Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/07/2026, 17:09

General

  • Target
    2026-07-10_e6424587c3fe245296e83558b155a27d_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_stealc_vidar.exe
  • Size 6.3MB
  • Sample260710-vpcdeads5k
  • SHA256 f6eec4ea1ffebae90e48d8286abb266d8a8f8d51d117caa4077732b86726671f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 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 Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-10_e6424587c3fe245296e83558b155a27d_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_stealc_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-10_e6424587c3fe245296e83558b155a27d_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_stealc_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2364
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-10_e6424587c3fe245296e83558b155a27d_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_stealc_vidar.exe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-07-10_e6424587c3fe245296e83558b155a27d_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_stealc_vidar.exe.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4636

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 828KB
        • SHA256 e9a19fc7387dd4796680240d3def6279c6682f313af7dd8cd51b55ab96d56692
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe
        • Size 6.4MB
        • SHA256 915b431560b6a1b182dc3513d260e85213a6873ee91fe2876de0a77ff4b9152c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ieinstal.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 dd8074940b2a1e8d0ad513e7c6e2a0d0b11a857893f11dc77387800ca272e970
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        msedge.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 4785d266a2c476e0948100ea80f927d16389f7718b540daf0488457ba01958b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 15a898905739882436526a3909415ab457c713c5b6bcaf21e890fd7f9ce729a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 f2baec4136d689d2e10592fcfcf2786b2e41e3fcfb2240ea5c29efd3bc9857aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ie_to_edge_stub.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 556c7def5b9481dcba0ee1ab62e773582bbdcc5fd64585809edf30524a78a7c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 35b1cc7a7a2fc4e6953c1848edc8b670b05e2194cb6b0c33da96a0e63baf9653
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 cc6cf43b51e0a952f56cfac98223d9643721c74e8c235901dab4b54f676a50ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pwahelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 1991906a2e4abd4d9add877bbc79a2dc2b120c2284e3634983155252b8cb3fd3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 2e039a7ce5af3783a3d522d27112bfe7a1dac319ed5061de3bef89790d5ad63e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe
        • Size 842KB
        • SHA256 7503cddcea6936bba88293ca1725c34db8fc91d2f86e7728bee8d5ef091430a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        identity_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\identity_helper.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 0886742942e72c3ccf2db262cc9885b61dc425111cd35f2de472cf69b41faedc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3d275500cf3ebda5e878d81dcbbaa53528397ccbe631aae8fae60de1ffefccf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        identity_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 41401ff8d560df8c444388020629cc06079ee05d837662d9f357e903a4327be4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedgewebview2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe
        • Size 4.1MB
        • SHA256 8e4ad7f44eadc6ac6c51bb853e30b4d5fa87bf6ec11ee73bb494d721bb5a58b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pwahelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 4cc8a198f2c399a1ac790c83ad788889046c8ef77e0d9c6ef115b784f34dfc8c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 44ae793c391e8578709e181e83cb820caaa10c08844440885d969a6c839b8a2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        RCX749E.tmp

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX749E.tmp
        • Size 740KB
        • SHA256 51ca4ce339aee7dc55579e4c1ae76ce1d022acb714f802ebeea3132dd3a12931
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AppVShNotify.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 2a5c5c2bc95c18eded222f0a38752717c1a6ad20e31bcda6472bbba77ed22fe4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 19306f3f899e8bae15a744924f1ebf2ce88624f5dd297e3993645fe8453adaa9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        javaws.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 6c3d33a5119708abbf19b802f0908183037cd57a6394e45b7b234a76ef4b46c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        XLICONS.EXE.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 6454633b8c6a69aad48c3fc556c5e81cb5362db0c449b3f543bddfa41eba8d6b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        dbcicons.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe
        • Size 823KB
        • SHA256 3c26fce13d9cb646da6b07a2be461ef1fffe41843c0961ae56f97859f019de5d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        misc.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 df2cca9b322f9432b3f3aa7b91a12dd5f22fd50e589e3107e066d99bdb071176
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ohub32.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 063c8f44d23e1ebbe390ea320eee672c449f47333120b7abbd4a78094c613113
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        pptico.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3b07d1aaa1c9c27082d7811d694aae3d422d5d965a91b2d4b8ecda3a79f760a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        sscicons.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 b2a350ffac5074add67fe974467351777915de5a319be7879ba15d1f6915a092
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        wordicon.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 5bd706a18e0cf54197df7f1d5239f3e058652bfde372afcab230ee9b95ba14a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        vlc.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3b17b29b6c4e39fc36571f8e0795eae6559637529602ae7a37d5f8f6254d0500
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        wmplayer.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 a32208cf5c16d7223999e6ecf1c185bc88d519483ff56ad5ca5f2cc00e677307
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        VC_redist.x86.exe.ico

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4d8dcf8c-a72a-43e1-9833-c12724db736e}\VC_redist.x86.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 6ed1664d7718a68084ea1a4abb1d9621a6ae8da8e19db35cfca13aaa4c05eb33
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 715737e2f5d06f6de4f3c570689ccb6baa5f98e6430a6d2c95813f8450a53a83
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VC_redist.x64.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\VC_redist.x64.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 4aa8a191bd2f3d6f2c6ca9262d9cc257d94d687ecd2ef7c6fb3779d09f70365e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x64.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ca67548a-5ebe-413a-b50c-4b9ceb6d66c6}\vcredist_x64.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 fd135aae59b4f3cf77e5910c4779fc98ba0467edc8ff90418d5596f946ef0849
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OneDriveSetup.exe.ico

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\OneDriveSetup.exe.ico
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 3a2d7fd9799178af58fbd08a2fffc56398cbf289c7ddd5c5f0fb2e241395261e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 e45e78ca2a1ac693b4b5ca8065a6db8e88485f7945a80462a6affd8807af2fa0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        iconcache_idx.db

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_idx.db
        • Size 56KB
        • SHA256 5113a3c38204a6605be766ee9a082b8fbf205126ffe5e165a5e7fbb90d4085b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-07-10_e6424587c3fe245296e83558b155a27d_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_stealc_vidar.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-10_e6424587c3fe245296e83558b155a27d_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_stealc_vidar.exe.exe
        • Size 6.3MB
        • SHA256 b6e58542751f41b4cf38f0c806c80669a35b84ec3962358db6a0d7bd8cc513e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-07-10_e6424587c3fe245296e83558b155a27d_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_stealc_vidar.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-10_e6424587c3fe245296e83558b155a27d_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_stealc_vidar.exe.exe
        • Size 5.6MB
        • SHA256 87388f7a42c9570947f4c32983364906d371316e79c5bfe2320034939920ec71
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2364-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DB000-memory.dmp

        memory/2364-914-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004DB000-memory.dmp