Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/05/2026, 10:43

General

  • Target
    2026-05-11_aa8d2b27f5e62ecacaf9846d293b7901_elex_icedid_njrat.exe
  • Size 1.0MB
  • Sample260511-msad8afw81
  • SHA256 05118dc61ad97264f02695c8cf15d0c2fc87f38dfee779a6c956547590df182a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 9 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 3 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_aa8d2b27f5e62ecacaf9846d293b7901_elex_icedid_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_aa8d2b27f5e62ecacaf9846d293b7901_elex_icedid_njrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2944
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wfarxaqm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\wfarxaqm.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3324
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wyis.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\wyis.exe"
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1292
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wqli.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\wqli.exe"
          4⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:416
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wkgu.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\wkgu.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2008
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del "C:\Windows\system32\wqli.exe"
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1776
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del "C:\Windows\system32\wyis.exe"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1956
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1292 -s 1664
          4⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4356
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del "C:\Windows\system32\wfarxaqm.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1516
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3324 -s 1396
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4300
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_aa8d2b27f5e62ecacaf9846d293b7901_elex_icedid_njrat.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3628
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2944 -s 524
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:948
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2944 -ip 2944
    1⤵
      PID:4120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 512 -p 3324 -ip 3324
      1⤵
        PID:3900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 184 -p 1292 -ip 1292
        1⤵
          PID:4560

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              wfarxaqm.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wfarxaqm.exe
              • Size 1.0MB
              • SHA256 a3c01f36b0d0fff6b2e6c8c5f1a45a3372407350d752510ddbd8882f41de6e36
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              wkgu.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wkgu.exe
              • Size 1.0MB
              • SHA256 b169f1bfe4704e189147e671a2cc2936abe269a16b742c828e3d7a9998f983a1
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              wqli.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wqli.exe
              • Size 1.0MB
              • SHA256 62d0f47ba5a39429ad459adc0b0485e9c7f5f44ad819a7bea42257d7ea7d90f8
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              wyis.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wyis.exe
              • Size 1.0MB
              • SHA256 2d9a83b35792d551eab25fcfb560deae86eddf72622ddf13094caad819ad6296
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/416-39-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/416-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/416-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/1292-25-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/1292-28-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2008-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2008-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2944-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2944-3-0x0000000000414000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

              memory/2944-1-0x0000000000414000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

              memory/2944-26-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2944-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/3324-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp

              memory/3324-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000050A000-memory.dmp