Analysis
- max time kernel
147s - max time network
142s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
03/10/2026, 21:35
General
- Target 2026-10-01_23e042ff7390d6d07e2741c821f23da3_elex_mafia.exe
- Size 873KB
- Sample261003-1fa2waxfpg
- SHA256 203c71cbe8a88e3f9e1a72c7ded909345b79f87d4e37779ba981e0d7222bd43a
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 22 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 50 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in System32 directory 30 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 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 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 42 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 26 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_23e042ff7390d6d07e2741c821f23da3_elex_mafia.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_23e042ff7390d6d07e2741c821f23da3_elex_mafia.exe"1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe"C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe" Global\GameInputSession_12⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exeC:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
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\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exeC:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exeC:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\locator.exeC:\Windows\system32\locator.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exeC:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exeC:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
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C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exeC:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exeC:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exeC:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exeC:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-1404337215-1550464601-2805570857-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-1404337215-1550464601-2805570857-10002 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" "1"2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2856 2740 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2884 2888 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe3_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe3 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2884 2888 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2856 2740 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
elevation_service.exe
maintenanceservice.exe
7z.exe
7zFM.exe
7zG.exe
Uninstall.exe
AppVShNotify.exe
IntegratedOffice.exe
MavInject32.exe
OfficeC2RClient.exe
appvcleaner.exe
LICLUA.EXE
OSE.EXE
VSTOInstaller.exe
chrmstp.exe
setup.exe
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
notification_helper.exe
os_update_handler.exe
chrome_proxy.exe
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
javadoc.exe
javafxpackager.exe
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
Windows.db
Windows.db-wal
Windows.db-wal
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
GameInputSvc.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
ReFsDedupSvc.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/252-120-0x000001EDE29D0000-0x000001EDE2A36000-memory.dmp
memory/252-259-0x000001EDE29D0000-0x000001EDE2A36000-memory.dmp
memory/252-119-0x000001EDE29D0000-0x000001EDE2A36000-memory.dmp
memory/252-261-0x00007FF7790D0000-0x00007FF779813000-memory.dmp
memory/252-118-0x00007FF7790D0000-0x00007FF779813000-memory.dmp
memory/252-200-0x00007FF7790D0000-0x00007FF779813000-memory.dmp
memory/432-16-0x0000025782C00000-0x0000025782C66000-memory.dmp
memory/432-15-0x00007FF7086F0000-0x00007FF708812000-memory.dmp
memory/432-18-0x0000025782C00000-0x0000025782C66000-memory.dmp
memory/432-17-0x0000025782C00000-0x0000025782C66000-memory.dmp
memory/432-74-0x00007FF7086F0000-0x00007FF708812000-memory.dmp
memory/972-193-0x0000029563500000-0x0000029563566000-memory.dmp
memory/972-197-0x00007FF634840000-0x00007FF634D10000-memory.dmp
memory/972-192-0x0000029563500000-0x0000029563566000-memory.dmp
memory/972-247-0x00007FF634840000-0x00007FF634D10000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-95-0x00007FF75F930000-0x00007FF75FA79000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-171-0x00007FF75F930000-0x00007FF75FA79000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-97-0x0000024C5DAD0000-0x0000024C5DB36000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-98-0x0000024C5DAD0000-0x0000024C5DB36000-memory.dmp
memory/1256-37-0x000002F6933C0000-0x000002F693426000-memory.dmp
memory/1256-36-0x000002F6933C0000-0x000002F693426000-memory.dmp
memory/1256-38-0x000002F6933C0000-0x000002F693426000-memory.dmp
memory/1256-117-0x00007FF643CC0000-0x00007FF643D88000-memory.dmp
memory/1256-35-0x00007FF643CC0000-0x00007FF643D88000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-162-0x00007FF65A040000-0x00007FF65A159000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-75-0x00007FF65A040000-0x00007FF65A159000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-77-0x0000019F18C40000-0x0000019F18CA6000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-76-0x0000019F18C40000-0x0000019F18CA6000-memory.dmp
memory/1572-55-0x0000028D2CD10000-0x0000028D2CD76000-memory.dmp
memory/1572-54-0x0000028D2CB30000-0x0000028D2CBE4000-memory.dmp
memory/1572-56-0x0000028D2CD10000-0x0000028D2CD76000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-6-0x0000000002850000-0x00000000028B9000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-43-0x00000000003A3000-0x00000000003A4000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-0-0x00000000002B0000-0x000000000055B000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-1-0x0000000002850000-0x00000000028B9000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-7-0x0000000002850000-0x00000000028B9000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-42-0x00000000002B0000-0x000000000055B000-memory.dmp
memory/1632-391-0x00000000002B0000-0x000000000055B000-memory.dmp
memory/1828-164-0x000001E8507A0000-0x000001E850806000-memory.dmp
memory/1828-163-0x00007FF6BF790000-0x00007FF6BF924000-memory.dmp
memory/1828-165-0x000001E8507A0000-0x000001E850806000-memory.dmp
memory/1828-237-0x00007FF6BF790000-0x00007FF6BF924000-memory.dmp
memory/2020-201-0x0000026C2B7D0000-0x0000026C2B836000-memory.dmp
memory/2020-248-0x00007FF70DF80000-0x00007FF70E486000-memory.dmp
memory/2020-202-0x00007FF70DF80000-0x00007FF70E486000-memory.dmp
memory/2020-203-0x0000026C2B7D0000-0x0000026C2B836000-memory.dmp
memory/2816-244-0x00007FF768230000-0x00007FF7684BA000-memory.dmp
memory/2816-184-0x00007FF768230000-0x00007FF7684BA000-memory.dmp
memory/2816-185-0x0000011E89290000-0x0000011E892F6000-memory.dmp
memory/2816-186-0x0000011E89290000-0x0000011E892F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3120-219-0x00007FF7B7730000-0x00007FF7B77E3000-memory.dmp
memory/3120-145-0x000001DD065A0000-0x000001DD06606000-memory.dmp
memory/3120-146-0x00007FF7B7730000-0x00007FF7B77E3000-memory.dmp
memory/3120-147-0x000001DD065A0000-0x000001DD06606000-memory.dmp
memory/3196-214-0x00000225FFD40000-0x00000225FFDA6000-memory.dmp
memory/3196-213-0x00000225FFD40000-0x00000225FFDA6000-memory.dmp
memory/3196-212-0x00007FF608ED0000-0x00007FF608FFE000-memory.dmp
memory/3196-251-0x00007FF608ED0000-0x00007FF608FFE000-memory.dmp
memory/3752-62-0x00007FF7A20A0000-0x00007FF7A2207000-memory.dmp
memory/3752-64-0x0000014AF52A0000-0x0000014AF5306000-memory.dmp
memory/3752-63-0x0000014AF52A0000-0x0000014AF5306000-memory.dmp
memory/3752-69-0x0000014AF52A0000-0x0000014AF5306000-memory.dmp
memory/3752-71-0x00007FF7A20A0000-0x00007FF7A2207000-memory.dmp
memory/3924-173-0x000002ABE7E10000-0x000002ABE7E76000-memory.dmp
memory/3924-180-0x00007FF6B1EA0000-0x00007FF6B21C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3924-172-0x000002ABE7E10000-0x000002ABE7E76000-memory.dmp
memory/3924-178-0x000002ABE7E10000-0x000002ABE7E76000-memory.dmp
memory/3924-177-0x00007FF6B1EA0000-0x00007FF6B21C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4388-47-0x000001E714BE0000-0x000001E714C46000-memory.dmp
memory/4388-48-0x000001E714BE0000-0x000001E714C46000-memory.dmp
memory/4388-46-0x000001E714A00000-0x000001E714AB4000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-104-0x00007FF643CC0000-0x00007FF643D88000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-27-0x00000225DD880000-0x00000225DD8E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-28-0x00000225DD880000-0x00000225DD8E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-26-0x00007FF643CC0000-0x00007FF643D88000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-29-0x00000225DD880000-0x00000225DD8E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-88-0x000001D3AD2E0000-0x000001D3AD346000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-89-0x000001D3AD2E0000-0x000001D3AD346000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-87-0x000001D3AD0E0000-0x000001D3AD194000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-223-0x0000027C0FF90000-0x0000027C0FFF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-252-0x00007FF6D6540000-0x00007FF6D687E000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-225-0x0000027C0FF90000-0x0000027C0FFF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-224-0x00007FF6D6540000-0x00007FF6D687E000-memory.dmp
memory/4968-183-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4968-105-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4968-111-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000999000-memory.dmp
memory/4968-106-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000999000-memory.dmp
memory/5796-137-0x0000023C0B770000-0x0000023C0B7D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5796-211-0x00007FF728660000-0x00007FF728A76000-memory.dmp
memory/5796-243-0x00007FF728660000-0x00007FF728A76000-memory.dmp
memory/5796-241-0x0000023C0B770000-0x0000023C0B7D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5796-136-0x0000023C0B770000-0x0000023C0B7D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5796-135-0x00007FF728660000-0x00007FF728A76000-memory.dmp
memory/5884-207-0x00007FF66F290000-0x00007FF66F33D000-memory.dmp
memory/5884-126-0x00007FF66F290000-0x00007FF66F33D000-memory.dmp
memory/5884-127-0x0000021C89EC0000-0x0000021C89F26000-memory.dmp
memory/5884-128-0x0000021C89EC0000-0x0000021C89F26000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-153-0x00007FF7BE680000-0x00007FF7BE922000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-156-0x000001FAAA3E0000-0x000001FAAA446000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-155-0x000001FAAA3E0000-0x000001FAAA446000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-222-0x00007FF7BE680000-0x00007FF7BE922000-memory.dmp