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Static

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OctopusEAX.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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OctopusEAX.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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General

  • Target
    OctopusEAX.exe
  • Size 1.4MB
  • Sample261113-wxfapsae84
  • SHA256 6c1758ea8aff65a6f69bfab05752a343077bdffae6873ac1d83dbaa00dc1fc19
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
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Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      OctopusEAX.exe
    • Size 1.4MB
    • SHA256 6c1758ea8aff65a6f69bfab05752a343077bdffae6873ac1d83dbaa00dc1fc19
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    8/10
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    • Drops a kernel driver into a user folder

      Places a kernel driver outside the normal driver folder, which installers may do while staging drivers; malware can do it before loading its own driver to gain kernel-level control.

      rootkit

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Drops file in System32 directory

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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks