Analysis

  • max time kernel
    130s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/03/2026, 10:33

General

  • Target
    2026-03-11_432919b01ac22149a130f471199b6fce_amadey_elex_hellokitty_play.exe
  • Size 110KB
  • Sample260311-mll5faev9l
  • SHA256 e0da18d3175d5f312eb49d0ca79de633d78736370212e540c0058ed7adf7fdee
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • PLAY Ransomware, PlayCrypt

    Ransomware family first seen in mid 2022.

  • Play family
  • Renames multiple (7773) files with added filename extension

    This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 28 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-03-11_432919b01ac22149a130f471199b6fce_amadey_elex_hellokitty_play.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-03-11_432919b01ac22149a130f471199b6fce_amadey_elex_hellokitty_play.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2256

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        desktop.ini

        • Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-3847269522-1618051987-1942096715-1000\desktop.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 41dd7a9cda35ca7995866b8c934a6aff3f4bcf54b813965b3205e8582853dbc3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ReadMe.txt

        • Path F:\ReadMe.txt
        • Size 30B
        • SHA256 fbdcb679ad47733eb13a9948050ffec19d3dfd399f03b838d40b739ac07993b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/2256-0-0x0000000002B50000-0x0000000002B7C000-memory.dmp