Overview

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2026-08-04...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-04...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 22:47

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-04_7512cbf6b6e69cbff9aae1bb6f0a9fa3_elex_emotet_hijackloader_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 273KB
  • Sample260804-2q2s1sscnf
  • SHA256 25312b4053027563479ae692184ce14621770758d5ef7e6a8d14f917bd41ce6e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
discoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

    execution
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_7512cbf6b6e69cbff9aae1bb6f0a9fa3_elex_emotet_hijackloader_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_7512cbf6b6e69cbff9aae1bb6f0a9fa3_elex_emotet_hijackloader_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5020
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2260
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1092
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aBCE.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5456
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_7512cbf6b6e69cbff9aae1bb6f0a9fa3_elex_emotet_hijackloader_smoke-loader_stop.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_7512cbf6b6e69cbff9aae1bb6f0a9fa3_elex_emotet_hijackloader_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4764
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2712
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3304
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4108
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2848
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3876

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 132KB
        • SHA256 78dbcf5e7b1b45f0d2d6ac53d2c60253e11b7da3ef9634bb5940b9fabe46cd95
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        vcredist_x86.exe
        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 488KB
        • SHA256 1f0f8e04f5a8778e690a3be03faab5489654504b280041ff873a01694a2bdd2b
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        $$aBCE.bat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aBCE.bat
        • Size 853B
        • SHA256 9f822c44717bfde8808b353acb56b15ac7b0ed302f73ce2b7a7d630da2f570de
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        2026-08-04_7512cbf6b6e69cbff9aae1bb6f0a9fa3_elex_emotet_hijackloader_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_7512cbf6b6e69cbff9aae1bb6f0a9fa3_elex_emotet_hijackloader_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
        • Size 240KB
        • SHA256 9817ce9b88bb7a2914a195ea6fdfda5e96f265e197edd957208fb275b9f14d8c
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        Logo1_.exe
        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 33KB
        • SHA256 b2803ddfd54d0dd08f30062b0cc01aa201722f4e610e0009b4a8acc2affcfc59
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        hosts
        • Path C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
        • Size 842B
        • SHA256 d9704dab05e988be3e5e7b7c020bb9814906d11bb9c31ad80d4ed1316f6bc94e
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        _desktop.ini
        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 8B
        • SHA256 5faf71987eb0e4eedba10fbde77dc0c4d900740a123d4afbd05c219220d6fe31
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        memory/2712-2524-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
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        memory/2712-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
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        memory/2712-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
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        memory/2712-7993-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5020-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5020-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp
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