Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
141s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
24/04/2026, 13:22
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
17 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
17 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe
- Size 409KB
- Sample260424-qmpthabs7v
- SHA256 6e483d40a679f1d7e1a22276d54f5242679b62b3e1e12f71abb2a205b5d36d2c
- MD5 bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171
- SHA1 b87f581fe9efb40af639a5144e8109de668dc164
- SHA512 74884dd2878ca90a95ef3365a2e79d4ff2583ad03ac460505025e4ed80e22ea688b1ba1cb9061d0206ed999945d36b3373c17772057b36a0368b579eadfcced4
- SSDEEP 6144:XiMmXRH6pXfSb0ceR/VFAHh1kgcs0HW1kyApFSqer5+nDFoCYhP+gDzvRGDWe:tMMpXKb0hNGh1kG0HWnAjer5+nZotb6
- TLSH T1DB94AF2C7769D4F2E9B14A306854BA931AB7B4933BC15FA331D8130A2ED56F4CD26E34
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "Explorer.exe HelpMe.exe" 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe - Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024494-6.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024497-38.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender - Detects executables packed with ASPack 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024494-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024497-38.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024494-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024497-38.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Drops startup file 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\O: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\E: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\AUTORUN.INF 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened for modification F:\AUTORUN.INF 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe.exe 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.exe 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\Locked = "1" explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser\ITBar7Layout = 13000000000000000000000020000000100000000000000001000000010700005e01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 explorer.exe - Modifies registry class 20 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\MRUListEx = ffffffff explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = ffffffff explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0 = 14002e80922b16d365937a46956b92703aca08af0000 explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 02 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0 = 14001f50e04fd020ea3a6910a2d808002b30309d0000 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Shell explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\NodeSlot = "1" explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Shell\SniffedFolderType = "Documents" explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}\Instance\ explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000_Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\Instance\ explorer.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 3492 explorer.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 1172 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe 1172 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 3492 explorer.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3492 explorer.exe 3492 explorer.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Drops startup file
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:1172
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C:\Windows\explorer.exeExplorer.exe HelpMe.exe1⤵PID:4480
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C:\Windows\explorer.exeC:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3492
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-312252282-3884318443-358092420-1000\desktop.ini.exe
- Size 409KB
- SHA256 932b3c863f6c1f4218da4fe3a726de5f1e68220d7dcf49059d579fce19fe2aac
- MD5 e09b1e05db76f8cd92d6bc5cfaca8fdf
- SHA1 524c2cec155bed71ddbac62e1882242b3b3ef211
- SHA512 ba8dce76c76751f941e0c4561ff9608ddd30450cc6d8374239d8812bb93e2be4f7cdb27ca44eee93cda6040385968c3a92bbba098c352589cc182f25017c2235
- SSDEEP 6144:XiMmXRH6pXfSb0ceR/VFAHh1kgcs0HW1kyApFSqer5+nDFoCYhP+gDzvRGDW3:tMMpXKb0hNGh1kG0HWnAjer5+nZotb7
- TLSH T17894AF2C7769D4F2E9B14A306854BA931AB7B4933BC15FA331D8130A2ED56F4CD26E34
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 9f11db628efb5b0d75ce3f47f11619f3f2d4403fa21f8af7138533c5fc6f8cca
- MD5 b0fc8fb78cf0d4e97352fa57583d639b
- SHA1 88fdb108ed444ab18056749b0503e94a3022adf9
- SHA512 eaadd32a115ff3c7c76b1b241b6a27ab1c6a6ae7843d9d3ae1d8562a5adf671e03975fcb499a12763e2f82180f512653485b199e695b54a38ab3c476eca6df7e
- SSDEEP 24576:tMMpXS0hN0V0HPlWgqlGLbMMHMMMvMMZMMMKzb6XmMMMiMMMz8JMMHMMM6MMZMMF:2wi0L0qdtMMHMMMvMMZMMMlmMMMiMMMC
- TLSH T13F459E12F7C8D4E1E0B706305933DB6546B3FC665E508A2B31D9370E2EB13929D62E2B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path F:\AUTORUN.INF
- Size 145B
- SHA256 cfe448b4506a95b33b529efa88f1ac704d8bdf98a941c065650ead27609318ae
- MD5 ca13857b2fd3895a39f09d9dde3cca97
- SHA1 8b78c5b2ec97c372ebdcef92d14b0998f8dd6dd0
- SHA512 55e5b5325968d1e5314527fb2d26012f5aae4a1c38e305417be273400cb1c6d0c22b85bddb501d7a5720a3f53bb5caf6ada8a7894232344c4f6c6ef85d226b47
- TLSH T188C04868F16A939D1E0C399093A400237083A208019E420E93DDE4A53DD41084F05188
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH