Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/05/2026, 10:36

General

  • Target
    2026-05-17_a4399e58f4bbc9e1c990148d3f8f88d1_coinminer_cosmicduke_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_s.exe
  • Size 2.9MB
  • Sample260517-mnbfqaay5q
  • SHA256 6e7d33bfd20de671f252e7a1a7db4312172c041d1dabb800b31651b5e789d483
  • 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 4 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 6 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
  • UPX packed file 6 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • 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\2026-05-17_a4399e58f4bbc9e1c990148d3f8f88d1_coinminer_cosmicduke_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_s.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-17_a4399e58f4bbc9e1c990148d3f8f88d1_coinminer_cosmicduke_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_s.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:1356
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pcdns.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pcdns.exe /combine local system
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:896
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sysfw.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sysfw.exe d3c
    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:2428
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pcdns.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pcdns.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3164
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sysfw.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sysfw.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1656
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1656 -s 524
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4896
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1656 -s 684
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:536
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1656 -s 692
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:2052
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1656 -ip 1656
    1⤵
      PID:3460
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 476 -p 1656 -ip 1656
      1⤵
        PID:768
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 528 -p 1656 -ip 1656
        1⤵
          PID:3676

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              mscpl.scr

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

              pcdns.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\pcdns.exe
              • Size 1.5MB
              • SHA256 6ac4b3d4873b04ec13310c4f3a0faa3a57049d4aea7f2cae4c2a3362138393a7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              sysfw.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sysfw.exe
              • Size 2.9MB
              • SHA256 f7857cd0729fa1449d0c8b5bcff307fd5619e01eaebdd42c24620b53ddcf6e20
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1356-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

              memory/1356-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/1356-1-0x0000000000423000-0x0000000000424000-memory.dmp

              memory/1356-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/1356-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/1356-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/1656-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/1656-77-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/1656-78-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/1656-80-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp

              memory/1656-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000438000-memory.dmp

              memory/2428-76-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005DA000-memory.dmp