Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/04/2026, 04:27

General

  • Target
    2026-04-20_8fddb3bbb7d0cad3c59c76aa33d8f659_cobalt-strike_conti.exe
  • Size 355KB
  • Sample260420-e3knyacy5y
  • SHA256 9f51beabc58558c3fc035d7fb471befbcb35ee346588a86783e6e4416c3c31f2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_8fddb3bbb7d0cad3c59c76aa33d8f659_cobalt-strike_conti.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_8fddb3bbb7d0cad3c59c76aa33d8f659_cobalt-strike_conti.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5184
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /query /tn "nvidupdt" > nul 2>&1
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5032
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /query /tn "nvidupdt"
        3⤵
          PID:5180
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "nvidupdt" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_8fddb3bbb7d0cad3c59c76aa33d8f659_cobalt-strike_conti.exe" /sc onlogon /rl HIGHEST /f
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2100
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "nvidupdt" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_8fddb3bbb7d0cad3c59c76aa33d8f659_cobalt-strike_conti.exe" /sc onlogon /rl HIGHEST /f
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4572
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_8fddb3bbb7d0cad3c59c76aa33d8f659_cobalt-strike_conti.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_8fddb3bbb7d0cad3c59c76aa33d8f659_cobalt-strike_conti.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2044
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /query /tn "nvidupdt" > nul 2>&1
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3276
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /query /tn "nvidupdt"
          3⤵
            PID:5352

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            memory/2044-2-0x00007FF6FA680000-0x00007FF6FA6D5000-memory.dmp

            memory/2044-3-0x0000025D45C00000-0x0000025D45C31000-memory.dmp

            memory/5184-0-0x00007FF6FA680000-0x00007FF6FA6D5000-memory.dmp

            memory/5184-1-0x0000020C3F400000-0x0000020C3F431000-memory.dmp