Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - 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, 16:50
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
General
- Target 2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
- Size 3.2MB
- Sample260702-vb8vfsh16y
- SHA256 47b82416dda6a1b30767601d6b55e1e9391f363a5d60234260a0302aa7c13fd2
- MD5 ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf
- SHA1 81e292ee79e6ebba5217b70d45e89202838af996
- SHA512 2b39fd5efb87e57f3c2e41da7bfec55c1413e33df22241e664bc8c76a674ea9d7ad742a21167b903181f0c04fa62175aba32ff41b11310ad2865e0a20fccd92d
- SSDEEP 98304:D5n9b0ionVMmkCAwgT9iN9tABw/ggCdapM6WN:dn93onVMmxwJfBw/ZQapjWN
- TLSH T157F5331321A28121F1528EF49934FFF2EB2FF44372B01F86D64075DD96193E26668B7A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with Dotfuscator 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a0000000118e0-4.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Dotfuscator - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 1752 HcxgaRcypdK2QJx.exe 2512 CTS.exe 4608 HcxgaRcypdK2QJx.exe 2472 CTS.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe" 2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe" CTS.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe" CTS.exe - 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 Windows directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\CTS.exe 2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe File created C:\Windows\CTS.exe CTS.exe File created C:\Windows\CTS.exe CTS.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language CTS.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language HcxgaRcypdK2QJx.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language HcxgaRcypdK2QJx.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1548 2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2512 CTS.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2472 CTS.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1548 wrote to memory of 1752 1548 2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe 89 PID 1548 wrote to memory of 2512 1548 2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe 90 PID 1752 wrote to memory of 4608 1752 HcxgaRcypdK2QJx.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_ac8fc1eac1a307536cf62aaf2ab22ebf_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1548 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HcxgaRcypdK2QJx.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HcxgaRcypdK2QJx.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1752 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HcxgaRcypdK2QJx.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HcxgaRcypdK2QJx.exe --crash-handler "--database=c:\users\admin\appdata\local\Google\Software Reporter Tool" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=ChromeFoil --annotation=ver=18.102.0 --initial-client-data=0x2b4,0x2b8,0x2bc,0x288,0x2c0,0x9182fc,0x91830c,0x91831c3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4608
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C:\Windows\CTS.exe"C:\Windows\CTS.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2512
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C:\Windows\CTS.exeC:\Windows\CTS.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2472
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\officeclicktorun.exe_Rules.xml
- Size 557KB
- SHA256 e0b41e79dc3b580224eb4cfed8a131b433c6d03570cbec7bb886bf7ad136524a
- MD5 474684404ffc1cd38aa08a0c052fbaab
- SHA1 aa2a3d726f3fe6579888cf6e0a1a6a1986af63ab
- SHA512 6d00c51a6406e07168f15bdc1854b0800bff76e57f73a83a76459d653de42eca6c07a6203c400a2996fa450a6c1cb7a3b986f114b0856a30a665599aea0c5a00
- SSDEEP 12288:hS0FKLFm3+1sVjYkMe08t5k0+syVhCphf3njVLux7JHI8:DFK8usmkMW5k0+/+XPBL+dI8
- TLSH T112C4229776E2D4B8F07389B34AA08A61463F79365E725D1723C4708E04746E19F3AB3B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HcxgaRcypdK2QJx.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 b9e001c5ef4845c2c0ce7a1ce134c774a7cd011af31dfbe2a13a96da2f68570e
- MD5 a20245af2627cc9d55fbb3a1c682a334
- SHA1 2ddbd81a16c18a7d5099f171473439bf84210a16
- SHA512 f2a1d8e559dcd3016c3ad67c3c74e88ec62adc5a36ebf16df46f13d60627a9fc3b57dc9746f4551284d1c7eb79b364e76db7e539bfb8a9c20e1828f80bff9d1b
- SSDEEP 24576:9yn2D7bFEc7r34rgxlqxjHHTVKIAF3XwVTTIUpWVH1kknPrMkkkskkkkkRkkkkkX:Ug7bV4UxExTTo6TkUEmT5xxvRCI5D
- TLSH T1DFE55C13BEC04032EAB70670B87BBB51557A7E209F1364CF7AC8362E1C716D1AA72756
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\CTS.exe
- Size 71KB
- SHA256 075a6eecd8da1795532318f9cf880efe42461f9464d63f74deb271d33110f163
- MD5 66df4ffab62e674af2e75b163563fc0b
- SHA1 dec8a197312e41eeb3cfef01cb2a443f0205cd6e
- SHA512 1588dd78e6e8972013c40cdb6acfb84c8df7b081197233ce621904b645356c805d0424bb93dd46c55834dc47d9ff39ee1323cf8e670841b3fff24ab98ba87f25
- SSDEEP 1536:Fc897UsWjcd9w+AyabjDbxE+MwmvlDuazT:ZhpAyazIlyazT
- TLSH T119636B03B6D2C171E4B70A7649B8CE51067FBE765EB18D5B33C4218E49752C08E3ABA7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\Google\Software Reporter Tool\settings.dat
- Size 40B
- SHA256 9b0d8192c3c7bb9b6d5f1e2600a1700d033b622e523b0214ac170055b3a3e0dc
- MD5 07dd9e323195feb94bb7148f91dc63b6
- SHA1 83f111a93ab8510f6872f88bd91982378771f55c
- SHA512 e42a5c4c9e741bb7f2764c822ea959bbcf20c5b06764431ec251286a2603b35307772dd7a7ffc546735907bc4da49da18645aaec5b69883251261ec032f8c463
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512