Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    94s
  • 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, 11:28

General

  • Target
    2026-04-20_424af32f7858e7622d313cad49245cc8_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 9.1MB
  • Sample260420-nlgemagy5p
  • SHA256 0b46c4573130fded5925c03122c02c12066553b75c769fa161278d7eb21fe494
  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 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 27 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:3120
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_424af32f7858e7622d313cad49245cc8_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_424af32f7858e7622d313cad49245cc8_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2488
      • 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:4432
        • 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:4344
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2784
          • 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:1336
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_424af32f7858e7622d313cad49245cc8_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_424af32f7858e7622d313cad49245cc8_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win64 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=0.0.0.0-devel --initial-client-data=0x1bc,0x16c,0x1a8,0x2e4,0x1b0,0x1403946b8,0x1403946c4,0x1403946d0
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:764
  • 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:3304
    • 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:2064
    • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5956
      • 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:5008

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 974KB
        • SHA256 4bdb5e7d72387f90ed9dea4fd61a969b8d39ae1d776565fc03089ef5ccebda09
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 974KB
        • SHA256 b2c63695cb27efb35c552bfbd809567e1499d01fa926fb4d94a7c6b4a0398d07
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 974KB
        • SHA256 134c66888c7391a9fcdc310f6c7558e76c4b3197827c693651326e7a6e881b90
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 974KB
        • SHA256 12ab779ddf058119721f63c8890461b69e5906c2aa6a333657c374842c84036b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 974KB
        • SHA256 a41862fef909ade27c8f570b020784f962149d16cf0d6170c53ef67f58fbb865
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 974KB
        • SHA256 29a52a7d56a37fdb6b736bb9406aa9605f121fcb3536c3f457061efc8e1fbeda
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AppVLP.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 58149e12650ba07ea8e8f678da234d9e07d1a343d0ac63f7730293c6c2d1e67f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Integrator.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe
        • Size 14.1MB
        • SHA256 cc3c58221b7f02d67fa98c4fa9518e433661806ad1160368ed8e5bdbd7a5e15a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        CLVIEW.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 ee2c7fd1f045cf6e1ace60dd193c65b5a495407e659492edff3aee4725bef4fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PerfBoost.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 34ce5cf6ea8007baf508961d73738fafc80d9eff2c9a84fee6bdc41f300efee8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        protocolhandler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe
        • Size 13.4MB
        • SHA256 6f830fdc5339921ddfd8e628f903523d169516c7199fc7608aba095b1031e9b5
        • 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 c4323fc43db6f42d0b3b0bacd84147a0fbc7087a4b509a863e309c90db8e13af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

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

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_gcroztig.g4c.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gcroztig.g4c.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 c8d4bf0af7143157dd6346ebce738cec90d00493cc5edcb63c0ce4c780511eab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/764-416-0x00007FF6050D0000-0x00007FF6059F7000-memory.dmp

        memory/764-317-0x00007FF6050D0000-0x00007FF6059F7000-memory.dmp

        memory/1336-320-0x000001F4BF360000-0x000001F4BF36C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1336-321-0x000001F4D91B0000-0x000001F4D91C2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2064-409-0x000002099B930000-0x000002099B93C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2064-410-0x000002099BEB0000-0x000002099BEC2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2488-300-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140431000-memory.dmp

        memory/2488-0-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800DD000-memory.dmp

        memory/2488-15-0x00007FF6050D0000-0x00007FF6059F7000-memory.dmp

        memory/2488-413-0x00007FF6050D0000-0x00007FF6059F7000-memory.dmp

        memory/3120-18-0x00000000034E0000-0x00000000034E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3120-33-0x00000000032B0000-0x00000000032B1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-259-0x0000016A34F90000-0x0000016A34F98000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-281-0x0000016A350D0000-0x0000016A350DA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-162-0x0000016A34F80000-0x0000016A34F8A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-58-0x0000016A34FA0000-0x0000016A34FBC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-50-0x0000016A34E20000-0x0000016A34E2A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-42-0x0000016A34D60000-0x0000016A34E13000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-41-0x0000016A34D40000-0x0000016A34D5C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-299-0x0000016A349B0000-0x0000016A349C2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-298-0x0000016A1AB70000-0x0000016A1AB7C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-280-0x0000016A350C0000-0x0000016A350C6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-212-0x0000016A350E0000-0x0000016A350FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-25-0x0000016A34AA0000-0x0000016A34AC2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-16-0x0000016A1C840000-0x0000016A1C850000-memory.dmp

        memory/5008-389-0x000001D34C180000-0x000001D34C18C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5008-390-0x000001D34C1E0000-0x000001D34C1F2000-memory.dmp