Analysis
- max time kernel
11s - max time network
149s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/07/2026, 00:54
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- Sample260720-a9heyaax2p
- SHA256 4949100c11e594b559401424dc7f05d41e69f4e1278f4cc871b0a4dd1b671fca
- MD5 9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc
- SHA1 00b4385d6237d594ec0c150354d5c6d2f493be1e
- SHA512 4069f0c16f125f221c6b9915cef659bebbe1a402393337184f7aba9228fdb58fcb6b0ac5a7c5ea2adb55b35d0c4a1f1fff4c6d4e8f3163bc8e336ae4243fcf66
- SSDEEP 49152:D8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpu1QG:BgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSG
- TLSH T16E56B31125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669E16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/6044-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c488-7.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/6044-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/6512-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c486-18.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/6444-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4924-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5612-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 5612 MSWDM.EXE 6444 MSWDM.EXE 6512 MSWDM.EXE 4924 MSWDM.EXE - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE - Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev3416.tmp 2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev3416.tmp MSWDM.EXE - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 6444 MSWDM.EXE 6444 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 6044 wrote to memory of 5612 6044 2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 90 PID 6044 wrote to memory of 6444 6044 2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 91 PID 6444 wrote to memory of 6512 6444 MSWDM.EXE 92
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6044 -
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:5612
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev3416.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6444 -
C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev3416.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_9CB09F6EADC079F438DECD69801FCEBC_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6512
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C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXEMSWDM.EXE1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4924
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-07-19_9CB09F6EADC079F438DECD69801FCEBC_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_9CB09F6EADC079F438DECD69801FCEBC_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 eac37aa92420fbab0f9e00500642f37c6bd38b952565f369775dbbdc0777fb60
- MD5 f70e13deed02c34c16d5b630246d4f94
- SHA1 b4871f810354525bd1facf93876ccf5fb1c8d220
- SHA512 535629c9308bc97af6ff99f4b9f6b134c0dda3581feec8dfaebf0b79423281b2155e44875a6026064efe1708c6697643210ebd214baa823a2cf3aa3d49c43f66
- SSDEEP 49152:D8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpu1QG:BgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSG
- TLSH T1A756B31125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669E16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 38KB
- SHA256 9db06a887c23783387305257410d1daf2df5027fd593e0ee66233fdb6ab617f2
- MD5 14aa200fa6b76597dd2bfbb909473201
- SHA1 6a0161abf8e6803bbc545c33414fd159ec120f50
- SHA512 99135280d815c85fd4b6301e7434954a0aa3524cb76e8ba0a1d61c04d54d4c6a06173a5a520618c6b57b4a9f4a9f109440b0f682d891287ac62fef2987c838bf
- SSDEEP 768:2nFbeItJvR+Argv75ZmqPL2adWfwlmAa6BWRzAZ4qb1nYvSRv:2FbeITsAro5ZNjzFmAa6IBA2oESRv
- TLSH T19503E1B395D2C2FED4992E36D18B2EF5E7C08C69D5156A5320FFBC6A34308089C867E5
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev3416.tmp
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 49fe2da6a6ac3c38f32522463ac01fc8e97a21aad9b92485515b4a58df021c0c
- MD5 2a422ee7420b27f89e8ac46c81abb0d5
- SHA1 63792ccf92f880b7bcc961287d1702d090c8d6ed
- SHA512 87227c1a7e16c379e98ec1c0ad1149e7b5d971fd14edd6736ad0b05182e0493b316ff8e9a0ff4de2e4bd2b06a75b8c559cad093776369fb8ff77db258fa7ddf1
- SSDEEP 49152:P8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpu1Qk:NgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSk
- TLSH T1BC56B31125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669E16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH