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, 18:12

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_1b1c71b00d61141f68542c6a0a7fbe79_elex_wannacry.exe
  • Size 582KB
  • Sample260820-wth77afa63
  • SHA256 834abfa8dfdcad61bb75497e6045c26ff0c66265ac014b4f3a46b54cfc2cc1b2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_1b1c71b00d61141f68542c6a0a7fbe79_elex_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_1b1c71b00d61141f68542c6a0a7fbe79_elex_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1192
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wnstssv.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\wnstssv.exe" /no_ads
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3544

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        wnstssv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wnstssv.exe
        • Size 598KB
        • SHA256 46b1a581992eeb541b99d5f985bdc3dfc9018d194c269f0fc8c59bf54b4c9d72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH