Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    134s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/07/2026, 09:40

General

  • Target
    2026-07-24_115c4f0e802bf29b39d4f6e2f1bb6909_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_swisyn.exe
  • Size 14.7MB
  • Sample260724-lnbwtabp7w
  • SHA256 b06691e70bf7d1df89e161db36c4ecfb5df4c92188c2b82af7b42daf90ca2cf9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Detects executables containing URLs to raw contents of a Github gist 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-24_115c4f0e802bf29b39d4f6e2f1bb6909_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_swisyn.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-24_115c4f0e802bf29b39d4f6e2f1bb6909_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_swisyn.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3968
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-24_115c4f0e802bf29b39d4f6e2f1bb6909_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_swisyn.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-24_115c4f0e802bf29b39d4f6e2f1bb6909_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_swisyn.exe 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2916
    • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4880
      • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5756
        • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
          c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1848
          • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            5⤵
            • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4568
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
              c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:428

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-07-24_115c4f0e802bf29b39d4f6e2f1bb6909_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_swisyn.exe 

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-24_115c4f0e802bf29b39d4f6e2f1bb6909_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_swisyn.exe 
        • Size 14.5MB
        • SHA256 11740f4e708702e3cf821738c06f5e4f1673cc4944948a5568fb038229353496
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 1e0cf11ee93698639b198d60dde38e5da4d534454bc4803051860e53f92d396f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 6e81297120e09a1434f9cdd7757394c7e486c70ced2a177cc77c296a164d849b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 6fcd0026d77a8380c61dd5dc5645b6b277e6ead02ca0753c51871a0d218e8dc0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 dcfcc6c4cd4f7e8175e20d5b942d43471646afc59deaece0f33dac9801cd73e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/428-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1848-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3968-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3968-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4568-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4880-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5756-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp