Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    123s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/05/2026, 10:20

General

  • Target
    2026-05-04_0e9e83eb8a7ecec4381732c6f153742e_elex_mafia.exe
  • Size 877KB
  • Sample260504-mc8bbacs7m
  • SHA256 95381efb3045f5698698e7d8552c10b4ba21b20478507e70af51bef93f5d6288
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 17 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 27 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-04_0e9e83eb8a7ecec4381732c6f153742e_elex_mafia.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-04_0e9e83eb8a7ecec4381732c6f153742e_elex_mafia.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1592
  • C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2340
  • C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4876
  • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s TapiSrv
    1⤵
      PID:4684
    • C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1908
    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4944
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2112
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      PID:4012
    • C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      PID:1152
    • \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
      "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:992
    • C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:444
    • C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:236
    • C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3312
    • C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:1716
    • C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5044
    • C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:5116
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc
      1⤵
        PID:3568
      • C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:3448
      • C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2120
      • C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3088

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            elevation_service.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
            • Size 2.7MB
            • SHA256 fb325300d8b589ded8f685adee1e7fb53595fe318a351d7699aa1f6dd732529b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            maintenanceservice.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
            • Size 849KB
            • SHA256 17937f59b8621569b058ebfb93c1ab6991815759873637635c89e46172ee8fff
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            OSE.EXE

            • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
            • Size 830KB
            • SHA256 b3dd152207b7a7004cb9ba283d9b5fcb181fa298c84b5ee5218261e1e60dc9b0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            elevation_service.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
            • Size 2.8MB
            • SHA256 d774ef7e757ddbe72c80d84223390b2294df93172f1984ed23665db9264371f1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            perfhost.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfhost.exe
            • Size 610KB
            • SHA256 5dd5b6b4460960cf5fd615020a31d3f8866752bd8602707b4dbdf160696efab1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            AgentService.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\AgentService.exe
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 b952efc6c01171b7c7495d49ceba2bfd8af975e5b24d2e4d4d660efa7b015a0f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
            • Size 704KB
            • SHA256 003c2137bb47be690c662fd07f68316f72ab760f6dc662669e98a2de24bd0e84
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            FXSSVC.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\FXSSVC.exe
            • Size 1.2MB
            • SHA256 b7b5363b00601e72aeb22f1dd064ae2dd6cdcc6fdff757074f97b17bf189d656
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Locator.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\Locator.exe
            • Size 624KB
            • SHA256 cfcc51d3b8a5849bb3711abf7f74e8f7a8fc72a789838a42b0f031f15716813d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ssh-agent.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
            • Size 963KB
            • SHA256 9f9d8402e0c7c93723fbd21b2470a64dca566a25405f8e9c83b9adae14b7fa2c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            PerceptionSimulationService.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
            • Size 828KB
            • SHA256 8cac74a88dd1dac88b4b3972ff81954678f28b008ef82556753f4b5c6030fd98
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            SensorDataService.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 3b6fec3a6a0967abe56ddbe2787caa57d032ee6d87241ee4e16864238c5dd80c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Spectrum.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\Spectrum.exe
            • Size 1.3MB
            • SHA256 98eb0baeeecd69a2831f33573046d3f8bc6b70a56456a4e593e0b39d30ac7821
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            TieringEngineService.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\TieringEngineService.exe
            • Size 932KB
            • SHA256 19d18f09d6bca6f7242735cb4c6d1d2c1a906896013b18b46fa15e3ea162109f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            alg.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
            • Size 704KB
            • SHA256 82ddb23c0676e8d666e757089d1ca817e7e3315395f5bb5e47d3e4ff05e21390
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            msdtc.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
            • Size 760KB
            • SHA256 0d166b6dca5f810761526eca0f318e6555d8b15b22fef982c8fa03ee18cf04e1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            snmptrap.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
            • Size 632KB
            • SHA256 587853695cd6e14ce519bf02ead9fe0ae9d7e3ae5134bbcf5d47dd4e8ccf6128
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            AppVClient.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe
            • Size 1.3MB
            • SHA256 59ea31438ac7eaeba2cd6e88d68d506a906fff1667e6b55ff41d50b0dd9a01bf
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            SgrmBroker.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\SgrmBroker.exe
            • Size 984KB
            • SHA256 911c18ff28377f378921a107c90e747761dd98f77cddd6361626aa7c75eb9fc7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            StructuredQuerySchema.bin

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\1033\StructuredQuerySchema.bin
            • Size 414KB
            • SHA256 e67e330837a6b2f6d5f76815e7235a512b54b1c90f2ad62a3e9d142ae6939c8d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            msiexec.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
            • Size 772KB
            • SHA256 be0d919e3ccc0a868f8ad6a081964a5b22a91c65530d3aefe46f2a524e48fc42
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/236-193-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp

            memory/236-201-0x0000000000910000-0x00000000009EF000-memory.dmp

            memory/236-105-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp

            memory/236-106-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000909000-memory.dmp

            memory/236-111-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000909000-memory.dmp

            memory/444-97-0x00000290B9820000-0x00000290B9886000-memory.dmp

            memory/444-99-0x00000290B9820000-0x00000290B9886000-memory.dmp

            memory/444-98-0x00007FF6F7450000-0x00007FF6F7597000-memory.dmp

            memory/444-181-0x00007FF6F7450000-0x00007FF6F7597000-memory.dmp

            memory/992-91-0x0000017D2A410000-0x0000017D2A476000-memory.dmp

            memory/992-90-0x0000017D2A410000-0x0000017D2A476000-memory.dmp

            memory/992-89-0x0000017D2A1B0000-0x0000017D2A2AA000-memory.dmp

            memory/1152-78-0x00000288171F0000-0x0000028817256000-memory.dmp

            memory/1152-175-0x00007FF7C3DD0000-0x00007FF7C3EE7000-memory.dmp

            memory/1152-79-0x00000288171F0000-0x0000028817256000-memory.dmp

            memory/1152-77-0x00007FF7C3DD0000-0x00007FF7C3EE7000-memory.dmp

            memory/1592-172-0x00000000015D0000-0x00000000016AF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1592-32-0x0000000000C74000-0x0000000000C75000-memory.dmp

            memory/1592-117-0x00000000015D0000-0x00000000016AF000-memory.dmp

            memory/1592-1-0x0000000003000000-0x0000000003069000-memory.dmp

            memory/1592-0-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000E2D000-memory.dmp

            memory/1592-6-0x0000000003000000-0x0000000003069000-memory.dmp

            memory/1592-173-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000E2D000-memory.dmp

            memory/1592-38-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000E2D000-memory.dmp

            memory/1716-126-0x0000022840150000-0x00000228401B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1716-200-0x00007FF7D6930000-0x00007FF7D6D5C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1716-204-0x0000022840150000-0x00000228401B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1716-205-0x00007FF7D6930000-0x00007FF7D6D5C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1716-131-0x00007FF7D6930000-0x00007FF7D6D5C000-memory.dmp

            memory/1716-127-0x0000022840150000-0x00000228401B6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1908-37-0x000001EA31A90000-0x000001EA31AF6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1908-36-0x000001EA31A90000-0x000001EA31AF6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1908-35-0x00007FF7EAA70000-0x00007FF7EACFB000-memory.dmp

            memory/1908-42-0x000001EA31A90000-0x000001EA31AF6000-memory.dmp

            memory/1908-44-0x00007FF7EAA70000-0x00007FF7EACFB000-memory.dmp

            memory/2112-55-0x000001C435820000-0x000001C43591A000-memory.dmp

            memory/2112-57-0x000001C435A40000-0x000001C435AA6000-memory.dmp

            memory/2112-56-0x000001C435A40000-0x000001C435AA6000-memory.dmp

            memory/2120-162-0x00007FF6DE330000-0x00007FF6DE4C2000-memory.dmp

            memory/2120-210-0x00007FF6DE330000-0x00007FF6DE4C2000-memory.dmp

            memory/2120-164-0x00000245C4170000-0x00000245C41D6000-memory.dmp

            memory/2120-163-0x00000245C4170000-0x00000245C41D6000-memory.dmp

            memory/2340-14-0x00007FF753C80000-0x00007FF753D67000-memory.dmp

            memory/2340-15-0x000001EFAFF00000-0x000001EFAFF66000-memory.dmp

            memory/2340-17-0x000001EFAFF00000-0x000001EFAFF66000-memory.dmp

            memory/2340-61-0x00007FF753C80000-0x00007FF753D67000-memory.dmp

            memory/3088-190-0x000001D94A900000-0x000001D94A956000-memory.dmp

            memory/3088-183-0x000001D94AF90000-0x000001D94AFF6000-memory.dmp

            memory/3088-182-0x000001D94AF90000-0x000001D94AFF6000-memory.dmp

            memory/3088-188-0x000001D94AF90000-0x000001D94AFF6000-memory.dmp

            memory/3088-191-0x00007FF7E92D0000-0x00007FF7E96C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3088-184-0x00007FF7E92D0000-0x00007FF7E96C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3312-118-0x00007FF7A6310000-0x00007FF7A63BB000-memory.dmp

            memory/3312-120-0x0000025D41110000-0x0000025D41176000-memory.dmp

            memory/3312-197-0x00007FF7A6310000-0x00007FF7A63BB000-memory.dmp

            memory/3312-119-0x0000025D41110000-0x0000025D41176000-memory.dmp

            memory/3448-209-0x00007FF6D3280000-0x00007FF6D346F000-memory.dmp

            memory/3448-155-0x00000123788C0000-0x0000012378926000-memory.dmp

            memory/3448-156-0x00000123788C0000-0x0000012378926000-memory.dmp

            memory/3448-154-0x00007FF6D3280000-0x00007FF6D346F000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-73-0x00007FF6DFD60000-0x00007FF6DFEC8000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-64-0x00007FF6DFD60000-0x00007FF6DFEC8000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-71-0x000002BDE5340000-0x000002BDE53A6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-65-0x000002BDE5340000-0x000002BDE53A6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4012-66-0x000002BDE5340000-0x000002BDE53A6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4876-26-0x000001D60C260000-0x000001D60C2C6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4876-27-0x000001D60C260000-0x000001D60C2C6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4876-28-0x000001D60C260000-0x000001D60C2C6000-memory.dmp

            memory/4876-76-0x00007FF723D00000-0x00007FF723DE7000-memory.dmp

            memory/4876-25-0x00007FF723D00000-0x00007FF723DE7000-memory.dmp

            memory/4944-48-0x0000017527710000-0x0000017527776000-memory.dmp

            memory/4944-47-0x0000017527540000-0x000001752763A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4944-49-0x0000017527710000-0x0000017527776000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-137-0x000001921D720000-0x000001921D786000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-138-0x000001921D720000-0x000001921D786000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-202-0x00007FF714C40000-0x00007FF714CF1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5044-136-0x00007FF714C40000-0x00007FF714CF1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5116-145-0x00007FF64E460000-0x00007FF64E724000-memory.dmp

            memory/5116-206-0x00007FF64E460000-0x00007FF64E724000-memory.dmp

            memory/5116-146-0x0000028E6B070000-0x0000028E6B0D6000-memory.dmp

            memory/5116-144-0x0000028E6B070000-0x0000028E6B0D6000-memory.dmp