Analysis
- max time kernel
11s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
16/04/2026, 14:09
General
- Target 2026-04-16_0156c85a88c2a9061df948d524f367b9_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- Sample260416-rf6dcacy2t
- SHA256 96b3351a9a7e2707282dd13c28b4d1fac9157d226a733aaddcb4990e8e821a5a
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 12 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_0156c85a88c2a9061df948d524f367b9_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_0156c85a88c2a9061df948d524f367b9_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\devD34E.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_0156c85a88c2a9061df948d524f367b9_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\devD34E.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_0156C85A88C2A9061DF948D524F367B9_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXEMSWDM.EXE1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-04-16_0156C85A88C2A9061DF948D524F367B9_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
devD34E.tmp
memory/1856-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1856-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2456-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2456-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2496-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2496-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4220-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4220-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4892-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp