Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    95s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/06/2026, 16:50

General

  • Target
    2026-06-03_019408ed715ec8f8e8cc0dbd0a30955c_akira_icedid_rusty-stealer.exe
  • Size 12.1MB
  • Sample260603-vcdqpsc13p
  • SHA256 37b2a9849c93760c2520c2a7174e81561370c95739df9c987413f6e0acd00b3b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: DonutLoader

    DonutLoader is a position-independent code that enables in-memory execution of VBScript, JScript, EXE, DLL files and dotNET assemblies.

  • Detects DonutLoader 1 IoCs
  • Detect binaries embedding considerable number of MFA browser extension IDs. 1 IoCs
  • Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs. 1 IoCs
  • Detects binaries and memory artifacts referencing sandbox DLLs typically observed in sandbox evasion 2 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-03_019408ed715ec8f8e8cc0dbd0a30955c_akira_icedid_rusty-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-03_019408ed715ec8f8e8cc0dbd0a30955c_akira_icedid_rusty-stealer.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:992
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e3ac4b9b686a.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e3ac4b9b686a.exe"
      2⤵
      • Drops startup file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2160
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:3492
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
          3⤵
            PID:2456
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell -C "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -EA 0"
            3⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:224
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              powershell -C "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionExtension '.exe' -EA 0"
              4⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:4644
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MpDefenderCoreFolder\CoreWorker_FsOAEuLjiyoWJtG.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MpDefenderCoreFolder\CoreWorker_FsOAEuLjiyoWJtG.exe"
            3⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            PID:3784
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"
        1⤵
          PID:2084
        • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
          1⤵
            PID:2092
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MpDefenderCoreFolder\CoreWorker_FsOAEuLjiyoWJtG.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MpDefenderCoreFolder\CoreWorker_FsOAEuLjiyoWJtG.exe
            1⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2140
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command " $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MpDefenderCoreFolder\CoreWorker_FsOAEuLjiyoWJtG.exe' $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -TaskName 'CoreWorker_FsOAEuLjiyoWJtG-9724' -RunLevel Highest "
              2⤵
              • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              PID:1264
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MpDefenderCoreFolder'"
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2740
              • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MpDefenderCoreFolder'"
                3⤵
                • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:4552

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                CoreWorker_FsOAEuLjiyoWJtG.exe.log

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\CoreWorker_FsOAEuLjiyoWJtG.exe.log
                • Size 42B
                • SHA256 d8988d672d6915b46946b28c06ad8066c50041f6152a91d37ffa5cf129cc146b
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                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 4bd4f6e89e95b008d5e37d1bf761069bcb692417345d36b94dcf798a993733e0
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                • Size 1KB
                • SHA256 b79f569e6c453b33139dcd90442a80e59ac882a1e272a8e4a322d295bfac3ab0
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                CoreWorker_FsOAEuLjiyoWJtG.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\MpDefenderCoreFolder\CoreWorker_FsOAEuLjiyoWJtG.exe
                • Size 13KB
                • SHA256 68ced6a168d6faa47ba64a4f7ded49927cf08354488ba212851b93930b3a398f
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                __PSScriptPolicyTest_zb55ssq1.ct3.ps1

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zb55ssq1.ct3.ps1
                • Size 60B
                • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                e3ac4b9b686a.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e3ac4b9b686a.exe
                • Size 1.0MB
                • SHA256 4923cf429d37bf739fe32beef2cf529306fcfe075b8521a4c569eecf371ec64c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/1264-111-0x00000161DBB40000-0x00000161DC602000-memory.dmp

                memory/1264-101-0x00000161F4CD0000-0x00000161F4D83000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-20-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-16-0x00000194401F0000-0x0000019440718000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-18-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-21-0x0000019440920000-0x0000019440B10000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-23-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-22-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-25-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-26-0x0000019426F80000-0x0000019426F92000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-10-0x0000019425150000-0x0000019425258000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-11-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-30-0x000001943F850000-0x000001943F8A0000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-12-0x0000019425660000-0x0000019425661000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-13-0x0000019426F00000-0x0000019426F76000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-17-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-14-0x000001943FAF0000-0x000001943FCB2000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-15-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-19-0x000001943FCC0000-0x000001943FEB1000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-61-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-60-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-59-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2160-55-0x000001943F910000-0x000001943F920000-memory.dmp

                memory/2456-31-0x000001E732890000-0x000001E7328A0000-memory.dmp

                memory/3492-27-0x000001E3A81E0000-0x000001E3A81F0000-memory.dmp

                memory/3492-28-0x000001E3C15E0000-0x000001E3C15FE000-memory.dmp

                memory/3784-76-0x00000243ACF00000-0x00000243ACF0A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4552-112-0x000002457EBE0000-0x000002457F6A2000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-51-0x000001C2A34F0000-0x000001C2A350A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-50-0x000001C2A3340000-0x000001C2A334A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-49-0x000001C2A34D0000-0x000001C2A34EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-48-0x000001C2A3220000-0x000001C2A322A000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-53-0x000001C2A3360000-0x000001C2A3366000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-47-0x000001C2A3250000-0x000001C2A3303000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-46-0x000001C2A3230000-0x000001C2A324C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-33-0x000001C2A2F80000-0x000001C2A2FA2000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-58-0x000001C28A1D0000-0x000001C28AC92000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-52-0x000001C2A3350000-0x000001C2A3358000-memory.dmp

                memory/4644-54-0x000001C2A3510000-0x000001C2A351A000-memory.dmp