cde6a4ab2db94f5222b253e957502f8ef244e620cc3207fb671db90d8afbf008

General

Target
2026-07-05_5b14f963f5af530633208307c1486c46_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Size 135KB
Sample260705-ma3caaby3v
SHA256 cde6a4ab2db94f5222b253e957502f8ef244e620cc3207fb671db90d8afbf008
MD5 5b14f963f5af530633208307c1486c46
SHA1 25aabd88cc437ba325381b4ce0893aa7cdf708b2
SHA512 3d6141122913f95fe420408dffba0fbe7e05d7881d3efa50fbb129af7286afaac6618aae4f006c67e9644368d6058c1ffd3f820dfbd6f39fbff72ba4e0f6ed53
SSDEEP 3072:ZhpAyazIlyazT2LN5yXMBJqzP7W7agjyb:hZMaz2PycBor7lgO
TLSH
T184D3D01376D1C170E0B71B7684F4DD6046AFBDB69E758E4B3384218E19762C08E3ABA7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
5220	VHPUaePWdwooiDQ.exe
900	CTS.exe
6072	CTS.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe"	2026-07-05_5b14f963f5af530633208307c1486c46_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

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	CTS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	CTS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	2026-07-05_5b14f963f5af530633208307c1486c46_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-07-05_5b14f963f5af530633208307c1486c46_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	VHPUaePWdwooiDQ.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	CTS.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3704	2026-07-05_5b14f963f5af530633208307c1486c46_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	900	CTS.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6072	CTS.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3704 wrote to memory of 5220	3704	2026-07-05_5b14f963f5af530633208307c1486c46_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe	88
PID 3704 wrote to memory of 900	3704	2026-07-05_5b14f963f5af530633208307c1486c46_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_5b14f963f5af530633208307c1486c46_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_5b14f963f5af530633208307c1486c46_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:3704
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VHPUaePWdwooiDQ.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VHPUaePWdwooiDQ.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5220
- 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:900

C:\Windows\CTS.exe
C:\Windows\CTS.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:6072

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

officeclicktorun.exe_Rules.xml

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\officeclicktorun.exe_Rules.xml
Size 557KB
SHA256 dd5dac3d5d599d94ed7f2dff7d6af377ce78b3722399165dafa4575aabd730b6
MD5 eb4e87d41aad655bd8eec6edb439bd16
SHA1 ceedaa51177972606b21b608732be179ce558c4c
SHA512 dd7a3f671af98f703e15affcde32c00faab88fbb23930dee61ed7046ea3082da877d15d1277ddd639ffd4f1cad3e6b982108f043753d1ec7fd57122a8cf3af5e
SSDEEP 12288:hS0S0ntzALFgTDGqit/xP/EYqfrJTIXLyokGrE0Qn:DdiLFgeF5PIDKyokGobn
TLSH
T1B8C4221371D29472E061033141A58E26435FFF319AB14E7F27D8628D0279AE1CE7ABEB
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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VHPUaePWdwooiDQ.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VHPUaePWdwooiDQ.exe
Size 64KB
SHA256 4a3387a54eeca83f3a8ff1f5f282f7966c9e7bfe159c8eb45444cab01b3e167e
MD5 ae6ce17005c63b7e9bf15a2a21abb315
SHA1 9b6bdfb9d648fa422f54ec07b8c8ea70389c09eb
SHA512 c883a5f599540d636efc8c0abc05aab7bad0aa1b10ab507f43f18e0fba905a10b94ff2f1ba10ae0fee15cc1b90a165a768dc078fda0ac27474f0eef66f6a11af
SSDEEP 768:pjfJvPaHcqyq2CsRdxgolGgtV6wdfqkuIOunToIf1k4+Pxn41rWudvn1:tf88qP2CsRdxgwGGCIOunToIfiWdN
TLSH
T112537E13BBD64DA3E8F2053004D7490E8F77FC2147A2D2A7D60B2BA5677265199BC2CE
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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CTS.exe

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

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Malware Config

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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