Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    124s
  • 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, 04:02

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_4783ff58efba125c499578dbb21673c0_elex_mafia_stealc_tofsee.exe
  • Size 443KB
  • Sample260707-el5msaew2r
  • SHA256 7277e017207a9edad66e062621cdb2a6b78589b16bc8ce9e58306abef1afd0af
  • 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.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 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_4783ff58efba125c499578dbb21673c0_elex_mafia_stealc_tofsee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_4783ff58efba125c499578dbb21673c0_elex_mafia_stealc_tofsee.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5976
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1515.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1515.tmp" --helpC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_4783ff58efba125c499578dbb21673c0_elex_mafia_stealc_tofsee.exe C48EB8A2F60903134979CC9E28B1D7EB8D43CF2D5EB43F393C937BE8C9338F053A18F16CCEF80DF32E50ABF06D5FC79FBE7B6018C01A25529FFE1ED991EC335A
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2188
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4808
    • 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:3644
  • 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:3068
  • 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:5096

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 607B
        • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        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

        1515.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1515.tmp
        • Size 443KB
        • SHA256 db0dd6f4b496cd2bdce27a522a93f3728044db0d94ac4394a9c3bd6b880df058
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3068-25-0x00000152001E0000-0x00000152002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-71-0x0000015214200000-0x0000015214220000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-38-0x0000015213E80000-0x0000015213F80000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-36-0x0000015203920000-0x0000015203940000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-49-0x0000015203C80000-0x0000015203CA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-23-0x00000152001E0000-0x00000152002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3644-191-0x000000000AA90000-0x000000000ACEF000-memory.dmp