c5eeec5d532fdf5d9bf3c-128.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\images\84f54ad84ee2d02e1d4c5eeec5d532fdf5d9bf3c-128.png
        • Size 8KB
        • SHA256 1bb19220e5779a3c0ea99e8419f8aa289ae75c493aa42fe6312fdab89dc1b601
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        8a86c44b1602a618907fb260da07a62df4132910-128.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\images\8a86c44b1602a618907fb260da07a62df4132910-128.png
        • Size 10KB
        • SHA256 959e01961e0a1719bcf993325e0e6689f5d897e564a8ac4a43ba2444bf207d81
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        8c245f98542b23e0696437968ee04fd31a84ed74-128.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\mod-browser\images\8c245f98542b23e0696437968ee04fd31a84ed74-128.png
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 c49be7127a3414b0579b659c6eb7a17a32f125d63b73febb4d83cdbefdfa916b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        consent.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\horizon\telemetry\consent.json
        • Size 155B
        • SHA256 d7a5bbacd2f2677f6655902803c8c862a0d8b7187f4fac43ec657ee18a69f720
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/964-1051-0x0000016979A90000-0x0000016979CAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1848-1041-0x000001DEBEC20000-0x000001DEBEE3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2356-1017-0x000001D142D60000-0x000001D142EAE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2452-1071-0x000002C747C20000-0x000002C747E3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3780-1061-0x000002177E590000-0x000002177E7AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4532-0-0x0000026BEBAD0000-0x0000026BEBAF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4532-880-0x0000026BEBD40000-0x0000026BEBE8E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4532-9-0x0000026BEC000000-0x0000026BEC024000-memory.dmp

        memory/4532-8-0x0000026BEC000000-0x0000026BEC02A000-memory.dmp