Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    134s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/04/2026, 04:31

General

  • Target
    2026-04-17_279edcb5b77f895df262a92d0659dd41_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 22.9MB
  • Sample260417-e5rv2aav9y
  • SHA256 ccc12bf8785b45ae238132ee4fc77107464e580e6c76d03368bc1f1950258469
  • 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:3124
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_279edcb5b77f895df262a92d0659dd41_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_279edcb5b77f895df262a92d0659dd41_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2832
      • 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:2872
        • 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:2072
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4724
          • 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:1432
  • 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:1916
    • 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:4392
    • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:996
      • 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:4588

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 fb485201330a5ca14dc2d7a80ecf88b5c9e53d59929f9234c3ccf7548e2fe73f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_3gzxfvyj.nol.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3gzxfvyj.nol.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 e27390d57580e3dfba07bec3d8e430203bbc91e90f6937079b3fd52abc721bd4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 15bfc59f1eca54276637983327e700ec11e88d8541ba10387dd6eed8621c6abf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1432-211-0x000001D00ED20000-0x000001D00ED2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1432-212-0x000001D028BC0000-0x000001D028BD2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-144-0x00000250F80A0000-0x00000250F80BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-41-0x00000250F7CF0000-0x00000250F7D0C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-44-0x00000250F7DD0000-0x00000250F7DDA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-47-0x00000250F7E00000-0x00000250F7E1C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-79-0x00000250F7DE0000-0x00000250F7DEA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-16-0x00000250F7850000-0x00000250F7860000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-23-0x00000250F7A50000-0x00000250F7A72000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-22-0x00000250F7850000-0x00000250F7860000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-42-0x00000250F7D10000-0x00000250F7DC3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-195-0x00000250F7E20000-0x00000250F7E26000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-196-0x00000250F7E30000-0x00000250F7E3A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-206-0x00000250F7810000-0x00000250F7822000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-205-0x00000250DDB40000-0x00000250DDB4C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2072-194-0x00000250F7DF0000-0x00000250F7DF8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2832-0-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800DD000-memory.dmp

        memory/2832-15-0x00007FF7272F0000-0x00007FF7289E8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2832-311-0x00007FF7272F0000-0x00007FF7289E8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2832-304-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B18000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-26-0x00000000009C0000-0x00000000009C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3124-34-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009B1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4392-222-0x0000021F06850000-0x0000021F06862000-memory.dmp

        memory/4392-221-0x0000021F04E70000-0x0000021F04E7C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4588-216-0x000001ACAA9B0000-0x000001ACAA9BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4588-217-0x000001ACAAA20000-0x000001ACAAA32000-memory.dmp