Analysis

  • max time kernel
    298s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/09/2026, 12:27

General

  • Target
    elita.msi
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260916-pm5dhsx1ev
  • SHA256 38e90affe37342ee36917cdc535fe9bf04589afa8430eb8d1ba1016adcfc1878
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 12 IoCs
  • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

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

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\elita.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Event Triggered Execution: Installer Packages
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3884
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:436
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:4760
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Internal Software\Vertification\psychedelic.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Internal Software\Vertification\psychedelic.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1624
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\curl.exe
          curl.exe -s -L --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 120 --retry 1 -A Microsoft-Symbol-Server/10.1700.661.0 -o "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ntkrnlmp.pdb" "https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols/ntkrnlmp.pdb/953A8DE880B0818C32DA2DEC1D79C2D91/ntkrnlmp.pdb"
          3⤵
            PID:5708
      • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
        1⤵
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3676
      • C:\Windows\Temp\h87a5cnmh.sys
        C:\Windows\Temp\h87a5cnmh.sys
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:6064

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            e59c628.rbs

            • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59c628.rbs
            • Size 8KB
            • SHA256 e10dad4caa83603f766e927ef09691887d974d23cbbea75d67594e680375d3d5
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            psychedelic.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Internal Software\Vertification\psychedelic.exe
            • Size 2.2MB
            • SHA256 bf14cd6c3328ebd08e940478b5d1da04e9e5aa576d045d41950bf4f1e2456dd8
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ntkrnlmp.pdb

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ntkrnlmp.pdb
            • Size 10.5MB
            • SHA256 e987244cfdc33cb195c34231d8905d9e87019b36f199d17ab0638187ce0aaf7f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            e59c625.msi

            • Path C:\Windows\Installer\e59c625.msi
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 38e90affe37342ee36917cdc535fe9bf04589afa8430eb8d1ba1016adcfc1878
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            h87a5cnmh.sys

            • Path C:\Windows\Temp\h87a5cnmh.sys
            • Size 78KB
            • SHA256 6e8b49cf70bf854e8c59c7d27cefa89406caf8978461190dabb86dafcd8554e1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            metadata-2

            • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
            • Size 26.1MB
            • SHA256 0ac1292fcb0bf302e65778e02ec9708abc27ee7c5e99c092302cfdeed23d61a0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            {e227cad2-2e76-418f-9c2c-f499633060c9}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

            • Path \??\Volume{e35b4427-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{e227cad2-2e76-418f-9c2c-f499633060c9}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
            • Size 6KB
            • SHA256 b0011beb64c6820772c2924cefa3faf6495117e9349d1f69266b5b69ab993240
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH