Overview

overview

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Static

static

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Exelon Clicker.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Exelon Clicker.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    1049s
  • max time network
    464s
  • 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, 18:12

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General

  • Target
    Exelon Clicker.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample260905-wtj5gsfb99
  • SHA256 c7afd235b27300795f06d8821a9b25ad600abefeac5b1c8679050390cfe15120
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
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Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    persistence
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    discovery
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 3 IoCs
  • 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.

    discovery
  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 3 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

    installer
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 55 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

    persistence
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exelon Clicker.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exelon Clicker.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2820
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-9B8NGJDBE1.tmp\Exelon Clicker.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-9B8NGJDBE1.tmp\Exelon Clicker.tmp" /SL5="$50266,890880,890880,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exelon Clicker.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:5840
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4128
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5144
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
        • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4436
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5044
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:404
    • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe
      \\?\C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthHost.exe {08728914-3F57-4D52-9E31-49DAECA5A80A} -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:2576

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
            • Size 595B
            • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
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            Exelon Clicker.tmp
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-9B8NGJDBE1.tmp\Exelon Clicker.tmp
            • Size 4.2MB
            • SHA256 78522020e21360fa97e1b0627c2eb29f4361c5e00c34f91913148c5a18d50f58
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            memory/2820-44-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000989000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2820-7-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000989000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2820-1-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000989000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5044-93-0x000001C6141E0000-0x000001C614200000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5044-48-0x000001C6001E0000-0x000001C6002E0000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5044-47-0x000001C6001E0000-0x000001C6002E0000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5044-49-0x000001C6001E0000-0x000001C6002E0000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5044-79-0x000001C602DE0000-0x000001C602E00000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5044-58-0x000001C602A00000-0x000001C602A20000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5044-59-0x000001C602E40000-0x000001C602F40000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5840-33-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000CC2000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5840-43-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000CC2000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5840-8-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000CC2000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5840-9-0x0000000002F20000-0x0000000002F21000-memory.dmp
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            memory/5840-6-0x0000000002F20000-0x0000000002F21000-memory.dmp
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