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This PR documents choice.exe as a helper binary that can be abused for execution
flow and timing control in malicious batch scripts.
While choice.exe does not execute payloads directly, it has been observed in
real-world ransomware activity (e.g., WastedLocker) as part of command chains
used to introduce silent delays before file manipulation or cleanup actions.
The included examples demonstrate how attackers can combine choice.exe with
other trusted Windows utilities (such as bitsadmin or attrib) to evade sandbox
analysis and reduce behavioral noise.
Reference:
SentinelOne – WastedLocker ransomware abusing NTFS file attributes