Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
150s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/10/2026, 19:20
General
- Target zenx.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample261030-x2eems1wdv
- SHA256 0dd70473669d8539f0385619668e87033b50faff34b4bb7b58b1d9ad7e4d3aff
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- 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.
- 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zenx.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zenx.exe"1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Adds Run key to start application
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
memory/3180-0-0x00007FF9E5B60000-0x00007FF9E5DC3000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-2-0x00007FF6FDC20000-0x00007FF6FDD46000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-3-0x000002561E990000-0x000002561EBF3000-memory.dmp