Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
04/06/2026, 21:29
General
- Target 2026-06-04_1ad6ee7a02a72ac4c8d2b6fe3d1a02a5_elex_emotet_remcos_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- Sample260604-1ccfjafy2t
- SHA256 11352de3aff9d2d3d85285e96b91f175e0cec173893e10b1e6401aecfabe5451
Malware Config
Extracted
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C:\PerfLogs\_READ_ME_.TXT
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nitrogen
- ======================================================================================== Nitrogen welcome you! ======================================================================================== Take this seriously, this is not a joke! Your company network are encrypted and your data has been stolen and downloaded to our servers. Ignoring this message will result in all your data being published on our blog: http://nitrogenczslprh3xyw6lh5xyjvmsz7ciljoqxxknd7uymkfetfhgvqd.onion This problem can be solved: 1. Your network and data can will be restored. 2. Your data is stolen and stored on our server, after receive payment it will be completely removed from our servers. 3. No one is aware about the data leak from your company except you. If you believe you can handle without us and decrypting your servers and data using some IT Solution from third-party specialists? They will only make significant damage to all of your data; every encrypted file will be corrupted forever. Only our Decryption Tool will make decryption guaranteed. Don't go to recovery companies, they are essentially just middlemen who will make money off you. If you decide not to negotiate with us and find another solution. We will make huge damage to your business by using all of our experience to make your partners, clients, employees and whoever cooperates with your company know about this accident and stop any partnership with you. As a result, You will suffer great losses and you will must to pay a penalty to the state and to compensate for lawsuits against your company. Also in case of disclosure of information about a cyber attack and theft of confidential data of your company your assets may fall and it will cost you several times more expensive instead agreeing with us. Want to go to Government for protection? Your address them for help will only make the situation worse. They will try to prevent you from negotiating with us, because the negotiations will make them look weak and incompetent. After the incident report is handed over to the government department, you receive get a penalty for this accident and leak personal data. This will be a huge amount, you can read more about the GDRP legislation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation/ In this situation you will not be winners anyway. So lets get straight to the point. After we receive your payment you will get the followings: -Decryption tool for all your systems. -Detailed penetration overview with main kill chain and security recommendations -Proof that we have securely deleted your data -Our word that we will not perform attacks on you in the future. Now, in order to start negotiations, you need to do the following: -Install Tor Browser from https://www.torproject.org/download/ -Use Tor Browser open: 2gbuplnvnxswqieypcznyw4l6elllypcect6e3nnuurvm5o5b2pue4id.onion/quick-access/dKJGLvsShN6aPhlMqR/chats/MNCTXXFVCS -If you have any problems accessing the onion site, use the qTox app to contact us. ToxID: 56B80EC793BEE00B022D611D35F7234710FC4E8AFF6695278278D3AF597B142DA27E88C15C43 If you do not contact us within 3 days, we will begin publishing your data on all social networks. ========================================================================================
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http://nitrogenczslprh3xyw6lh5xyjvmsz7ciljoqxxknd7uymkfetfhgvqd.onion
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http://2gbuplnvnxswqieypcznyw4l6elllypcect6e3nnuurvm5o5b2pue4id.onion/quick-access/dKJGLvsShN6aPhlMqR/chats/MNCTXXFVCS
Signatures
- Family: Gh0strat
Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.
- Family: Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a ransomware that resembles LukaLocke ransomware.
- Family: PurpleFox
PurpleFox is an exploit kit used to distribute other malware families and first seen in 2018.
- Detect PurpleFox Rootkit 6 IoCs
Detect PurpleFox Rootkit.
- Gh0st RAT payload 7 IoCs
- Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
- Detects command variations typically used by ransomware 6 IoCs
- Renames multiple (8091) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 8 IoCs
- Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.
- Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager 1 TTPs
Suspicious access to Credentials History.
- Drops startup file 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
- UPX packed file 8 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 14 IoCs
- Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs
Enumerate browser information.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
- Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.
- Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 9 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_1ad6ee7a02a72ac4c8d2b6fe3d1a02a5_elex_emotet_remcos_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_1ad6ee7a02a72ac4c8d2b6fe3d1a02a5_elex_emotet_remcos_wannacry.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\R.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\R.exe2⤵
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\N.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 > nul && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\N.exe > nul3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXEping -n 2 127.0.0.14⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-06-04_1ad6ee7a02a72ac4c8d2b6fe3d1a02a5_elex_emotet_remcos_wannacry.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HD_2026-06-04_1ad6ee7a02a72ac4c8d2b6fe3d1a02a5_elex_emotet_remcos_wannacry.exe2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exevssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet4⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
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C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exevssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet4⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"1⤵
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Remote Data.exe"C:\Windows\system32\Remote Data.exe" "c:\windows\system32\240670375.txt",MainThread2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -auto1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\TXPlatfor.exe -acsi2⤵
- Drops file in Drivers directory
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k "Remote Data"1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Server Software Component
1Terminal Services DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Defense Evasion
Direct Volume Access
1Indicator Removal
2File Deletion
2Modify Registry
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
2Credentials from Web Browsers
1Windows Credential Manager
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Discovery
Browser Information Discovery
1Peripheral Device Discovery
1Query Registry
1Remote System Discovery
1System Information Discovery
2System Location Discovery
1System Language Discovery
1System Network Configuration Discovery
1Internet Connection Discovery
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
_READ_ME_.TXT
HD_2026-06-04_1ad6ee7a02a72ac4c8d2b6fe3d1a02a5_elex_emotet_remcos_wannacry.exe
HD_X.dat
HD_X.dat
N.exe
R.exe
X.ico
240670375.txt
Remote Data.exe
memory/1620-20-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1620-17-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1620-19-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-28-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-27-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-25-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2904-49-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2904-55-0x0000000010000000-0x00000000101B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-5171-0x00007FF6D9E80000-0x00007FF6D9EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-9906-0x00007FF6D9E80000-0x00007FF6D9EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-14193-0x00007FF6D9E80000-0x00007FF6D9EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-17834-0x00007FF6D9E80000-0x00007FF6D9EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-20081-0x00007FF6D9E80000-0x00007FF6D9EA0000-memory.dmp