Analysis

  • max time kernel
    600s
  • max time network
    555s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/11/2026, 01:13

General

  • Target
    $PLUGINSDIR/System.dll
  • Size 12KB
  • Sample261102-blh71aztaw
  • SHA256 3eb38ae99653a7dbc724132ee240f6e5c4af4bfe7c01d31d23faf373f9f2eaca
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$PLUGINSDIR\System.dll,#1
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5392
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
      rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$PLUGINSDIR\System.dll,#1
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5212
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5212 -s 512
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:5292
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 524 -p 5212 -ip 5212
    1⤵
      PID:3004
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:4952
      • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
        sihost.exe
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3728
        • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
          explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
          2⤵
          • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
          • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:5640
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
        1⤵
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1352
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
        1⤵
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2476

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
            • Size 603B
            • SHA256 76051c7134ef5b2b172ae67cc7317ea11daedcc3d11f55c52922e505f501568b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/1352-49-0x0000021982C70000-0x0000021982C90000-memory.dmp

            memory/1352-30-0x0000021982A10000-0x0000021982A30000-memory.dmp

            memory/1352-63-0x00000219941F0000-0x0000021994210000-memory.dmp

            memory/1352-4-0x00000219801E0000-0x00000219802E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1352-3-0x00000219801E0000-0x00000219802E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1352-2-0x00000219801E0000-0x00000219802E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1352-31-0x0000021982E70000-0x0000021982F70000-memory.dmp

            memory/1352-189-0x0000021997B40000-0x0000021997DDE000-memory.dmp

            memory/2476-190-0x0000020A82640000-0x0000020A828DE000-memory.dmp

            memory/5640-188-0x000000000AA10000-0x000000000AC6F000-memory.dmp