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2026-10-11...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-10-11...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • 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
    13/10/2026, 04:57

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General

  • Target
    2026-10-11_0ac147ca66a2630f1171c5e8ab9f408c_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
  • Size 2.9MB
  • Sample261013-flayvafx2x
  • SHA256 e3b51165f1f9cdcc5e32768fd47ebfbd477b0b62b64cd367a9e4b6dae110be3a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
darkhotelaptdiscoveryexecutionramsayframeworkrootkitspywareupx

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Ramsay

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

    frameworkspywareramsay
  • Detects Ramsay payload 3 IoCs
    spywareaptdarkhotel
  • Detects the HideDriver kernel rootkit component of Ramsay 2 IoCs
    rootkitaptdarkhotel
  • Detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts 2 IoCs
  • Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003) 2 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 4 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 9 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 7 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

    upx
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 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.

    execution
  • 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.

    discovery
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_0ac147ca66a2630f1171c5e8ab9f408c_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_0ac147ca66a2630f1171c5e8ab9f408c_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1652
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtchanteal.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtchanteal.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kuhdalljxe.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_0ac147ca66a2630f1171c5e8ab9f408c_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:6112
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_0ac147ca66a2630f1171c5e8ab9f408c_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_0ac147ca66a2630f1171c5e8ab9f408c_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3500
        • \??\f:\f874d23590246a69d8\update\UPDATE.EXE
          f:\f874d23590246a69d8\update\UPDATE.EXE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1080
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cicmsptqte.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cicmsptqte.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3224
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        /c sc config msdtc obj= LocalSystem
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4608
        • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
          sc config msdtc obj= LocalSystem
          4⤵
          • Launches sc.exe
          PID:4752
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\r0ByLU0y.bat"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        PID:5008
      • C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3840
  • C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4256
    • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-650287814-2715975232-1279715623-10001_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-650287814-2715975232-1279715623-10001 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:3412
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe2_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe2 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:5896
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-650287814-2715975232-1279715623-10003_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-650287814-2715975232-1279715623-10003 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:408
        • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 844 1424 1420 828 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}
          2⤵
            PID:256
          • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 844 1588 1572 828 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}
            2⤵
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            PID:1164
          • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe4_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe4 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:1432
          • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 844 1588 1572 828 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}
            2⤵
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            PID:1040
          • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 844 1424 1420 828 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}
            2⤵
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            PID:2784

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              Windows.db
              • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db
              • Size 1.1MB
              • SHA256 ea5ea8da6a97e348ecc8156cb0060e236feaec369bb4901752e045e382038355
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              Windows.db-wal
              • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db-wal
              • Size 12KB
              • SHA256 7cf844d89b2f5ff02ac3abaf768d40de1adf9fc8c9e4039ed131bac0c00e9573
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              Windows.db-wal
              • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db-wal
              • Size 1.8MB
              • SHA256 4c4f0f85edc48ff97511d4d0b1bf924a9c12de007e8d1692670047b42dd89d45
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              cicmsptqte.exe
              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cicmsptqte.exe
              • Size 580KB
              • SHA256 3ab288c47914e33cc61985e46502158400faa9d7187b55c19039b8795504a290
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              kuhdalljxe.exe
              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kuhdalljxe.exe
              • Size 2.2MB
              • SHA256 ec06a721b7d00a21b5c18cc384aed7063595d509dbaebdfe1a8726effabfdd54
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              r0ByLU0y.bat
              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\r0ByLU0y.bat
              • Size 196B
              • SHA256 acd21c4ff6b7d97489aaa2f702b50817aef5906cf3993923e56fcb5c48e9aeba
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              wtchanteal.exe
              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtchanteal.exe
              • Size 51KB
              • SHA256 c25d90168fc2026d8ed2a69c066bd5a7e11004c3899928a7db24cb7636fc4d9e
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              spuninst.exe
              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{e91461b4-a519-4110-9fae-d2895719dbb1}\spuninst.exe
              • Size 73KB
              • SHA256 74aea454d9ff5e2c9a51efb242338fcb60d4090582a5c9ba31bbe660fc0facdd
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              trnmg.sdb
              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\UserSetting\trnmg.sdb
              • Size 1KB
              • SHA256 9c7739490d6c538dc9eaf004baee38c750fab416389118e57c7ac60e4c200b97
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              bindsvc.exe
              • Path C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe
              • Size 291KB
              • SHA256 d032bdc64c9451bbb653b346c5bd6ac9f83a91edeb0155497f098c8d6182ddee
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              _sfx_.dll
              • Path F:\f874d23590246a69d8\_sfx_.dll
              • Size 25KB
              • SHA256 cf64c95e9a2d02967efc22b00efb3736156b913a95231eb63c1df45d43475e64
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              spuninst.exe
              • Path F:\f874d23590246a69d8\spuninst.exe
              • Size 204KB
              • SHA256 a59d2742fb5c9e597b0eef2a77217b33ef13ac4d0f4d1793c67bf7351936e890
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              update.exe
              • Path F:\f874d23590246a69d8\update\update.exe
              • Size 701KB
              • SHA256 2e2e9f1ea41d8673bcf69c8c97fc16c22932e2b7807fc87c556516261ea33d99
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              updspapi.dll
              • Path F:\f874d23590246a69d8\update\updspapi.dll
              • Size 363KB
              • SHA256 f484cf06e20996e1887b4304b33444f3ee1c03fb912f5ec8d5327c4074a97abb
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              memory/1080-69-0x0000000000B90000-0x0000000000BEC000-memory.dmp
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              memory/3224-84-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000DAA000-memory.dmp
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              memory/3224-71-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000DAA000-memory.dmp
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              memory/3224-16-0x0000000000C30000-0x0000000000DAA000-memory.dmp
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              memory/4256-102-0x0000016F74580000-0x0000016F7481E000-memory.dmp
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