Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/08/2026, 16:03

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_40e6e3bd8234adceeaddcf5563826117_cryptolocker_elex.exe
  • Size 38KB
  • Sample260814-thrn3sxarg
  • SHA256 e90200018c8c87ecede086cf6c40fe7fafc60df9deeacbe50994a9b43149686e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detection of CryptoLocker Variants 3 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_40e6e3bd8234adceeaddcf5563826117_cryptolocker_elex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_40e6e3bd8234adceeaddcf5563826117_cryptolocker_elex.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4796
    • 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
      PID:3472

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        gewos.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gewos.exe
        • Size 38KB
        • SHA256 41452bee521e24a081704915c95e61db3a360202e596a7c7109e4dad920f92bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gewosik.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gewosik.exe
        • Size 183B
        • SHA256 7bbda20e9a210978d7e3b71b5e64d9f74850e2c0761fa1178d64564b324b748b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/3472-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/3472-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/4796-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

        memory/4796-1-0x0000000000404000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp

        memory/4796-2-0x0000000002200000-0x0000000002206000-memory.dmp

        memory/4796-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000406000-memory.dmp