Analysis

  • max time kernel
    26s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/07/2026, 18:06

General

  • Target
    2026-07-08_4613f17c4e96ad5222eb43de46650b28_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
  • Size 25.6MB
  • Sample260708-wp8maafs51
  • SHA256 f8b1aa09f9552cbf78c30aa1662cdf44edf9a697e12802e2033ec099f41f2845
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_4613f17c4e96ad5222eb43de46650b28_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_4613f17c4e96ad5222eb43de46650b28_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:760
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_4613f17c4e96ad5222eb43de46650b28_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-07-08_4613f17c4e96ad5222eb43de46650b28_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5464
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
      PID:5380
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
          PID:5920
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
        1⤵
          PID:4592
        • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
          1⤵
            PID:3496
          • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
            1⤵
              PID:4836

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  IntegratedOffice.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
                  • Size 29.7MB
                  • SHA256 17448139449372ea83a9e84db088053a51f0b1755c6381f63c5d0fb355f77d5f
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  MavInject32.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe
                  • Size 51.6MB
                  • SHA256 41bf64ebf7981ff34430d4e0b39260ea008392e4ca3c1d4e16d889bad5f822cc
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  OfficeC2RClient.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe
                  • Size 49.1MB
                  • SHA256 7355780caeb4f2347112692e4cc9508d3150d55f3485ae5fafd5b552ee72ef88
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  appvcleaner.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe
                  • Size 27.8MB
                  • SHA256 7a76e7cb7adb1a18380cfb4f05e6614ae436bedd33cf261737dcabf758540445
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  VSTOInstaller.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe
                  • Size 51.4MB
                  • SHA256 3271b2dc5d5203d912f55f71c722ca15b9526c424087195e194787746afcbd88
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  setup.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
                  • Size 57.2MB
                  • SHA256 c9d874a20dc2de9ae4127d70339e874c902ec3109e8c0713a94d746faf5203af
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
                  • Size 27.4MB
                  • SHA256 3c4686694a8dab1526de879ac95c67cc8feca04c116ff0782c0391938bc854ad
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  elevated_tracing_service.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
                  • Size 54.7MB
                  • SHA256 eb9ce9c6db022a80b96f12a0db7e39cf74ca1d02a8768fc28f0315b8e6661e09
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  notification_helper.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
                  • Size 52.9MB
                  • SHA256 1957204d0c4b67e8d489cd6b8c540e7805e528bee3fc43cd474b77eb887b79ae
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  appletviewer.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
                  • Size 25.7MB
                  • SHA256 e7d69e12de73f41c5d8b5613d327220f1342fced26639b0d06f9f95d08572630
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  extcheck.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
                  • Size 51.3MB
                  • SHA256 1f3e3db273f8777909d7ff494d3bbf4d056ba0bd6545b442f5179c2bb250740f
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  idlj.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
                  • Size 51.3MB
                  • SHA256 2b790f910abfb144a9cf276f740a9907359a4a15880bb123e11d15fff5811f03
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jabswitch.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
                  • Size 51.3MB
                  • SHA256 3cb2e39d9ebd22789cb80b279f7dd7ff50c0ef473e277fa2016428b20465709c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jar.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
                  • Size 51.3MB
                  • SHA256 a5a6395d2e466308344a9f60f987af495aab3ea4e3515fd2384e4276ac0a6957
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jarsigner.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
                  • Size 51.3MB
                  • SHA256 94fd3730f48d18737fa876778b51ce3e3a1ea991ddc14a16457aae4b7483298d
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  java-rmi.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
                  • Size 576KB
                  • SHA256 75c7e791b87adf1ec05a04ce2dc7bb2b4a82a6db882cea23eba5e17e5cda2bd1
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  java.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe
                  • Size 50.2MB
                  • SHA256 7886ae705589ccfcfacf4495ce0a2d6173cf015918c81b0a5c7c9c05a8dd64ae
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  javafxpackager.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
                  • Size 44.8MB
                  • SHA256 0c7bd700e20bffe4857c54aa79f78569c4b94e66eb0eecd21c29395fbd9ba705
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  javah.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
                  • Size 45.9MB
                  • SHA256 71d07450a58bbe6d718554ce50d4a75941e8e91ac65bb9f755ee1d16a9f3c478
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  javap.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
                  • Size 47.0MB
                  • SHA256 156434dd74e8692b0eecc79ea7286a8d341e192471a2eff89c80d72e2f70fb95
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  javapackager.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
                  • Size 47.2MB
                  • SHA256 986f3312b2b402de3504deebf1bead62e570a7cf5d0d9a0ec7ad0adb8ab02359
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  javaw.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe
                  • Size 45.6MB
                  • SHA256 7df03f4c4579b2075af179623e5174500af1be6efd13a5f5da6b6b26fe88668c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  javaws.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe
                  • Size 45.4MB
                  • SHA256 e68c321bd34912d7317a4e6f9e4bf1b73edeb628d813e6bd38f89a71380fdcbb
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jcmd.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
                  • Size 48.4MB
                  • SHA256 90604b159d42ad83ff7cd9ef2a6f6b4300405c130b2d17b9dd7bdcda707f9e5c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jconsole.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
                  • Size 46.3MB
                  • SHA256 9601983eb3cf0ae51504654ed59dfc6d38e441443e91214336e43800f01b8140
