Managed XDR

sleestak_payload_1.lnk — malware analysis report

File info

Filename
sleestak_payload_1.lnk
File type
MS Windows shortcut, Item id list present, Points to a file or directory, Has Description string, Has Working directory, Has command line arguments, Icon, Archive, ctime=Wed May 13 07:10:07 2026, mtime=Wed Aug 5 10:09:38 2026, atime=Wed May 13 07:10:07 2026, length=13312, window=hide
File size
1.5 MB
First seen
Last seen

Environment

w10/x64 en

Hashes

SHA1
fcc66435c5c1d4b06c77707b9c796725cd95fb77
SHA256
cd067abf727655d1d82d16506cee51fda6c200e7fe67ebac21b07e3eb9fd67f7
MD5
83f8d37f646b6e22480fec444bb8f556

Signatures

Execution

T1204 suspicious_lnk: LNK file with suspicious content
T1059.003 suspicious_process: Spawns a suspicious process
T1047 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1047 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1059.003 executes_dropped_cmd: Executes dropped batch files

Persistence

T1547.001 persistence_autorun: Makes itself run automatically on Windows startup

Privilege Escalation

T1547.001 persistence_autorun: Makes itself run automatically on Windows startup
T1134 opens_thread_token: Opens the access token associated with a thread
T1134 opens_process_token: Opens the access token associated with a process

Defense Evasion

T1218 suspicious_cmdline: Executes a suspicious command
T1027.002 unnamed_memory_regions: Code was executed in unnamed regions
T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1497 evasion_printers: Attempts to detect Sandbox by exploring existing printers
T1497.001 antivm_generic_productname: Checks system product name in registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
T1497.002 antivm_usbstor: Reads information about usbdevices from regkey
T1134 opens_thread_token: Opens the access token associated with a thread
T1134 opens_process_token: Opens the access token associated with a process
T1218 suspicious_cmdline_keywords: Cmdline with suspicious keywords

Credential Access

T1555.004 windows_credential_manager: Acquire credentials from the Windows Credential Manager

Discovery

T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1518.001 wmi_check_av: Uses WMI to check for installed antivirus software
T1082 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1057 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1497 evasion_printers: Attempts to detect Sandbox by exploring existing printers
T1497.001 antivm_generic_productname: Checks system product name in registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
T1497.002 antivm_usbstor: Reads information about usbdevices from regkey

Command and Control

T1095 network_icmp: Creates ICMP traffic
T1071.001 network_http: Performs HTTP requests
T1071.001 winhttp_https: Performs HTTP/HTTPS requests using WinHttp
T1071.001 wininet_https: Performs HTTP/HTTPS requests using WinInet

Other

network_bind: Starts servers listening at None
creates_exe: Creates executable files in the file system
suspicious_process_network: Unusual process network activity detected
creates_doc: Creates (office) documents in the file system
dead_host: Connects to IP addresses that do not respond to requests
creates_suspended_process: Creates suspended process
suspicious_network_port: Performs TCP or UDP request to non-standard port
test_check_service: Starts services
js_suspicious: Suspicious javascript
yara_rules: Static rules