General
- Target thedogandthewhale.com_new.exe
- Size 26KB
- Sample261031-hd166sws2m
- SHA256 e4baa72634110b15002d0435930d3454f07769f547dd0001b62b887c7ca8dc70
- MD5 ef90934f77bc0e32d7f7bef51ee20077
- SHA1 6d53d9bc9c0e1d551a7c3132f08af22fe2cf2035
- SHA512 1e69a2ea1ced1e2608fa2d91cd9dd5428b9be53266298178c8fc7e3e09328cfcaaefdcdfd1fdf0c61bed9b69a6b20c2dd36b617a047041b12b1daa6e0d00fff3
- SSDEEP 768:t8+HFWbvRPgrgOW3BR6yAmyIg9HI8zIBySV:5FWb+gOIkJmyIg9HI8zIByS
- TLSH T102C2E64177FCC228E0BF5BB65C7257004775B89B8E16CA0E0EE9859E2E737444AA47A3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
thedogandthewhale.com_new.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
thedogandthewhale.com_new.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
Malware Config
Extracted
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nanocore
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c2_port
443
Targets
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- Target thedogandthewhale.com_new.exe
- Size 26KB
- SHA256 e4baa72634110b15002d0435930d3454f07769f547dd0001b62b887c7ca8dc70
- MD5 ef90934f77bc0e32d7f7bef51ee20077
- SHA1 6d53d9bc9c0e1d551a7c3132f08af22fe2cf2035
- SHA512 1e69a2ea1ced1e2608fa2d91cd9dd5428b9be53266298178c8fc7e3e09328cfcaaefdcdfd1fdf0c61bed9b69a6b20c2dd36b617a047041b12b1daa6e0d00fff3
- SSDEEP 768:t8+HFWbvRPgrgOW3BR6yAmyIg9HI8zIBySV:5FWb+gOIkJmyIg9HI8zIByS
- TLSH T102C2E64177FCC228E0BF5BB65C7257004775B89B8E16CA0E0EE9859E2E737444AA47A3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Grants admin privileges
Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.
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Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Creates a file in the Startup directory
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.
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Adds Run key to start application
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Creates a new local user account
Uses net.exe to create a new local user account, often for persistence or a backdoor account.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
2PowerShell
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Account Manipulation
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create Account
1Local Account
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Account Manipulation
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1