Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    137s
  • 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, 19:09

General

  • Target
    avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe
  • Size 245KB
  • Sample261110-xt5a4aab64
  • SHA256 6be180ea9a978907b1f39e54a6360404a094d59c21e4ebb1fcb456aef0ff4859
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks for any installed AV software in registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Opens a raw handle to a physical disk, which bypasses file system access controls and is used for disk inspection, anti-VM checks and privilege checks.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 8 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 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\avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe"
    1⤵
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2392
    • C:\Windows\Temp\asw.874f24ef9439f78b\avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe
      "C:\Windows\Temp\asw.874f24ef9439f78b\avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe" /ga_clientid:cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c /edat_dir:C:\Windows\Temp\asw.874f24ef9439f78b /geo:GB
      2⤵
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3552
      • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\icarus.exe
        C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\icarus.exe /icarus-info-path:C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\icarus-info.xml /install /edat_dir:C:\Windows\Temp\asw.874f24ef9439f78b /geo:GB /track-guid:cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c /sssid:3552
        3⤵
        • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5804
        • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\icarus_ui.exe
          C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\icarus_ui.exe /edat_dir:C:\Windows\Temp\asw.874f24ef9439f78b /geo:GB /track-guid:cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c /sssid:3552 /er_master:master_ep_5ba3736d-f66f-41b0-a279-3b8851baef0a /er_ui:ui_ep_74ecb71c-5bdb-49fb-a6c4-a184e52f8605
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:1584
        • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av-vps\icarus.exe
          C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av-vps\icarus.exe /edat_dir:C:\Windows\Temp\asw.874f24ef9439f78b /geo:GB /track-guid:cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c /sssid:3552 /er_master:master_ep_5ba3736d-f66f-41b0-a279-3b8851baef0a /er_ui:ui_ep_74ecb71c-5bdb-49fb-a6c4-a184e52f8605 /er_slave:avast-av-vps_slave_ep_440d275b-2572-4c9c-827d-38e1ab516bd3 /slave:avast-av-vps
          4⤵
          • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3848
        • C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av\icarus.exe
          C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av\icarus.exe /edat_dir:C:\Windows\Temp\asw.874f24ef9439f78b /geo:GB /track-guid:cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c /sssid:3552 /er_master:master_ep_5ba3736d-f66f-41b0-a279-3b8851baef0a /er_ui:ui_ep_74ecb71c-5bdb-49fb-a6c4-a184e52f8605 /er_slave:avast-av_slave_ep_8ebea546-4276-467c-a4be-345712393c60 /slave:avast-av
          4⤵
          • Checks for any installed AV software in registry
          • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3724

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        icarus.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\icarus.log
        • Size 71KB
        • SHA256 aad2f62085c79dab48a8b3ae803feaf6941abd4064e1039e491f0e940a5cd94a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\icarus.log
        • Size 82KB
        • SHA256 ea6c7738b508d47b48901234f9bca14c89d578a10b530759ecf8b4e67eada48f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\icarus.log
        • Size 83KB
        • SHA256 88eb1abcc9f1aa6eb05d45622576a768ff74073ba33ccb49f588382de3a21e1e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reporting.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\reporting.log
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 8f1946b840cfe1104ea08534768a7088b88fbf8566aec559ebf3bd9c01afdc19
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        sfx.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\sfx.log
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 600044247a7f975d93a801b68687466ce6d4ed80b953b7c36a879362f182e962
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sfx.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\sfx.log
        • Size 14KB
        • SHA256 058fcfc4616846f7fd65d34c0360d8bc5c98ec984803a0a46029d86d42b706e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sfx.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\sfx.log
        • Size 10KB
        • SHA256 e5524ed3e357746ae80b4bf1234dbe5daa2ccd03ee3eef78eb43213bda4d8e51
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sui.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\sui.log
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 39de53d052788dcd719e13af5f6e9ff955b424e2850ae2992fe881a2851e8690
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sui.log

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\Logs\sui.log
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 2aec70cda307b8c9b58dd465800140aa5576777a8b597d2d6e99aba847e0c6bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        temporary_proxy.ini

