Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/10/2026, 12:43

General

  • Target
    2026-10-16_891e50fab16db3abb2a759ee239f3f8e_coinminer_elex_strictor_wannacry.exe
  • Size 130KB
  • Sample261017-pycsmsfy6v
  • SHA256 f5d23d40c1118c79d6b38991dcc9cbaf71d8cbe57a18684d0b9ff9b10cac0e1c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 4 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

  • 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.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_891e50fab16db3abb2a759ee239f3f8e_coinminer_elex_strictor_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_891e50fab16db3abb2a759ee239f3f8e_coinminer_elex_strictor_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1740
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2&c:\vzljq.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_891e50fab16db3abb2a759ee239f3f8e_coinminer_elex_strictor_wannacry.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4732
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:968
      • \??\c:\vzljq.exe
        c:\vzljq.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_891e50fab16db3abb2a759ee239f3f8e_coinminer_elex_strictor_wannacry.exe"
        3⤵
        • Deletes itself
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4412
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4412 -s 380
          4⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:440
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 4412 -ip 4412
    1⤵
      PID:5048

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          vzljq.exe

          • Path C:\vzljq.exe
          • Size 130KB
          • SHA256 1a293788cd3e526dfa5ef2b7122dd50e0041b117e144f68cd6f5e12c86c51c27
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1740-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

          memory/1740-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp

          memory/4412-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000423000-memory.dmp