Analysis
- max time kernel
147s - max time network
138s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
05/08/2026, 23:44
General
- Target 2026-08-05_e7f95e9c75b4c86909f1150c8dc88c86_elex_mafia.exe
- Size 873KB
- Sample260805-3rhxzaee96
- SHA256 1f83c58e97e25e27ac6dcc258679c26ecca8b978eddb951e12a01adfc2105fed
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 22 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 48 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in System32 directory 30 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- 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 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 42 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 26 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_e7f95e9c75b4c86909f1150c8dc88c86_elex_mafia.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_e7f95e9c75b4c86909f1150c8dc88c86_elex_mafia.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe"C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe" Global\GameInputSession_12⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exeC:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
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\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exeC:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exeC:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\locator.exeC:\Windows\system32\locator.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup1⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exeC:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exeC:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exeC:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exeC:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exeC:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exeC:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-4046655672-1449839301-2197395821-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-4046655672-1449839301-2197395821-10002 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" "1"2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2980 3012 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2904 2896 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe3_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe3 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2904 2896 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2980 3012 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
elevation_service.exe
maintenanceservice.exe
7z.exe
7zFM.exe
7zG.exe
Uninstall.exe
AppVShNotify.exe
IntegratedOffice.exe
MavInject32.exe
OfficeC2RClient.exe
appvcleaner.exe
LICLUA.EXE
OSE.EXE
VSTOInstaller.exe
chrmstp.exe
setup.exe
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
notification_helper.exe
os_update_handler.exe
chrome_proxy.exe
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
javadoc.exe
javafxpackager.exe
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
GameInputSvc.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
ReFsDedupSvc.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/200-225-0x000001DD06CD0000-0x000001DD06D36000-memory.dmp
memory/200-223-0x000001DD06CD0000-0x000001DD06D36000-memory.dmp
memory/200-224-0x00007FF757E00000-0x00007FF75813E000-memory.dmp
memory/200-251-0x00007FF757E00000-0x00007FF75813E000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-212-0x00007FF67BB10000-0x00007FF67BF26000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-239-0x00007FF67BB10000-0x00007FF67BF26000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-137-0x00000111D2150000-0x00000111D21B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-135-0x00007FF67BB10000-0x00007FF67BF26000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-136-0x00000111D2150000-0x00000111D21B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1320-237-0x00000111D2150000-0x00000111D21B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-172-0x00007FF67C620000-0x00007FF67C940000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-173-0x000002D509670000-0x000002D5096D6000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-178-0x000002D509670000-0x000002D5096D6000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-181-0x00007FF67C620000-0x00007FF67C940000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-174-0x000002D509670000-0x000002D5096D6000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-145-0x00007FF6463D0000-0x00007FF646483000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-219-0x00007FF6463D0000-0x00007FF646483000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-147-0x00000271A3AD0000-0x00000271A3B36000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-146-0x00000271A3AD0000-0x00000271A3B36000-memory.dmp
memory/3144-85-0x000001D036AC0000-0x000001D036BD5000-memory.dmp
memory/3144-87-0x000001D036D00000-0x000001D036D66000-memory.dmp
memory/3144-86-0x000001D036D00000-0x000001D036D66000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-107-0x00000000008B0000-0x0000000000919000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-106-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-183-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-112-0x00000000008B0000-0x0000000000919000-memory.dmp
memory/3404-247-0x00007FF629CC0000-0x00007FF62A1C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3404-201-0x0000025B9D260000-0x0000025B9D2C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3404-203-0x0000025B9D260000-0x0000025B9D2C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3404-202-0x00007FF629CC0000-0x00007FF62A1C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3508-193-0x0000021254EA0000-0x0000021254F06000-memory.dmp
memory/3508-245-0x00007FF67CD40000-0x00007FF67D210000-memory.dmp
memory/3508-197-0x00007FF67CD40000-0x00007FF67D210000-memory.dmp
memory/3508-192-0x0000021254EA0000-0x0000021254F06000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-189-0x00007FF6F79C0000-0x00007FF6F7C4A000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-184-0x0000026E30950000-0x0000026E309B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-185-0x0000026E30950000-0x0000026E309B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-243-0x00007FF6F79C0000-0x00007FF6F7C4A000-memory.dmp
memory/3640-171-0x00007FF618190000-0x00007FF6182D9000-memory.dmp
memory/3640-100-0x000001B1E0410000-0x000001B1E0476000-memory.dmp
memory/3640-99-0x000001B1E0410000-0x000001B1E0476000-memory.dmp
memory/3640-97-0x00007FF618190000-0x00007FF6182D9000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-386-0x0000000000020000-0x00000000002CB000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-6-0x00000000026C0000-0x0000000002729000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-7-0x00000000026C0000-0x0000000002729000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-23-0x0000000000113000-0x0000000000114000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-39-0x0000000000020000-0x00000000002CB000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-1-0x00000000026C0000-0x0000000002729000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-0-0x0000000000020000-0x00000000002CB000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-48-0x000001FFD2BB0000-0x000001FFD2C16000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-47-0x000001FFD3090000-0x000001FFD31A5000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-49-0x000001FFD2BB0000-0x000001FFD2C16000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-127-0x000002BB04210000-0x000002BB04276000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-207-0x00007FF7CCB60000-0x00007FF7CCC0D000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-131-0x00007FF7CCB60000-0x00007FF7CCC0D000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-126-0x000002BB04210000-0x000002BB04276000-memory.dmp
memory/4864-36-0x00007FF6CBAC0000-0x00007FF6CBB88000-memory.dmp
memory/4864-96-0x00007FF6CBAC0000-0x00007FF6CBB88000-memory.dmp
memory/4864-40-0x0000017F98360000-0x0000017F983C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4864-37-0x0000017F98360000-0x0000017F983C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4880-213-0x00007FF6073E0000-0x00007FF60750E000-memory.dmp
memory/4880-211-0x00000161BC720000-0x00000161BC786000-memory.dmp
memory/4880-250-0x00007FF6073E0000-0x00007FF60750E000-memory.dmp
memory/4880-214-0x00000161BC720000-0x00000161BC786000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-29-0x000001A773270000-0x000001A7732D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-28-0x000001A773270000-0x000001A7732D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-27-0x00007FF6CBAC0000-0x00007FF6CBB88000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-30-0x000001A773270000-0x000001A7732D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-63-0x00007FF6CBAC0000-0x00007FF6CBB88000-memory.dmp
memory/5148-236-0x00007FF765A70000-0x00007FF765C04000-memory.dmp
memory/5148-165-0x0000028295670000-0x00000282956D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5148-164-0x00007FF765A70000-0x00007FF765C04000-memory.dmp
memory/5148-163-0x0000028295670000-0x00000282956D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5196-154-0x000002F69A5C0000-0x000002F69A626000-memory.dmp
memory/5196-222-0x00007FF798E10000-0x00007FF7990B2000-memory.dmp
memory/5196-155-0x00007FF798E10000-0x00007FF7990B2000-memory.dmp
memory/5196-156-0x000002F69A5C0000-0x000002F69A626000-memory.dmp
memory/5368-258-0x000001BF39C60000-0x000001BF39CC6000-memory.dmp
memory/5368-200-0x00007FF6AF1D0000-0x00007FF6AF913000-memory.dmp
memory/5368-119-0x000001BF39C60000-0x000001BF39CC6000-memory.dmp
memory/5368-118-0x00007FF6AF1D0000-0x00007FF6AF913000-memory.dmp
memory/5368-120-0x000001BF39C60000-0x000001BF39CC6000-memory.dmp
memory/5368-259-0x00007FF6AF1D0000-0x00007FF6AF913000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-66-0x00000169B8440000-0x00000169B84A6000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-64-0x00007FF621640000-0x00007FF6217A7000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-79-0x00000169B8440000-0x00000169B84A6000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-81-0x00007FF621640000-0x00007FF6217A7000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-65-0x00000169B8440000-0x00000169B84A6000-memory.dmp
memory/5552-55-0x000001C9DE3C0000-0x000001C9DE4D5000-memory.dmp
memory/5552-57-0x000001C9DE600000-0x000001C9DE666000-memory.dmp
memory/5552-56-0x000001C9DE600000-0x000001C9DE666000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-72-0x00007FF6B1AB0000-0x00007FF6B1BC9000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-74-0x0000026B2A070000-0x0000026B2A0D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-73-0x0000026B2A070000-0x0000026B2A0D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-162-0x00007FF6B1AB0000-0x00007FF6B1BC9000-memory.dmp
memory/6088-45-0x00007FF6BCBB0000-0x00007FF6BCCD2000-memory.dmp
memory/6088-15-0x000001E397090000-0x000001E3970F6000-memory.dmp
memory/6088-17-0x000001E397090000-0x000001E3970F6000-memory.dmp
memory/6088-18-0x000001E397090000-0x000001E3970F6000-memory.dmp
memory/6088-16-0x00007FF6BCBB0000-0x00007FF6BCCD2000-memory.dmp