Analysis

  • max time kernel
    139s
  • max time network
    98s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/03/2026, 01:53

General

  • Target
    2026-03-16_b8ed176f902dbd005d7b663961d1c04b_amadey_elex_play.exe
  • Size 178KB
  • Sample260316-cbb7daax3s
  • SHA256 d743728c1492063525534e1c67fc15e8bf241928f87cd64a509db8cb62955abe
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • PLAY Ransomware, PlayCrypt

    Ransomware family first seen in mid 2022.

  • Play family
  • Renames multiple (7820) 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\2026-03-16_b8ed176f902dbd005d7b663961d1c04b_amadey_elex_play.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-03-16_b8ed176f902dbd005d7b663961d1c04b_amadey_elex_play.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1632

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 8aaa60bcad2d8adff02ff3bc05718ed6ce800a7b315318667cd763fa473018b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ReadMe.txt

        • Path C:\ReadMe.txt
        • Size 28B
        • SHA256 9c2f05d4e7e2bc4ab9decafd3acb2b473d51e9b26460e3d7494141cee264b3ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1632-0-0x0000000002320000-0x000000000234C000-memory.dmp