Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/05/2026, 07:27

General

  • Target
    2026-05-03_22f022ba7231c2a0cb55457070b05552_cryptolocker_elex.exe
  • Size 40KB
  • Sample260503-h931msgx3k
  • SHA256 6f94c8e723ef6175947333f639b672fe95cccd8987325ca475f2f8d1e4eed0e6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detection of CryptoLocker Variants 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_22f022ba7231c2a0cb55457070b05552_cryptolocker_elex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_22f022ba7231c2a0cb55457070b05552_cryptolocker_elex.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3888
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gewos.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gewos.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      PID:2768

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        gewos.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gewos.exe
        • Size 40KB
        • SHA256 d48a0059dc91f06e9a07082e17a7ff46f0ec42af830bb5f536ab145425065ff9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gewosik.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gewosik.exe
        • Size 184B
        • SHA256 9e749af6abce6f31d57f62bd76d1fc967c686a1a8e60342a0e3cb76af153b5b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2768-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

        memory/2768-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

        memory/2768-29-0x0000000003820000-0x0000000003839000-memory.dmp

        memory/2768-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

        memory/2768-45-0x0000000003820000-0x0000000003839000-memory.dmp

        memory/3888-0-0x0000000000404000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

        memory/3888-1-0x0000000002E90000-0x0000000002E96000-memory.dmp

        memory/3888-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000408000-memory.dmp

        memory/3888-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp