Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 12:30

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_70ce5fcf336d1a73a2d3f6987705878d_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe
  • Size 237KB
  • Sample260820-ppwt6axbka
  • SHA256 c69937167a802eacd64cbfa07ea0cbf061ae1fccccb171ecb1b78292ceecb5fa
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • gh0strat

C2
  • 98.126.40.18:3204

  • http://98.126.40.19:805/index.php

  • http://98.126.40.20:803/

Attributes
  • user_agent

    Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; .NET4.0C))

    Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0)

Signatures

  • Family: Farfli

    Farfli is a Windows backdoor written in C++.

  • Family: Gh0strat

    Gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) with its source code public and it has been used by multiple Chinese groups.

  • Detects Farfli Backdoor 2 IoCs
  • Detects executables containing base64 encoded User Agent 2 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 4 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

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

  • 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.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs
  • 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.

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

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_70ce5fcf336d1a73a2d3f6987705878d_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_70ce5fcf336d1a73a2d3f6987705878d_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4944
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\cjkhwtgno.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_70ce5fcf336d1a73a2d3f6987705878d_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:4352
      • 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:5320
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cjkhwtgno.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\cjkhwtgno.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_70ce5fcf336d1a73a2d3f6987705878d_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:6020
        • \??\c:\Program Files\vtjfoohgw\ajssa.exe
          "c:\Program Files\vtjfoohgw\ajssa.exe" "c:\Program Files\vtjfoohgw\ajssa.dll",Interface C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cjkhwtgno.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:1956

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ajssa.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\vtjfoohgw\ajssa.exe
        • Size 51KB
        • SHA256 ce6bb7eddc83762c708d4a41709ae00371dbdc09b2a380f28fa60b1edf917473
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cjkhwtgno.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cjkhwtgno.exe
        • Size 237KB
        • SHA256 5a6ace0de081ef5469e5b3d20a55d6d3763e75a48292e141cf8f33e45d4089ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ajssa.dll

        • Path \??\c:\Program Files\vtjfoohgw\ajssa.dll
        • Size 168KB
        • SHA256 bc54db9b9c88689c0ed30bdd9f5e2781d783a9a39112f7f242ba0c39b4a91dd5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1956-11-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001006D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1956-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001006D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1956-14-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001006D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4944-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

        memory/4944-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp

        memory/6020-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000468000-memory.dmp