Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/05/2026, 03:31

General

  • Target
    2026-05-22_59aa24d994cf8398329e1ab82d2a9f5b_elex_icedid_njrat_stealc_swisyn.exe
  • Size 3.8MB
  • Sample260522-d3csnadv3q
  • SHA256 191deeb0e444f84a1f4e79d7589082ac96d27d967e84ebc36b25f2bb92e19c73
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 20 IoCs
  • Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 60 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_59aa24d994cf8398329e1ab82d2a9f5b_elex_icedid_njrat_stealc_swisyn.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_59aa24d994cf8398329e1ab82d2a9f5b_elex_icedid_njrat_stealc_swisyn.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3172
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-05-22_59aa24d994cf8398329e1ab82d2a9f5b_elex_icedid_njrat_stealc_swisyn.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-05-22_59aa24d994cf8398329e1ab82d2a9f5b_elex_icedid_njrat_stealc_swisyn.exe 
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1188
      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe" /setup
        3⤵
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Modifies system executable filetype association
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3936
        • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
          "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:996
        • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
          4⤵
            PID:2696
          • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
            "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
            4⤵
              PID:1708
            • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
              "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:1632
            • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
              "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
              4⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:3076
            • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
              "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
              4⤵
                PID:4216
              • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                4⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Modifies registry class
                • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                PID:4616
              • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                4⤵
                  PID:4424
                • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                  4⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Modifies registry class
                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                  PID:700
                • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                  4⤵
                    PID:676
                  • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                    4⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                    PID:2400
                  • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                    "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                    4⤵
                      PID:800
                    • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                      "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                      4⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                      PID:4428
                    • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                      4⤵
                        PID:3880
                      • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                        "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                        4⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                        PID:664
                      • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                        "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                        4⤵
                          PID:4252
                        • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                          "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                          4⤵
                            PID:1176
                          • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                            "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                            4⤵
                            • Executes dropped EXE
                            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                            PID:1408
                          • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                            "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                            4⤵
                              PID:4584
                            • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                              "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                              4⤵
                              • Executes dropped EXE
                              • Modifies registry class
                              • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                              PID:4932
                            • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                              "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                              4⤵
                                PID:2140
                              • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                                "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                                4⤵
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                PID:5000
                              • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                                "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                                4⤵
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                PID:2504
                              • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                                "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                                4⤵
                                  PID:1072
                                • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe"
                                  4⤵
                                  • Executes dropped EXE
                                  • Modifies registry class
                                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                  PID:1200
                                • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
                                  "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                                  4⤵
                                    PID:3488
                              • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
                                C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
                                2⤵
                                • Executes dropped EXE
                                • Drops file in Windows directory
                                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                PID:2208
                                • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
                                  c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
                                  3⤵
                                  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
                                  • Executes dropped EXE
                                  • Adds Run key to start application
                                  • Drops file in System32 directory
                                  • Drops file in Windows directory
                                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                  PID:2228
                                  • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
                                    c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
                                    4⤵
                                    • Executes dropped EXE
                                    • Drops file in Windows directory
                                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                    PID:4532
                                    • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
                                      c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
                                      5⤵
                                      • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
                                      • Executes dropped EXE
                                      • Adds Run key to start application
                                      • Drops file in System32 directory
                                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                                      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                      PID:3896
                                      • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
                                        c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
                                        6⤵
                                        • Executes dropped EXE
                                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                        PID:3892

                            Network

                                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                  Downloads

                                  Rar.exe

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.exe
                                  • Size 816KB
                                  • SHA256 a7a155934662984a5063d8d9215dc5e226aa12f4e04fca932574ea075e32dd3a
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Rar.txt

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.txt
                                  • Size 109KB
                                  • SHA256 6dd26a6a89a4c14e27b347b2a82510405a42cbd4b8441b2ab57712c3e06ef122
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  RarExtInstaller.exe

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtInstaller.exe
                                  • Size 218KB
                                  • SHA256 267e3f3f4fa5201f980063b289a6140423480b8ba9d6361b5d06a76af709d011
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  UnRAR.exe

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\UnRAR.exe
                                  • Size 548KB
                                  • SHA256 0d6b63ab2cf10c9b55eabc046580fcbf36c85f9459d3c2316493315674aadc72
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  Uninstall.exe

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall.exe
                                  • Size 402KB
                                  • SHA256 39baa167de334fef185ae8b97e8c709a307eed08e80fe115577c59a05200a13a
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  WhatsNew.txt

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
                                  • Size 56KB
                                  • SHA256 3f70b08b71d842b09d5e16b63fc76fd43a2a28d8df1139c92700991cb2b756ca
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  WinRAR.chm

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.chm
                                  • Size 324KB
                                  • SHA256 99bb582195688b6d85f48a97f0741b1169cb97e4ab7e76506b8f67c6ee6c9149
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  WinRAR.exe

                                  • Path C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
                                  • Size 3.3MB
                                  • SHA256 b23b5618bfc34110a02920578a9739923eef06b192066f8d7bd3965a07eefe0e
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  2026-05-22_59aa24d994cf8398329e1ab82d2a9f5b_elex_icedid_njrat_stealc_swisyn.exe 

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_59aa24d994cf8398329e1ab82d2a9f5b_elex_icedid_njrat_stealc_swisyn.exe 
                                  • Size 3.6MB
                                  • SHA256 fffa3ffd04dba3f1a7a9ad864a5f24910b91b647a0b2a024d778fde853402dcf
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  version.dat

                                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR\version.dat
                                  • Size 12B
                                  • SHA256 55a3994838f8ed8793544a6a6992528ae52384e1f0f574244c95aca9f48cd13a
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                  explorer.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
                                  • Size 135KB
                                  • SHA256 344b6dce692edd38f6ef64017389c71d7bdf1b33ba63bbca3f75254f0b1415f6
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  icsys.icn.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
                                  • Size 135KB
                                  • SHA256 bc63020a53d3863c9579db70d840ba896f1c19859e031b2e0d0aec8e9bd52142
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  spoolsv.exe

                                  • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
                                  • Size 135KB
                                  • SHA256 041def11725ad3ea2228849607ee4083cd4eddc4e0d3b7c1c707182f7492a52b
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  svchost.exe

                                  • Path \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
                                  • Size 135KB
                                  • SHA256 5d059885d40d5fd53d49e4dbdcf44881fd867606e439cdfd41d9aa54298b10e6
                                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                  memory/2208-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2208-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/2228-145-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3172-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3172-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3892-45-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/3896-146-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

                                  memory/4532-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp