Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/04/2026, 17:09

General

  • Target
    2026-04-18_1f0416943a9d8b21ae1678c11e240935_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 22.9MB
  • Sample260418-vplbbadt4p
  • SHA256 e01fade5e7752e4ea92f1f09f5db806a1cbe0ea9bcb99e08c62380ebdab4f11d
  • 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 5 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 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
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 21 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 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:3248
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_1f0416943a9d8b21ae1678c11e240935_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_1f0416943a9d8b21ae1678c11e240935_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:4460
      • 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:4600
        • 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:4396
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5492
          • 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:3200
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_1f0416943a9d8b21ae1678c11e240935_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_1f0416943a9d8b21ae1678c11e240935_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe" --type=collab-renderer --proc=4460
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1420
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3800
          • 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
            • Modifies registry class
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:5972
  • 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:2528
    • 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:3700
    • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4636
      • 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:4064

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 13.0MB
        • SHA256 1a1cb6ccad70d9caca1979218ff804047dc2a86192d66175cc77bc6a313699b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 ffae9d082f35baeaf8047162c7dd14bf475a641084d60183ee59794d7179e8b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 974KB
        • SHA256 28542effa7a052fe7146a32508397f40d7dc283a02d9839b3e847486654e4603
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 974KB
        • SHA256 24a48e4b14059b41450320a1063ac0383e80454fad3b4f3eef1ff0bc808927c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SmartTagInstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe
        • Size 991KB
        • SHA256 0e3226e61648291953d372e00aba508d285ebb38a3e40d7cfb83fe8df338f1db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SQLDumper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 ebe7f7926937cff1bb7035d91777e43d488241769e8c9f98ef4e32c7b0d725d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        firefox.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 d6ea04fa854cf6694319704ea4f8a57efc16b846dba7c2c73271a4257ea5733e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 79c3aaf993c8879132970d05f00ce286cd120e2c81dac554cebee07bc540843a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        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 c88e4bbb64f7fa31429ebe82c1cf07785c44486f37576f783a26ac856e02a4eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 9570e6f43affb98ad6f4228ad965ffc0a6829d2b40b4b073bb8677e7ba29dcee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_umbzjmf2.sgv.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_umbzjmf2.sgv.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/1420-333-0x00007FF611AC0000-0x00007FF6131B8000-memory.dmp

        memory/1420-302-0x00007FF611AC0000-0x00007FF6131B8000-memory.dmp

        memory/1420-334-0x000001AB00F50000-0x000001AB00FBB000-memory.dmp

        memory/1420-325-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B18000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-55-0x0000021B1C730000-0x0000021B1C79B000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-50-0x000001EC3B580000-0x000001EC3B59C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-87-0x000001EC3B7B0000-0x000001EC3B7BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-52-0x000001EC3B5A0000-0x000001EC3B655000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-103-0x000001EC3B810000-0x000001EC3B82A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-106-0x000001EC3B7C0000-0x000001EC3B7C8000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-107-0x000001EC3B7F0000-0x000001EC3B7F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-110-0x000001EC3B800000-0x000001EC3B80A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-144-0x000001EC3B290000-0x000001EC3B2FB000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-143-0x000001EC22DC0000-0x000001EC22DCC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-57-0x000001EC3B660000-0x000001EC3B66A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-74-0x000001EC3B7D0000-0x000001EC3B7EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3248-41-0x0000000002C90000-0x0000000002C91000-memory.dmp

        memory/3248-33-0x0000000002CA0000-0x0000000002CA1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3700-77-0x00000262C57F0000-0x00000262C585B000-memory.dmp

        memory/3700-76-0x00000262AD2A0000-0x00000262AD2AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3800-301-0x0000017D7A920000-0x0000017D7A98B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4064-190-0x000001FDE0760000-0x000001FDE07CB000-memory.dmp

        memory/4064-189-0x000001FDDE810000-0x000001FDDE81C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4396-17-0x00000151F78D0000-0x00000151F78E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4396-23-0x00000151F7980000-0x00000151F79A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4396-40-0x00000151F7AB0000-0x00000151F7B1B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4396-39-0x00000151F7530000-0x00000151F753C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4396-16-0x00000151F78D0000-0x00000151F78E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4460-283-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B18000-memory.dmp

        memory/4460-0-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800DD000-memory.dmp

        memory/4460-15-0x00007FF611AC0000-0x00007FF6131B8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4460-339-0x0000014E57200000-0x0000014E5726B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4460-338-0x00007FF611AC0000-0x00007FF6131B8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4600-27-0x0000029908C20000-0x0000029908C8B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4636-54-0x00000155F55E0000-0x00000155F564B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5492-340-0x0000016E66180000-0x0000016E661EB000-memory.dmp

        memory/5972-322-0x00000230E3F10000-0x00000230E3F7B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5972-321-0x00000230CA140000-0x00000230CA14C000-memory.dmp