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

General

  • Target
    2026-07-19_9cb09f6eadc079f438decd69801fcebc_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
  • Size 5.7MB
  • Sample260720-a9heyaax2p
  • SHA256 4949100c11e594b559401424dc7f05d41e69f4e1278f4cc871b0a4dd1b671fca
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 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\2026-07-19_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
    • 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
  • C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
    MSWDM.EXE
    1⤵
    • 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 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSWDM.EXE

        • Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
        • Size 38KB
        • SHA256 9db06a887c23783387305257410d1daf2df5027fd593e0ee66233fdb6ab617f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dev3416.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\dev3416.tmp
        • Size 5.7MB
        • SHA256 49fe2da6a6ac3c38f32522463ac01fc8e97a21aad9b92485515b4a58df021c0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4924-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/5612-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/6044-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/6044-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/6444-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/6512-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp