Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/10/2026, 10:37
General
- Target 2026-10-28_0bcab59ebe1dd0b801af020aa2fe44bf_elex_mafia.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- Sample261030-mnw3esec28
- SHA256 0d69e48aa46f8053296977c1bb902c476c42d3273f72dd8379bf12ee5f987c31
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: xmrig
XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.
- XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
- Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
- Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.
- Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
- Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
- Drops file in System32 directory 18 IoCs
- UPX packed file 3 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
- 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.
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Modifies registry class 24 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_0bcab59ebe1dd0b801af020aa2fe44bf_elex_mafia.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_0bcab59ebe1dd0b801af020aa2fe44bf_elex_mafia.exe"1⤵
- 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
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\240814046.tmp"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\240814046.tmp"2⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pfkdwqwr.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pfkdwqwr.exe"3⤵
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Modifies registry class
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
7A474E94350030BB.dll
pfkdwqwr.exe
240814046.tmp
memory/2948-0-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp
memory/2948-1-0x0000000002880000-0x0000000002905000-memory.dmp
memory/2948-7-0x0000000002880000-0x0000000002905000-memory.dmp
memory/2948-6-0x0000000002880000-0x0000000002905000-memory.dmp
memory/2948-13-0x000000000042E000-0x000000000042F000-memory.dmp
memory/2948-21-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp
memory/2948-34-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp