Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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
    16/04/2026, 05:59

General

  • Target
    2026-04-16_054a73303f3be9d725eb8e8c5ec5b451_elex_wannacry.exe
  • Size 332KB
  • Sample260416-gp3cyabs6v
  • SHA256 9451272367220ea6a25c0110a36f59977d805917c780af75f854587ca0168a4e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • gh0strat

C2
  • 107.163.56.251:6658

  • http://107.163.56.238:18530/

  • http://107.163.56.239:18963/main.php

Attributes
  • user_agent

    Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0)

Signatures

  • Family: Farfli

    Farfli is a Windows backdoor written in C++.

  • Family: Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • Detects Farfli Backdoor 3 IoCs
  • Detects executables containing base64 encoded User Agent 3 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with VMProtect. 5 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_054a73303f3be9d725eb8e8c5ec5b451_elex_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_054a73303f3be9d725eb8e8c5ec5b451_elex_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3828
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\xitgfystk.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_054a73303f3be9d725eb8e8c5ec5b451_elex_wannacry.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4560
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:5196
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xitgfystk.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\xitgfystk.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_054a73303f3be9d725eb8e8c5ec5b451_elex_wannacry.exe"
        3⤵
        • Deletes itself
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3040
        • \??\c:\Program Files\gktwg\vxnt.exe
          "c:\Program Files\gktwg\vxnt.exe" "c:\Program Files\gktwg\vxntj.dll",EnumClassObjects C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xitgfystk.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5104
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5104 -s 1584
            5⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:3560
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 5104 -ip 5104
    1⤵
      PID:3692

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          vxnt.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\gktwg\vxnt.exe
          • Size 40KB
          • SHA256 8dcaeeebef9b9f3d41d295db145ffb3850f309d089c08125c7fa7034db5fd80e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          xitgfystk.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xitgfystk.exe
          • Size 332KB
          • SHA256 00789b3b05993c758f284d10835343cc27cbf7074d24f8732a556b92505d6a2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          vxntj.dll

          • Path \??\c:\Program Files\gktwg\vxntj.dll
          • Size 197KB
          • SHA256 f57bcb5816138a87ee1a94fd77425535807d9bf8d7a5501e553cd7c3d6b72fb3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3040-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000452000-memory.dmp

          memory/3828-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000452000-memory.dmp

          memory/3828-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000452000-memory.dmp

          memory/3828-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000452000-memory.dmp

          memory/5104-16-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010089000-memory.dmp

          memory/5104-17-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010089000-memory.dmp

          memory/5104-20-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010089000-memory.dmp

          memory/5104-21-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010089000-memory.dmp