Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/07/2026, 23:13

General

  • Target
    2026-07-28_3770c2a7775ba49902709abe33bf6a65_elex_nitol_wannacry.exe
  • Size 162KB
  • Sample260728-27menazyhs
  • SHA256 4d8bad11ddb7fb7c42004c769b14f8342533c5caf06d9f0bce9e27c1e278196f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents 4 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 4 IoCs
  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_3770c2a7775ba49902709abe33bf6a65_elex_nitol_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_3770c2a7775ba49902709abe33bf6a65_elex_nitol_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4336
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib +a +s +h +r C:\Windows\Debug\ycghost.exe
      2⤵
      • Sets file to hidden
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:4156
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-0~1.EXE > nul
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3264
  • C:\Windows\Debug\ycghost.exe
    C:\Windows\Debug\ycghost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks processor information in registry
    PID:3472

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ycghost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\debug\ycghost.exe
        • Size 162KB
        • SHA256 9e5138933b0bc49adbc82d10bce97f6a18700383f1204b79439f9d6202e5140a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3472-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

        memory/4336-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp

        memory/4336-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000428000-memory.dmp