Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
114s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
04/11/2026, 15:42
General
- Target 2026-11-03_7fbf6a1f7a75bdfe56c5ebea3b337e80_elex_mafia.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- Sample261104-s5txaabs5v
- SHA256 6ac6a88683229700337eb6a67a1f57006d74e5c436896188d9cfc6f9f982a1b6
Malware Config
Signatures
- Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 2 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 13 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.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
- Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_7fbf6a1f7a75bdfe56c5ebea3b337e80_elex_mafia.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_7fbf6a1f7a75bdfe56c5ebea3b337e80_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\240735796.tmp"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\240735796.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\sxhtazmd.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sxhtazmd.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /Delete /TN "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachined24db9f3" /F4⤵
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /Query /TN "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachined24db9f3"4⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
sxhtazmd.exe
um_uninst.log
240735796.tmp
memory/4468-0-0x0000000000840000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-1-0x0000000002E80000-0x0000000002F05000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-6-0x0000000002E80000-0x0000000002F05000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-7-0x0000000002E80000-0x0000000002F05000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-13-0x000000000095E000-0x000000000095F000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-30-0x0000000000840000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-35-0x0000000000840000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp