Analysis
- max time kernel
21s - max time network
94s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
05/05/2026, 08:05
General
- Target 2026-05-05_2a8cee2b89b6a346bc36fa7b35cd0b2a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- Sample260505-jzcalsbs21
- SHA256 a6bfc9b043fe3f2abc411919d4299cb533380d77ca4dbb5b6d4ebd454e6219ca
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 10 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\2026-05-05_2a8cee2b89b6a346bc36fa7b35cd0b2a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-05_2a8cee2b89b6a346bc36fa7b35cd0b2a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.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\dev4D02.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-05_2a8cee2b89b6a346bc36fa7b35cd0b2a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.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\dev4D02.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-05_2A8CEE2B89B6A346BC36FA7B35CD0B2A_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.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
2026-05-05_2A8CEE2B89B6A346BC36FA7B35CD0B2A_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
dev4D02.tmp
memory/2236-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2236-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3116-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3116-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3152-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3152-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3464-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp