Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
124s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
03/08/2026, 02:48
General
- Target 2026-08-03_3a174ac7328cfe3d2d49fd20d382532e_elex_stealc_stop_swisyn_tofsee.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- Sample260803-dajeqsbk21
- SHA256 1dd0ccf46c6d8719b462f908035617162b0e8682b2bc9cd580594f17bceeb33c
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE 9 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_3a174ac7328cfe3d2d49fd20d382532e_elex_stealc_stop_swisyn_tofsee.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_3a174ac7328cfe3d2d49fd20d382532e_elex_stealc_stop_swisyn_tofsee.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-08-03_3a174ac7328cfe3d2d49fd20d382532e_elex_stealc_stop_swisyn_tofsee.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-08-03_3a174ac7328cfe3d2d49fd20d382532e_elex_stealc_stop_swisyn_tofsee.exe2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8A8F9768\BlueStacksInstaller.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8A8F9768\BlueStacksInstaller.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8A8F9768\HD-CheckCpu.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8A8F9768\HD-CheckCpu.exe" --cmd checkHypervEnabled4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8A8F9768\HD-CheckCpu.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS8A8F9768\HD-CheckCpu.exe" --cmd checkSSE44⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exeC:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exec:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe3⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exec:\windows\resources\svchost.exe5⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Modify Registry
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
2026-08-03_3a174ac7328cfe3d2d49fd20d382532e_elex_stealc_stop_swisyn_tofsee.exe
backicon.png
change_hover.png
close_red.png
custom.png
discord_icon.png
installer_bg.jpg
installer_logo.png
installer_minimize.png
loader.png
setpath.png
BlueStacksInstaller.exe
BlueStacksInstaller.exe.config
HD-CheckCpu.exe
JSON.dll
i18n.en-US.txt
ThemeFile
explorer.exe
icsys.icn.exe
svchost.exe
spoolsv.exe
memory/408-178-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/1020-179-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/1672-213-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/1752-181-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/1752-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-133-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-180-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2480-173-0x000000001B950000-0x000000001B9B8000-memory.dmp
memory/2480-155-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000DD2000-memory.dmp
memory/2480-192-0x000000001E620000-0x000000001E62E000-memory.dmp
memory/2480-202-0x0000000022090000-0x0000000022098000-memory.dmp
memory/2480-191-0x0000000020BA0000-0x0000000020BD8000-memory.dmp
memory/2480-204-0x000000001E340000-0x000000001E3E8000-memory.dmp
memory/2480-187-0x000000001E670000-0x000000001EB98000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-211-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp