Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/05/2026, 04:38

General

  • Target
    2026-05-11_56babfb5155c24dbda8776fb0817ce05_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 6.0MB
  • Sample260511-e9wpsabt8y
  • SHA256 392894abf35c54f9fd1104ebe5696d37d4a708a8430531800cfb86404c1258b3
  • 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 51 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 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:3268
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_56babfb5155c24dbda8776fb0817ce05_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_56babfb5155c24dbda8776fb0817ce05_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:556
      • 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:3336
        • 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:2244
        • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4624
          • 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:4836
  • 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:2200
    • 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:388
    • C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Videos\Symbiote.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4304
      • 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:4820

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 2KB
        • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 944B
        • SHA256 9e2d1f92a7985c38161bb08726c708271673b6644d66b327b72e5023a53daf2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_ceqgvffk.f2t.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ceqgvffk.f2t.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 e3274ce8296f2cd20e3189576fbadbfa0f1817cdf313487945c80e968589a495
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 8fa72f899f69d4d9d68e48b3d38b6e1f029ba230cffc12323c314253c6641b1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/388-187-0x0000018A92620000-0x0000018A92675000-memory.dmp

        memory/388-189-0x0000018A92680000-0x0000018A9268C000-memory.dmp

        memory/556-0-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800DD000-memory.dmp

        memory/556-8-0x00007FF6D5BE0000-0x00007FF6D61E5000-memory.dmp

        memory/2244-17-0x0000024E3B9F0000-0x0000024E3BA00000-memory.dmp

        memory/2244-39-0x0000024E23290000-0x0000024E2329C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2244-38-0x0000024E231D0000-0x0000024E23225000-memory.dmp

        memory/2244-18-0x0000024E3BA00000-0x0000024E3BA22000-memory.dmp

        memory/2244-16-0x0000024E3B9F0000-0x0000024E3BA00000-memory.dmp

        memory/3268-40-0x00000000028D0000-0x00000000028D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3268-27-0x0000000002940000-0x0000000002941000-memory.dmp

        memory/4820-249-0x0000014915EF0000-0x0000014915EFC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4820-248-0x0000014915E00000-0x0000014915E55000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-55-0x0000019A3B8D0000-0x0000019A3B8EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-130-0x0000019A3B8F0000-0x0000019A3B8F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-143-0x0000019A3B900000-0x0000019A3B90A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-115-0x0000019A3B8C0000-0x0000019A3B8C8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-103-0x0000019A3B910000-0x0000019A3B92A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-213-0x0000019A22AB0000-0x0000019A22B05000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-215-0x0000019A22ED0000-0x0000019A22EDC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-95-0x0000019A3B8B0000-0x0000019A3B8BA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-51-0x0000019A3B760000-0x0000019A3B76A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-49-0x0000019A3B6A0000-0x0000019A3B755000-memory.dmp

        memory/4836-48-0x0000019A3B680000-0x0000019A3B69C000-memory.dmp