Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    94s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/04/2026, 04:15

General

  • Target
    2026-04-15_8520511618d7552680496d5f2c6e396a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 7.9MB
  • Sample260415-evcclahy4w
  • SHA256 4b9686ea149cabe64ababe2389d9cd209f49a84b3fd1b848c1fb5026ca61d6a4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_8520511618d7552680496d5f2c6e396a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_8520511618d7552680496d5f2c6e396a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5004
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4828
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2504
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3292

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 8.4MB
        • SHA256 8f735629f1d4c3561cc73493847f98f194d5dd742cab2fc95cefbc9c689db835
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 8.8MB
        • SHA256 ba6a21ab22b0c02f38fc688de4c8d9f6adea8d42a9f1262160109de5585cec18
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 89980efe9c0671b47fcfe0aa1d287a13d002086ad81b0de2287d19c9a7f0b123
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 e0bd123209ae9ba7ac7052c065c1d7717d4e6c271311fafbff69a745ad81b37f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 13.9MB
        • SHA256 4207b76e66bf08dcc13615225c68952fcb875f0731ff1dc44e4aad7d654013fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 9.6MB
        • SHA256 2268237ee971dc8e6902b1b342a4de2a6dab571d116e120afa1fce455de22d4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 11.3MB
        • SHA256 043a981e71c8baeb571f6cfebb603de5939849be6c73aa3df75500c880498d3f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 10.1MB
        • SHA256 5ecf7a41fb68159e699917cd5e41c37af13cb630cb42ef6cda98df6d3f194dea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 9.5MB
        • SHA256 b1417fa0b9bab2e24187d579531e26eb08e403abe80cf9f42230c6f896ab92a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 9.7MB
        • SHA256 81545eba6ee8b5a92160a6b7a9c0400b07919d0a99285ffea9b8be52cec3a4f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 10.9MB
        • SHA256 dce576286f687b358daf5e5f99e5779334debfc838c940002536429827ae5f0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 9.3MB
        • SHA256 041c8dcc3720fcfa150da91a9bae228aaeca75ab38ba51ef9429bfa58937a59c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 1119a10ce3620617db57328d8b2fd9008a4ad6c5b2776df5a29d520dde846ec8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 4975cc62765322e223cd597f4f52f68f9b1a41fe506f123b2c6fb0b77ff8620d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 1cb1e5dad6fc2ddb880f4e32b145c738cfa3f0d663c3113b50c4f48517fc34be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 fcbec3763d6463d5ee87a3fc63b7d33044d410b0b9c73064981bf52f31b71b3d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 4450c3ecd6be1bd5d4bf8c0699a7d0092a5982432643fa1a3ea424eda9a2f3c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 f3ee0f14229b3936c3a2db46a4b90d9993c9d641e43190bae2148464cb87420d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 1bd3a03fd5a5eecc8b6e86683e1bc7fd302d6f138771cd470678fee5f688c8b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 cc9eb5d098ca4487b766d86446f4ee66f6932c2afc40f86feb2baf67e0f36369
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 50e951c134ed9109918501045b94a20aec404acc624d35b775a1db46afd3700b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 9312dd7499100e78dffa8bbf7a01299a6457d16bbebbcc9270aa76170578cc69
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UpdatAuto.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 4b9686ea149cabe64ababe2389d9cd209f49a84b3fd1b848c1fb5026ca61d6a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 bf2238d3b4069d949a3bbd116f8876b2e2c6496c5df567ad9e9652c2153ee558
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 4f69fd8b0691f7c680c114915368bf89cea730c07143a3f5d1b6b2039821b49f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 7bec53cf994f912cf2c46455b6d15259a76b38379bd0c0b1e47f5d33050aca7c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 377090a6d30f02dc491659bbf645489143cfcd0fc81b4f61cfa6206e2d2c00c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 a4fececb49bf8bf761e1220a8ec53a72f063c47b2a79bda77724035963fe9b9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 3db69105266753b56ceb5ca8e216ad989778420a2d2a79d0ae50bdc4557c3950
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 b4ca86fc2ecc35eb7df8653f17810bf1e5fe8be0535a5365e7eb921b81870c62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 f69fb74e75fda5e41c43f1ac62632e6845faaa558435371c28fa38a78cb738f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 7.9MB
        • SHA256 196540f7e728099342f564b9c9fb0cecc507f66a1d46489d724ed2dcf2898dab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2504-72-0x0000000000860000-0x000000000093F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5004-59-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000000A4F000-memory.dmp