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jdb.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
                  • Size 45.3MB
                  • SHA256 96e1a783ce4a89f1c0ff35f967c4f50e24953055aa0ab3a2066734dcaf096761
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jdeps.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
                  • Size 46.2MB
                  • SHA256 7864daa05e5df2e2d1510704d8929daf1a68ac237bf827ca8db1fc8dc3e83ae0
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jinfo.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
                  • Size 45.1MB
                  • SHA256 ece75714f7d0d0eba44ae73ad8de33ee62c7a2d338b1481f48b728332e103c42
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jmap.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
                  • Size 45.2MB
                  • SHA256 16326a773edad541582cb4370be45e4c8639eb78943cc8f48733a27945b57741
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jps.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
                  • Size 47.6MB
                  • SHA256 fb1e6c93a41830d0f247c29f0d58b6c394c98e8461fa5c7bef7f87398b727c59
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jrunscript.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
                  • Size 44.7MB
                  • SHA256 faaeb88150171289e9daf43a9caaef9b9e357c29f2cd31cd1d77b363cdc793fe
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jsadebugd.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
                  • Size 40.4MB
                  • SHA256 25e597d051be7c3d4e259da922517239f2cfd418c6eddf72df047a952cec1993
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jstack.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
                  • Size 47.4MB
                  • SHA256 0a4749405b5c2d0dc50a0d4953f04703de353a60b1a6d45cb7f4f37d41c17c96
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jstatd.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
                  • Size 44.1MB
                  • SHA256 27df7d488a41778217c3b9ab808e834aabb81892c665f2e6785475a444695adb
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  keytool.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
                  • Size 46.0MB
                  • SHA256 2450cb53a888a5af25689abb87a4bc10d1d46075abc6baffa5c025f8b065791f
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  kinit.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
                  • Size 44.0MB
                  • SHA256 3586d03e1a8aac56c592f7ec2c4e69da06ca972bde494269e8a4ae37a818935c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  klist.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
                  • Size 44.2MB
                  • SHA256 9bf59f2b42755e121f215fc116d2b62f26f7490221891b83956c7444207d4568
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  ktab.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
                  • Size 43.7MB
                  • SHA256 ea1270f49095805683ae130ff33013c9be3d94eb9d33ae2056bc636479573044
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  orbd.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
                  • Size 43.5MB
                  • SHA256 69f007ea86d4133609874d4381c2122857a556b9f014fbe6aee88fc80489aa47
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  pack200.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
                  • Size 45.8MB
                  • SHA256 fe4fcf6dd8eba4062b88054fadc6d1af652dc65c33cb097c6359d6c0bae6270b
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  policytool.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
                  • Size 43.3MB
                  • SHA256 30c3cb9eeeac6bec0d1b9c336bcb30b1f657638d847fb32e86f41912673583ba
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  rmid.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
                  • Size 45.2MB
                  • SHA256 17071d983398897c0becf54689befd028c56f54d7815c28102afb92db43b6a8a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  rmiregistry.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
                  • Size 45.3MB
                  • SHA256 7e4f153f9a3905f42f7d8046bc855515074e7dd7987f8f080fd790e09c7d2510
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  schemagen.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
                  • Size 42.0MB
                  • SHA256 7f42b600b90ab8fe8653bb2da3f5b607fe32774db4e38ffd7fb8354744855369
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  serialver.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
                  • Size 41.0MB
                  • SHA256 c171fe164abdd60a1d07be83335fb467d129edb9d3508fca7641228ed9e7b1dd
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  servertool.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
                  • Size 42.7MB
                  • SHA256 be2992e43cb453bd21ed2d8b68dacec90db1b53d355148d4f199f56d256189cc
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  tnameserv.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
                  • Size 39.9MB
                  • SHA256 bcc94a515fe43706be0863f768c5b5df025c56c504a1d0140ab050abbe13a99a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  unpack200.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
                  • Size 39.8MB
                  • SHA256 31f6f54afeeba326bbdf3aa1b84f1e67ff221238f97c53b06787a2d5dac4b247
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  dotnet.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
                  • Size 51.4MB
                  • SHA256 37855d6fade81bb8013fae9e08675aeff02ece5220e424abec1bd3d1754cafdb
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  createdump.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
                  • Size 51.3MB
                  • SHA256 298f517a3f99543f0ed31f4d523cb04dea56fcf8e509866de4c66214c57d1a02
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  createdump.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
                  • Size 51.3MB
                  • SHA256 62e47fd6372fe52fc2d712007ddb252442669e1795a7de364f5518a5893e72bf
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  createdump.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
                  • Size 51.3MB
                  • SHA256 66f04a7cd2b52a635281dd59c0323f10d6abe55f1cddb2db1e2bc21ae79d3db5
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
                  • Size 595B
                  • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  memory/3496-322-0x000002DC2CB60000-0x000002DC2CC60000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3496-356-0x000002E431D70000-0x000002E431D90000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3496-370-0x000002E4426A0000-0x000002E4426C0000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3496-354-0x000002E432000000-0x000002E432020000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3496-355-0x000002E4321E0000-0x000002E4322E0000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5920-305-0x000000000D430000-0x000000000DCAB000-memory.dmp