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
    18/04/2026, 03:49

General

  • Target
    2026-04-18_e197122cf8a0c855a3eb07eb38ef6826_coinminer_cosmicduke_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_s.exe
  • Size 2.9MB
  • Sample260418-eddjbsfz71
  • SHA256 035faeda80a53ffb832cfb0f609ebb33666d594686ba17fc1bc606afd3632e9c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: MiniDuke, CosmicDuke,TinyBaron

    MiniDuke aka CosmicDuke or TinyBaron is a backdoor used by the APT29 group, written in C++.

  • Detects MiniDuke aka CosmicDuke or TinyBaron 5 IoCs
  • Custom signature
    UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 10 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 42 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 16 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 8 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Program crash 3 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Control Panel 5 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
  • outlook_win_path 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_e197122cf8a0c855a3eb07eb38ef6826_coinminer_cosmicduke_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_s.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_e197122cf8a0c855a3eb07eb38ef6826_coinminer_cosmicduke_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_s.exe"
    1⤵
    • Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • outlook_win_path
    PID:2488
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\apicms.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\apicms.exe /combine local system
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2396
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\apicms.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\apicms.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4104
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfdsp.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfdsp.exe hqn
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4300
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfdsp.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfdsp.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4824
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4824 -s 536
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3340
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4824 -s 528
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3232
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4824 -s 688
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2160
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4824 -ip 4824
    1⤵
      PID:3012
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 428 -p 4824 -ip 4824
      1⤵
        PID:4972
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 484 -p 4824 -ip 4824
        1⤵
          PID:3364

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              udflib.scr

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\udflib.scr
              • Size 3KB
              • SHA256 47f3405ab0da5af125bcc6ebb6d17a1573b090c54d7a0a00630ec170ccc4b9d1
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              ntuser{4CB43D7F-7DCA-4906-8698-FFFFFFFF8094E303}.pol

              • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\ntuser{4CB43D7F-7DCA-4906-8698-FFFFFFFF8094E303}.pol
              • Size 4B
              • SHA256 443c07a2c83b7b0253a325d2b72ac757c3aa5b41cd749842bc74fb3ee9b26866
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              apicms.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\apicms.exe
              • Size 1.3MB
              • SHA256 035a67c992cb7133f3b65c1d461c78f830b93cffb356442d7164e4e7000163b2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ctfdsp.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfdsp.exe
              • Size 2.9MB
              • SHA256 d850ebed635ff2b9b218f9132d9ee5e9d33d26b60c9f66b717ebe4b49c1123cc
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/2488-41-0x0000000002D40000-0x0000000002E1A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-1-0x0000000000423000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/2488-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/4300-83-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/4300-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/4300-78-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/4300-79-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/4824-80-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/4824-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/4824-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp