Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/11/2026, 12:14

General

  • Target
    deepseek_x64.st.exe
  • Size 34.7MB
  • Sample261108-peatyazyfv
  • SHA256 ae3ae7a9cdbc0324ecd4a19e5c437db5524a0e3f210c865dca557f792718b950
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 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 2 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 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 4 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\deepseek_x64.st.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\deepseek_x64.st.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4996
  • C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a\amEF10.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a\amEF10.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3668
    • 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
      PID:3708
    • 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\0Mfx1a\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      PID:1344
      • 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\0Mfx1a\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3540
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:4944
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:1680
        • 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
          PID:3012
          • 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:3448
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:2044
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:5756
            • 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
              PID:3164
              • 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:4776
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3396
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:3268
                • 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
                  PID:3864
                  • 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:5000
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:5648
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:5516
                    • 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
                      PID:2356
                      • 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:5012
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:4616
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:2244
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\7Mk2ce\7Mk2ce.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\7Mk2ce\7Mk2ce.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:1808
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          PID:3920
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                              PID:1556
                          • C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a\amEF10.exe
                            "C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a\amEF10.exe"
                            1⤵
                              PID:2164
                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                              cmd.exe
                              1⤵
                                PID:1480
                              • 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
                                PID:4052
                                • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:2248
                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                  "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                  1⤵
                                  • Executes a command shell one-liner
                                  PID:3300
                                  • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                    reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:4536
                                  • 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
                                    PID:5744
                                    • 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⤵
                                        PID:4200
                                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\7Mk2ce\7Mk2ce.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\7Mk2ce\7Mk2ce.exe"
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:4572
                                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\62Di7x\Z7wNE.exe
                                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\62Di7x\Z7wNE.exe"
                                        1⤵
                                          PID:6072

                                        Network

                                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                              Downloads

                                              XPSPLOG.dll

                                              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\62Di7x\XPSPLOG.dll
                                              • Size 115KB
                                              • SHA256 804496aadeeea8dccfacbfc8c82472f5ae190a9e7e985fb4e73c25bd5d4039d6
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              XPSPLOG.dll

                                              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\62Di7x\XPSPLOG.dll
                                              • Size 95KB
                                              • SHA256 007b43f15d255c29f6ce22a6b27d484ed1bd748dbccc396a8c7374ed432153e4
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              7Mk2ce.exe

                                              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\7Mk2ce\7Mk2ce.exe
                                              • Size 145KB
                                              • SHA256 6d6ba2bc9ad414837826f7278bc3e0116f1aeda02d0c2284ed65819f5d9180a8
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              7Mk2ce.exe

                                              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\7Mk2ce\7Mk2ce.exe
                                              • Size 95KB
                                              • SHA256 5b4602b18146ef118cc5ae09531530bf21be23c0d47a52a1e4de887291f52329
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              XPSPLOG.dll

                                              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\7Mk2ce\XPSPLOG.dll
                                              • Size 247KB
                                              • SHA256 4fd77cf6da3c1b987cc945ecbd43e5e279c2c36f1b0c297b84506afe18ee95b8
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              XPSPLOG.dll

                                              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\7Mk2ce\XPSPLOG.dll
                                              • Size 155KB
                                              • SHA256 9808d7f1c9dc45bfe386129e67ea9e1316b20033fac7da8dc25d2de5fff74860
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              image.png

                                              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\7Mk2ce\image.png
                                              • Size 189KB
                                              • SHA256 89d89a23bff785d99d942a56a668263b6b4a973985bfb8049934d938a533799f
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              thumbs.db

                                              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\7Mk2ce\thumbs.db
                                              • Size 64KB
                                              • SHA256 4ee16d7fc82efe0fdeaf20d805e878a1b840436dda467b65494982220567dd95
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                              • Size 1KB
                                              • SHA256 2295444dd78f483c7ff2c0e763e2d9a1e4794198a88ff7ee3cb6afe611a419eb
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                              • Size 1KB
                                              • SHA256 ca19e6e805dde52947b136d0d978b3f059067e590dd60f71ce92301077d0243e
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                              • Size 512B
                                              • SHA256 718b32953375c51a0f7a4e1646aaa257ecd35758fa9adc3cd926447ec5d0b17b
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                              • Size 506B
                                              • SHA256 4ccc08ffbf991e44c46ee90be1d5bb60a06b84559e1da519bfa88f5b6fb4e362
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              __PSScriptPolicyTest_rambclvs.q2i.psm1

                                              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_rambclvs.q2i.psm1
                                              • Size 60B
                                              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                              UxEnhance64.dll

                                              • Path C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a\UxEnhance64.dll
                                              • Size 3.1MB
                                              • SHA256 d880b0dfee5ea5d938a9827ce204bb84a47562a88bf9b6e31990efd045174889
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              UxEnhance64.dll

                                              • Path C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a\UxEnhance64.dll
                                              • Size 1.7MB
                                              • SHA256 f95a43144e40812e15318ecec3fcb9b479f2e6d02bb0a5a7fcfd40b913ea2dca
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              adoresd.dat

                                              • Path C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a\adoresd.dat
                                              • Size 4.5MB
                                              • SHA256 574ccd9a1c0851b52cd410f4f0a6cae15497d7c0b25a91b399563382095c890b
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              amEF10.exe

                                              • Path C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a\amEF10.exe
                                              • Size 135KB
                                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              msadox.tb

                                              • Path C:\Users\Public\0Mfx1a\msadox.tb
                                              • Size 8KB
                                              • SHA256 258ddd9293a9970fc77aeccafff4fe518b19f1c2aa682f73a2080b28c1c50e5f
                                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                              memory/1808-675-0x0000000000C80000-0x0000000000C81000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/1808-676-0x0000000074CA0000-0x00000000753EA000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/1808-680-0x00000000033E0000-0x0000000003BBD000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/1808-683-0x00000000033E0000-0x0000000003BBD000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/1808-682-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/1808-706-0x00000000033E0000-0x0000000003BBD000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/1808-694-0x0000000004C20000-0x0000000004C34000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/1808-687-0x00000000033E0000-0x0000000003BBD000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/2164-584-0x00007FF8C2CA0000-0x00007FF8C2CA2000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/2164-589-0x0000022427380000-0x0000022427C57000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/2164-586-0x0000022427380000-0x0000022427C57000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/2164-590-0x0000022427380000-0x0000022427C57000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/2164-572-0x00007FF8A0080000-0x00007FF8A059E000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/2164-576-0x0000022427380000-0x0000022427C57000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/2164-591-0x0000022427380000-0x0000022427C57000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/2164-593-0x00007FF8C2C90000-0x00007FF8C2C92000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/2164-592-0x0000022427380000-0x0000022427C57000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-544-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-536-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-567-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-557-0x000002136FAA0000-0x000002136FAEE000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-558-0x00000213711C0000-0x000002137124A000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-564-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-556-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-561-0x00000213711C0000-0x000002137124A000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-531-0x00007FF8A0080000-0x00007FF8A059E000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-562-0x00000213711C0000-0x000002137124A000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-530-0x00007FF8C2C90000-0x00007FF8C2C92000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-566-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-539-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-543-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-559-0x00000213711C0000-0x000002137124A000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-550-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-546-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-545-0x0000021370510000-0x0000021370DE7000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3668-538-0x00007FF8C2CA0000-0x00007FF8C2CA2000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3708-607-0x000002682E9B0000-0x000002682EADF000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3708-600-0x000002682E8E0000-0x000002682E8FE000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3708-601-0x000002682ECE0000-0x000002682ED92000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3708-602-0x000002682E900000-0x000002682E90A000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/3708-594-0x000002682E8B0000-0x000002682E8D2000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/4996-0-0x0000000001F10000-0x0000000001F1E000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/4996-525-0x00007FF8BA680000-0x00007FF8BA692000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/4996-524-0x0000000001F10000-0x0000000001F1E000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/4996-504-0x00007FF8BA680000-0x00007FF8BA692000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/4996-2-0x0000000001F60000-0x0000000001F6C000-memory.dmp

                                              memory/4996-1-0x0000000001F10000-0x0000000001F1E000-memory.dmp