Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/07/2026, 01:50

General

  • Target
    2026-07-05_1dfeaf80e461ad0d81f65f058b841591_coinminer_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_remcos.exe
  • Size 8.6MB
  • Sample260705-b9d8ysb18j
  • SHA256 f3bef2f9eeff6b33e6cb815da0aeaaacbe7294aca790d6793ddc5fea228982ee
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with VMProtect. 11 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.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • VMProtect packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • 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 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_1dfeaf80e461ad0d81f65f058b841591_coinminer_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_remcos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_1dfeaf80e461ad0d81f65f058b841591_coinminer_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_remcos.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2656
  • C:\Windows\system32\VMDisk_d64.sys
    C:\Windows\system32\VMDisk_d64.sys
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1700
  • C:\Windows\system32\drivers\evbd0a64.sys
    C:\Windows\system32\drivers\evbd0a64.sys
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2920
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5056
    • 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:2292
  • 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:2908
  • 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:4872
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4520

    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

          evbd0a64.sys

          • Path C:\Windows\System32\drivers\evbd0a64.sys
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 6514eb5f3e3ea445cf0c804a85e4a7d686a9a798990450bbb75d24daa838b9c5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2656-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2656-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2656-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010071000-memory.dmp

          memory/2656-5-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010071000-memory.dmp

          memory/2656-219-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2656-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2656-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2656-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2656-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

          memory/2656-1-0x00000000004A5000-0x00000000004A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2908-43-0x0000019A801E0000-0x0000019A802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2908-91-0x0000019A946D0000-0x0000019A946F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2908-77-0x0000019A83DD0000-0x0000019A83DF0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2908-64-0x0000019A93E50000-0x0000019A93F50000-memory.dmp

          memory/2908-62-0x0000019A83A10000-0x0000019A83A30000-memory.dmp

          memory/2920-17-0x0000000000010000-0x0000000000072000-memory.dmp