Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/07/2026, 15:15

General

  • Target
    2026-07-02_161577a7a3302ca76a4671208190cbec_elex_mafia_stealc_tofsee.exe
  • Size 476KB
  • Sample260702-sm25yagy2w
  • SHA256 2e0f216152ee203dd6bcad94e2e8a3859c64d43eac289a62723cf83cd1dc5d25
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 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\2026-07-02_161577a7a3302ca76a4671208190cbec_elex_mafia_stealc_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_161577a7a3302ca76a4671208190cbec_elex_mafia_stealc_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5440
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2A52.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2A52.tmp" --helpC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_161577a7a3302ca76a4671208190cbec_elex_mafia_stealc_tofsee.exe F9F017C1C1B734618BCFA04DF7A0CEFF10089D0E40C52CE19B446159DDA785B8714B64FF5225ADDA15AE014B45C24AAEA1238336EC1837F51FDDC7140A65A276
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2088
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5076
    • 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:1472
  • 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:5000
  • 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:6120

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 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2A52.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2A52.tmp
        • Size 476KB
        • SHA256 b3dcda499fe10be21e8f55fabc370efa8a1be4544e88de7092240f5e830c2920
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/5000-23-0x0000026280000000-0x0000026280100000-memory.dmp

        memory/5000-48-0x0000026283BD0000-0x0000026283BF0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5000-36-0x0000026283AA0000-0x0000026283AC0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5000-37-0x0000026283CD0000-0x0000026283DD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5000-71-0x0000026295140000-0x0000026295160000-memory.dmp