Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/02/2026, 01:53

General

  • Target
    2026-02-15_d2fd3452c9a0583a080b4f46f3261014_elex_wannacry.exe
  • Size 452KB
  • Sample260215-cbdefag12d
  • SHA256 317f3810f9f40e81f13ed74090127fb880addb7265dcfc26a01dc7d323ea45fc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Citadel

    Citadel is a trojan and botnet written in C.

  • Citadel family
  • Detects Citadel payload 34 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 5 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system 2 TTPs

    Tries to access WinSCP stored sessions.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 11 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 14 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
      PID:2420
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
      1⤵
        PID:2196
      • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
        C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
        1⤵
          PID:3104
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-02-15_d2fd3452c9a0583a080b4f46f3261014_elex_wannacry.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-02-15_d2fd3452c9a0583a080b4f46f3261014_elex_wannacry.exe"
            2⤵
            • Drops startup file
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:388
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
              3⤵
                PID:2600
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-02-15_d2fd3452c9a0583a080b4f46f3261014_elex_wannacry.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-02-15_d2fd3452c9a0583a080b4f46f3261014_elex_wannacry.exe
                3⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4932
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Miponi\yhxir.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Miponi\yhxir.exe"
                  4⤵
                  • Drops startup file
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Adds Run key to start application
                  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:3832
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
                    5⤵
                      PID:3916
                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Miponi\yhxir.exe
                      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Miponi\yhxir.exe
                      5⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • Adds Run key to start application
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:1060
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpb9d2dac8.bat"
                    4⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:4612
            • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
              1⤵
                PID:3228
              • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
                "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
                1⤵
                  PID:3476
                • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
                  "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
                  1⤵
                    PID:3516
                  • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                    C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                    1⤵
                      PID:3604
                    • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                      C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                      1⤵
                        PID:3672
                      • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
                        1⤵
                          PID:3716
                        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UdkSvcGroup -s UdkUserSvc
                          1⤵
                            PID:3760
                          • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
                            C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{973D20D7-562D-44B9-B70B-5A0F49CCDF3F}
                            1⤵
                              PID:3148
                            • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                              C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                              1⤵
                                PID:2288
                              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\InstallDir\help.exe
                                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\InstallDir\help.exe
                                1⤵
                                • Drops startup file
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Adds Run key to start application
                                • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                PID:4596
                                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:1104
                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\InstallDir\help.exe
                                    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\InstallDir\help.exe
                                    2⤵
                                    • Executes dropped EXE
                                    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
                                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                    PID:3844
                                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Riqy\arza.exe
                                      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Riqy\arza.exe"
                                      3⤵
                                      • Drops startup file
                                      • Executes dropped EXE
                                      • Adds Run key to start application
                                      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                      PID:3940
                                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
                                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
                                        4⤵
                                          PID:3312
                                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Riqy\arza.exe
                                          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Riqy\arza.exe
                                          4⤵
                                          • Executes dropped EXE
                                          PID:4216
                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                                        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp01d13cb3.bat"
                                        3⤵
                                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                        PID:3980
                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Miponi\yhxir.exe
                                    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Miponi\yhxir.exe
                                    1⤵
                                    • Drops startup file
                                    • Executes dropped EXE
                                    • Adds Run key to start application
                                    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                    PID:4800
                                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
                                      2⤵
                                        PID:1268
                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Miponi\yhxir.exe
                                        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Miponi\yhxir.exe
                                        2⤵
                                        • Executes dropped EXE
                                        PID:344

                                    Network

                                          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                          Downloads

                                          tmpb9d2dac8.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpb9d2dac8.bat
                                          • Size 293B
                                          • SHA256 d65ba7d6ec89166b664e396f1a69e977963e1d8518045ac2d4367eeab60990b5
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          help.exe

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\InstallDir\help.exe
                                          • Size 452KB
                                          • SHA256 317f3810f9f40e81f13ed74090127fb880addb7265dcfc26a01dc7d323ea45fc
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          yhxir.exe

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Miponi\yhxir.exe
                                          • Size 452KB
                                          • SHA256 35d37a1aae839430a7194ca73510939168fb2e388f4219853c3b7fd6486ac403
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          arza.exe

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Riqy\arza.exe
                                          • Size 452KB
                                          • SHA256 de9fe0cc63c37a89e24db00ea87fbcdb7f7ba40efcba53e6e1cada7487a84334
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          maish.wuy

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Vipyi\maish.wuy
                                          • Size 3KB
                                          • SHA256 da0362a89397f1529e1053227bf03646840670c1338ee97aeffebb2d47120577
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                          memory/344-108-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/388-0-0x0000000002230000-0x0000000002234000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-60-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-122-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-61-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-54-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-57-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-110-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-115-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-55-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-64-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1060-63-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2600-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3312-85-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BAB000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3832-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000433000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3844-68-0x0000000002060000-0x000000000209B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3844-71-0x0000000002060000-0x000000000209B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3844-52-0x0000000002060000-0x000000000209B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3844-45-0x0000000002060000-0x000000000209B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3844-37-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3844-42-0x0000000002060000-0x000000000209B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3844-101-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3844-38-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3940-76-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001DB000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3940-80-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001DB000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3980-99-0x0000000000700000-0x000000000073B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/4216-103-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/4932-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/4932-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/4932-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/4932-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/4932-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B000-memory.dmp