Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    144s
  • 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, 12:42

General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_28f29b85fce57947de4033f28c94eafe_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260804-pxc21sbb24
  • SHA256 10f054d1bb638e32c605497a70c392df13f6eadfa80048dccc1213f6312938a3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: KeyBase

    KeyBase is a .NET credential stealer and keylogger first emerging in February 2015.

  • Detects KeyBase stealer 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    When files are downloaded from the Internet, they are tagged with a hidden NTFS Alternate Data Stream (ADS) named Zone.Identifier with a specific value known as the MOTW.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 31 IoCs

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

  • NTFS ADS 5 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 25 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 60 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 35 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_28f29b85fce57947de4033f28c94eafe_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_28f29b85fce57947de4033f28c94eafe_elex_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3332
    • C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe
      C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • NTFS ADS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4984
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
        0
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5448
        • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
          "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe" /stext C:\ProgramData\Mails.txt
          4⤵
            PID:2868
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1476
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1568
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4016
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1540
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5452
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1916
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4788
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:716
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3292
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4776
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5708
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3440
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1168
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2612
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1444
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2808
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4936
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2280
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2672
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4832
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5028
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1228
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3636
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4772
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe /create /sc minute /mo 1 /tn "winmgr21.exe" /tr "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5588
    • C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe
      C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • NTFS ADS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      PID:2536
    • C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • NTFS ADS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      PID:2052
    • C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • NTFS ADS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      PID:824

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          winmgr21.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe
          • Size 3.5MB
          • SHA256 86b4af05a71196932c23a7612548bbd7402fe9bb229ba940867aa15d503988b1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          winmgr21.exe:Zone.Identifier:$DATA

          • Path C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe:Zone.Identifier:$DATA
          • Size 24B
          • SHA256 ccc0133d8f43d3021eb667f86ae939f7f8ec83e727b8334f9e0facccd6d01063
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/5448-12-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000DAA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5448-13-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000000F80000-memory.dmp

          memory/5448-14-0x0000000073552000-0x0000000073554000-memory.dmp

          memory/5448-19-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000000F80000-memory.dmp

          memory/5448-21-0x0000000073552000-0x0000000073554000-memory.dmp