Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/04/2026, 23:28

General

  • Target
    2026-04-21_c0bffa6f2675c4a724deb802258806d7_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.4MB
  • Sample260421-3f5mlady8j
  • SHA256 e703d5fd3c14909944dc4850c8323c7491606c073ab822e04922de7176a52d23
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    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 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 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:3280
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-21_c0bffa6f2675c4a724deb802258806d7_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-21_c0bffa6f2675c4a724deb802258806d7_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2324
      • 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:3748
        • 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:3440
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:888
          • 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:3760
  • 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:1788
    • 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:1344
    • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:908
      • 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:4580

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        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 dff1d446d5ff74ab70581c25d4b597602e41616d3d61751ec442d0865a2562fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_iraksjdf.jvk.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_iraksjdf.jvk.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 8fa72f899f69d4d9d68e48b3d38b6e1f029ba230cffc12323c314253c6641b1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/888-327-0x000002ABEB650000-0x000002ABEB71D000-memory.dmp

        memory/908-39-0x00000244F16B0000-0x00000244F177D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1344-212-0x0000013FC8130000-0x0000013FC813C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-40-0x0000021CF04E0000-0x0000021CF05AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/2324-326-0x00007FF7FB1A0000-0x00007FF7FB315000-memory.dmp

        memory/2324-317-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140047000-memory.dmp

        memory/2324-13-0x00007FF7FB1A0000-0x00007FF7FB315000-memory.dmp

        memory/2324-0-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800DD000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-354-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-355-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-368-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-367-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-366-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-365-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-364-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-35-0x0000000002B60000-0x0000000002B61000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-361-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-341-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-337-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-363-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-362-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-360-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-359-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-357-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-330-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-331-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-332-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-333-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-334-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-335-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-358-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-18-0x0000000002E00000-0x0000000002E01000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-356-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-340-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-339-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-338-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-342-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-343-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-344-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-345-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-353-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-336-0x0000000002A80000-0x0000000002A90000-memory.dmp

        memory/3440-208-0x000002AEA8340000-0x000002AEA834C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3440-34-0x000002AEAA140000-0x000002AEAA162000-memory.dmp

        memory/3748-17-0x000002190B1A0000-0x000002190B26D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3760-49-0x00000145C3D50000-0x00000145C3E05000-memory.dmp

        memory/3760-48-0x00000145C3B20000-0x00000145C3B3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3760-66-0x00000145C3F80000-0x00000145C3F9C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3760-50-0x00000145C3E10000-0x00000145C3E1A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3760-152-0x00000145C3F60000-0x00000145C3F6A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3760-197-0x00000145C3FC0000-0x00000145C3FDA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3760-215-0x00000145AB2A0000-0x00000145AB2AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/3760-203-0x00000145C3FB0000-0x00000145C3FBA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3760-202-0x00000145C3FA0000-0x00000145C3FA6000-memory.dmp

        memory/3760-198-0x00000145C3F70000-0x00000145C3F78000-memory.dmp

        memory/4580-219-0x0000023C6FB50000-0x0000023C6FB5C000-memory.dmp