Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
136s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
11/09/2026, 00:00
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
adad54be1b08e170154310f79e242cfe0e14f979c518aad3a384e70379fbdb8a.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
adad54be1b08e170154310f79e242cfe0e14f979c518aad3a384e70379fbdb8a.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
General
- Target adad54be1b08e170154310f79e242cfe0e14f979c518aad3a384e70379fbdb8a.exe
- Size 387KB
- Sample260911-aaa7ksaj8x
- SHA256 adad54be1b08e170154310f79e242cfe0e14f979c518aad3a384e70379fbdb8a
- MD5 fa79f9789bb330806f2d3c6a5fbf1bd4
- SHA1 c0fa27976a11e63aa04c0a9dc558e8fd791f8401
- SHA512 d33183ff211a3b42d42b9790d60ea11afcf17a8c9d432a33cff93f4d47835ebb5f0c21ad45e6ed15ce5f7425d71d14f5dbb519f3d86f15a0193dc931ce84c40d
- SSDEEP 12288:TUIUKq8js4ZXLwgtqV4gSth2YTUyOxh2O0:4CgAQ+ZGY0qR
- TLSH T1BD8412DA5E10E16CDA0AB4BF635BF440AF112C32CC596C6F365792A297CE46DCDEE081
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Renames multiple (368) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
- Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 4624 GhostCry.exe - Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 3304 Form.exe 4624 GhostCry.exe 1028 Form.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 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2246396966-3025826688-3847171515-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicrosoftUpdater = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Form.exe" Form.exe - Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 1 api.ipify.org - Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2246396966-3025826688-3847171515-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Desktop\\WallPaper.bmp" Form.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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 Form.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language GhostCry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Form.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language adad54be1b08e170154310f79e242cfe0e14f979c518aad3a384e70379fbdb8a.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3304 Form.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1028 Form.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5104 wrote to memory of 3304 5104 adad54be1b08e170154310f79e242cfe0e14f979c518aad3a384e70379fbdb8a.exe 89 PID 5104 wrote to memory of 4624 5104 adad54be1b08e170154310f79e242cfe0e14f979c518aad3a384e70379fbdb8a.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adad54be1b08e170154310f79e242cfe0e14f979c518aad3a384e70379fbdb8a.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adad54be1b08e170154310f79e242cfe0e14f979c518aad3a384e70379fbdb8a.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5104 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Form.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Form.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3304
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GhostCry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GhostCry.exe"2⤵
- Deletes itself
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4624
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Form.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Form.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1028
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\Temp\Form.exe
- Size 580KB
- SHA256 cb7149f821968f6aad5bac9e1bc5735aa44927690ae44ecad74ddef47a74545d
- MD5 4b59e97039260acc3ca6318faf22ce75
- SHA1 e93ede587ded0cef14f0d3c837c603607df34709
- SHA512 c5a3007a2351aefeff6cf11e674b2ef48908e1243063466a2ee6800bc95e77a6c27a316cc7387bdefb79ae8497d08abd30d203e16f2956ec87ebde37e0c25277
- SSDEEP 6144:3odSpIAQr1WnzDVZRKnzRsqKgcAGjBwo3IgvNoZlIAQr1WnDDVZR:3odDjxWzDV6KgrOBtIYNowjxWDDV
- TLSH T16FC43691952CCB25C86404F4AC43496A2F76AE3D0CDA959E6CD7389F2B34332E9BD11F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GhostCry.exe
- Size 11KB
- SHA256 fb6e323f8353b159890ef798842cb213c0c317b2f01a75be05968e76eb407adf
- MD5 b84b88c8a2a8a656272fcab7add6a7ab
- SHA1 63913e814c5f6cb9a56e3c6bbc60a59a7924b67b
- SHA512 0d131798721d5acd425058816a68356e65a59df1c8819e4aa464a5b54ffb65686f4d124137e93f77ca256cac12cf894595e3e1e01597b2b74072d895e88290c3
- SSDEEP 192:xFkwI2klUpgFD/sfEWyyDwCEEdgCaD7et7uFToAy9M:nWRkfEVyDwCEKrt7sHI
- TLSH T15032A604B3E2963BF5BB7D7979D0915423B8BA71DC6EDE49048C60DACC6234C8EE1934
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Public\Desktop\GhostHacker.log
- Size 27KB
- SHA256 183f6ae80aec974201cc902d53e5199bab58cbe0b3578b9687d591616c86bdbf
- MD5 fa77a2c1dca2384b3b010d48d908efd9
- SHA1 866f28a1a07ed06f2dbf9c5dadb410fa75d9f326
- SHA512 2f3818ddedbbb37d3c99068b40c7b971384957258d18d0dfc19c660720dc9370cc8e312d9e67177d0d05baa17896e172c1b437baf6ea9095449ffaf52c225429
- SSDEEP 384:opJ1i5a7UYsNum8vMszHOkebiYp5vE/JDlWippqB:opKZum8v7HOkebiYpSpwB
- TLSH T1DFD2292045DADB1F9A12B06B0BB6A64CA1B54D873F857F02D745C9CC22C69CDFAC61C7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH