Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/07/2026, 22:37

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_136457157bd5af413ffa8d205e4908bb_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_silence_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
  • Size 224KB
  • Sample260706-2j9kaacz21
  • SHA256 625f12e1214b4c9626b0fdb72e60e3412ee15a50de082268c80fbe2e8bdf41bf
  • 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.

  • Cryptocurrency Miner

    Makes network request to known mining pool URL.

  • 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 35 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_136457157bd5af413ffa8d205e4908bb_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_silence_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_136457157bd5af413ffa8d205e4908bb_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_silence_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5016
    • C:\.Trash-100\ActivateDesktop.exe
      C:\.Trash-100\ActivateDesktop.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:1364
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1252
    • 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:2548
  • 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:2472
  • 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:1256

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ActivateDesktop.exe

        • Path C:\.Trash-100\ActivateDesktop.exe
        • Size 224KB
        • SHA256 b8ec8018cfc977c7227afd802d2521918a1fb7ed96ce89949ab01e2f21f2ebc8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        framework_exe

        • Path C:\.Trash-100\db\framework_exe
        • Size 19B
        • SHA256 98dcba6d93cc19d148e629c278d99243009359eb08816c1e7eae125fce78b53a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        version

        • Path C:\.Trash-100\db\version
        • Size 4B
        • SHA256 d10d965dfd2a17d32d1c1d845bf2f51b43ba3b36a67abcb9863c98e449f2be1e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        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

        memory/1256-188-0x00000268A78B0000-0x00000268A7B4E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2472-42-0x000002A982EE0000-0x000002A982FE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2472-77-0x000002A994660000-0x000002A994680000-memory.dmp

        memory/2472-49-0x000002A982910000-0x000002A982930000-memory.dmp

        memory/2472-41-0x000002A982CB0000-0x000002A982CD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2472-31-0x000002A9801E0000-0x000002A9802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2472-30-0x000002A9801E0000-0x000002A9802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2472-29-0x000002A9801E0000-0x000002A9802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2472-187-0x000002A997B40000-0x000002A997DDE000-memory.dmp