Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/07/2026, 20:40

General

  • Target
    2026-07-22_faddd1b8dd212905f07db5cddf0bba63_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat.exe
  • Size 424KB
  • Sample260722-zgdcysvalh
  • SHA256 143ec5fb4819edd57a56b0ae6315a325a9c3b81d8e7b402183043831871223fe
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 64 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • 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 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_faddd1b8dd212905f07db5cddf0bba63_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_faddd1b8dd212905f07db5cddf0bba63_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:960
    • C:\Windows\temp\2026-07-22_faddd1b8dd212905f07db5cddf0bba63_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat.exe
      "C:\Windows\temp\2026-07-22_faddd1b8dd212905f07db5cddf0bba63_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:732
    • C:\Windows\alg.exe
      "C:\Windows\alg.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds policy Run key to start application
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3528
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c del C:\Windows\temp\*.* /q /s
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1700

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ADelRCP.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe
        • Size 424KB
        • SHA256 143ec5fb4819edd57a56b0ae6315a325a9c3b81d8e7b402183043831871223fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe
        • Size 576KB
        • SHA256 a728bb9e895dee62a6bdb72d32430b3314e56f9a31b9e7daeb6268297b4246d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe
        • Size 576KB
        • SHA256 06e19b31f929fd221bfcd1256ba3151a97d723a73a173556d6949933204f5e9c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RdrCEF.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        • Size 9.6MB
        • SHA256 3722d4099f5a6bd56336303c49529437cfb3b0c7ff003ec6b7b2b22049adc90d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RdrCEF.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        • Size 9.6MB
        • SHA256 bce7ac9dfb137804ef5186572b8d9b34bee33340a1731ad253a057ebf5eff039
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RdrServicesUpdater.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe
        • Size 25.1MB
        • SHA256 310ae267bdc3aa6cd8ebca0745fc66fc713ca985d0aa13b6ee39a86c58fd3c27
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 d536d7914ba4d136564aae83e7a87ae1293c4e83527ffc042d3d0cc7a9ef02b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 96ac50bc8b29aac931da124fcf030e3f5817d670c48e7ad8fc8b3060fde291ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32Info.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
        • Size 317KB
        • SHA256 7a6d7329db0ac2c9dc4a47d70c480c93723c36759c55b11f9fd76b58430fe885
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroTextExtractor.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
        • Size 46KB
        • SHA256 5c804029dfbfd8d927fe4f1e4d482b210a5d2c1fa57f3a6f8333a154ec0404a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeCollabSync.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 f586430a57605d14123005717844c79d6dec55c67471ad859c14a0c6ac132807
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeCollabSync.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 501c38fc99f0350009080a2d04f0aaa94a31b831dba8971665461c184d944d35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe
        • Size 432KB
        • SHA256 093c833066d5c76058c1ed0b45317a7ad95e6c22882c5658d0a6690b1d96d464
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe
        • Size 432KB
        • SHA256 6ccbff43449602cd0acae4a791b275bb4351f1e1b2e51858fcd76b1cf0bf4fc0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Eula.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
        • Size 380KB
        • SHA256 9c21bce13dc074e662f543b07d8470b4fd4204dba7a61dafb3bb7bda86b95f66
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FullTrustNotifier.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe
        • Size 502KB
        • SHA256 599892cf433e9a7891dba763561fad9c6e0f4d50c35e8e90390e303e74a2845b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        LogTransport2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe
        • Size 634KB
        • SHA256 d9c2e909cdf8e1fe3bd5452bbe12c3bce5a5e44d4d011df1f51199e6a1d8550d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        LogTransport2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe
        • Size 634KB
        • SHA256 71e33b0fa16d9566d4f6185c8ad7c4afa7b7037eeabf4766196223abb075d74e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 373KB
        • SHA256 8994dd64acf29f82f57f3946e5be16485e1a16fd526fb4c359dacca4cba5d436
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        32BitMAPIBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe
        • Size 391KB
        • SHA256 c909c1ef2e69b9f087e6fbbb95ba5761ff0a08255297c24f34409da18df05d34
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        32BitMAPIBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe
        • Size 391KB
        • SHA256 0cbb3b717614239d7e3d80a64c61260597616195aaaef53419e20732ee505aee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        64BitMAPIBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe
        • Size 526KB
        • SHA256 4f15fe1c15fe525e9e77f41bc181a076e57165da6c1036b5b9b7db6195285e83
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 341KB
        • SHA256 df6cefad397c10957f5ea58327e8a827796d653343dcabbd75e756169cbc42f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 396KB
        • SHA256 03147eb6344ad293aea2dc13c9b5d43d4304be8d17c065c71ecc7640785191b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeARM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 5a58b198b674aa9db0e44faf8ab55c26ba7a41d66f1482b6a1dcfdd6cc5049fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeARMHelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe
        • Size 702KB
        • SHA256 1645cab379b97bf1f1d8ea8df2998590588dfcc17aab2b4969069901e46330d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RCXC580.tmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\RCXC580.tmp
        • Size 226KB
        • SHA256 2c72adb1cff36c7f4cc73b18e53836bdb2a6ba7a695f3c18211eb8af3d2c4282
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jaureg.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe
        • Size 803KB
        • SHA256 6ff46aeb4276bc6fd7b2062980e2fe5c34e111d10725f67cb30e92b26477f7c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VSTOInstaller.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe
        • Size 369KB
        • SHA256 45ef7579fde098c3f67ee424c522da2810e6af9c7ea8edc9e29c87495a73d79b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_86218\java.exe
        • Size 285KB
        • SHA256 af62c3850cd7a84db64bbaf68533e2769da619a8a4bccf0ac4836d2ec86e4b5e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_86218\java.exe
        • Size 574KB
        • SHA256 3b0557daccb9c8d914962fe44e058c48f6939f3a7ea3c9062b84c57289f23282
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaw.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_86218\javaw.exe
        • Size 285KB
        • SHA256 a64ead73c06470bc5c84cfc231b0723d70d29fec7d385a268be2c590dc5eb1ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaws.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_86218\javaws.exe
        • Size 754KB
        • SHA256 ec266762752514fb0b38735a92c217e45de4f103dae07d30ca1819c53913c852
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        disabledupdater.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 efaa78f2a5e33e833c0d600661632fb9ee9c288d9548d26a4430655089de8cbc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        disabledupdater.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 a9556cfce695f6893c973da9196333da048e2f8c023194e9000e7545c0a5fc43
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 97d4cc356063d361ebdac04a97eae3c973fc317fd7e3ee44af34fb5a5749fe26
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe
        • Size 4.2MB
        • SHA256 88c2aba21f402fbe9c1ac8e8e47ec270a2bcc95e8d27a9646d9edc42839f2b2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 6fa272ddc9d314575312cc77a30548709857689200509fd12a9cc22512ff1b80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 0d4ecfdc9db8c7cc75c85697003babe4250a80d082e3e99f007593815a9f017a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pwahelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 bb6a5d0a04b50e02b207d99f0254b2665e9d43be9d94749be7b3a60e3c061770
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RCX3DD6.tmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\RCX3DD6.tmp
        • Size 223KB
        • SHA256 e7fd34671dcde8c141f97a64bd913a5f4f909ce65b37ce524447bda8ded72aca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        alg.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\alg.exe
        • Size 215KB
        • SHA256 0edfcecabb7cd168d2ce2b9c0a35d7485018c330f8bf2137efcec89faf96fe91
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ie_to_edge_stub.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe
        • Size 522KB
        • SHA256 e291f5667ee0e397b5cab7a2dd5239737b7d94c2e333faa538d0a2e4c365db2f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 7.3MB
        • SHA256 a8bcb5f028a9fe643a80c187570f52e93f1ebfe81952cf923ce3233172928f22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cookie_exporter.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe
        • Size 403KB
        • SHA256 d5062fc2a9589e807322bfc422c9311965929c7a62d2eb4583003b759662ebcf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 dde4aae3da80639e799daa52f9ccb5bf684f875a308a00cae581a73844248841
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 7b57bdd293a13db83920846bdc9cef2d1efd3dda146f1b3297065444bce37934
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        identity_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 23d1d61bdf35fa32229bee7d749d77f09c8a0f42ed036bba30f2e7545ec96d46
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe
        • Size 4.2MB
        • SHA256 410c2971753ba3a8ffdc83c51b6079136af800ec220c27b0acb1f55a41e2e0bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 b751f0242b85b18dbc5d41f8167ee43b97113e7553dd8e5ef73ab4ce9007cc8a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 49d12d0eeea961cf4828e6fc1f636525d124a3a29185027cf39c95fbcdc2f0c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedgewebview2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 9627da9a69d131c5ca2fd3ad8b0589032af7b3c17c8670256ac55fda5ab45a67
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_click_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 065392a15686d6dc1b756484508525b12072d33a4c3acb96e98b6bb84ae38816
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pwahelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 1e9d99c4404d16624217bc7ba151d5117db7eab115a170cfa4ade28575f67273
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        • Size 4.2MB
        • SHA256 bdecc7e97872025f029bc359bfcff00bd4c39e6608870ccc32a2bbd11b906f84
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-07-22_faddd1b8dd212905f07db5cddf0bba63_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\2026-07-22_faddd1b8dd212905f07db5cddf0bba63_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 842738dabeee709c2a7d706566bd3957f667b4c05f270d8d9448b121f2fbbe44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        alg.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\alg.exe
        • Size 289KB
        • SHA256 25eddac93195eb24b5a38b713d5562ead55a5f34ef624576f16af2ff84c1c143
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH