Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    93s
  • 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, 09:48

General

  • Target
    2026-04-15_1bcbe364b98a6f28371a95eaed607a51_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 6.1MB
  • Sample260415-ls75taes2z
  • SHA256 353a920010f7bafdd8288b90b3f7551016a5b90b78cc88d2d2e52271957fb727
  • 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 16 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:3140
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_1bcbe364b98a6f28371a95eaed607a51_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_1bcbe364b98a6f28371a95eaed607a51_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:2464
      • 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:3156
        • 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:3068
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2796
          • 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:4900
  • 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:3200
    • 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:1852
    • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3716
      • 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:5272

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 87b0c970e8d5fce5c168b70336a5d974a198c14dcc0c7fd1f49d6bcc503e63cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_eyvg35ki.a0h.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_eyvg35ki.a0h.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 c8d4bf0af7143157dd6346ebce738cec90d00493cc5edcb63c0ce4c780511eab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1852-294-0x000001C6A06D0000-0x000001C6A072D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1852-295-0x000001C6A0800000-0x000001C6A080C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1852-296-0x000001C6A0890000-0x000001C6A08A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2464-9-0x00007FF7FA780000-0x00007FF7FADA7000-memory.dmp

        memory/2464-0-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800DD000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-40-0x000002627E000000-0x000002627E01C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-24-0x000002627DF40000-0x000002627DF62000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-52-0x000002627E570000-0x000002627E58C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-44-0x000002627E3F0000-0x000002627E3FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-94-0x000002627E5B0000-0x000002627E5CA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-153-0x000002627E560000-0x000002627E568000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-156-0x000002627E590000-0x000002627E596000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-170-0x000002627E5A0000-0x000002627E5AA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-285-0x000002627DD70000-0x000002627DD82000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-284-0x000002627D7E0000-0x000002627D7EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-283-0x000002627D730000-0x000002627D78D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-16-0x000002627DDC0000-0x000002627DDD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-17-0x000002627DDC0000-0x000002627DDD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-42-0x000002627E230000-0x000002627E2E3000-memory.dmp

        memory/3068-78-0x000002627E550000-0x000002627E55A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3140-26-0x0000000002490000-0x0000000002491000-memory.dmp

        memory/3140-41-0x0000000002480000-0x0000000002481000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-288-0x000002980EF20000-0x000002980EF7D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-290-0x000002980F510000-0x000002980F522000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-289-0x000002980F330000-0x000002980F33C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5272-300-0x00000168A8C60000-0x00000168A8CBD000-memory.dmp

        memory/5272-302-0x00000168AA930000-0x00000168AA942000-memory.dmp

        memory/5272-301-0x00000168AA890000-0x00000168AA89C000-memory.dmp