2e347bdd1173bee78e089168b17d9b64810c05d58559d023af9b3e52b111bdef

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
150s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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13/08/2026, 10:50

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General

Target
2026-08-13_035de95148bdb74afc0fb617346a13de_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe
Size 579KB
Sample260813-mxpdyaac53
SHA256 2e347bdd1173bee78e089168b17d9b64810c05d58559d023af9b3e52b111bdef
MD5 035de95148bdb74afc0fb617346a13de
SHA1 e0cf988fc910842edbc6dce7e8151ae3d1e7ae84
SHA512 7d3af6950a1dfd121d84a5e2b8dca867097b2fe39e0daabece5c89bae6d24600210718e6fe024b7e3dc8caddd4a8193300329dc24e302bdd7e66f0135845e1cc
SSDEEP 6144:AhBqzw2w/0s/DbAgeonk7n7m8po+yUOKKNG0IxSjXKP+lAPI:aqzw2wsEDbZ67fpLyUB/5qLlEI
TLSH
T118C4AD13B2E08855E1A22A72CC7667F0DEF5BED4D9358A1F5F843A0D2833E00E6157A7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

bootkit discovery execution persistence spyware stealer upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects executables containing base64 encoded User Agent 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2444-11-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_B64_Encoded_UserAgent
behavioral2/memory/2444-12-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_B64_Encoded_UserAgent
behavioral2/memory/2444-10-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_B64_Encoded_UserAgent
behavioral2/memory/2444-14-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_B64_Encoded_UserAgent
behavioral2/memory/2444-16-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_B64_Encoded_UserAgent
behavioral2/memory/2444-19-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_B64_Encoded_UserAgent

UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3772-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp	UPX
behavioral2/memory/3772-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp	UPX
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001b890-3.dat	UPX
behavioral2/memory/2720-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp	UPX

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	ghhcq.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	ghhcq.exe
2444	maakeeip.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2444	maakeeip.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3986082593-3624157295-3514260330-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\dtfd = "c:\\Program Files\\zxudb\\maakeeip.exe \"c:\\Program Files\\zxudb\\maakeeip.dll\",DoAddToFavDlg"	maakeeip.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\d:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	maakeeip.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	maakeeip.exe

Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

bootkit persistence

Bootkit

T1542.003

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\PHYSICALDRIVE0	maakeeip.exe

UPX packed file 4 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3772-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3772-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001b890-3.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/2720-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp	upx

Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\zxudb	ghhcq.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\zxudb\maakeeip.dll	ghhcq.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\zxudb\maakeeip.exe	ghhcq.exe

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
4316	cmd.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ghhcq.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	maakeeip.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-13_035de95148bdb74afc0fb617346a13de_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
4316	cmd.exe
4268	PING.EXE

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	maakeeip.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	maakeeip.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
4268	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2444	maakeeip.exe
2444	maakeeip.exe
2444	maakeeip.exe
2444	maakeeip.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2444	maakeeip.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3772	2026-08-13_035de95148bdb74afc0fb617346a13de_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe
2720	ghhcq.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 4316	3772	2026-08-13_035de95148bdb74afc0fb617346a13de_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe	89
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 4268	4316	cmd.exe	91
PID 4316 wrote to memory of 2720	4316	cmd.exe	92
PID 2720 wrote to memory of 2444	2720	ghhcq.exe	93

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_035de95148bdb74afc0fb617346a13de_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_035de95148bdb74afc0fb617346a13de_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3772
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\ghhcq.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_035de95148bdb74afc0fb617346a13de_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4316
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:4268
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ghhcq.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\ghhcq.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_035de95148bdb74afc0fb617346a13de_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe"
    3⤵
    - Deletes itself
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2720
  - - \??\c:\Program Files\zxudb\maakeeip.exe
      "c:\Program Files\zxudb\maakeeip.exe" "c:\Program Files\zxudb\maakeeip.dll",DoAddToFavDlg C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ghhcq.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Loads dropped DLL
      Adds Run key to start application
      Enumerates connected drives
      Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Checks processor information in registry
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2444

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Pre-OS Boot

T1542

Bootkit

T1542.003

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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maakeeip.exe

Path C:\Program Files\zxudb\maakeeip.exe
Size 51KB
SHA256 ce6bb7eddc83762c708d4a41709ae00371dbdc09b2a380f28fa60b1edf917473
MD5 2e068ce2770fde8d1af4cb114b98df1f
SHA1 b6f9c2775babb025b22f915c3047aa627d07c312
SHA512 998d695eb56375e63df7db16740b89deb2cf630ccbead8bcf84a921ec6f4a4f9aef2755b703f7190f332b2008ebcc949363bcf8f392d7d07246c255b5073ed35
SSDEEP 1536:6G9yoVEpHP29I3fbcJboSUge5N+CnC/maz9Rh:8pv2mbcJboce58wvOR
TLSH
T137336C236A0A49B3DFE231780A9D7232526DD862075541F7A61057EAFD243E2EE743CF
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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ghhcq.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ghhcq.exe
Size 580KB
SHA256 abf6d23cb9ba056993332bfca9b6c7e28fbf236ea83a022c8e737cd8e5715e14
MD5 152d95ed33e10051ba0671b8d8fc01f6
SHA1 91412b2eb300ee00b42f6a09f8feaed92931bb7f
SHA512 6758388412de5b33b196352e0a79ad92edcbc1a185766b8b5a398635eee967e25335ef0dcd63cb59760b54efce2fb7274332afd93000fe3555d9e60bc723c684
SSDEEP 6144:AhBqzw2w/0s/DbAgeonk7n7m8po+yUOKKNG0IxSjXKP+lAPL:aqzw2wsEDbZ67fpLyUB/5qLlEL
TLSH
T175C4AD13B2E08855E1A22A72CC7667F0DEF5BED4D9358A1F5F843A0D2833E04E6157A7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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maakeeip.dll

Path \??\c:\Program Files\zxudb\maakeeip.dll
Size 171KB
SHA256 8d0b3d8d90d019b7f2c620c5abb57afb264b0436643627f8709eb9da567014c8
MD5 8910540214633a7e307d6d3abf1728ac
SHA1 64fd84eee3142814e28b3d6803e121ff25c8eacd
SHA512 f301793dc774085e58bf4df07a92b1efcc9e038c54aed71d7c87f688e077ce21dea68b9428e017026c90fa072fd742eefc85fe5105f016e423379be45621a96a
SSDEEP 3072:R2Iz9CI8mUOtDDPwLkBLXLDFkKmvzXBpLHYmmO1QezRd7UcPa1xMjM7l:Rjz9X8mXGUXVPmr9mOzRd7UcPKoMh
TLSH
T15F0412B0F3F98B59F0A716770831597CC97634826329277FC2889A6EAC5442FF18D764
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memory/2444-11-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp

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memory/2444-13-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E12000-memory.dmp

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memory/2444-12-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp

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memory/2444-10-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp

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memory/2444-14-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp

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memory/2444-16-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp

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memory/2444-19-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010052000-memory.dmp

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memory/2720-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

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memory/3772-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

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memory/3772-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000048B000-memory.dmp

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