Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    155s
  • 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

General

  • Target
    pyservice92.exe
  • Size 6.3MB
  • Sample261102-pee4nas1a1
  • SHA256 e8a91238df80f4649099f7cbec4460e0bc533a046a598392b14a378cc5d56075
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • XMRig Miner payload 16 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • 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.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 47 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
    1⤵
      PID:1948
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pyservice92.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pyservice92.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2368
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$script = [ScriptBlock]::Create(($input | Out-String)); & $script .\def.ps1 C:\\"
          3⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4660
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Cache\Runtime\libbridge4253_4937.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Cache\Runtime\libbridge4253_4937.exe"
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5880
      • C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe" --encargs 6c490906002010084402241208054e724440064e310b02054029051e01182011011d40311602535a75574d441b615c5e335d021028013b70283a2205363e38062504571e21592c3637315c35022011252703030a233b2a1c305670012e2f2f02290a0f1f04510939012e003b312c3137342259143d2311560f37062c0836130c1957063c193b38703e3f1023064440194e71565c584e6c4919051d6149400a1e34490008166c10051b0b20001e4406280a195456714440084e331c4259
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        PID:4452
      • C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe" --encargs 6c490906002010084402241208054e724440064e310b02054029051e01182011011d40311602535a75574d441b615c5e335d021028013b70283a2205363e38062504571e21592c3637315c35022011252703030a233b2a1c305670012e2f2f02290a0f1f04510939012e003b312c3137342259143d2311560f37062c0836130c1957063c193b38703e3f1023064440194e71565c584e6c4919051d6149400a1e34490008166c10051b0b20001e4406280a195456714440084e331c4259
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        PID:2136
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Cache\pyservice92.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Cache\pyservice92.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2612

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          libbridge4253_4937.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Cache\Runtime\libbridge4253_4937.exe
          • Size 7.9MB
          • SHA256 f470ca85402284a7c6913be7dbf73fc4651ccb10af5fad400a2a2d4894116ac2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          pyservice92.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Cache\pyservice92.exe
          • Size 6.3MB
          • SHA256 e8a91238df80f4649099f7cbec4460e0bc533a046a598392b14a378cc5d56075
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2136-41-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-39-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-49-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-47-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-45-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-43-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-53-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-51-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-37-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-35-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-33-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2136-55-0x00007FF7B0920000-0x00007FF7B117A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4452-29-0x0000028742220000-0x0000028742240000-memory.dmp

          memory/4452-30-0x00007FF6D0FE0000-0x00007FF6D183A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-11-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-13-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-21-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-18-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-17-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-16-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-15-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-1-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-14-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-19-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-12-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-0-0x00007FFC5270F000-0x00007FFC52710000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-10-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-9-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-8-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-7-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-6-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-5-0x00007FFC52580000-0x00007FFC52F24000-memory.dmp

          memory/4660-4-0x000001D9AFAF0000-0x000001D9AFB12000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-32-0x00007FF6C4AF0000-0x00007FF6C52E8000-memory.dmp