Analysis

  • max time kernel
    14s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/06/2026, 13:03

General

  • Target
    2026-06-05_644ab846b656ffb69d10befea4c2f087_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe
  • Size 5.7MB
  • Sample260605-qagmcsf16v
  • SHA256 2cc24adb028a753c491c3328d6579222d4f73dcc0acc3ef6b028cc067c2f1029
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_644ab846b656ffb69d10befea4c2f087_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_644ab846b656ffb69d10befea4c2f087_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3036
    • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
      "C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5052
    • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
      -r!C:\Windows\dev4793.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_644ab846b656ffb69d10befea4c2f087_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe! !
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4636
      • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
        -e!C:\Windows\dev4793.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_644AB846B656FFB69D10BEFEA4C2F087_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE!
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2892
  • C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
    MSWDM.EXE
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3028

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-06-05_644AB846B656FFB69D10BEFEA4C2F087_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_644AB846B656FFB69D10BEFEA4C2F087_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE
        • Size 5.7MB
        • SHA256 b5bdc001b91e34e10cde25c8df6b6a0196999051a9823c14c3c64761daa59451
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSWDM.EXE

        • Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
        • Size 80KB
        • SHA256 a3b2ba7b8cb631324cff477901f1598e748366bf4abab180eb440deb93f460fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dev4793.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\dev4793.tmp
        • Size 5.7MB
        • SHA256 6260478891dea831723b8535316527bb08d2d631665389e25af6a8ad1c5ecb15
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2892-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3028-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3028-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3036-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3036-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4636-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4636-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp