Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/08/2026, 17:14

General

  • Target
    2026-08-07_a7b8d7516c55f6d3bde8a7b2d541c73e_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample260807-vr61sszfmc
  • SHA256 05ec7187867915bef841aeee31c156454383072572bc733ba32a64d46a787913
  • 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 3 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 30 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 24 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 58 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_a7b8d7516c55f6d3bde8a7b2d541c73e_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_a7b8d7516c55f6d3bde8a7b2d541c73e_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:4424
    • 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:2956
      • 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:4436
        • 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:4676
        • 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:3948
        • 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:4628
        • 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:3720
        • 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:2664
        • 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:1400
        • 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:3316
        • 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:2152
        • 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:4444
        • 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:2888
        • 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:1292
        • 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:3944
        • 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:2848
        • 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:1000
        • 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:2032
        • 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:2504
        • 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:3808
        • 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:3376
        • 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:2040
        • 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:3632
        • 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:4488
        • 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:3180
        • 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:4724
        • 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:1688
    • 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:3608
    • 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:4948
    • 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:1304

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          winmgr21.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\winmgr21.exe
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 bf416836c34de20b78987bbd9d9f928b73110418cdfeaa9a677942bdbc9e0118
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          winmgr21.exe:Zone.Identifier

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

          2026-08-07_a7b8d7516c55f6d3bde8a7b2d541c73e_elex_stop.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_a7b8d7516c55f6d3bde8a7b2d541c73e_elex_stop.exe
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 05ec7187867915bef841aeee31c156454383072572bc733ba32a64d46a787913
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/4424-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000062F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-13-0x0000000001300000-0x00000000013AA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-14-0x00000000031C0000-0x00000000031D0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4436-21-0x00000000031C0000-0x00000000031D0000-memory.dmp