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Icarus\settings\temporary_proxy.ini
        • Size 278B
        • SHA256 8e511706c04e382e58153c274138e99a298e87e29e12548d39b7f3d3442878b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        config.def

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av-vps\config.def
        • Size 599B
        • SHA256 43c202eb5796864a8be4341ee5c08f2bbbbd8d476f83ea7faba3664e26f62229
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        icarus_product.dll

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av-vps\icarus_product.dll
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 8b51c1aece63f4918e04613aa39ed586f49d45afb5e0ca353f975547bcc40133
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-def.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av-vps\product-def.xml
        • Size 66KB
        • SHA256 8b36bc1f97519d1df95d259d1505f64033322635fdae0dca93718da7b8329267
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-info.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av-vps\product-info.xml
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 df2b2cd17b8b2f38f8c4ea52c24cffd836048cde1a2aa05828124e4d51dab1c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        config.def

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av\config.def
        • Size 1013B
        • SHA256 754c9c4b08457e2d6055b8b298aa973820d5b7c174eb9275d5aeb91c766f96cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        edition.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av\edition.edat
        • Size 1B
        • SHA256 6b86b273ff34fce19d6b804eff5a3f5747ada4eaa22f1d49c01e52ddb7875b4b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        icarus_product.dll

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\avast-av\icarus_product.dll
        • Size 7.7MB
        • SHA256 d7556756e6143410d7f8c321f07edd5bdaeb9b196b1f63114968336ad0983670
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        bug_report.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\bug_report.exe
        • Size 6.2MB
        • SHA256 ae8d7c5cc558990d169119110cab6e22d9c8ee63316deefa2ee4396b3a0bbd97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dump_process.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\dump_process.exe
        • Size 3.9MB
        • SHA256 0c4a891db19991cb4351e187c2d2b2163aa5ae2a6fa62da192d99bf189455d67
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\icarus.exe
        • Size 9.4MB
        • SHA256 b4c91224c06fd252173e5ecf6ea1321af540b136eb996f82199ac496e7949655
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus_mod.dll

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\icarus_mod.dll
        • Size 16KB
        • SHA256 452cf7f8e5f64bfae85aaf0f70150342b6e1d74f985e96313fc89fe945a85b8c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icarus_ui.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\icarus_ui.exe
        • Size 12.4MB
        • SHA256 e3a4a3dae6db3ed8de3816673a94d73d05cab23a99aea6501956cf55df26a14d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-def.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\product-def.xml
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 d51bd43858517d0041542efcc2914401b6d303cedb047a2a01a3bf8b9794dc64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        product-info.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\product-info.xml
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 183bdc6ac0cb3913305eac2fbf3b9fd2188fdffb1db30d661a9bac97c14ec161
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setupui.cont

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\common\setupui.cont
        • Size 604KB
        • SHA256 8961658c5c09232d316c4d260c6ffd710d3c1370c01ed24b70c0e5ba64b5c639
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gpid.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\gpid.edat
        • Size 7B
        • SHA256 98b48cc449adda0174b82b5bc4ac9179cb8fff98add04dcc14d0422d5b3908c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        gpud.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\gpud.edat
        • Size 6B
        • SHA256 3f42931cd0bbebbe3198dd8b8c11305c50a63f9575254c9d44aacc918eb7ae09
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        icarus-info.xml

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\icarus-info.xml
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 1465dd22548d691398287b8e20714d948c999d9d754985392b59f9b555fad7db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        package.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\package.edat
        • Size 2B
        • SHA256 27a26bca625b223971909dd88fc93faeb050dc5b34d91c0871661740dcfb9d18
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        skup.edat

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw-cac7697d-bcbb-4ea0-b601-29c43879bc2c\skup.edat
        • Size 8B
        • SHA256 21e21939386de29943d6a7128d10c9bb4cbab8ca949698394c6d583912e74e4a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\asw.874f24ef9439f78b\avast_free_antivirus_online_setup.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 1ad33d9b5a2ec1cf2bdce948653928f940c001a7997f0c08ff179f1d67b37c8f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH