Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
142s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
07/11/2026, 11:27
General
- Target aurora.exe
- Size 147KB
- Sample261107-nks22aef96
- SHA256 112370735f92e8f1e8c801f767ae43e5e5ee85e03e3221f0c7547dd41ec37e6a
Malware Config
Signatures
- 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.
- Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- 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.
- Modifies registry class 9 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aurora.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aurora.exe"1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Adds Run key to start application
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\AuroraWallet\aurora.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\AuroraWallet\aurora.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\AuroraWallet\aurora.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\AuroraWallet\aurora.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\AuroraWallet\aurora.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\AuroraWallet\aurora.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Event Triggered Execution
1Component Object Model Hijacking
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Downloads
aurora.exe
memory/1852-12-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-13-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/1852-11-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/4896-18-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/4896-17-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/4896-15-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/5956-4-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/5956-9-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/5956-8-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/5956-7-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/5956-6-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/5956-0-0x00007FFDCD7AF000-0x00007FFDCD7B0000-memory.dmp
memory/5956-3-0x0000000003000000-0x0000000003022000-memory.dmp
memory/5956-2-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp
memory/5956-1-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E5A000-memory.dmp
memory/5956-19-0x00007FFDCD620000-0x00007FFDCDFC4000-memory.dmp