Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-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 behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b455-5.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b459-38.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender - Detects executables packed with ASPack 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b455-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b459-38.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b455-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b459-38.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) \??\M: 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: 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) \??\E: 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) \??\V: 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) \??\H: 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) \??\U: 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) \??\Q: 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) \??\G: 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 File opened (read-only) \??\J: 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) \??\L: 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 - 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 F:\AUTORUN.INF 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe File opened for modification C:\AUTORUN.INF 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe 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 - 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 Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser\ITBar7Layout = 13000000000000000000000020000000100000000000000001000000010700005e01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\Locked = "1" explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser explorer.exe - Modifies registry class 21 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0 explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\NodeSlot = "1" explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1 explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Shell\SniffedFolderType = "Documents" explorer.exe Key created \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\NotificationData explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = ffffffff explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0 explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\MRUListEx = ffffffff explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0 = 14002e80922b16d365937a46956b92703aca08af0000 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Shell explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}\Instance\ explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\Instance\ explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0 = 14001f50e04fd020ea3a6910a2d808002b30309d0000 explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 02 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots explorer.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 4268 explorer.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 3360 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe 3360 2026-04-24_bd7e3ad0bb5e3d4738feb551f91e5171_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_surtr.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 4268 explorer.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4268 explorer.exe 4268 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:3360
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C:\Windows\explorer.exeExplorer.exe HelpMe.exe1⤵PID:2308
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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:4268
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000\desktop.ini.exe
- Size 409KB
- SHA256 a86b909f47c4dcff27504655b2d7074ca8358daa62065f1927d2b4f236d0e806
- MD5 5a1938fc7e56fa290951d872f98fe561
- SHA1 528a8e3c370d7e731245bdf4badd3c92a0c4057c
- SHA512 be592114a7c2727d64619907ba6b363db974dc1c6a093f77528b0a3bf3f030cacd56ff9231c86a148c9dc6393ed1fb2c7b8d2cf542273e3446c3084dc9fc0ba9
- SSDEEP 6144:XiMmXRH6pXfSb0ceR/VFAHh1kgcs0HW1kyApFSqer5+nDFoCYhP+gDzvRGDWK:tMMpXKb0hNGh1kG0HWnAjer5+nZotbu
- TLSH T1C794AF2C7769D4F2E9B14A306854BA931AB7B4933BC15FA331D8130A2ED56F4CD26E34
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 d8ac08a27f1ee63b48a44abd7adf31beaf7047594732209037588b27da41e684
- MD5 14f4cb85ec1b9442e9ef3cda244890b5
- SHA1 3cf0c781706ccc47df44dae99511d1b2d0c6213a
- SHA512 620767888d673393768297912c7e49d566760b217e0822e2fedcc5e44c8c236acbf80d02958cea067edb810aade823691dcda0b4d3839026d8ee46931902b838
- SSDEEP 24576:tMMpXS0hN0V0HPqAFqlGLbMMHMMMvMMZMMMKzb6XmMMMiMMMz8JMMHMMM6MMZMMx:2wi0L0qSeMMHMMMvMMZMMMlmMMMiMMMe
- TLSH T1A8459D02F7C8D4E1E0B606305937DB654673FC665E508A6B31D9370E2EB13D29E72E2A
- 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