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2026-01-18...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-01-18...ar.exe

windows11-21h2-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20251231-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20251231-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    18/01/2026, 10:26

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General

  • Target
    2026-01-18_5ec7de7a4df5aadb52c317c05bd00cd0_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.0MB
  • Sample260118-mg13sset3c
  • SHA256 18846cb94d097dcbd0bcb04ace4cf32d76fd935bdfe43f611b63a6c1c23ff390
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10
executionakirapersistenceransomwareransowmwarespywarestealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

  • C:\Program Files\akira_readme.txt

Ransom Note
  • Hi friends, Whatever who you are and what your title is, if you're reading this it means the internal infrastructure of your company is fully or partially dead, all your backups - virtual, physical - everything that we managed to reach - are completely removed. Moreover, we have taken a great amount of your corporate data prior to encryption. ATTENTION! Strictly prohibited: - Deleting files with .arika extension; - Replacing or renaming .arika and .akira files; - Using third party software to recover your systems. If you violate these rules, we cannot guarantee a successful recovery. Well, for now let's keep all the tears and resentment to ourselves and try to build a constructive dialogue. We're fully aware of what damage we caused by locking your internal sources. At the moment, you have to know: 1. Dealing with us you will save A LOT due to we are not interested in ruining you financially. We will study in depth your finance, bank & income statements, your savings, investments etc. and present our reasonable demand to you. If you have an active cyber insurance, let us know and we will guide you how to properly use it. Also, dragging out the negotiation process will lead to failing of the deal. 2. Paying us you save your TIME, MONEY, EFFORTS and be back on track within 24 hours approximately. Our decryptor works properly on any files or systems, so you will be able to check it by requesting a test decryption service from the beginning of our conversation. If you decide to recover on your own, keep in mind that you can permanently lose access to some files or accidentally corrupt them - in this case we won't be able to help. 3. The security report or the exclusive first-hand information that you will receive upon reaching an agreement is of great value, since NO full audit of your network will show you the vulnerabilities that we've managed to detect and use in order to get into, identify backup solutions and download your data. 4. As for your data, if we fail to agree, we will try to sell personal information/trade secrets/databases/source codes - generally speaking, everything that has a value on the darkmarket - to multiple threat actors at once. Then all of this will be published in our blog - akiral2iz6a7qgd3ayp3l6yub7xx2uep76idk3u2kollpj5z3z636bad[.]onion. 5. We're more than negotiable and will definitely find a way to settle this quickly and reach an agreement which will satisfy both of us. 6. Negotiations with Akira can only be conducted in a chat room, which you can access using the login details provided below or in the notes (a readme.txt file) in your systems. You should ignore any attempts (such as emails/social media messages, phone calls, etc.) to redirect you to another chat or email address (proton.me is often used by unauthorized individuals) on our behalf. 7. Be careful while working with recovery agencies as they often try to use your cyber incident to stuff their pockets. There are many risks for you to lose money and get nothing in return. If you're indeed interested in our assistance and the services we provide you can reach out to us following simple instructions: 1. Install TOR Browser to get access to our chat room - torproject[.]org/download/. 2. Paste this link - https://akiralkzxzq2dsrzsrvbr2xgbbu2wgsmxryd4csgfameg52n7efvr2id.onion/d/0184327277-NFYFI . 3. Use this code - 2646-CR-DLGK-DKHJ - to log into our chat. Keep in mind that the faster you will get in touch, the less damage we cause.
URLs

  • https://akiralkzxzq2dsrzsrvbr2xgbbu2wgsmxryd4csgfameg52n7efvr2id.onion/d/0184327277-NFYFI

Signatures

  • Akira

    Akira is a ransomware first seen in March 2023 and targets several industries, including education, finance, real estate, manufacturing, and consulting.

    ransomwareakira
  • Akira family
    akira
  • Process spawned unexpected child process 1 IoCs

    This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

  • Renames multiple (9960) files with added filename extension

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

    ransomware
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    persistence
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell command to delete shadowcopy.

    executionransowmware
  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 30 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 58 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 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.

    persistence
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-01-18_5ec7de7a4df5aadb52c317c05bd00cd0_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-01-18_5ec7de7a4df5aadb52c317c05bd00cd0_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:5908
  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    powershell.exe -Command "Get-WmiObject Win32_Shadowcopy | Remove-WmiObject"
    1⤵
    • Process spawned unexpected child process
    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3044
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5368
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe
    1⤵
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3288
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:764
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3280

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        akira_readme.txt
        • Path C:\Program Files\akira_readme.txt
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 eb9894b4a6eeb29a321f62d0b0981647dee58c9c261f1da59d140a144ad28731
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        powershell.exe.log
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 d0420dff7fb42f815a0474ad718061e504d4f9463b307adca769d21089178abf
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        KnownGameList.bin
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\GameDVR\KnownGameList.bin
        • Size 472KB
        • SHA256 085a0370f610607ad3b9a06c4e43d7731c75f1be41a32803991952c72c230c54
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        StartUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\StartUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Size 30KB
        • SHA256 386667c071cfb922879d39948bf1a81c9fee7e92815e74d8d38e039681146f5c
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        StartUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\StartUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Size 24KB
        • SHA256 5d944901073e334db8c8419562ba1fce28abb91a17f0a30b841d981e85312b72
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        StartUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\StartUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Size 30KB
        • SHA256 c3f7aa18c1fcf2f211531885e150b935fcc4e907fc39dba1c33301d427648071
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        www.bing[1].xml
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\6LOPTR81\www.bing[1].xml
        • Size 97B
        • SHA256 622eab855f3f7609ea297e78e88a57bde6d5bf2632e60c4012ccbba388577922
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        AppCache134132057306446605.txt
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\DeviceSearchCache\AppCache134132057306446605.txt
        • Size 79KB
        • SHA256 f7a7767f12bc6e73ec803a8c986cc8a688b30b835bc2dd3e426b41efc94e687f
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        SearchUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\SearchUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Size 20KB
        • SHA256 67efef3c025a4f25f16304bcd83fe07c099ccb245241ffa688f5fac175a8bebd
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        SearchUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\SearchUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Size 22KB
        • SHA256 41b4876f335127cc3ebc0f98580a8a72cac5521f4a56c1619644fa0128a79c51
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        SearchUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\SearchUnifiedTileModelCache.dat
        • Size 23KB
        • SHA256 a5af413241227d25d81411ddedc1af2627392e4613cb0ca71b20cb923b082e4e
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        SettingsCache.txt
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\SettingsCache.txt
        • Size 846KB
        • SHA256 9111e9a5093f97e15510bf3d3dc36fd4a736981215f79540454ce86893993fdc
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        __PSScriptPolicyTest_ylv3z1qp.f2f.ps1
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ylv3z1qp.f2f.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
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        memory/764-15626-0x000001B9E85B0000-0x000001B9E85B1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/764-15617-0x000001B9E85B0000-0x000001B9E85B1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/764-15627-0x000001B9E85B0000-0x000001B9E85B1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/764-15623-0x000001B9E85B0000-0x000001B9E85B1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/764-15625-0x000001B9E85B0000-0x000001B9E85B1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/764-15624-0x000001B9E85B0000-0x000001B9E85B1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/764-15621-0x000001B9E85B0000-0x000001B9E85B1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/764-15622-0x000001B9E85B0000-0x000001B9E85B1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/764-15616-0x000001B9E85B0000-0x000001B9E85B1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/764-15615-0x000001B9E85B0000-0x000001B9E85B1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3044-1-0x000001FA61790000-0x000001FA617A0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3044-9-0x000001FA61790000-0x000001FA617A0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3044-8-0x000001FA618A0000-0x000001FA618C2000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3044-0-0x000001FA61790000-0x000001FA617A0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3280-15634-0x0000024445F40000-0x0000024446040000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3280-15712-0x0000024D59F20000-0x0000024D59F40000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3280-15704-0x0000024C59200000-0x0000024C59300000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3280-15737-0x0000024D5A680000-0x0000024D5A6A0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3280-15725-0x0000024C59A80000-0x0000024C59AA0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3280-15765-0x0000024D5ACA0000-0x0000024D5ACC0000-memory.dmp
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        memory/3280-15852-0x0000024D6BF80000-0x0000024D6C080000-memory.dmp
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