Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/07/2026, 03:49

General

  • Target
    2026-06-30_91ca21fb492ae1e46ced1a2057b185b4_cryptolocker_elex.exe
  • Size 50KB
  • Sample260701-edca9sdy4j
  • SHA256 864307b46f78feeaf0a5045eb11db69e05412f8da121dd495cbe8187a1497fa6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detection of CryptoLocker Variants 4 IoCs
  • Detection of Cryptolocker Samples 4 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-30_91ca21fb492ae1e46ced1a2057b185b4_cryptolocker_elex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-30_91ca21fb492ae1e46ced1a2057b185b4_cryptolocker_elex.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5168
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\asih.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\asih.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      PID:4784
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3240
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2044
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5752
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3768

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 607B
        • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        asih.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\asih.exe
        • Size 50KB
        • SHA256 82fafc9a2cf7d7a43a56ebdb150e3f75363fa454943bed5da374b9b2588489b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4784-54-0x0000000000500000-0x000000000050B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4784-19-0x0000000002090000-0x0000000002096000-memory.dmp

        memory/4784-26-0x0000000002070000-0x0000000002076000-memory.dmp

        memory/5168-1-0x0000000002240000-0x0000000002246000-memory.dmp

        memory/5168-22-0x0000000000500000-0x000000000050B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5168-0-0x0000000000500000-0x000000000050B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5168-2-0x0000000002240000-0x0000000002246000-memory.dmp

        memory/5168-3-0x0000000002260000-0x0000000002266000-memory.dmp

        memory/5752-73-0x00000285801E0000-0x00000285802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5752-75-0x00000285801E0000-0x00000285802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5752-82-0x0000028582EF0000-0x0000028582FF0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5752-119-0x0000028594310000-0x0000028594330000-memory.dmp

        memory/5752-94-0x0000028582E90000-0x0000028582EB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5752-81-0x0000028582B00000-0x0000028582B20000-memory.dmp