Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/06/2026, 07:03

General

  • Target
    2026-06-02_185edcbd05f6ecb2eba1298f74d2be91_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_stealc_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260602-hvs7wsfx3v
  • SHA256 61276fdb8916d2959d7650a5eb67680f4fadd84c454f33f42618b3a41fc5285e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-02_185edcbd05f6ecb2eba1298f74d2be91_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_stealc_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-02_185edcbd05f6ecb2eba1298f74d2be91_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_stealc_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:636
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2192
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3664
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aF7CD.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1688
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-02_185edcbd05f6ecb2eba1298f74d2be91_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_stealc_vidar.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-02_185edcbd05f6ecb2eba1298f74d2be91_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_stealc_vidar.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4548
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Drops startup file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1588
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2232
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2412
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:888
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3960

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 132KB
        • SHA256 d4a44b72591b8a4e47e759ed874bf04c044cf6bf2e823b7a75f4d1ec73842a46
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 582KB
        • SHA256 7dd6325380aa215b113808255280b61d395f62ede5f0374f419c2645d7f9995b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 488KB
        • SHA256 ed38ff04194cfca9b532dc0440268da47b3cce5c72a379d371f21c8225a7e666
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$aF7CD.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aF7CD.bat
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 8bd41c6fe56fae62f1c5847c167aea3b0ee184a0612e2fcc2bd9ecae68eb38be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-06-02_185edcbd05f6ecb2eba1298f74d2be91_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_stealc_vidar.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-02_185edcbd05f6ecb2eba1298f74d2be91_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_stealc_vidar.exe.exe
        • Size 3.4MB
        • SHA256 2b2538d62a3d95caa1eaaf402dda55e9b0dc66e5a0b8f6c8fd3042550e48d56d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 33KB
        • SHA256 bfb3c6d083c826cac0b3112b8fa5ed3456ca22e9f8be3adaa27cd5c5ed9f1e7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        hosts

        • Path C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
        • Size 842B
        • SHA256 d9704dab05e988be3e5e7b7c020bb9814906d11bb9c31ad80d4ed1316f6bc94e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-125073035-2952146151-721812867-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 8B
        • SHA256 e2216e9f68ad9e2b4808eebcb8f03d71f7490b447fa87bf0fc3a1d28d604dcf0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/636-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

        memory/636-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1588-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1588-2489-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1588-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1588-9564-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp

        memory/1588-9939-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043E000-memory.dmp