ced98dfa311c3fe6f11f5777c5861430d3a1d8f421e0c27a57eb237684b37ef0

General

Target
2026-05-08_ceebe5ab2aa0ac2d661c863eeb74f573_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Size 3.2MB
Sample260509-cfbreac16j
SHA256 ced98dfa311c3fe6f11f5777c5861430d3a1d8f421e0c27a57eb237684b37ef0
MD5 ceebe5ab2aa0ac2d661c863eeb74f573
SHA1 7fe7254ead6dbc2c5a285c7ec1e7fa77e7c3d21c
SHA512 157675d0e4fb45012bd3a04a745856789a0f8079541b78e782bcf518750d3a7fcf5f63911b0bc9141a956639068ca80d7e2d619d52c59982adbdbe6a96f8ad93
SSDEEP 49152:DLOzL8K8hE+uoYK1lDvnVUhT9DszeAKQQ+C2UyKk2zPhJkZCnZXA7aBY7v9gJc:DAL6dYSjV49Dg9KZ+CR7MZ0ZXA7j7FUc
TLSH
T1D8F5331335E8D63AF486C93704AAEF0D117EB9A3AE7C1C65AFC5616C1DB05C24B3981E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Custom signature

Detects executables packed with Dotfuscator 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0008000000024443-3.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Dotfuscator

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4740	3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe
4932	CTS.exe
3704	3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe
2776	CTS.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe"	2026-05-08_ceebe5ab2aa0ac2d661c863eeb74f573_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe"	CTS.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe"	CTS.exe

Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	2026-05-08_ceebe5ab2aa0ac2d661c863eeb74f573_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	CTS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	CTS.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-05-08_ceebe5ab2aa0ac2d661c863eeb74f573_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	CTS.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4744	2026-05-08_ceebe5ab2aa0ac2d661c863eeb74f573_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4932	CTS.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2776	CTS.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4744 wrote to memory of 4740	4744	2026-05-08_ceebe5ab2aa0ac2d661c863eeb74f573_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe	85
PID 4744 wrote to memory of 4932	4744	2026-05-08_ceebe5ab2aa0ac2d661c863eeb74f573_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe	86
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3704	4740	3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-08_ceebe5ab2aa0ac2d661c863eeb74f573_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-08_ceebe5ab2aa0ac2d661c863eeb74f573_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4744
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4740
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe --crash-handler "--database=c:\users\admin\appdata\local\Google\Software Reporter Tool" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=ChromeFoil --annotation=ver=18.102.0 --initial-client-data=0x294,0x290,0x298,0x28c,0x29c,0x11582fc,0x115830c,0x115831c
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3704
- C:\Windows\CTS.exe
  "C:\Windows\CTS.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4932

C:\Windows\CTS.exe
C:\Windows\CTS.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2776

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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powershell.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
Size 73KB
SHA256 f8a30b71775e5d3412d1354c53ff08e2e5b254f7ba96d619f62c5bb1b4c04943
MD5 bd0d7417fb4dcdd4008ba92ed0924bb7
SHA1 05b174e123c8b3836e26a3ed04c33bcd55531161
SHA512 45a3cf72f33de0c01db73436a024b518a9f483ecbce7da7a1131417c59c5812d92961c1ffad9f9136e733e5a083e372414903f389b7e2d362067ecc9e1f35640
SSDEEP 1536:Fc897UsWjcd9w+AyabjDbxE+MwmvlDuazTxUp:ZhpAyazIlyazTup
TLSH
T11C736B03B6D2C171F0B70A7649A8CE5107BFBE765EB18D577384218E4A752C08E39BA7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3HbxqFHSDIKzcii.exe
Size 3.1MB
SHA256 b9e001c5ef4845c2c0ce7a1ce134c774a7cd011af31dfbe2a13a96da2f68570e
MD5 a20245af2627cc9d55fbb3a1c682a334
SHA1 2ddbd81a16c18a7d5099f171473439bf84210a16
SHA512 f2a1d8e559dcd3016c3ad67c3c74e88ec62adc5a36ebf16df46f13d60627a9fc3b57dc9746f4551284d1c7eb79b364e76db7e539bfb8a9c20e1828f80bff9d1b
SSDEEP 24576:9yn2D7bFEc7r34rgxlqxjHHTVKIAF3XwVTTIUpWVH1kknPrMkkkskkkkkRkkkkkX:Ug7bV4UxExTTo6TkUEmT5xxvRCI5D
TLSH
T1DFE55C13BEC04032EAB70670B87BBB51557A7E209F1364CF7AC8362E1C716D1AA72756
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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CTS.exe

Path C:\Windows\CTS.exe
Size 71KB
SHA256 075a6eecd8da1795532318f9cf880efe42461f9464d63f74deb271d33110f163
MD5 66df4ffab62e674af2e75b163563fc0b
SHA1 dec8a197312e41eeb3cfef01cb2a443f0205cd6e
SHA512 1588dd78e6e8972013c40cdb6acfb84c8df7b081197233ce621904b645356c805d0424bb93dd46c55834dc47d9ff39ee1323cf8e670841b3fff24ab98ba87f25
SSDEEP 1536:Fc897UsWjcd9w+AyabjDbxE+MwmvlDuazT:ZhpAyazIlyazT
TLSH
T119636B03B6D2C171E4B70A7649B8CE51067FBE765EB18D5B33C4218E49752C08E3ABA7
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settings.dat

Path \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\Google\Software Reporter Tool\settings.dat
Size 40B
SHA256 6d074cd6b75a2ce3818c8fad85bbbeffa8525ca43ba8350f11c61b4766f99f22
MD5 fbd2c6006457392f15ad19a74f67b3db
SHA1 36f507538e1ba96703d082ea6e8cf2f71c3a6f5b
SHA512 cebb0b14a941f90172ae231866be4984c2a11b43a236a8af21d63f8a15ca876ffdbd4a39b1fda91e8ff6012de1e4ff342989730b6725db7e8daf05c92db384a9
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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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