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Wic Reset Connect.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Wic Reset Connect.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

8

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    136s
  • 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, 12:14

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General

  • Target
    Wic Reset Connect.exe
  • Size 12.3MB
  • Sample261102-ped7csvy4r
  • SHA256 bf43db6b6bcfdafeb6033379b0364bdda79389b851c874e3310faf1d6f0ad09c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors 1 TTPs 13 IoCs

    Adversaries may use port monitors to run an adversary supplied DLL during system boot for persistence or privilege escalation.

    persistence
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 6 IoCs
  • Discovers running processes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

    discovery
  • Drops file in System32 directory 16 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

    execution
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 36 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 53 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Wic Reset Connect.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Wic Reset Connect.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1372
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Wic Reset Connect.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Wic Reset Connect.exe" as_admin
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2472
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "for /f "tokens=2" %i in ('tasklist ^| findstr /b /i "E_"') do taskkill /f /pid %i"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3912
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c tasklist | findstr /b /i "E_"
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4252
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
            tasklist
            5⤵
            • Discovers running processes
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2640
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
            findstr /b /i "E_"
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2644
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c "net stop spooler & del %SystemRoot%\System32\spool\printers\* / Q & net start spooler"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2416
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop spooler
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5248
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop spooler
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:916
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net start spooler
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2228
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 start spooler
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3124
  • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
    DrvInst.exe "4" "0" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{e8521ef7-d062-7c47-a851-150ca6f52e90}\UsbStub.inf" "9" "43136b9fb" "00000000000000E0" "WinSta0\Default" "0000000000000184" "208" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helpwire-portable"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4660
  • C:\Windows\System32\DRIVERS\eusbstub.sys
    System32\DRIVERS\eusbstub.sys
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:6068
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helpwire-portable\fusbhub.sys
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helpwire-portable\fusbhub.sys
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3336
  • C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    1⤵
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Port Monitors
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    PID:4944
  • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
    DrvInst.exe "4" "d" "C:\Windows\system32\spool\tools\Microsoft Print To PDF\prnms009.Inf" "9" "43057df13" "00000000000000E0" "WinSta0\Default" "0000000000000168" "208" "C:\Windows\system32\spool\tools\Microsoft Print To PDF"
    1⤵
      PID:2796

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          gui.log
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Electronic Team\HelpWire\gui.log
          • Size 342B
          • SHA256 52b2711dc2b86910e0f32c05a74dbdbaf13bfabf75537e878a0fa911b308ecc4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          UsbOverTcp.cat
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HELPWI~1\UsbOverTcp.cat
          • Size 10KB
          • SHA256 1d47389ff4a9ceed2b784640b33d334848c7c07ead454167b286993d4699ee50
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          eusbstub.sys
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HELPWI~1\eusbstub.sys
          • Size 44KB
          • SHA256 be15b80911f6e0aa7af90a093ae088897923d9c455958cc0e666162e7376d1f8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          UsbStub.inf
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helpwire-portable\UsbStub.inf
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 8e47beba55d12ea598c4726dc291e93ec03e0bc0e8b60354a571dd99fe01880e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          fusbhub.sys
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\helpwire-portable\fusbhub.sys
          • Size 127KB
          • SHA256 a89a9f7c0fde1f951992757cceaeefa09f1a969ccd983cfd2d72e3c959eed3ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          usbstub.inf_amd64_b9de7c1cded4a198.ini
          • Path C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\usbstub.inf_amd64_b9de7c1cded4a198.ini
          • Size 420B
          • SHA256 90bce2c4f98daa69f906da72cd62b23a0fc769cff2d7046514f9fade54a10116
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download