Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 03:43

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_b1b73197c85a91ff1d36c6903567a9e8_cryptolocker_elex.exe
  • Size 43KB
  • Sample260820-d985faek2v
  • SHA256 e8652a1411da2fcd36ff4a2c0c1ab5a9b704e361f2f4b7ee491b01afd798fa26
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detection of CryptoLocker Variants 4 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\2026-08-20_b1b73197c85a91ff1d36c6903567a9e8_cryptolocker_elex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_b1b73197c85a91ff1d36c6903567a9e8_cryptolocker_elex.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4600
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pissa.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pissa.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      PID:856

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        pissa.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pissa.exe
        • Size 43KB
        • SHA256 68cdaf185eb84b70f04670dd9fe670ce17781d1ff452bddc4a95137760ef30ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pissec.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pissec.exe
        • Size 114B
        • SHA256 6dc9c7fc93bb488bb0520a6c780a8d3c0fb5486a4711aca49b4c53fac7393023
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/856-17-0x0000000008000000-0x0000000008009000-memory.dmp

        memory/856-20-0x0000000002030000-0x0000000002036000-memory.dmp

        memory/856-19-0x0000000008000000-0x0000000008009000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-0-0x0000000008004000-0x0000000008005000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-1-0x0000000002200000-0x0000000002206000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-2-0x0000000008000000-0x0000000008009000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-3-0x0000000002270000-0x0000000002276000-memory.dmp