fe1bc166bfbe07abf1f77e8d2dc9c45d05a222e427294a46cf7e15cad366733e

General

Target
2026-08-17_11f66daf43f14773c09200bf7f7e79b9_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Size 391KB
Sample260818-d9dcrsfb97
SHA256 fe1bc166bfbe07abf1f77e8d2dc9c45d05a222e427294a46cf7e15cad366733e
MD5 11f66daf43f14773c09200bf7f7e79b9
SHA1 125abb8779fab8e8caeb7c3755ba35e2a08ba647
SHA512 1fc1aff43277c38c0edb3b62021422655c322be5dce5ae3bd11c041745bc70570c2a8d6c40599618045a7d89e2b84a06895eaac9ee3a270cdeca86cbb98f3361
SSDEEP 6144:hZMazLTuAI7L8GYJk/1nU5m8kAUXq+tuFqmggpB6vPOLaPqnoPKavLpV2PQan:hS0LTV4L88x8kZq+UFpBWOLaUQTeQS
TLSH
T169841243F3E1C031E5BE07B258B8C95506BF3E715979CE036384214D8A792C1AE5ABE7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4744	CTS.exe
4432	CTS.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 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe"	2026-08-17_11f66daf43f14773c09200bf7f7e79b9_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe"	CTS.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe"	CTS.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	2026-08-17_11f66daf43f14773c09200bf7f7e79b9_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	CTS.exe
File created	C:\Windows\CTS.exe	CTS.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-17_11f66daf43f14773c09200bf7f7e79b9_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	CTS.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4668	2026-08-17_11f66daf43f14773c09200bf7f7e79b9_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4744	CTS.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4432	CTS.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4668 wrote to memory of 4744	4668	2026-08-17_11f66daf43f14773c09200bf7f7e79b9_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_11f66daf43f14773c09200bf7f7e79b9_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_11f66daf43f14773c09200bf7f7e79b9_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4668
- C:\Windows\CTS.exe
  "C:\Windows\CTS.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4744

C:\Windows\CTS.exe
C:\Windows\CTS.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4432

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

officeclicktorun.exe_Rules.xml

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\officeclicktorun.exe_Rules.xml
Size 557KB
SHA256 1546eabcc30ccdcae389b5d0e28b3b29896c11fa470ab6ad14f6dc4e06942207
MD5 2cfbda0aace785e475509016651910e1
SHA1 e4d95a6e13c5840e4b4ffa2cb03070f8f6b5ebe6
SHA512 e19468fb54a66ab280fe3ae83df760cee5df7334d9a11dfc84bfaa5ee0d404728f3640a8c50ff8b3e663bd1f928a9f9bfcfb3997dd7f5c030c3c55942b3059bd
SSDEEP 12288:hS0xQ5qo+jFaZj+Jou+YgY4qT0odsuDUtneNyMApOCXjnQoPN1IVO3TzTE:Dxs+jLJV+Yga0oRhNtAUwso1IVkTzI
TLSH
T1E8C423073AC250B1F8B34377A29099041FAE3C725F765F676388996E1139ED01D78ABB
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Ss4jbNNWezGAdqT.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ss4jbNNWezGAdqT.exe
Size 391KB
SHA256 cc430e582785170a9093ed6e7d939a653f8ef74b3b7a005d669fd30638f050c1
MD5 c9855a76dc62b8cd17d17887ebdda01a
SHA1 9acf9172fbc4aa185cdc8b3a2d708a524fd0ec91
SHA512 5bea75d682dbacd7e8955b69dd8d9a916d9c8a5746809d1b05293566e8bcebc0a6ece10e6b11426af80c004afa7ae555756553109ac81a6eb4437014b1b7079c
SSDEEP 6144:hZMazPvzjTXRLK8KNtuOmFOUm4U0v6t0fT7aGCXwjR/ZqEQM9xE0:hS0PnbRKA15St0reGCXwjxZqEQj0
TLSH
T188841203B6D291B1E1631F7945A8CE22466FBD3A0A768C67B3D414CC09B92D15E3DFA3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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CTS.exe

Path C:\Windows\CTS.exe
Size 71KB
SHA256 075a6eecd8da1795532318f9cf880efe42461f9464d63f74deb271d33110f163
MD5 66df4ffab62e674af2e75b163563fc0b
SHA1 dec8a197312e41eeb3cfef01cb2a443f0205cd6e
SHA512 1588dd78e6e8972013c40cdb6acfb84c8df7b081197233ce621904b645356c805d0424bb93dd46c55834dc47d9ff39ee1323cf8e670841b3fff24ab98ba87f25
SSDEEP 1536:Fc897UsWjcd9w+AyabjDbxE+MwmvlDuazT:ZhpAyazIlyazT
TLSH
T119636B03B6D2C171E4B70A7649B8CE51067FBE765EB18D5B33C4218E49752C08E3ABA7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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