Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/07/2026, 00:45

General

  • Target
    2026-07-08_effea95a1227b0f553444a51cb95b768_coinminer_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_remcos.exe
  • Size 8.2MB
  • Sample260709-a33sasb14x
  • SHA256 799b088b87eb0d74a33bac86e59648a32261d6ab5e8e6514e18d0d648f46017a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with VMProtect. 10 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.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • VMProtect packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_effea95a1227b0f553444a51cb95b768_coinminer_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_remcos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_effea95a1227b0f553444a51cb95b768_coinminer_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_remcos.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:460
  • C:\Windows\system32\drivers\npfs64.sys
    C:\Windows\system32\drivers\npfs64.sys
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:6140
  • C:\Windows\system32\VMDisk_d64.sys
    C:\Windows\system32\VMDisk_d64.sys
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:5484
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1476
    • 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:3348
  • 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:3888
  • 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:4272

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 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        npfs64.sys

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\drivers\npfs64.sys
        • Size 214KB
        • SHA256 6514eb5f3e3ea445cf0c804a85e4a7d686a9a798990450bbb75d24daa838b9c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/460-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

        memory/460-2-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010071000-memory.dmp

        memory/460-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

        memory/460-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

        memory/460-200-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

        memory/460-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

        memory/460-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A17000-memory.dmp

        memory/460-1-0x00000000004A5000-0x00000000004A6000-memory.dmp

        memory/460-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010071000-memory.dmp

        memory/3348-199-0x000000000E080000-0x000000000E8FB000-memory.dmp

        memory/3888-59-0x0000028383DF0000-0x0000028383E10000-memory.dmp

        memory/3888-55-0x0000028383930000-0x0000028383950000-memory.dmp

        memory/3888-63-0x0000028394250000-0x0000028394270000-memory.dmp

        memory/3888-56-0x0000028393E70000-0x0000028393F70000-memory.dmp

        memory/3888-43-0x00000283801E0000-0x00000283802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3888-44-0x00000283801E0000-0x00000283802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4272-201-0x0000014B00850000-0x0000014B00B0C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4272-226-0x0000014B00850000-0x0000014B00B0C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5484-17-0x0000000000010000-0x0000000000072000-memory.dmp