Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/04/2026, 16:08

General

  • Target
    2026-04-15_ed9dc60ac688427a566eee73b60898f0_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 6.1MB
  • Sample260415-tk7hbads4n
  • SHA256 8683e36b4556c744e0fbe8887cfff2909c634c638e139e87291be3584be9d8e0
  • 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 61 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 38 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:3272
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_ed9dc60ac688427a566eee73b60898f0_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_ed9dc60ac688427a566eee73b60898f0_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4912
      • 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:2320
        • 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:1136
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4520
          • 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:4508
  • 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:4516
    • 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:1292
    • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1144
      • 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:3900

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 2KB
        • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 c695bd38b90537e2862d2f2e90f3401b9dc14af0792251ee897df2d0b0dc9467
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_evqdfsij.10g.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_evqdfsij.10g.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

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 e3274ce8296f2cd20e3189576fbadbfa0f1817cdf313487945c80e968589a495
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 0fd68598598d1dfa246506196e6e0b46ee2b3b26a91c229ff9bb290c7f63d7c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1136-39-0x0000021568AA0000-0x0000021568AAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1144-52-0x000001E0E3F00000-0x000001E0E3FCD000-memory.dmp

        memory/1292-248-0x000001CFEB830000-0x000001CFEB83C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2320-17-0x00000291C6A90000-0x00000291C6B5D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-305-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-287-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-327-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-328-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-326-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-325-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-35-0x0000000002E90000-0x0000000002E91000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-324-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-320-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-319-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-318-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-317-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-314-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-312-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-18-0x0000000002EA0000-0x0000000002EA1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-313-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-315-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-316-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-268-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-269-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-270-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-271-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-272-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-273-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-274-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-275-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-277-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-279-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-278-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-276-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-280-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-281-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-282-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-283-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-286-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-311-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-288-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-289-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-290-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-291-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-292-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-293-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-297-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-296-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-294-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-295-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-298-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-299-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-300-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-301-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-309-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-306-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-307-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-308-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3272-310-0x0000000002910000-0x0000000002920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3900-266-0x0000024A5E0F0000-0x0000024A5E0FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-48-0x000001D91FF30000-0x000001D91FF4C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-138-0x000001D920150000-0x000001D92015A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-53-0x000001D91FD10000-0x000001D91FD1A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-49-0x000001D91FF50000-0x000001D920005000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-261-0x000001D907480000-0x000001D90748C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-22-0x000001D91FA10000-0x000001D91FA32000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-62-0x000001D920170000-0x000001D92018C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-180-0x000001D920160000-0x000001D920168000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-193-0x000001D9201A0000-0x000001D9201AA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-175-0x000001D9201B0000-0x000001D9201CA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4508-189-0x000001D920190000-0x000001D920196000-memory.dmp

        memory/4516-51-0x000002812A820000-0x000002812A8ED000-memory.dmp

        memory/4520-267-0x000001F834100000-0x000001F8341CD000-memory.dmp

        memory/4912-0-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800DD000-memory.dmp

        memory/4912-9-0x00007FF66D5A0000-0x00007FF66DBC7000-memory.dmp