Analysis
- max time kernel
26s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
03/05/2026, 11:37
General
- Target 2026-05-03_689ed063d45a39d67e3da665607d181f_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- Sample260503-nrfehsbv7k
- SHA256 aff1f8c9b6a96d8bc2d6343a5ff80fdc9cf7c56a4177d1b7c6a52b40596f0d1b
Malware Config
Signatures
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_689ed063d45a39d67e3da665607d181f_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_689ed063d45a39d67e3da665607d181f_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev4C37.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_689ed063d45a39d67e3da665607d181f_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev4C37.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_689ED063D45A39D67E3DA665607D181F_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXEMSWDM.EXE1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-05-03_689ED063D45A39D67E3DA665607D181F_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
dev4C37.tmp
memory/1176-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1176-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2304-26-0x0000000000680000-0x0000000000686000-memory.dmp
memory/2304-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2304-25-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000677000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4824-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4824-23-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000607000-memory.dmp
memory/4824-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/5100-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/5100-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp