Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
23/07/2026, 12:01
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-23_de753d4a6f68b265ce0a5a223b0fa4c4_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-23_de753d4a6f68b265ce0a5a223b0fa4c4_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-07-23_de753d4a6f68b265ce0a5a223b0fa4c4_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom_vidar.exe
- Size 5.6MB
- Sample260723-n7dwmaxgpb
- SHA256 ab7162730c30455d2a55033ab3d3804d2b82dee636e68a872cb94bdde0c94ffa
- MD5 de753d4a6f68b265ce0a5a223b0fa4c4
- SHA1 7021c2fe848d5b4e27bc0161477fa21281baa4a2
- SHA512 4083a9577234611cc43ba04b2aee2d970ef36cf6b7de6888ed17b87cd2e40bd926f0d5b23a0ea0c531bf486466d3a5e64aa7d4bb38981dcf784e9fc0488b1f9e
- SSDEEP 98304:bRWJIIEJhfWTlosv3B8C3OIcmQTG62BUq2L6S7gG5YReoqwWajM:tW+RJhdIR5OIbUG6U2L6VGWReoXW7
- TLSH T18C562312B62695FCE957C07087168D639A22B4DA0722BDFF02D0463A3F5AFE06F39754
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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asyncrat
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0.0.1
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Default
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177.4.0.159:8848
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global
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delay
1
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install
false
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install_folder
%AppData%
Signatures
- Async RAT payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4116-56-0x000002729FC70000-0x000002729FC86000-memory.dmp family_asyncrat - UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" wefault.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" wefault.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" wefault.exe - Detects executables attemping to enumerate video devices using WMI 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4116-56-0x000002729FC70000-0x000002729FC86000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_WMI_EnumerateVideoDevice - Detects executables containing the string DcRatBy 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4116-56-0x000002729FC70000-0x000002729FC86000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DcRatBy - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 2208 powershell.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4588 wefault.exe 4116 wefault.exe - Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs
pid Process 4116 wefault.exe 4116 wefault.exe 4116 wefault.exe 4116 wefault.exe 4116 wefault.exe 4116 wefault.exe - Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" wefault.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wefault.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
pid Process 4116 wefault.exe 4116 wefault.exe 4116 wefault.exe 4116 wefault.exe 2208 powershell.exe 2208 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2208 powershell.exe Token: 33 2208 powershell.exe Token: 34 2208 powershell.exe Token: 35 2208 powershell.exe Token: 36 2208 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4116 wefault.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3568 wrote to memory of 4588 3568 2026-07-23_de753d4a6f68b265ce0a5a223b0fa4c4_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom_vidar.exe 89 PID 4588 wrote to memory of 4116 4588 wefault.exe 90 PID 4116 wrote to memory of 2208 4116 wefault.exe 91 - System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" wefault.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" wefault.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\PromptOnSecureDesktop = "0" wefault.exe - Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_de753d4a6f68b265ce0a5a223b0fa4c4_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_de753d4a6f68b265ce0a5a223b0fa4c4_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom_vidar.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3568 -
C:\ProgramData\python\wefault.exe"C:\ProgramData\python\wefault.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4588 -
C:\ProgramData\python\app-1.49.1\wefault.exe"C:\ProgramData\python\app-1.49.1\wefault.exe"3⤵
- UAC bypass
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:4116 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\'"4⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2208
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Python\base32.pyc
- Size 105KB
- SHA256 1e127cda76dcecb94868253b4215c38814c40c12d1fa42092ed0d70f4bc46248
- MD5 f65505f2d8e1b6c0eb2898cefe5e7b51
- SHA1 9f1ba54136d3007e64f91fac17914475a838ac33
- SHA512 a5230e1230917d0d5ae7f13841ffef25b32bfcc5790877985b8ef56f44a2ce12dca7e4fac45f86d3fb32d568f222fbfcf1914ff00e77b4035eb47a08bb54e5ad
- SSDEEP 3072:cL/f7esyVor/dHi5bGoNW7+Mx+TXhrHqfIbMw/EJaLzjs9:E3SsyVKlHgqoA7+MgzhmwBzXw9
- TLSH T196B302C3DDE4E61F5C6FE000808B8C25119BD7D5EFB7AB4E2664C226F6B055244EF2A6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\python\app-1.49.1\VCRUNTIME140.dll
- Size 94KB
- SHA256 e1d6f78a72836ea120bd27a33ae89cbdc3f3ca7d9d0231aaa3aac91996d2fa4e
- MD5 11d9ac94e8cb17bd23dea89f8e757f18
- SHA1 d4fb80a512486821ad320c4fd67abcae63005158
- SHA512 aa6afd6bea27f554e3646152d8c4f96f7bcaaa4933f8b7c04346e410f93f23cfa6d29362fd5d51ccbb8b6223e094cd89e351f072ad0517553703f5bf9de28778
- SSDEEP 1536:yDHLG4SsAzAvadZw+1Hcx8uIYNUzUnHg4becbK/zJrCT:yDrfZ+jPYNznHg4becbK/Fr
- TLSH T14C936B4A76A442BBD06BD274C1E34A1AF770B8408B3093CF07B6866A5F67BE05E3D355
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\python\app-1.49.1\_ctypes.pyd
- Size 117KB
- SHA256 35cdd122679041ebef264de5626b7805f3f66c8ae6cc451b8bc520be647fa007
- MD5 79f339753dc8954b8eb45fe70910937e
- SHA1 3ad1bf9872dc779f32795988eb85c81fe47b3dd4
- SHA512 21e567e813180ed0480c4b21be3e2e67974d8d787e663275be054cee0a3f5161fc39034704dbd25f1412feb021d6a21b300a32d1747dee072820be81b9d9b753
- SSDEEP 3072:SHcKPoHQUCFN1KQDCVPJGltBfrShpl7PFIABPI:ShP0ChjCxJGl3frSVzo
- TLSH T1A8C34A1B635400EAEA63407CC5B35E87DB71B859172183DF02A4C69E2F637E26E7E712
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\python\app-1.49.1\libffi-7.dll
- Size 32KB
- SHA256 f60dd9f2fcbd495674dfc1555effb710eb081fc7d4cae5fa58c438ab50405081
- MD5 eef7981412be8ea459064d3090f4b3aa
- SHA1 c60da4830ce27afc234b3c3014c583f7f0a5a925
- SHA512 dc9ff4202f74a13ca9949a123dff4c0223da969f49e9348feaf93da4470f7be82cfa1d392566eaaa836d77dde7193fed15a8395509f72a0e9f97c66c0a096016
