98b7b59685262318a0a05840cf83f335ca9591606b5bac9f594b34aabc5787a3

General

Target
2026-08-01_ad9e09526ae32027231683636c3025d5_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Size 95KB
Sample260802-abydhazvgv
SHA256 98b7b59685262318a0a05840cf83f335ca9591606b5bac9f594b34aabc5787a3
MD5 ad9e09526ae32027231683636c3025d5
SHA1 6afe0bdcd797ce64282475c8476efdbb47fa3039
SHA512 e63758ab2850393f46470647d9a1f677db51b2d76bf4554cd4d5f54bf4ab141b35d2abf4ed00919566b8ec281ef1ed7916cc22ce8178ed0e517325d6000f0e3f
SSDEEP 1536:Fc897UsWjcd9w+AyabjDbxE+MwmvlDuazT+SxRKK0gJYEMlkWVJl:ZhpAyazIlyazT+HJkWl
TLSH
T163939D03B6D6C171E0B30A3249A4CE51477FBD765EB18E5B3784218E59722C09E3ABA7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2816	CTS.exe
4696	CTS.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe"	2026-08-01_ad9e09526ae32027231683636c3025d5_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe"	CTS.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe"	CTS.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	2026-08-01_ad9e09526ae32027231683636c3025d5_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	CTS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	CTS.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-01_ad9e09526ae32027231683636c3025d5_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	CTS.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6004	2026-08-01_ad9e09526ae32027231683636c3025d5_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2816	CTS.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4696	CTS.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 6004 wrote to memory of 2816	6004	2026-08-01_ad9e09526ae32027231683636c3025d5_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_ad9e09526ae32027231683636c3025d5_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_ad9e09526ae32027231683636c3025d5_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6004
- C:\Windows\CTS.exe
  "C:\Windows\CTS.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2816

C:\Windows\CTS.exe
C:\Windows\CTS.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4696

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

officeclicktorun.exe_Rules.xml

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\officeclicktorun.exe_Rules.xml
Size 557KB
SHA256 2cc7e594157dca56057f371e59a16073f27b2703bc02d83657923f42a51ef3ab
MD5 6add44964dfa939c49acfcf7f8aff35b
SHA1 22f575515e7444ae86911fd2e5b1fa3cad6f79f7
SHA512 e06e55ae409899731e04006b8d3d6f529dd9812a2dbc3ce493c4b3a240da6c5e5f593235e2b7d8dbe8ec04dfe18c0490e1392ebd39231f479d117998932fa20f
SSDEEP 6144:hZMazKX+in+ctSASx9B5c+uGTokDUYD71J4PnN32Ym6k8Pmd9dhAF0IZ1adDtyfa:hS0datvSjUYYNGxoZzZ4dDK57WsWV+k
TLSH
T1C6C4120339C2C171F065077B46B4AE8246BF7E762EB299177BD8B1CE09754C04F6A7A2
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zmAPlwinjpJYzBe.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zmAPlwinjpJYzBe.exe
Size 95KB
SHA256 f9eb5ad2ef6fff7e2070c0e3941ebb97066e291b660732d28d5305a27efa2c69
MD5 635d0361a2822b79f310ef2f17978685
SHA1 4a5a86079ba9c0f1798c2792d1fc336b4547388d
SHA512 ba29962e6850adc2f1fa1ae23038896960f55247761f68990b46b2195c676eabff6a8cb4c634ed3eacc1242fcdddc6c0e82e65a9ca5b8283437b988348a9978e
SSDEEP 1536:Fc897UsWjcd9w+AyabjDbxE+MwmvlDuazTsCvRUHnc7mNlevn:ZhpAyazIlyazTsc7SC
TLSH
T19693AE0376D6C171E4B7063249A8CE6106BFBD765EB18D5B73D4218E06752C08E3ABAB
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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CTS.exe

Path C:\Windows\CTS.exe
Size 71KB
SHA256 075a6eecd8da1795532318f9cf880efe42461f9464d63f74deb271d33110f163
MD5 66df4ffab62e674af2e75b163563fc0b
SHA1 dec8a197312e41eeb3cfef01cb2a443f0205cd6e
SHA512 1588dd78e6e8972013c40cdb6acfb84c8df7b081197233ce621904b645356c805d0424bb93dd46c55834dc47d9ff39ee1323cf8e670841b3fff24ab98ba87f25
SSDEEP 1536:Fc897UsWjcd9w+AyabjDbxE+MwmvlDuazT:ZhpAyazIlyazT
TLSH
T119636B03B6D2C171E4B70A7649B8CE51067FBE765EB18D5B33C4218E49752C08E3ABA7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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