Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/05/2026, 04:38

General

  • Target
    2026-05-11_f6c741e0a86bd636b332408af3da9c0a_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 4.3MB
  • Sample260511-e9k82sbt8v
  • SHA256 2aca99b8e7e2129f7c4d282d076c7e8c1ffa5a61407b2ec67721e81e90bf18d5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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:3128
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_f6c741e0a86bd636b332408af3da9c0a_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_f6c741e0a86bd636b332408af3da9c0a_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:3240
      • 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:2464
        • 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:5064
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:840
          • 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:2024
  • 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:5724
    • 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:1496
    • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6016
      • 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:4792

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 e27390d57580e3dfba07bec3d8e430203bbc91e90f6937079b3fd52abc721bd4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 fb485201330a5ca14dc2d7a80ecf88b5c9e53d59929f9234c3ccf7548e2fe73f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_ylcdkydn.nqg.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ylcdkydn.nqg.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

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 87b0c970e8d5fce5c168b70336a5d974a198c14dcc0c7fd1f49d6bcc503e63cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1496-203-0x0000021FFECF0000-0x0000021FFED02000-memory.dmp

        memory/1496-202-0x0000021FFF3C0000-0x0000021FFF4AA000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-211-0x00000284A3D70000-0x00000284A3E5A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2024-212-0x000002848B680000-0x000002848B692000-memory.dmp

        memory/3128-34-0x0000000002D70000-0x0000000002D71000-memory.dmp

        memory/3128-19-0x0000000002DA0000-0x0000000002DA1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3240-0-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800DD000-memory.dmp

        memory/3240-330-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401A3000-memory.dmp

        memory/3240-8-0x00007FF7C2090000-0x00007FF7C24E8000-memory.dmp

        memory/3240-340-0x00007FF7C2090000-0x00007FF7C24E8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4792-237-0x0000022069910000-0x00000220699FA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4792-232-0x0000022069770000-0x0000022069782000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-195-0x0000022D2AB10000-0x0000022D2AB18000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-197-0x0000022D2AB50000-0x0000022D2AB5A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-194-0x0000022D2AFD0000-0x0000022D2AFEA000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-43-0x0000022D2AA10000-0x0000022D2AA2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-196-0x0000022D2AB40000-0x0000022D2AB46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-210-0x0000022D12680000-0x0000022D12692000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-66-0x0000022D2AB20000-0x0000022D2AB3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-52-0x0000022D2AAF0000-0x0000022D2AAFA000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-209-0x0000022D2A8A0000-0x0000022D2A98A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-45-0x0000022D2AA30000-0x0000022D2AAE3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-182-0x0000022D2AB00000-0x0000022D2AB0A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-27-0x0000022D2A860000-0x0000022D2A882000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-18-0x0000022D2A890000-0x0000022D2A8A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5064-16-0x0000022D2A890000-0x0000022D2A8A0000-memory.dmp