Analysis

  • max time kernel
    105s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/07/2026, 00:25

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_e17f90a1e68863ed9667e964a20f9074_cryptolocker_elex.exe
  • Size 1.0MB
  • Sample260707-aq2dpset6v
  • SHA256 c08f53537f182a7050fe568f700db6b6f7bf17fddddc0067bfaaa43de3a6a728
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detection of CryptoLocker Variants 4 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.

  • 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.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_e17f90a1e68863ed9667e964a20f9074_cryptolocker_elex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_e17f90a1e68863ed9667e964a20f9074_cryptolocker_elex.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1900
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hasfj.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hasfj.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1220
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4888
    • 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:2768
  • 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:5092
  • 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:2104

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 595B
        • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        hasfj.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hasfj.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 7f6680d359b12a2241b44d610afc8b64094b68193812667efc9b7cf66a9cf6b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1220-18-0x0000000008000000-0x0000000008022000-memory.dmp

        memory/1220-26-0x0000000008000000-0x0000000008022000-memory.dmp

        memory/1900-3-0x00000000022C0000-0x00000000022C6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1900-0-0x0000000008004000-0x0000000008005000-memory.dmp

        memory/1900-2-0x0000000008000000-0x0000000008022000-memory.dmp

        memory/1900-1-0x0000000002290000-0x0000000002296000-memory.dmp

        memory/5092-29-0x00000218801E0000-0x00000218802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5092-74-0x00000218942A0000-0x00000218942C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5092-41-0x0000021881A40000-0x0000021881A60000-memory.dmp

        memory/5092-43-0x0000021894000000-0x0000021894100000-memory.dmp

        memory/5092-59-0x0000021881E20000-0x0000021881E40000-memory.dmp