Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 02:32

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_866ed307bbbb95e67b1d9b859101eb49_cryptolocker_elex.exe
  • Size 43KB
  • Sample260707-c1ph1af19v
  • SHA256 84146bcae219482851bb0ce8fec200d04999e72e868bcd517969d4d1d5e8f10d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detection of CryptoLocker Variants 5 IoCs
  • Detection of Cryptolocker Samples 5 IoCs
  • Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 5 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 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 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_866ed307bbbb95e67b1d9b859101eb49_cryptolocker_elex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_866ed307bbbb95e67b1d9b859101eb49_cryptolocker_elex.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2596
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\misid.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\misid.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:252
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5480
    • 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:2648
  • 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:3984
  • 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:4172

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

        misid.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\misid.exe
        • Size 43KB
        • SHA256 f47dc507e44fa89c03778d034ad9f90ad1198193daa914ef041028d86913f416
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/252-19-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000510000-memory.dmp

        memory/252-27-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000510000-memory.dmp

        memory/2596-3-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000510000-memory.dmp

        memory/2596-4-0x0000000002260000-0x0000000002266000-memory.dmp

        memory/2596-2-0x0000000002240000-0x0000000002246000-memory.dmp

        memory/2596-0-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000510000-memory.dmp

        memory/2596-1-0x0000000000504000-0x0000000000505000-memory.dmp

        memory/3984-30-0x00000229801E0000-0x00000229802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3984-94-0x0000022995230000-0x0000022995250000-memory.dmp

        memory/3984-60-0x0000022981A50000-0x0000022981A70000-memory.dmp

        memory/3984-61-0x0000022981EB0000-0x0000022981FB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3984-73-0x0000022981CB0000-0x0000022981CD0000-memory.dmp