Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
898s - max time network
470s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/11/2026, 18:06
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Payload.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
General
- Target Payload.exe
- Size 55KB
- Sample261102-wpzpdabz2s
- SHA256 f0fe546363458046bb7740e995d3c5d9a3f9b624391b1e3b8b75cfcf8c5b8e45
- MD5 342e8a01359292d74eeb44768df26500
- SHA1 72ceccc2dfb96acb8f565490fdcb58e20b8a845f
- SHA512 ff54f1a1e23e869c37f93daa9f63ab940410e65c82969f7aa9e724d7223ff4cec13b2f081a54df0a93ccba8724276e3a7eadf56358bed3bb49242824aa4afa63
- SSDEEP 1536:dlpMDnE4uNRty4XXzdhDmwsNMDFDXExI3pmXm:hMDnlYk4XxhDmwsNMDFDXExI3pm
- TLSH T184432744BFEA4A05E2BC8F3468F655150634BA63E532EB1F48D668DB17327C58C40FE6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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njrat
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<- NjRAT 0.7d Horror Edition ->
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Victim
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32.tcp.cpolar.top:10436
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c8e98a12cf9fe5fbe6fcb7d21ac7510c
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reg_key
c8e98a12cf9fe5fbe6fcb7d21ac7510c
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splitter
Y262SUCZ4UJJ
Signatures
- UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" reg.exe - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-939655444-3071939294-1401108526-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Payload.exe - Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
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.
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\c8e98a12cf9fe5fbe6fcb7d21ac7510c.exe Payload.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\c8e98a12cf9fe5fbe6fcb7d21ac7510c.exe Payload.exe - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 4184 Payload.exe 3188 Payload.exe 860 Payload.exe 2152 4e90d16ce9594e6fbefcc55b6876b472.exe 2012 Payload.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-939655444-3071939294-1401108526-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\c8e98a12cf9fe5fbe6fcb7d21ac7510c = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Payload.exe\" .." Payload.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\c8e98a12cf9fe5fbe6fcb7d21ac7510c = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Payload.exe\" .." Payload.exe - Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\PhysicalDrive0 4e90d16ce9594e6fbefcc55b6876b472.exe - Enumerates video capture drivers 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Queries the legacy Video for Windows capture drivers. This is commonly abused by RATs to check for available webcams on the system before reporting to their C2.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32\msvideo9 Payload.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
pid Process 752 cmd.exe 4448 cmd.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname Payload.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain Payload.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 13 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Payload.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Payload.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Payload.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language PING.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Payload.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language attrib.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Payload.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
pid Process 4448 cmd.exe 3420 PING.EXE - Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 5104 reg.exe - Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 3420 PING.EXE - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 4684 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe 3324 Payload.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 3324 Payload.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4184 Payload.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3188 Payload.exe Token: 33 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe Token: 33 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 860 Payload.exe Token: 33 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe Token: 33 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe Token: 33 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe Token: 33 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe Token: 33 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe Token: 33 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe Token: 33 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2012 Payload.exe Token: 33 3324 Payload.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3324 Payload.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3324 wrote to memory of 4116 3324 Payload.exe 90 PID 3324 wrote to memory of 1148 3324 Payload.exe 92 PID 3324 wrote to memory of 4684 3324 Payload.exe 94 PID 3324 wrote to memory of 752 3324 Payload.exe 96 PID 752 wrote to memory of 5104 752 cmd.exe 98 PID 3324 wrote to memory of 2152 3324 Payload.exe 109 PID 3324 wrote to memory of 3092 3324 Payload.exe 112 PID 3324 wrote to memory of 4448 3324 Payload.exe 114 PID 4448 wrote to memory of 3420 4448 cmd.exe 116 - Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
pid Process 4116 attrib.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Adds Run key to start application
- Enumerates video capture drivers
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3324 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exeattrib +h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Views/modifies file attributes
PID:4116
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /delete /tn CleanSweepCheck /f2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1148
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn CleanSweepCheck /tr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4684
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd /c reg ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:752 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exereg ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f3⤵
- UAC bypass
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry key
PID:5104
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4e90d16ce9594e6fbefcc55b6876b472.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4e90d16ce9594e6fbefcc55b6876b472.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
PID:2152
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /delete /tn CleanSweepCheck /f2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3092
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd.exe /c ping 0 -n 2 & del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4448 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping 0 -n 23⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:3420
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe" ..1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4184
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3188
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:860
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x46c 0x3ec1⤵PID:1776
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2012
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Pre-OS Boot
1Bootkit
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
3Pre-OS Boot
1Bootkit
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v2.0_32\UsageLogs\Payload.exe.log
- Size 319B
- SHA256 7341a4a13e81cbb5b7f39ec47bb45f84836b08b8d8e3ea231d2c7dad982094f7
- MD5 da4fafeffe21b7cb3a8c170ca7911976
- SHA1 50ef77e2451ab60f93f4db88325b897d215be5ad
- SHA512 0bc24b69460f31a0ebc0628b99908d818ee85feb7e4b663271d9375b30cced0cd55a0bbf8edff1281a4c886ddf4476ffc989c283069cdcb1235ffcb265580fc6
- TLSH T1EEE07230373284E408203A1008027FDA55FF43576768EE2C1619539EE82A0A7EF102E3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4e90d16ce9594e6fbefcc55b6876b472.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 263a42e99e9095974f90cc60848b72b16c4f06d45eac8291e798909ad84c1696
- MD5 85951a2c7a1763a4431bb1fe97fe1603
- SHA1 267fd95e756c2aad54d6b503c1542b73c0afb3b2
- SHA512 d7a219752b1fdb7639c4222b883b0aa649102c5efe5aafd41f43a42430e85fa593cb4aaf7af2d464dd6d7d18210bb2ef1aba2f2d870204c54eaafdbcacd0c69d
- SSDEEP 24576:chf+tn9PJFQl0TGOZyPpR5EoqkJebC3N74+PXHByzhqepVLNoFc2W:chfCm0oPRxN7qmhw1N4H
- TLSH T195A5184E8044674FD100B63109A5AD621BC65F4424F9942D89B3FEFF3E360B9F9E78A9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payload.exe
- Size 55KB
- SHA256 f0fe546363458046bb7740e995d3c5d9a3f9b624391b1e3b8b75cfcf8c5b8e45
- MD5 342e8a01359292d74eeb44768df26500
- SHA1 72ceccc2dfb96acb8f565490fdcb58e20b8a845f
- SHA512 ff54f1a1e23e869c37f93daa9f63ab940410e65c82969f7aa9e724d7223ff4cec13b2f081a54df0a93ccba8724276e3a7eadf56358bed3bb49242824aa4afa63
- SSDEEP 1536:dlpMDnE4uNRty4XXzdhDmwsNMDFDXExI3pmXm:hMDnlYk4XxhDmwsNMDFDXExI3pm
- TLSH T184432744BFEA4A05E2BC8F3468F655150634BA63E532EB1F48D668DB17327C58C40FE6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH