Zero‑Dwell Threat Intelligence Report
A narrative, executive‑ready view into the malware’s behavior, exposure, and reliable defenses.
Generated: 2025-12-04 08:26:35 UTC
Executive Overview — What We’re Dealing With
This specimen has persisted long enough to matter. Human experts classified it as Malware, and the telemetry confirms a capable, evasive Trojan with real impact potential.
File
gih0gzca0.exe
Type
Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic)
SHA‑1
93a6ba9bd61df6b8657a1ea1526454223759a497
MD5
b77b031eb1bc3c07a690d4712a29379b
First Seen
2025-12-01 14:07:31.636414
Last Analysis
2025-12-01 21:28:47.119407
Dwell Time
0 days, 7 hours, 33 minutes
Extended Dwell Time Impact
For 7+ hours, this malware remained undetected — a several-hour window that allowed the adversary to complete initial compromise and begin early-stage persistence establishment.
Comparative Context
Industry studies report a median dwell time closer to 21–24 days. This case represents rapid detection and containment within hours rather than days.
Timeline
| Time (UTC) | Event | Elapsed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 13:53:02 UTC | First VirusTotal submission | — |
| 2025-12-03 21:11:44 UTC | Latest analysis snapshot | 54 days, 7 hours, 18 minutes |
| 2025-12-04 08:26:35 UTC | Report generation time | 54 days, 18 hours, 33 minutes |
Why It Matters
Every additional day of dwell time is not just an abstract number — it is attacker opportunity. Each day equates to more time for lateral movement, stealth persistence, and intelligence gathering.
Global Detection Posture — Who Caught It, Who Missed It
VirusTotal engines: 73. Detected as malicious: 65. Missed: 8. Coverage: 89.0%.
Detected Vendors
- Xcitium
- +64 additional vendors (names not provided)
List includes Xcitium plus an additional 64 vendors per the provided summary.
Missed Vendors
- Acronis
- CMC
- google_safebrowsing
- SUPERAntiSpyware
- TACHYON
- VirIT
- Zoner
Why it matters: if any endpoint relies solely on a missed engine, this malware can operate with zero alerts. Prevention‑first controls close that gap regardless of signature lag.
Behavioral Storyline — How the Malware Operates
Intensive file system activity (62.93% of behavior) indicates data harvesting, file encryption, or dropper behavior. The threat is actively searching for and manipulating files across the system.
Behavior Categories (weighted)
Weight values represent the frequency and intensity of malware interactions with specific system components. Higher weights indicate more aggressive targeting of that category. Each operation (registry access, file modification, network connection, etc.) contributes to the category’s total weight, providing a quantitative measure of the malware’s behavioral focus.
| Category | Weight | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| File System | 29864 | 62.93% |
| System | 12362 | 26.05% |
| Registry | 3680 | 7.75% |
| Crypto | 901 | 1.90% |
| Process | 384 | 0.81% |
| Misc | 85 | 0.18% |
| Network | 51 | 0.11% |
| Device | 40 | 0.08% |
| Hooking | 27 | 0.06% |
| Threading | 26 | 0.05% |
| Com | 17 | 0.04% |
| Synchronization | 11 | 0.02% |
| Windows | 4 | 0.01% |
| Services | 4 | 0.01% |
| __Notification__ | 1 | 0.00% |
MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
- T1083 – check if file exists
- T1082 – get hostname
- T1027 – reference AES constants
- T1027 – encrypt data using AES
- T1129 – link many functions at runtime
- T1543.003 – create service
- T1569.002 – create service
- T1543.003 – persist via Windows service
- T1569.002 – persist via Windows service
- T1012 – query or enumerate registry value
- T1129 – link function at runtime on Windows
- T1222 – set file attributes
- T1083 – get file size
- T1543.003 – start service
- T1083 – get common file path
- T1027 – encode data using XOR
- T1027 – encrypt data using RC4 KSA
- T1129 – parse PE header
Following the Trail — Network & DNS Activity
Outbound activity leans on reputable infrastructure (e.g., CDNs, cloud endpoints) to blend in. TLS sessions and
HTTP calls show routine beaconing and IP‑lookup behavior that can masquerade as normal browsing.
Contacted Domains
| Domain | IP | Country | ASN/Org |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 13.248.169.48 | — | Amazon Technologies Inc. |
| www.msftncsi.com | 23.200.3.18 | United States | Akamai Technologies, Inc. |
| dist.torproject.org | 116.202.120.166 | Germany | The Tor Project |
Observed IPs
| IP | Country | ASN/Org |
|---|---|---|
| 224.0.0.252 | — | — |
| 239.255.255.250 | — | — |
| 8.8.4.4 | United States | Google LLC |
| 8.8.8.8 | — | Google LLC |
DNS Queries
| Request | Type |
|---|---|
| 5isohu.com | A |
| www.msftncsi.com | A |
| www.aieov.com | A |
| dist.torproject.org | A |
Contacted IPs
| IP | Country | ASN/Org |
|---|---|---|
| 224.0.0.252 | — | — |
| 239.255.255.250 | — | — |
| 8.8.4.4 | United States | Google LLC |
| 8.8.8.8 | — | Google LLC |
Port Distribution
| Port | Count | Protocols |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | 1 | udp |
| 5355 | 5 | udp |
| 53 | 64 | udp |
| 3702 | 1 | udp |
UDP Packets
| Source IP | Dest IP | Sport | Dport | Time | Proto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192.168.56.11 | 192.168.56.255 | 137 | 137 | 8.32158613204956 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 224.0.0.252 | 49563 | 5355 | 8.458757162094116 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 224.0.0.252 | 51690 | 5355 | 12.510980129241943 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 224.0.0.252 | 54650 | 5355 | 8.460438013076782 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 224.0.0.252 | 55601 | 5355 | 11.321628093719482 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 224.0.0.252 | 60205 | 5355 | 9.14637017250061 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 239.255.255.250 | 62184 | 3702 | 9.396624088287354 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 50586 | 53 | 184.22455716133118 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 51569 | 53 | 220.5054051876068 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 51628 | 53 | 63.39663314819336 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 51663 | 53 | 92.50552701950073 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 51880 | 53 | 110.77185702323914 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 51899 | 53 | 11.904967069625854 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 52464 | 53 | 169.412348985672 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 53480 | 53 | 125.25542902946472 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 54684 | 53 | 154.97434520721436 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 54823 | 53 | 206.11530208587646 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 55183 | 53 | 187.3969931602478 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 56007 | 53 | 217.14599514007568 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 56213 | 53 | 27.349430084228516 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 56473 | 53 | 60.02082109451294 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 56666 | 53 | 121.95856714248657 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 58090 | 53 | 140.08394598960876 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 58800 | 53 | 172.78676319122314 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 58917 | 53 | 45.099961042404175 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 59770 | 53 | 30.708991050720215 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 59945 | 53 | 231.59921503067017 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 60054 | 53 | 136.34902501106262 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 60141 | 53 | 235.55214500427246 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 60334 | 53 | 74.39658498764038 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 61467 | 53 | 202.52090907096863 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 61507 | 53 | 77.88058304786682 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 62120 | 53 | 88.92747521400452 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 62329 | 53 | 41.70855212211609 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 62798 | 53 | 11.904826164245605 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 63439 | 53 | 15.333256006240845 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 63550 | 53 | 107.4277241230011 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.4.4 | 64563 | 53 | 158.34924507141113 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 49299 | 53 | 245.95553517341614 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 50586 | 53 | 183.23059821128845 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 51569 | 53 | 219.50624299049377 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 51628 | 53 | 62.408841133117676 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 51663 | 53 | 91.51149606704712 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 51880 | 53 | 109.7743752002716 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 51899 | 53 | 12.895963191986084 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 52464 | 53 | 168.42306113243103 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 53480 | 53 | 124.26422715187073 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 54684 | 53 | 153.98919010162354 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 54823 | 53 | 205.12564516067505 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 55183 | 53 | 186.40449404716492 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 56007 | 53 | 216.15310621261597 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 56213 | 53 | 26.360722064971924 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 56473 | 53 | 59.03382205963135 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 56666 | 53 | 120.97096014022827 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 58090 | 53 | 139.09321403503418 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 58800 | 53 | 171.79258608818054 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 58917 | 53 | 44.099534034729004 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 59770 | 53 | 29.70967411994934 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 59945 | 53 | 230.60404300689697 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 60054 | 53 | 135.35890412330627 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 60141 | 53 | 234.55460619926453 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 60334 | 53 | 73.39946103096008 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 61332 | 53 | 246.58903312683105 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 61467 | 53 | 201.53014516830444 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 61507 | 53 | 76.89330315589905 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 62120 | 53 | 87.93854999542236 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 62329 | 53 | 40.71128010749817 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 62798 | 53 | 12.895974159240723 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 63439 | 53 | 16.31858801841736 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 63550 | 53 | 106.43527698516846 | udp |
| 192.168.56.11 | 8.8.8.8 | 64563 | 53 | 157.35894918441772 | udp |
Hunting tip: alert on unknown binaries initiating TLS to IP‑lookup services or unusual CDN endpoints — especially early in execution.
Persistence & Policy — Registry and Services
Registry and service telemetry points to policy awareness and environment reconnaissance rather than noisy persistence. Below is a compact view of the most relevant keys and handles; expand to see the full lists where available.
Registry Opened
143
Registry Set
13
Services Started
0
Services Opened
0
Registry Opened (Top 25)
| Key |
|---|
| 52-54-00-75-e2-ef\WpadDecisionTime |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BUFFERBREAKING_818408 |
| System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\Schannel\UserContextLockCount |
| Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings\DisplayLogo |
| 52-54-00-75-e2-ef\WpadDetectedUrl |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MIME_HANDLING |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FrameMerging |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WBEM\CIMOM\ProcessID |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\4 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\EnablePunycode |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_HTTP_USERNAME_PASSWORD_DISABLE |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBSFile\ScriptEngine |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_RETURN_FAILED_CONNECT_CONTENT_KB942615 |
| Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings\Timeout |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Security\DisableSecuritySettingsCheck |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Name-Space Handler\https |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\RETRY_HEADERONLYPOST_ONCONNECTIONRESET |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\OleAut |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\SecureProtocols |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\CreateUriCacheSize |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_EXCLUDE_INVALID_CLIENT_CERT_KB929477 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SHOW_CERT_WARNINGS_ON_POST_FROM_ISTREAM_KB2894776 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WBEM\CIMOM\EnablePrivateObjectHeap |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Setup\SystemSetupInProgress |
| 52-54-00-75-e2-ef\WpadDecision |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyHttp1.1 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DIGEST_NO_EXTRAS_IN_URI |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_INCLUDE_PORT_IN_SPN_KB908209 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ENABLE_PASSPORT_SESSION_STORE_KB948608 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SKIP_POST_RETRY_ON_INTERNETWRITEFILE_KB895954 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Name-Space Handler |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ENABLE_PROXY_CACHE_REFRESH_KB2983228 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ALWAYS_USE_DNS_FOR_SPN_KB3022771 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\EnableHttp1_1 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_IGNORE_POLICIES_ZONEMAP_IF_ESC_ENABLED_KB918915 |
| Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\SavedLegacySettings |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPER1_0SERVER |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WBEM\CIMOM |
| Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{F4D1AA67-346C-4D8D-BF3A-D3A8BAF56563} |
Show all (143 total)
| Key |
|---|
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_FIX_CHUNKED_PROXY_SCRIPT_DOWNLOAD_KB843289 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyOverride |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WBEM\CIMOM\ContextLimit |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\CreateUriCacheSize |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings\Enabled |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones |
| 52-54-00-75-e2-ef\WpadDhcp |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BLOCK_WEAK_ENCRYPTION |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings\UseWINSAFER |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Parental Controls\users\S-1-5-21-4270068108-2931534202-3907561125-1001 |
| 52-54-00-75-e2-ef\WpadDns |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ZONES_CHECK_ZONEMAP_POLICY_KB941001 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WanaCrypt0r |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Name-Space Handler\* |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\Schannel |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_LOCALMACHINE_LOCKDOWN |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wbem\CIMOM\Log File Max Size |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBSFile\ScriptEngine\0x0 |
| Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\{F4D1AA67-346C-4D8D-BF3A-D3A8BAF56563}\52-54-00-75-e2-ef |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyHttp1.1 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings\LogSecuritySuccesses |
| 52-54-00-75-e2-ef\WpadDecisionReason |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wbem\CIMOM\Logging |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISALLOW_NULL_IN_RESPONSE_HEADERS |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UrlMon Settings |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Setup |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\EnablePunycode |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_CLIENTAUTHCERTFILTER |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_SCH_SEND_AUX_RECORD_KB_2618444 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\TabProcGrowth |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Pre Platform |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PeerDist\Service |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_IGNORE_MAPPINGS_FOR_CREDPOLICY |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WBEM\CIMOM\ObjectLimit |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\WpadOverride |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_URLMON_IQDA_SIZE |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_USE_UTF8_FOR_BASIC_AUTH_KB967545 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wbem\CIMOM |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_FILEPROTOCOL_NOFINDFIRST_KB947853 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DownloadManager |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\SecureProtocols |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vbs\0x0 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\PROTOCOLS\Filter\text/xml |
| System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\Schannel\UserContextListCount |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BYPASS_CACHE_FOR_CREDPOLICY_KB936611 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Content |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISABLE_UNICODE_HANDLE_CLOSING_CALLBACK |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\EnableHttp1_1 |
| Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\AutoConfigURL |
| Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\WpadExpirationDays |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_USE_CNAME_FOR_SPN_KB911149 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISABLE_NOTIFY_UNVERIFIED_SPN_KB2385266 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\AdminTabProcs |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WBEM\CIMOM\IdentifierLimit |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_COMPAT_USE_CONNECTION_BASED_NEGOTIATE_AUTH_KB2151543 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyServer |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings\IgnoreUserSettings |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_ALLOW_REVERSE_SOLIDUS_IN_USERINFO_KB932562 |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\SessionMerging |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WinHttp |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_MAXCONNECTIONSPERSERVER |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\AutoDetect |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PROTOCOLS\Name-Space Handler\file |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vbs |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_DISABLE_HSTS |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_PRESERVE_SPACES_IN_FILENAMES_KB952730 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wbem\CIMOM\Logging Directory |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Security |
| Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Wpad\52-54-00-75-e2-ef |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FrameTabWindow |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings\TrustPolicy |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_PERMIT_CACHE_FOR_AUTHENTICATED_FTP_KB910274 |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PeerDist\Service |
Registry Set (Top 25)
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Software\WanaCrypt0r\wd | C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\Cookies\CachePrefix | Cookie: |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\Cache\History\CachePrefix | Visited: |
| Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ProxyEnable | 0 |
| Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections\SavedLegacySettings | F |
| {F4D1AA67-346C-4D8D-BF3A-D3A8BAF56563}\WpadDecisionReason | 1 |
| {F4D1AA67-346C-4D8D-BF3A-D3A8BAF56563}\WpadDecisionTime | ♪䛒ǜD |
| {F4D1AA67-346C-4D8D-BF3A-D3A8BAF56563}\WpadDecision | 0 |
| {F4D1AA67-346C-4D8D-BF3A-D3A8BAF56563}\WpadNetworkName | Network 2 |
| HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-4270068108-2931534202-3907561125-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached\{ED50FC29-B964-48A9-AFB3-15EBB9B97F36} {ADD8BA80-002B-11D0-8F0F-00C04FD7D062} 0xFFFF | Binary Data |
| HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-4270068108-2931534202-3907561125-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached\{C7657C4A-9F68-40FA-A4DF-96BC08EB3551} {E357FCCD-A995-4576-B01F-234630154E96} 0xFFFF | Binary Data |
| HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-4270068108-2931534202-3907561125-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithProgids\exefile | Binary Data |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\yqzejaezr591 | “C:\Users\<USER>\Downloads\tasksche.exe” |
Services Started (Top 15)
Services Opened (Top 15)
What To Do Now — Practical Defense Playbook
- Contain unknowns: block first‑run binaries by default — signatures catch up, containment works now.
- EDR controls: alert on keyboard hooks, screen capture APIs, VM/sandbox checks, and command‑shell launches.
- Registry watch: flag queries/sets under policy paths (e.g., …\FipsAlgorithmPolicy\*).
- Network rules: inspect outbound TLS to IP‑lookup services and unexpected CDN endpoints.
- Hunt broadly: sweep endpoints for the indicators above and quarantine positives immediately.
Dwell time equals attacker opportunity. Reducing execution privileges and egress shrinks that window even when vendors disagree.