- SSDEEP 384:2nypDwZH1XYEMXvdQOsNFYzsQDELCvURDa7qscTHstU0NsICwHLZxXYIoBneEAR8:2l0Vn5Q28J8qsqMttktDxOpWDG4yKRF
- TLSH T1CFE26B0B665059F0FA57C43A9766DE2AD73676301350A2CF02F5C2A62F5BBE0A63D209
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\python\app-1.49.1\python3.DLL
- Size 60KB
- SHA256 8d5e09791b8b251676e16bdd66a7118d88b10b66ad80a87d5897fadbefb91790
- MD5 a5471f05fd616b0f8e582211ea470a15
- SHA1 cb5f8bf048dc4fc58f80bdfd2e04570dbef4730e
- SHA512 e87d06778201615b129dcf4e8b4059399128276eb87102b5c3a64b6e92714f6b0d5bde5df4413cc1b66d33a77d7a3912eaa1035f73565dbfd62280d09d46abff
- SSDEEP 768:ek8LeBLeeFtp5V1BfO2yvSk70QZF1nEyjnskQkr/RFB1qucwdBeCw0myou6ZwJqe:ekwewnvtjnsfwGFIAB0hy
- TLSH T1F9535C529B54FDA2DAF6A5FC38D1998D242B12CC972984ECB478D3D30E5A310A127F7C
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\python\app-1.49.1\python310.dll
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 f281c2e252ed59dd96726dbb2de529a2b07b818e9cc3799d1ffa9883e3028ed8
- MD5 384349987b60775d6fc3a6d202c3e1bd
- SHA1 701cb80c55f859ad4a31c53aa744a00d61e467e5
- SHA512 6bf3ef9f08f4fc07461b6ea8d9822568ad0a0f211e471b990f62c6713adb7b6be28b90f206a4ec0673b92bae99597d1c7785381e486f6091265c7df85ff0f9b5
- SSDEEP 49152:+RYsIZfypUacEN7z1NR6JYL911cdl40pPQKE30tBuQS6BqL902zJAysI6maHmbM9:YYsI5xKZ4JxsvAI6xHEMb5Hs9d
- TLSH T1A1267C22A35401A4DAB78477C5278747DBF2FC552F20D34A41A4BAD92F73BA316EE702
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\python\app-1.49.1\python310.zip
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 b2d04df39d3cd2ee2bf9167f8ef99f332f4bd598a876b904b9c997f1c243a0d7
- MD5 54be06ee4e81d2f757087e1946b93c85
- SHA1 9c8563ab88d8ae40a96b6501aa8ffa7d5f45af22
- SHA512 d63ab2498d311e4ff00c8293f2b3337aa55786a92fd52002bc060bebf2d7db9cc2857fd6fef6ffa1794d77e4f66461171740baee211d93f800cc12713f7bc218
- SSDEEP 49152:7mIbHvTpqEwFlh/G34i2nbiBPhbTidViVpcPTCMRVTut16LRd5Eal4Q0PjPYdhAx:7mI7g/3NG3z2bQdoTlR1utYLRd5EpvEG
- TLSH T1EFD52332C9FC4596C66FB3366225D81A451D8B447E54E88FA83820D9FACF9E05F1F42E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\python\app-1.49.1\wefault.exe
- Size 94KB
- SHA256 040d121a3179f49cd3f33f4bc998bc8f78b7f560bfd93f279224d69e76a06e92
- MD5 9a4cc0d8e7007f7ef20ca585324e0739
- SHA1 f3e5a2e477cac4bab85940a2158eed78f2d74441
- SHA512 54636a48141804112f5b4f2fc70cb7c959a041e5743aeedb5184091b51daa1d1a03f0016e8299c0d56d924c6c8ae585e4fc864021081ffdf1e6f3eab11dd43b3
- SSDEEP 1536:9M/AhIxHHWMpdPa5wiE21M8kJIGFvb1Cwn/ZDs5yf:9M4SwMpdCq/IM8uIGfV/ZDso
- TLSH T17793E541E62DBDDDE41CD0311A75E4F25E24EC3176C0A11EA7F6BF0629712A3F90A93A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\python\wefault.exe
- Size 652KB
- SHA256 4016fc8bbc9d3591a7214de7b5e3dc5a9c662b747e7aeb3177d0bdf44e3b7c27
- MD5 be84cc3130f49902bfe4ee87484e7737
- SHA1 cf3e902f6297482407244b340ce2bb372e60273c
- SHA512 0bd68f63cad77e2c11037ce01f675f98b763bdd20061d8e494e97d75ed92d6b79884934453cc79533b019fa4b6dc85e58e0d0cc3dababf916a7f70f180ac5506
- SSDEEP 12288:MJ+2Z4nShVY5ICWyOYyOR27qnAhUch27qnAhUcvoUwf:M4nRICWyOYyORkiAhUchkiAhUcvoUG
- TLSH T1A0E4BE1DB5D3C4F2D5B2073059ECF2B09A29BD604E618A773788772E1E34FC27521AA6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH