Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/10/2026, 04:03

General

  • Target
    2026-10-22_95fb7c83069a60326fac8fc664f9dc29_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe
  • Size 1.6MB
  • Sample261024-ems1dastfz
  • SHA256 02401292d6789b9521e3b0e8b5e9824be103e0103604f39d22755d588c23e6ab
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Cosmu

    Cosmu is a Windows worm written in C++.

  • Detects Cosmu payload 4 IoCs

    Cosmu is a worm written in C++.

  • Renames multiple (1649) files with added filename extension

    This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 4 IoCs
  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_95fb7c83069a60326fac8fc664f9dc29_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_95fb7c83069a60326fac8fc664f9dc29_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4748
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c echo on error resume next:CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_95fb7c83069a60326fac8fc664f9dc29_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe",1: >"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\x.vbs"
      2⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1812
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_95fb7c83069a60326fac8fc664f9dc29_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_95fb7c83069a60326fac8fc664f9dc29_coinminer_elex_wannacry.exe
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4816

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        desktop.ini.tmp

        • Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-2091445952-3649787497-104050984-1000\desktop.ini.tmp
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 1c722920d7c7622feec38fef45cc0cefc10265162b26ee28a4544f96da3508be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7-zip.chm.tmp

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7-zip.chm.tmp
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 7197328f1400131a2daf5154d5917df9dca1d2aae05c6d4df3c403d45cd3b07c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4748-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4748-1-0x000000000040C000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4748-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4816-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000658000-memory.dmp

        memory/4816-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

        memory/4816-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000658000-memory.dmp

        memory/4816-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000658000-memory.dmp