Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/09/2026, 14:47

General

  • Target
    2026-09-29_e4c5cc9f8fada9844f20ed8faca655aa_elex_emotet_stop_swisyn.exe
  • Size 449KB
  • Sample260929-r5vcdasdrd
  • SHA256 d6656142ceb73f06c8ada752eb0a329aa458338ee4a4c936b00871b980bfc0a9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_e4c5cc9f8fada9844f20ed8faca655aa_elex_emotet_stop_swisyn.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_e4c5cc9f8fada9844f20ed8faca655aa_elex_emotet_stop_swisyn.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2864
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-29_e4c5cc9f8fada9844f20ed8faca655aa_elex_emotet_stop_swisyn.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-29_e4c5cc9f8fada9844f20ed8faca655aa_elex_emotet_stop_swisyn.exe 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4412
    • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5100
      • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5748
        • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
          c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4808
          • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            5⤵
            • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:6112
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
              c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:4084

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-09-29_e4c5cc9f8fada9844f20ed8faca655aa_elex_emotet_stop_swisyn.exe 

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_e4c5cc9f8fada9844f20ed8faca655aa_elex_emotet_stop_swisyn.exe 
        • Size 314KB
        • SHA256 8e1b90ebb03e4bb8f504230dfc0dbe580ae2cf3a2f54eb7bb6066836c499f95e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 1edadc041ea8db90c31f887959e20a5db90723d149af97f8d4e02a1ce12aaeca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 50253297bd095e8cd6ae82dde65c1a8c4f6a071375f1fea5932f32156c5bd8a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 2ceba66e2ab6a4c3d67db83e2fbf33c8d3a1b19e8d93cab98d0242a45effab3f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 a1f4cef505b10bfbd2accfabe476ad522c09275fc9eb616ee9089fe1ae4bb397
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2864-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2864-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4084-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4808-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5100-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5748-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/6112-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp