Managed XDR

example.pdf.lnk — malware analysis report

File info

Filename
example.pdf.lnk
File type
MS Windows shortcut, Item id list present, Points to a file or directory, Has Relative path, Has command line arguments, Icon, Archive, ctime=Thu May 21 03:19:13 2026, mtime=Wed May 27 05:43:36 2026, atime=Thu May 21 03:19:13 2026, length=504832, window=hidenormalshowminimized
File size
2.8 KB
First seen
Last seen

Environment

w10/x64 en

Hashes

SHA1
5cb3b8f642c652f76019a83ab3f0f471fffec6b7
SHA256
e06dd16dca704ed0b30194e21a5d3796ba6340d223c1f60809af8a7ee28ec5bb
MD5
9c3eade6db090673c2e74c6ccdf371a2

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

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

T1497.001 antivm_wmi: Uses WMI to detect virtual environment
T1497.003 antisandbox_idletime: Detects Windows Idle Time to determine the uptime
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

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
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
T1497.002 antivm_usbstor: Reads information about usbdevices from regkey

Command and Control

T1102.003 cloud_github: Connects to cloud services of Github (potentially for malicious payload delivery)
T1071.001 winhttp_https: Performs HTTP/HTTPS requests using WinHttp

Other

yara_rules: Static rules
network_bind: Starts servers listening at None
network_powershell: PowerShell process network connection detected
creates_suspended_process: Creates suspended process
suspicious_network_port: Performs TCP or UDP request to non-standard port
test_check_service: Starts services
Managed XDR