Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    129s
  • 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, 12:23

General

  • Target
    update.hta
  • Size 1KB
  • Sample261102-pkrdwafa94
  • SHA256 e7deb113226a543466b54038e8d15bafc3ab5d0479871dadc1820446387a0c76
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 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.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\update.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4128
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1164

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        svchost32.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost32.exe
        • Size 39KB
        • SHA256 d02bc04d980716527d8417a0e13f0fe859fd558079e74f75e4d360958a7aef54
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1164-19-0x00007FF674AA0000-0x00007FF674AB0000-memory.dmp