Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
138s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/08/2026, 16:58
General
- Target 2026-08-09_3ee488405a78655d5e07a5d51f88c550_elex_mimic_pay2key_wannacry.exe
- Size 20.3MB
- Sample260809-vgtbysscnc
- SHA256 c116bc3b91c6af14eb525c87e5ee9577c143f53e7b712a819f59cb4606f675c8
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers 12 IoCs
- Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs
- Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Drops desktop.ini file(s) 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Using powershell.exe command.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Modifies registry class 48 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_3ee488405a78655d5e07a5d51f88c550_elex_mimic_pay2key_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_3ee488405a78655d5e07a5d51f88c550_elex_mimic_pay2key_wannacry.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IObitUninstaller\IObitUninstallerPortable.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IObitUninstaller\IObitUninstallerPortable.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Modifies system executable filetype association
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\REG.exeREG COPY "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{10921475-03CE-4E04-90CE-E2E7EF20C814}" "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{10921475-03CE-4E04-90CE-E2E7EF20C814}.Backup" /s3⤵
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\REG.exeREG COPY "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{836AB26C-2DE4-41D3-AC24-4C6C2699B960}" "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{836AB26C-2DE4-41D3-AC24-4C6C2699B960}.Backup" /s3⤵
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\REG.exeREG COPY "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{8DE189EC-C9C8-4D31-9F18-E0B7407019A9}" "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{8DE189EC-C9C8-4D31-9F18-E0B7407019A9}.Backup" /s3⤵
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IObitUninstaller\App\IObit Uninstaller\IObitUninstaler.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IObitUninstaller\App\IObit Uninstaller\IObitUninstaler.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exe"C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe" /s /u "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IObitUninstaller\App\IObit Uninstaller\IUMenuRight.dll"4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c %SystemRoot%\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command "& {1...10 |chcp 65001|Get-StartApps| where AppID -Like "*!*" |format-list|Out-File -encoding utf8 $env:Temp\StartApps.txt}"4⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exeC:\Windows\sysnative\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -Command "& {1...10 |chcp 65001|Get-StartApps| where AppID -Like "*!*" |format-list|Out-File -encoding utf8 $env:Temp\StartApps.txt}"5⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
2PowerShell
1Windows Command Shell
1Persistence
Event Triggered Execution
2Change Default File Association
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1Privilege Escalation
Event Triggered Execution
2Change Default File Association
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
2Credentials In Files
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
IObitUninstallerPortable.ini
appinfo.ini
Main.ini
AppRate.dbd
FB.dbd
PlugDB.dbd
SBData.dbd
SoftPM.dbd
UninstallRote.dbd
sUpdate.dbd
uninstall_qdb.dbd
usoft.dbd
IObitUninstaler.exe
Korean.lng
PluginHelper.dll
RegisterCom.dll
SysRest.dll
lang.dat
sqlite3.dll
webres.dll
winid.dat
IObitUninstallerPortable.exe
System.dll
nsExec.dll
registry.dll
2026-08-09.dbg
Main.ini
classic.dll
public.dll
memory/3192-178-0x00000000743C4000-0x00000000743C5000-memory.dmp
memory/3192-144-0x00000000743C4000-0x00000000743C5000-memory.dmp
memory/3644-395-0x0000017DFC810000-0x0000017DFC82C000-memory.dmp
memory/3644-397-0x0000017DFC7F0000-0x0000017DFC7F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3644-402-0x0000017DFC800000-0x0000017DFC80A000-memory.dmp
memory/3644-396-0x0000017DFC7C0000-0x0000017DFC7C8000-memory.dmp
memory/3644-393-0x0000017DFC7B0000-0x0000017DFC7BA000-memory.dmp
memory/3644-386-0x0000017DFC730000-0x0000017DFC752000-memory.dmp
memory/3644-389-0x0000017DFC780000-0x0000017DFC79E000-memory.dmp
memory/3644-390-0x0000017DFCA60000-0x0000017DFCB12000-memory.dmp
memory/3644-391-0x0000017DFC7A0000-0x0000017DFC7AA000-memory.dmp
memory/3644-392-0x0000017DFC7D0000-0x0000017DFC7EE000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-184-0x0000000005230000-0x000000000537D000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-179-0x0000000061C00000-0x0000000061C9C000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-364-0x0000000061C00000-0x0000000061C9C000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-365-0x0000000005230000-0x000000000537D000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-363-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-410-0x0000000061C00000-0x0000000061C9C000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-411-0x0000000005230000-0x000000000537D000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-409-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-412-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-420-0x0000000005230000-0x000000000537D000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-418-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-421-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-424-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-427-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-430-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-433-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-436-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp
memory/5180-439-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000DE3000-memory.dmp