Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
145s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
24/08/2026, 01:23
General
- Target 2026-08-23_afd8e76f361ed2c3e1164600b5bb8844_coinminer_cryptolocker_elex.exe
- Size 77KB
- Sample260824-br4e5axtdw
- SHA256 d3880a12f0945fa571cf18ffed2320fbf5722916cc6facce0d78d501d80c5511
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detection of CryptoLocker Variants 5 IoCs
- Detection of Cryptolocker Samples 5 IoCs
- Detects executables built or packed with MPress PE compressor 5 IoCs
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 5 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).
- Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
A root certificate was added, modified, or removed in the trusted certificate store registry paths.
- 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 3 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_afd8e76f361ed2c3e1164600b5bb8844_coinminer_cryptolocker_elex.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_afd8e76f361ed2c3e1164600b5bb8844_coinminer_cryptolocker_elex.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\asih.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\asih.exe"2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies system certificate store
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
asih.exe
memory/1700-18-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000515000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-21-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006C6000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-20-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000515000-memory.dmp
memory/3928-0-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000515000-memory.dmp
memory/3928-1-0x0000000000504000-0x0000000000505000-memory.dmp
memory/3928-2-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3928-3-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000515000-memory.dmp
memory/3928-4-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005C6000-memory.dmp