Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    91s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/05/2026, 00:52

General

  • Target
    2026-05-03_6818ccf9748fee9c0717c384972c562e_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 6.0MB
  • Sample260503-a73m4ady2m
  • SHA256 5606fa6b810feef09e1a8d6d319cec3fdd3aa3dd20474396df3c8cc92c79386d
  • 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 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 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:3140
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_6818ccf9748fee9c0717c384972c562e_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_6818ccf9748fee9c0717c384972c562e_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3172
      • 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:3000
        • 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:3668
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4488
          • 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:6120
  • 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:3948
    • 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:4480
    • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1852
      • 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:4500

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 ceceebdbd877d161f925e88d1983f280ddd0d9f053aedb0933a4ce9b0e87d56e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_joyc5lff.gdj.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_joyc5lff.gdj.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 fb485201330a5ca14dc2d7a80ecf88b5c9e53d59929f9234c3ccf7548e2fe73f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/3140-24-0x0000000002490000-0x0000000002491000-memory.dmp

        memory/3140-41-0x0000000002480000-0x0000000002481000-memory.dmp

        memory/3172-15-0x00007FF706DB0000-0x00007FF7073B5000-memory.dmp

        memory/3172-1-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800DD000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-40-0x0000020EF7B30000-0x0000020EF7BE3000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-26-0x0000020EF7AA0000-0x0000020EF7AC2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-49-0x0000020EF7AF0000-0x0000020EF7AFA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-17-0x0000020EF7C60000-0x0000020EF7C70000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-181-0x0000020EF80C0000-0x0000020EF80DA000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-39-0x0000020EF7B10000-0x0000020EF7B2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-51-0x0000020EF7C10000-0x0000020EF7C2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-269-0x0000020EF7C40000-0x0000020EF7C4A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-279-0x0000020EDF350000-0x0000020EDF35C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-280-0x0000020EDF390000-0x0000020EDF3A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3668-278-0x0000020EDDA90000-0x0000020EDDAED000-memory.dmp

        memory/4480-296-0x000001E14F5A0000-0x000001E14F5FD000-memory.dmp

        memory/4480-298-0x000001E1678C0000-0x000001E1678D2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4480-297-0x000001E1677C0000-0x000001E1677CC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-291-0x00000296BDFE0000-0x00000296BDFEC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-290-0x00000296BDB60000-0x00000296BDBBD000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-292-0x00000296BE080000-0x00000296BE092000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-268-0x000001C02FB70000-0x000001C02FB76000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-285-0x000001C016E40000-0x000001C016E4C000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-286-0x000001C02F450000-0x000001C02F462000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-284-0x000001C016D30000-0x000001C016D8D000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-267-0x000001C02FB40000-0x000001C02FB48000-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-172-0x000001C02FB30000-0x000001C02FB3A000-memory.dmp