Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/10/2026, 15:08

General

  • Target
    2026-10-01_4c9e0d59fee7d1cb8acf8307604a2a52_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 11.9MB
  • Sample261002-sh9dfsty6k
  • SHA256 71b6192e3378b4ef531277b93dfdc58015c769b8d9d2a3bab79be4411cdd05a0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading 1 TTPs 16 IoCs

    Opens a raw handle to a physical disk, which bypasses file system access controls and is used for disk inspection, anti-VM checks and privilege checks.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_4c9e0d59fee7d1cb8acf8307604a2a52_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_4c9e0d59fee7d1cb8acf8307604a2a52_elex_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3292

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        GlobalMgr.db

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Tencent\DeskUpdate\GlobalMgr.db
        • Size 190B
        • SHA256 27ba3cc1c3de9144c1c94bbf500add79d736ce2a1fdc06a1b696bbdd6ce694aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Guid.db

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Tencent\DeskUpdate\Guid.db
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 610a27cb78822fe2fbb237b492d8725311922c67ee07cba63a67a0402ea9ff6a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        GuidInfo.db

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Tencent\DeskUpdate\GuidInfo.db
        • Size 320B
        • SHA256 aafa7cf2f8c3b1ec569397f3fedf4d9ad3d6a98ee30de15a0d160870549e48fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        GuidReport.dat

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Tencent\DeskUpdate\GuidReport.dat
        • Size 818B
        • SHA256 f80029bd30c86fc3beff743bddb8a3a43e472ecdd158998aebb0bd6e805ec3b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        QQPCDownload.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TencentDownload\~e59fe9a\QQPCDownload.dll
        • Size 12.5MB
        • SHA256 eb03e0cdf7c639544759479b47b4ef5f88ca23523d537da9efae8824d514a486
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        beacon_sdk.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TencentDownload\~e59fe9a\beacon_sdk.dll
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 b3aaf6a53580029856b691519bbc05ac923bb28be6284fd7fa4fdcb03018db85
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH