Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/11/2026, 06:53

General

  • Target
    OurNew.exe
  • Size 6.5MB
  • Sample261110-hnpk5ahs21
  • SHA256 a92f2d3dc8ca44a3aa1be1fdf21bfa19728e2394a9dc8f134d92facdfd1107af
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Power Settings 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 14 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • 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 2 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 46 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OurNew.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\OurNew.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2616
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SaPub.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SaPub.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:2160
      • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:4568
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4512
        • C:\Windows\System32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          4⤵
            PID:2672
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2368
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4824
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4176
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1488
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1104
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
          3⤵
          • Power Settings
          PID:1180
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
          3⤵
          • Power Settings
          PID:3744
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
          3⤵
          • Power Settings
          PID:5988
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          3⤵
          • Power Settings
          PID:4356
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "GameSDK"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4472
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "GameSDK" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\GameSDKs" start= "auto"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3432
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:3032
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "GameSDK"
          3⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1524
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\h (1).exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\h (1).exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3720
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3tt8jvx6dsvh\Akfshnr_x86.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3tt8jvx6dsvh\Akfshnr_x86.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1924
    • C:\ProgramData\GameSDKs
      C:\ProgramData\GameSDKs
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4604
      • C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath @($env:UserProfile, $env:ProgramData) -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -Force
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:1000
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1616
        • C:\Windows\System32\wusa.exe
          wusa /uninstall /kb:890830 /quiet /norestart
          3⤵
            PID:388
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop UsoSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4124
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop WaaSMedicSvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4544
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop wuauserv
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1780
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop bits
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:2172
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop dosvc
          2⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:820
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          PID:2720
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -hibernate-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          PID:5444
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-ac 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          PID:5608
        • C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\powercfg.exe /x -standby-timeout-dc 0
          2⤵
          • Power Settings
          PID:1008
        • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          2⤵
            PID:3992
          • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
            explorer.exe
            2⤵
              PID:1576

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                Akfshnr_x86.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3tt8jvx6dsvh\Akfshnr_x86.exe
                • Size 7.0MB
                • SHA256 f1d117ee7395fe05433281b05c19aeb1123e4af3d0bbe3a13d629102595c3b8c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                SaPub.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SaPub.exe
                • Size 2.5MB
                • SHA256 8725f4b226d133e9f6fdebac0fa56ec59a1e02641df38b9557febfc3d3a33c84
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                __PSScriptPolicyTest_2e1octzo.zem.psm1

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2e1octzo.zem.psm1
                • Size 60B
                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                h (1).exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\h (1).exe
                • Size 3.9MB
                • SHA256 0233e227c746f577bc2f5edc4d720a5a8d9608a4283580b3e8911c8ab49549bd
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/1000-63-0x0000019748180000-0x0000019748232000-memory.dmp

                memory/1576-74-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/1576-72-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/1576-73-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140848000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-25-0x000001F4B6660000-0x000001F4B6CAA000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-26-0x000001F499FC0000-0x000001F499FC8000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-29-0x000001F49C4C0000-0x000001F49C4CA000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-30-0x000001F4B5F30000-0x000001F4B5F52000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-33-0x000001F4B6200000-0x000001F4B621E000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-34-0x000001F4B6220000-0x000001F4B62D2000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-35-0x000001F4B62F0000-0x000001F4B62FA000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-28-0x000001F499FC0000-0x000001F499FCA000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-41-0x000001F4B6250000-0x000001F4B626E000-memory.dmp

                memory/1924-27-0x000001F499FF0000-0x000001F499FF8000-memory.dmp

                memory/2616-0-0x00000000743B2000-0x00000000743B3000-memory.dmp

                memory/2616-1-0x0000000000CF0000-0x000000000136E000-memory.dmp

                memory/3720-24-0x00007FF6A9E30000-0x00007FF6AA224000-memory.dmp

                memory/3992-68-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp

                memory/3992-69-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp

                memory/3992-67-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp

                memory/3992-66-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp

                memory/3992-65-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp

                memory/4568-54-0x000002B954340000-0x000002B9543F2000-memory.dmp