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
    13/10/2026, 01:17

General

  • Target
    2026-10-11_302216932f82697e58360ee44f372bd1_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample261013-bneycsxtgw
  • SHA256 e9fe5286ae38f254eff280bc11c4d8a5a63de78e072e4cfb8888fc69045a4457
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Ramsay

    Ramsay is a cyber-espionage framework and spyware that collects documents from air-gapped networks.

  • Detects Ramsay payload 2 IoCs
  • Detects the HideDriver kernel rootkit component of Ramsay 1 IoCs
  • Detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts 1 IoCs
  • Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003) 1 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 3 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 48 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 8 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_302216932f82697e58360ee44f372bd1_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_302216932f82697e58360ee44f372bd1_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4536
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tfubkxwxid.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tfubkxwxid.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vaomwdmagi.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_302216932f82697e58360ee44f372bd1_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4720
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_302216932f82697e58360ee44f372bd1_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_302216932f82697e58360ee44f372bd1_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4272
        • \??\f:\e5480d8bba74d43ab8e7f0b24d1d\mrtstub.exe
          f:\e5480d8bba74d43ab8e7f0b24d1d\mrtstub.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4488
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MRT.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\MRT.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4504
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\felypwzcnb.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\felypwzcnb.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:720
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        /c sc config msdtc obj= LocalSystem
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2320
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          sc config msdtc obj= LocalSystem
          4⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:1484
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pCSdBEfO.bat"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        PID:3512
      • C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:924
  • C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4268
    • 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
      PID:2464
    • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-4057491610-3392471755-192832105-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-4057491610-3392471755-192832105-10002 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⤵
        PID:2728
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 836 2780 2788 820 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}
        2⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:1908
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 836 2824 2828 820 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}
        2⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:3224
      • 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
        PID:5764
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 836 2780 2788 820 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}
        2⤵
          PID:4568
        • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 836 2824 2828 820 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}
          2⤵
            PID:4528

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              Windows.db

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db
              • Size 1.2MB
              • SHA256 9771f6ea0f635d05b0444919689598d51eb879367fb2f244a52fa766b22d7754
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Windows.db-wal

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db-wal
              • Size 1.3MB
              • SHA256 7c6cf5a21e03838345bc9b7bfd90562a0094858e8f321b843545f8137ee7e9c1
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              felypwzcnb.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\felypwzcnb.exe
              • Size 580KB
              • SHA256 3ab288c47914e33cc61985e46502158400faa9d7187b55c19039b8795504a290
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              pCSdBEfO.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pCSdBEfO.bat
              • Size 196B
              • SHA256 0e06d7f210fe23063234678b9bf1534f1ed1806084f179475b039b9256717585
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              tfubkxwxid.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tfubkxwxid.exe
              • Size 51KB
              • SHA256 c25d90168fc2026d8ed2a69c066bd5a7e11004c3899928a7db24cb7636fc4d9e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              vaomwdmagi.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vaomwdmagi.exe
              • Size 1.1MB
              • SHA256 739bd9e63c5f8c819675428492443ad670507e574f38befef1eb5dbfca1172b2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              mrt.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{e91461b4-a519-4110-9fae-d2895719dbb1}\mrt.exe
              • Size 73KB
              • SHA256 74aea454d9ff5e2c9a51efb242338fcb60d4090582a5c9ba31bbe660fc0facdd
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              trnmg.sdb

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\UserSetting\trnmg.sdb
              • Size 1KB
              • SHA256 715a19e8e31bb66a2326d6327dd58925377cb68f7e80b40a09b75ce814e382b7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              bindsvc.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe
              • Size 291KB
              • SHA256 d032bdc64c9451bbb653b346c5bd6ac9f83a91edeb0155497f098c8d6182ddee
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              mrtstub.exe

              • Path F:\e5480d8bba74d43ab8e7f0b24d1d\mrtstub.exe
              • Size 85KB
              • SHA256 f33ff5e1d245ccf40db58f38eb31cbd624d815eeba74d0ba57464e50fd7d6c0e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MRT.exe

              • Path \??\f:\e5480d8bba74d43ab8e7f0b24d1d\MRT.exe
              • Size 2.6MB
              • SHA256 749f22e00263f08ac17e0c1300b9477e3565bdb42a3d4d59143ef2cf7db7f08a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/720-55-0x0000000000830000-0x00000000009AA000-memory.dmp

              memory/720-16-0x0000000000830000-0x00000000009AA000-memory.dmp