Analysis

  • max time kernel
    133s
  • max time network
    93s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/04/2026, 00:26

General

  • Target
    2026-04-05_288511809b3163135dcd8faf22565f5d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_play.exe
  • Size 481KB
  • Sample260405-argqpact51
  • SHA256 ed7aa56a0e6c6c599b902634c518f513fe95c4b7c2c9d7b1d048336b991231d8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • PLAY Ransomware, PlayCrypt

    Ransomware family first seen in mid 2022.

  • Play family
  • Renames multiple (7844) 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\2026-04-05_288511809b3163135dcd8faf22565f5d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_play.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-05_288511809b3163135dcd8faf22565f5d_amadey_cobalt-strike_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:3136

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        desktop.ini

        • Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-747994418-3253881032-1527946131-1000\desktop.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 92f0f28618ba4fc10bcd99e8cccb263329580fbd88f3db881b7a0524eaa5bc51
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ReadMe.txt

        • Path C:\ReadMe.txt
        • Size 539B
        • SHA256 834737ef7c21cb71ccfb228b1bb73df29c8e74ae87b01eeafc06b47165f88098
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/3136-0-0x0000000002870000-0x000000000289C000-memory.dmp