Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • 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, 16:03

General

  • Target
    install.exe
  • Size 785KB
  • Sample261107-thbb4aztew
  • SHA256 eaac64c113ebaba1fae924ad1b6239a44c8806bf2b85d8dc11a27ad65a981cc1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Certain files are specific to VirtualBox VMs and can be used to detect execution in a VM.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\install.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:548
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath $env:TEMP"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3380
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\ProgramData\Windows\Microsoft','C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows'"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1136
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /C gpupdate /force
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3844
      • C:\Windows\system32\gpupdate.exe
        gpupdate /force
        3⤵
          PID:4200
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\y2pNLX6lweEBbcK.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\y2pNLX6lweEBbcK.exe"
        2⤵
        • Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4156

    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 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 944B
          • SHA256 2bb6758e5d9612b5d554149ea754704ae992db5f1848a060f50e08ffbfc85d4e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_uifwvjpx.o5y.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_uifwvjpx.o5y.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          y2pNLX6lweEBbcK.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\y2pNLX6lweEBbcK.exe
          • Size 499KB
          • SHA256 5593183916f579c9d8a7ede8c9ba21443834e1d59ad70d9f435bf35eae39c8bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1136-13-0x00000230E2380000-0x00000230E2390000-memory.dmp

          memory/1136-23-0x00000230FCC00000-0x00000230FCD4E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3380-0-0x0000027A72980000-0x0000027A72990000-memory.dmp

          memory/3380-6-0x0000027A72950000-0x0000027A72972000-memory.dmp

          memory/3380-11-0x0000027A75010000-0x0000027A7515E000-memory.dmp