Analysis

  • max time kernel
    299s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/11/2026, 11:02

General

  • Target
    official-PrismLauncher-Windows-MSVC-Setup-11.1.0.exe
  • Size 22.9MB
  • Sample261105-m45phaby4l
  • SHA256 fa3e726aacdb530e8305c65a081338e470773e5c163d1e424e2f8741a75c696e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 28 IoCs
  • Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    When files are downloaded from the Internet, they are tagged with a hidden NTFS Alternate Data Stream (ADS) named Zone.Identifier with a specific value known as the MOTW.

  • 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 5 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 5 IoCs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 12 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\official-PrismLauncher-Windows-MSVC-Setup-11.1.0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\official-PrismLauncher-Windows-MSVC-Setup-11.1.0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3676
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TaskKill.exe
      TaskKill /IM prismlauncher.exe /F
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3940
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\vc_redist\vc_redist.x64.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\vc_redist\vc_redist.x64.exe /install /passive /norestart
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4432
      • C:\Windows\Temp\{A73C2A3D-2A3E-45A3-8BD9-FFD83B20CB0A}\.cr\vc_redist.x64.exe
        "C:\Windows\Temp\{A73C2A3D-2A3E-45A3-8BD9-FFD83B20CB0A}\.cr\vc_redist.x64.exe" -burn.clean.room="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\vc_redist\vc_redist.x64.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=748 -burn.filehandle.self=756 /install /passive /norestart
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5092
        • C:\Windows\Temp\{93667638-B6D9-4E31-831B-44E958FB4A82}\.be\VC_redist.x64.exe
          "C:\Windows\Temp\{93667638-B6D9-4E31-831B-44E958FB4A82}\.be\VC_redist.x64.exe" -q -burn.elevated BurnPipe.{1EBC8401-3876-4209-95F2-DA4B6A970BC6} {779E3ED4-AC6A-49EA-8C49-85DC0E563A51} 5092
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3572
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\prismlauncher.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\prismlauncher.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      PID:3952
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4228
  • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3356

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Qt6Core.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\Qt6Core.dll
        • Size 9.8MB
        • SHA256 b8298e5e0a3fcc09433e471745cda8a388c648dc6139ebf754477e7b411428ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Qt6Gui.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\Qt6Gui.dll
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 3700a165e87b0e536802b7418c8396352f0528349e17b75aa0cdaffcf9122f56
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Qt6Network.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\Qt6Network.dll
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 cc69f5a95adf5f80aa5272df14aaad175ac0fbb7ae1aca30f201c914e6197a3d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Qt6NetworkAuth.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\Qt6NetworkAuth.dll
        • Size 289KB
        • SHA256 23bce25d09d6053f0a88b40d4a86e8fb7ecf11edb9b2cb09855ef73d13a94174
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Qt6OpenGL.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\Qt6OpenGL.dll
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 e9b916e36461b6547b16ae55566c9725e94cdb870ccb9cf7f108ed37354201bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Qt6Widgets.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\Qt6Widgets.dll
        • Size 6.3MB
        • SHA256 4636175bef61fc24d66f662c476395315d5cad6264351bb95d391553c500f494
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Qt6Xml.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\Qt6Xml.dll
        • Size 159KB
        • SHA256 393bda1a058dafcd8360065998bde828905dac625c2c03669c95154b107742e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        archive.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\archive.dll
        • Size 731KB
        • SHA256 bfaf23792960116d230af280c91b02915452cfe015a76feaaad505e56aaca1a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        bz2.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\bz2.dll
        • Size 90KB
        • SHA256 5c83f4b202954327adb15f77451e714ccce9bfa3113502791fdf9d223d5dbace
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cmark.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\cmark.dll
        • Size 155KB
        • SHA256 fd6eccaedbdbcc337aa558c3908f7654bdfb5ea02b5a4ad93a08c9eacf33ec5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icuuc.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\icuuc.dll
        • Size 51KB
        • SHA256 59e726defeeda0aadfb0ad97aa02bd8d97a4b5fc478caa4152a033241cebec2a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        liblzma.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\liblzma.dll
        • Size 199KB
        • SHA256 2ca7908f6349fe53df3dc8d5fa4f47b78c5c5aa822893c0993434c99a95245fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        lz4.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\lz4.dll
        • Size 138KB
        • SHA256 9404d8498277940f57baf0e6a0a6ba68e23dea4553291dc7da21ddb94aafd0ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        lzo2.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\lzo2.dll
        • Size 127KB
        • SHA256 3e99a1df8ea9ef02f607da1f0c55298c99a55a19b17680d4e143a9aa454b4b3e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qwindows.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\platforms\qwindows.dll
        • Size 977KB
        • SHA256 38348099375c230859edb0df7133d91d58f60047b897db57550b9ef6b38257fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        prismlauncher.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\prismlauncher.exe
        • Size 9.2MB
        • SHA256 db0dc06563ddb716c22cbeccb89052a990c3698c50ce9aae25352cbb97f36d2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qrencode.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\qrencode.dll
        • Size 62KB
        • SHA256 dc5c6497946e1a1b6dafc5457f3cbc40aa6a59b9a9a3aceb6cbe99fe4de2012e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qt.conf

