Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/08/2026, 17:06

General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_e9e6fd18f6bdfa01a5171dfda3ad5ee9_cryptolocker_elex.exe
  • Size 67KB
  • Sample260808-vmqg9a1dmb
  • SHA256 66c3bcdcc4fa176d3e6f103a8c6d47953768a64f9c1e790828062f319023a94d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detection of CryptoLocker Variants 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 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.

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_e9e6fd18f6bdfa01a5171dfda3ad5ee9_cryptolocker_elex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_e9e6fd18f6bdfa01a5171dfda3ad5ee9_cryptolocker_elex.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1164
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gewos.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gewos.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      PID:4784

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        gewos.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gewos.exe
        • Size 67KB
        • SHA256 878ef8b9e26368e9e26cc056004642fe95c977f512a691078b08a3437adbb602
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gewosik.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gewosik.exe
        • Size 4B
        • SHA256 042aea10a0f14f2d391373599be69d53a75dde9951fc3d3cd10b6100aa7a9f24
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1164-0-0x0000000000404000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

        memory/1164-1-0x0000000002E90000-0x0000000002E96000-memory.dmp

        memory/1164-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1164-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp

        memory/4784-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4784-27-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4784-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp