Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    133s
  • 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, 08:40

General

  • Target
    2026-07-09_4a8e66465c85193e3803bc15db97babe_elex_gh0st-rat_nitol_scribble_virut_wannacry.exe
  • Size 65KB
  • Sample260709-kk3ppaft7m
  • SHA256 f2029f0eddb85457c4568eabfe61a161e451e2f7716caeb6a1e07db3e1ddb048
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents 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.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 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 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 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\2026-07-09_4a8e66465c85193e3803bc15db97babe_elex_gh0st-rat_nitol_scribble_virut_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_4a8e66465c85193e3803bc15db97babe_elex_gh0st-rat_nitol_scribble_virut_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies firewall policy service
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5984
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ditziw.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ditziw.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1756
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1756 -s 456
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:5692
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 392 -p 1756 -ip 1756
    1⤵
      PID:728
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2620
      • 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:608
    • 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:2844
    • 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:5632

    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

          ditziw.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ditziw.exe
          • Size 65KB
          • SHA256 f2029f0eddb85457c4568eabfe61a161e451e2f7716caeb6a1e07db3e1ddb048
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1756-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

          memory/2844-209-0x0000021C97BC0000-0x0000021C97E5E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2844-44-0x0000021C801E0000-0x0000021C802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2844-62-0x0000021C82D90000-0x0000021C82E90000-memory.dmp

          memory/2844-75-0x0000021C82D10000-0x0000021C82D30000-memory.dmp

          memory/2844-89-0x0000021C94310000-0x0000021C94330000-memory.dmp

          memory/2844-61-0x0000021C82930000-0x0000021C82950000-memory.dmp

          memory/5632-210-0x000001FBFE080000-0x000001FBFE31E000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-5-0x000000007FE90000-0x000000007FE9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-11-0x000000007FE80000-0x000000007FE8C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-10-0x000000007FE90000-0x000000007FE9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-13-0x000000007FE80000-0x000000007FE8C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-7-0x000000007FE80000-0x000000007FE8C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-9-0x000000007FE80000-0x000000007FE8C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-8-0x000000007FE80000-0x000000007FE8C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000415000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-4-0x000000007FE90000-0x000000007FE9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-2-0x0000000077938000-0x0000000077939000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-1-0x000000007FE90000-0x000000007FE9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5984-3-0x0000000077939000-0x000000007793A000-memory.dmp