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\qt.conf
        • Size 1B
        • SHA256 36a9e7f1c95b82ffb99743e0c5c4ce95d83c9a430aac59f84ef3cbfab6145068
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qtlogging.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\qtlogging.ini
        • Size 609B
        • SHA256 64e1b2dbf14930ad0fc05cd756654aeb9126e61a87a45ce862b49457691c2a64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        qmodernwindowsstyle.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\styles\qmodernwindowsstyle.dll
        • Size 219KB
        • SHA256 c70ef5efa7a344c989266bb0f1050e1d505c8976ad28bb540cfa3051aa6c89a8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tomlplusplus-3.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\tomlplusplus-3.dll
        • Size 391KB
        • SHA256 99d50c97d61b5b022f6cff0411158bbd9106892a7f97e284f7d872e904f8f9e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vc_redist.x64.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\vc_redist\vc_redist.x64.exe
        • Size 24.4MB
        • SHA256 cc0ff0eb1dc3f5188ae6300faef32bf5beeba4bdd6e8e445a9184072096b713b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        zlib1.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\zlib1.dll
        • Size 103KB
        • SHA256 b696f1f0ddf182ffb1245e5ff41883d4d8c454a8fc720fa99e6c2a20db64baf1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        zstd.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\PrismLauncher\zstd.dll
        • Size 657KB
        • SHA256 6506c8dbe27d0786c1c16b27ca9a8b801db6656cdecf8739c4fd05377856c4ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        NScurl.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseCF71.tmp\NScurl.dll
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 d9438094e22bd3183864b712e2cbae07f6b184a5ad7b018185e425e215feaca9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        System.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseCF71.tmp\System.dll
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 23d618a0293c78ce00f7c6e6dd8b8923621da7dd1f63a070163ef4c0ec3033d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        modern-wizard.bmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseCF71.tmp\modern-wizard.bmp
        • Size 25KB
        • SHA256 3ad2dc318056d0a2024af1804ea741146cfc18cc404649a44610cbf8b2056cf2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        nsDialogs.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseCF71.tmp\nsDialogs.dll
        • Size 9KB
        • SHA256 89a82c4849c21dfe765052681e1fad02d2d7b13c8b5075880c52423dca72a912
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        nsExec.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nseCF71.tmp\nsExec.dll
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 2cd3a2d4053954db1196e2526545c36dfc138c6de9b81f6264632f3132843c77
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        logo.png

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\{93667638-B6D9-4E31-831B-44E958FB4A82}\.ba\logo.png
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 335a256d4779ec5dcf283d007fb56fd8211bbcaf47dcd70fe60ded6a112744ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        wixstdba.dll

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\{93667638-B6D9-4E31-831B-44E958FB4A82}\.ba\wixstdba.dll
        • Size 215KB
        • SHA256 e921f69b9fb4b5ad4691809d06896c5f1d655ab75e0ce94a372319c243c56d4e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vc_redist.x64.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\{A73C2A3D-2A3E-45A3-8BD9-FFD83B20CB0A}\.cr\vc_redist.x64.exe
        • Size 670KB
        • SHA256 568c9ba533624084ea18f7a562b4aa2249ed4e41281524a061a0d0b1008cf6bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3676-172-0x0000000073A40000-0x0000000074050000-memory.dmp

        memory/3676-108-0x0000000073A40000-0x0000000074050000-memory.dmp

        memory/3952-217-0x00007FF7F7F80000-0x00007FF7F88B8000-memory.dmp

        memory/3952-220-0x00007FFF18300000-0x00007FFF18947000-memory.dmp

        memory/3952-234-0x00000254C05F0000-0x00000254C0F13000-memory.dmp