Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
04/05/2026, 12:22
General
- Target 2026-05-04_d7d7138e57873ed50afd8aa45174aa2d_elex_hive.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample260504-pkeebaa19s
- SHA256 c8608c3448b2e65cb0740a85b04b354832163cc936c27643f32219b3f5d0ff42
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: salatstealer
SalatStealer is a stealer that takes sceenshot written in Golang.
- Detect SalatStealer payload 13 IoCs
- Custom signatureDetect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs. 13 IoCs
- Custom signatureDetects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers 13 IoCs
- Custom signatureDetects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers 13 IoCs
- Custom signatureUPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 18 IoCs
- Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files 1 TTPs
Steal credentials from unsecured files.
- Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
- UPX packed file 18 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 48 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-04_d7d7138e57873ed50afd8aa45174aa2d_elex_hive.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-04_d7d7138e57873ed50afd8aa45174aa2d_elex_hive.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\wininit.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\wininit.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell.exe3⤵
- Badlisted process makes network request
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\wininit.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\wininit.exe" -3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\wininit.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\wininit.exe" -3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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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⤵
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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⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
wininit.exe
__PSScriptPolicyTest_zmd52m4e.ghf.ps1
memory/3396-16-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000001999000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-17-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000001999000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-68-0x0000000024280000-0x000000002450B000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-67-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000001999000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-81-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000001999000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-14-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000001999000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-19-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000001999000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-15-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000001999000-memory.dmp
memory/5592-25-0x0000000000670000-0x00000000011F9000-memory.dmp
memory/5592-38-0x0000000000670000-0x00000000011F9000-memory.dmp
memory/5592-40-0x0000000023CE0000-0x0000000023F6B000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-1-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000001189000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-3-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000001189000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-13-0x0000000023FF0000-0x000000002427B000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-11-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000001189000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-2-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000001189000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-5-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000001189000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-0-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000001189000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-42-0x0000000005E00000-0x0000000005E1E000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-72-0x0000000007540000-0x000000000755A000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-31-0x0000000005730000-0x0000000005796000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-41-0x0000000005900000-0x0000000005C57000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-30-0x0000000004F20000-0x0000000004F42000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-43-0x0000000005E50000-0x0000000005E9C000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-29-0x0000000004F90000-0x00000000055BA000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-26-0x0000000004950000-0x0000000004960000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-49-0x0000000006390000-0x00000000063D6000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-80-0x00000000055C0000-0x00000000056BE000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-78-0x0000000002380000-0x0000000002393000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-53-0x0000000070180000-0x00000000701CC000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-61-0x00000000072C0000-0x00000000072DE000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-62-0x00000000072E0000-0x0000000007384000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-54-0x0000000070380000-0x00000000706D7000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-52-0x0000000007280000-0x00000000072B4000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-64-0x0000000007420000-0x000000000743A000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-63-0x0000000007A50000-0x00000000080CA000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-65-0x0000000007470000-0x000000000747A000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-66-0x0000000007570000-0x0000000007606000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-28-0x0000000004950000-0x0000000004960000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-69-0x0000000007490000-0x00000000074A1000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-27-0x00000000023C0000-0x00000000023F6000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-70-0x00000000074E0000-0x00000000074EE000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-71-0x00000000074F0000-0x0000000007505000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-32-0x0000000005890000-0x00000000058F6000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-73-0x0000000007530000-0x0000000007538000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-74-0x0000000007920000-0x0000000007942000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-75-0x0000000008680000-0x0000000008C26000-memory.dmp
memory/6092-79-0x0000000004C80000-0x0000000004C95000-memory.dmp
memory/6108-50-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000001869000-memory.dmp
memory/6108-51-0x0000000023AE0000-0x0000000023D6B000-memory.dmp
memory/6108-48-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000001869000-memory.dmp