Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/05/2026, 10:01

General

  • Target
    2026-05-06_56c706492367e15463b24d361bfe098a_cosmicduke_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.8MB
  • Sample260506-l2pd3aez5x
  • SHA256 4eda67937ec10fade6efd1a096df56e2f4ba15d8f2b5e569620da215bcf0bc98
  • 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 3 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
  • 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\2026-05-06_56c706492367e15463b24d361bfe098a_cosmicduke_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-06_56c706492367e15463b24d361bfe098a_cosmicduke_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_tofsee_vidar.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:4528
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hostip.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hostip.exe /combine local system
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2164
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\envhost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\envhost.exe 2dq
    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:940
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hostip.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hostip.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3144
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\envhost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\envhost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 772 -s 504
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1820
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 772 -s 652
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2000
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 772 -s 668
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2812
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 772 -ip 772
    1⤵
      PID:3968
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 772 -ip 772
      1⤵
        PID:4076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 540 -p 772 -ip 772
        1⤵
          PID:460

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              ipdhcp.scr

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ipdhcp.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

              envhost.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\envhost.exe
              • Size 2.8MB
              • SHA256 dc5874b2c144f240774badf04ddafe16d11eb6e09cc3c8aa0306fc6b7e4d500a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              hostip.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\hostip.exe
              • Size 1.1MB
              • SHA256 af9acdae75b0199b83ab76b0356d295e8dc9f1f7d5b46be4e608528f9e972723
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/772-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

              memory/772-91-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

              memory/772-90-0x0000000000460000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

              memory/772-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

              memory/772-85-0x0000000000460000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

              memory/772-82-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

              memory/940-81-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

              memory/940-84-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A3000-memory.dmp

              memory/940-144-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A3000-memory.dmp

              memory/940-80-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

              memory/940-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

              memory/940-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

              memory/940-87-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

              memory/4528-5-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A3000-memory.dmp

              memory/4528-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

              memory/4528-83-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A3000-memory.dmp

              memory/4528-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

              memory/4528-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

              memory/4528-6-0x00000000025B0000-0x00000000025F8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4528-92-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A3000-memory.dmp

              memory/4528-2-0x00000000025B0000-0x00000000025F8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4528-158-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A3000-memory.dmp