Managed XDR

1.-why-crypto-investor...ms_startup_notepad.lnk — malware analysis report

File info

Filename
1.-why-crypto-investors-believe-digital-assets-will-win.pdf-.._.._.._.._.._roaming_microsoft_windows_start-menu_programs_startup_notepad.lnk
File type
MS Windows shortcut, Item id list present, Points to a file or directory, Has Working directory, Has command line arguments, Icon number=0, Archive, ctime=Wed Jul 9 03:22:22 2025, mtime=Thu Jun 11 17:15:01 2026, atime=Wed Jul 9 03:22:22 2025, length=236544, window=hidenormalshowminimized
File size
1.9 KB
First seen
Last seen

Environment

w10/x64 en

Hashes

SHA1
8da9e328054cda9a79934f2101658bb214daf039
SHA256
a01b7a7419c0738d5b0191a2db064c6b2a57e7b419f7662cf4f046cd87e103d2
MD5
8494f2d4503f356d5a37dd53fe8be9c9

Signatures

Execution

T1059.001 suspicious_powershell: Creates suspicious PowerShell process
T1204 suspicious_lnk: LNK file with suspicious content
T1047 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1047 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1059.001 suspicious_process: Spawns a suspicious process
T1059.001 url_cmdline: Cmdline of process contains URL
T1059.003 executes_dropped_cmd: Executes dropped batch files
T1059.003 url_cmdline: Cmdline of process contains URL
T1059.003 suspicious_batch: Suspicious batch

Privilege Escalation

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
T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1497.003 antisandbox_idletime: Detects Windows Idle Time to determine the uptime
T1134 opens_thread_token: Opens the access token associated with a thread
T1134 opens_process_token: Opens the access token associated with a process
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

Discovery

T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1497.003 antisandbox_idletime: Detects Windows Idle Time to determine the uptime
T1057 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1082 has_wmi: Executes one or several WMI requests
T1518 locates_browser: Attempts to identify where browsers are installed
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

Command and Control

T1105 cmdline_curl: Uses curl utility for network data transferring
T1071.001 winhttp_https: Performs HTTP/HTTPS requests using WinHttp

Other

creates_exe: Creates executable files in the file system
network_bind: Starts servers listening at 127.0.0.1:0
no_graphical_activity: No graphic activity
creates_suspended_process: Creates suspended process
test_check_service: Starts services
writes_data: Writes big amount of data to disk
yara_rules: Static rules
Managed XDR