Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    35s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/11/2026, 01:37

General

  • Target
    citron_v2.exe
  • Size 17.9MB
  • Sample261113-b136qaev8w
  • SHA256 f8d0e181e0becdc4dcc43c9aa77e1f8b1b169162d5be4660e6d85ed29ce89bef
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\citron_v2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\citron_v2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5344
  • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004C4 0x00000000000004AC
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5132

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        memory/5344-0-0x0000026857B00000-0x0000026857B01000-memory.dmp

        memory/5344-1-0x0000026857B00000-0x0000026857B01000-memory.dmp

        memory/5344-2-0x0000026857B00000-0x0000026857B01000-memory.dmp