Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
05/09/2026, 04:27
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe
- Size 3.2MB
- Sample260905-e3lagaen2v
- SHA256 b004066d96884b86d2dba4474730f413869ba367f45bd386d32f28525cd85219
- MD5 88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd
- SHA1 5bfd5b6f40628220aba8c8b0824f9422643b9fa1
- SHA512 387cd4d240f34cc213fcad7ac66b2ed79360b31c5226289d123c04917102ff36b4839f1b77800cb7651fb80740e999c8f59f4d5bf471f8270d5106c85d267c3a
- SSDEEP 98304:LogL2xqjhtNZ81oJ+Wb/uRibez4NdPrhx5sXK30d:TrNZ2oJbqYbeWRlvq6q
- TLSH T187F5335F74445FB5D0EA0DB1E605EB191F9BB837EEE26A869218385C3DBA3D0011BF12
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with Dotfuscator 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000f000000016cb6-4.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Dotfuscator - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 3092 Bw9PPqgEqD2Stfp.exe 4968 CTS.exe 3020 Bw9PPqgEqD2Stfp.exe 7148 CTS.exe - 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 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\CTS = "C:\\Windows\\CTS.exe" 2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_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 - Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\CTS.exe CTS.exe File created C:\Windows\CTS.exe 2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe File created C:\Windows\CTS.exe CTS.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Bw9PPqgEqD2Stfp.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language CTS.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Bw9PPqgEqD2Stfp.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1292 2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4968 CTS.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 7148 CTS.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1292 wrote to memory of 3092 1292 2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe 90 PID 1292 wrote to memory of 4968 1292 2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe 91 PID 3092 wrote to memory of 3020 3092 Bw9PPqgEqD2Stfp.exe 92
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_bkransomware_elex_maze_rhadamanthys.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_88aa378f7151787b84c3cc34507b81dd_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:1292 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Bw9PPqgEqD2Stfp.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Bw9PPqgEqD2Stfp.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3092 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Bw9PPqgEqD2Stfp.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Bw9PPqgEqD2Stfp.exe --crash-handler "--database=c:\users\admin\appdata\local\Google\Software Reporter Tool" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=ChromeFoil --annotation=ver=18.102.0 --initial-client-data=0x2b8,0x2b0,0x2bc,0x2b4,0x2c0,0x2b82fc,0x2b830c,0x2b831c3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3020
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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:4968
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C:\Windows\CTS.exeC:\Windows\CTS.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:7148
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\officeclicktorun.exe_Rules.xml
- Size 557KB
- SHA256 63916aaf2df8b65e92ac30c0cc9aef23ee77464b2e6938a2f1394e3b17f5f39b
- MD5 dbf2c435b0b5c5c8234434b519b0361e
- SHA1 f8cd27efe8f004042c390e3b45f888c64eec3a8d
- SHA512 a0baf24e9d794ddc78e42046d2c846371b071eed3c27914faceb7ee6b56261ea83f131df54b78456e5c633fd0988b5f6a1d5786be029cde100ba265d6f79b713
- SSDEEP 12288:5S0YK3oAOpG07ZDYbTAHYv+Hdn6xbuTaYOu3bWms:L9ypG07+c4GH16E8u3o
- TLSH T176C412177AD6C2B1E4BA0A3184544F5159AF7EB21AB18E9773D421CC88356C20E3DBBF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Bw9PPqgEqD2Stfp.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 b9e001c5ef4845c2c0ce7a1ce134c774a7cd011af31dfbe2a13a96da2f68570e
- MD5 a20245af2627cc9d55fbb3a1c682a334
- SHA1 2ddbd81a16c18a7d5099f171473439bf84210a16
- SHA512 f2a1d8e559dcd3016c3ad67c3c74e88ec62adc5a36ebf16df46f13d60627a9fc3b57dc9746f4551284d1c7eb79b364e76db7e539bfb8a9c20e1828f80bff9d1b
- SSDEEP 24576:9yn2D7bFEc7r34rgxlqxjHHTVKIAF3XwVTTIUpWVH1kknPrMkkkskkkkkRkkkkkX:Ug7bV4UxExTTo6TkUEmT5xxvRCI5D
- TLSH T1DFE55C13BEC04032EAB70670B87BBB51557A7E209F1364CF7AC8362E1C716D1AA72756
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\CTS.exe
- Size 71KB
- SHA256 be3a3bae58c689a47e518f56073a05319faefa6b87998dd2c916f1d7f0186245
- MD5 3cd3df24849faa91edca698f80a0bf1d
- SHA1 a7925b1a493dbc90de3620a424fb3e273864f03a
- SHA512 d43cc52a9ecac1a733606893ef343e3e08e23e31cee0f07ba21fd249f9ad8db5df17e056d831d79f6bbaa833e06d1eccc04d6efc4d1df2ac5db3bbab51d38f54
- SSDEEP 1536:Nc8N7UsWjcd9w+AyabjDbxE+MwmvlDuazT:xRpAyazIlyazT
- TLSH T120636B03B6D2C171E4B70A7649B8CE51067FBE765EB18D5B33C4218D0A752C09E3ABA7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\Google\Software Reporter Tool\settings.dat
- Size 40B
- SHA256 e9244e9fa4c44f8d82049a8e0a6cd2800582a955ac03a939b0b1cd8675204725
- MD5 2a1d03457a3a904e2475a5c5b89f6690
- SHA1 235ee2fc070e39f2b4cf23e67170b01d68b44cdf
- SHA512 041dded9a4c2b5e94f03939bf84d0c793755d7e377b16c9f6cfe3dc1ff7d6dffee7bee5094ade344017c7b3c4c47736e3e50a41820159f6153f42e9e33a6d154
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512