Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    96s
  • 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, 04:22

General

  • Target
    2026-04-15_89bf35c0e1ad43db23b4a600fd9f71c5_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 4.2MB
  • Sample260415-eze92shz3s
  • SHA256 6a30709898216c077a3f30e60e6f51538b72690e2f1048faba1bfd2bcf9a038a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003) 3 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 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

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3128
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_89bf35c0e1ad43db23b4a600fd9f71c5_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_89bf35c0e1ad43db23b4a600fd9f71c5_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5912
      • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6120
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell.exe -c Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3544
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2560
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell.exe -c Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
            5⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3156
  • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5092
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -c Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2504
    • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4068
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell.exe -c Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:6112

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 e27390d57580e3dfba07bec3d8e430203bbc91e90f6937079b3fd52abc721bd4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 ceceebdbd877d161f925e88d1983f280ddd0d9f053aedb0933a4ce9b0e87d56e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_2ucrztou.y1s.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2ucrztou.y1s.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        PEStub.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Videos\PEStub.dll
        • Size 59KB
        • SHA256 5aab76737f2d9f6e6d4d225b12e1123918306d86f1ba5e0f629f97fd3f9710d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Phosphoric.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Phosphoric.dll
        • Size 868KB
        • SHA256 bbbf9287cbac6a35d66cd0ac5744298a62b1934cbc8cf2292e3f1efd43ab22fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PsPInjector.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Videos\PsPInjector.dll
        • Size 21KB
        • SHA256 dd93e8ae016728ffcfd0dde17e67768357f909d9b09e73919838b394960f1a8f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Symbiote.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
        • Size 781KB
        • SHA256 dd822836313f979e21c86489d4b2a95a68c258baccb3abdce736d298a2c7ad14
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 292e5f3b2cfb42337e897c7f8f0ca164c03c5e1503ac392d82650647bb9fd6fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2504-281-0x000002A72ECB0000-0x000002A72ECB8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2504-280-0x000002A716AD0000-0x000002A716AE2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2504-279-0x000002A72EB20000-0x000002A72EBCF000-memory.dmp

        memory/2504-278-0x000002A7165B0000-0x000002A7165BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2560-307-0x000001A9BEF70000-0x000001A9BF01F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3128-34-0x0000000002470000-0x0000000002471000-memory.dmp

        memory/3128-26-0x0000000002480000-0x0000000002481000-memory.dmp

        memory/3156-177-0x000002A57F4E0000-0x000002A57F4EA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3156-234-0x000002A57EC70000-0x000002A57ED1F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3156-237-0x000002A57EF20000-0x000002A57EF28000-memory.dmp

        memory/3156-173-0x000002A57EF80000-0x000002A57EF88000-memory.dmp

        memory/3156-176-0x000002A57F4D0000-0x000002A57F4D6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3156-235-0x000002A566790000-0x000002A5667A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3156-233-0x000002A566670000-0x000002A56667C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-43-0x000001EB2AE50000-0x000001EB2AF03000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-17-0x000001EB2AC20000-0x000001EB2AC30000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-232-0x000001EB2AB30000-0x000001EB2ABDF000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-238-0x000001EB2AE20000-0x000001EB2AE28000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-150-0x000001EB2B400000-0x000001EB2B41A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-236-0x000001EB129D0000-0x000001EB129E2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-89-0x000001EB2AF30000-0x000001EB2AF3A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-53-0x000001EB2AF50000-0x000001EB2AF6C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-50-0x000001EB2AF20000-0x000001EB2AF2A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-42-0x000001EB2AE30000-0x000001EB2AE4C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-16-0x000001EB2AC20000-0x000001EB2AC30000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-23-0x000001EB2ABE0000-0x000001EB2AC02000-memory.dmp

        memory/3544-231-0x000001EB12920000-0x000001EB1292C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-0-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800DD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-297-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401B7000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-306-0x00007FF6FC550000-0x00007FF6FC98B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-8-0x00007FF6FC550000-0x00007FF6FC98B000-memory.dmp

        memory/6112-286-0x0000019D5ECE0000-0x0000019D5ED8F000-memory.dmp

        memory/6112-285-0x0000019D5D490000-0x0000019D5D49C000-memory.dmp

        memory/6112-288-0x0000019D77500000-0x0000019D77508000-memory.dmp

        memory/6112-287-0x0000019D5F270000-0x0000019D5F282000-memory.dmp