Analysis
- max time kernel
151s - max time network
140s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
29/07/2026, 02:45
General
- Target 2026-07-29_64c8f6062716bbe61c7cf607988513ff_akira_cobalt-strike.exe
- Size 42.6MB
- Sample260729-c8swdsvvbw
- SHA256 965d1991023a5c9ae12ec649c18cd3956bc47f3df97065bb48186aa08874c570
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
- Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system 2 TTPs
Tries to access WinSCP stored sessions.
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 12 IoCs
- Costura .NET executable packer 1 IoCs
Costura packer aka Costura Fody, is an add-in for the .NET framework that embeds all external dependency .dll files as resources inside main executable.
- Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs
Enumerate browser information.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
- 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.
- outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
- outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_64c8f6062716bbe61c7cf607988513ff_akira_cobalt-strike.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_64c8f6062716bbe61c7cf607988513ff_akira_cobalt-strike.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\System\Microsoft\Microsoft.UI.Windowing.Core.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\System\Microsoft\Microsoft.UI.Windowing.Core.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /tn "Microsoft.UI.Windowing.CoreUpdate" /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\System\Microsoft\Microsoft.UI.Windowing.Core.exe'" /sc onlogon /rl HIGHEST /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SendEnable\HostService.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SendEnable\HostService.exe" --watchdog 60123⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\netsh.exe"netsh" wlan export profile key=clear folder="C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client.KrampusWifiExport_1619053578dd4eaa8504ec74bfad1d86"3⤵
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\netsh.exe"netsh" wlan show profiles3⤵
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /tn "Microsoft.UI.Windowing.CoreUpdate" /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\System\Microsoft\Microsoft.UI.Windowing.Core.exe'" /sc onlogon /rl HIGHEST /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\System\Microsoft\Microsoft.UI.Windowing.Core.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\System\Microsoft\Microsoft.UI.Windowing.Core.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
2Credentials In Files
1Credentials in Registry
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
Microsoft.UI.Windowing.Core.exe
memory/3532-28-0x00007FF7B8F60000-0x00007FF7B92C2000-memory.dmp
memory/3532-52-0x00007FF7B8F60000-0x00007FF7B92C2000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-4-0x0000025E70F20000-0x0000025E70F52000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-3-0x0000025E729B0000-0x0000025E729FE000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-5-0x0000025E72B30000-0x0000025E72B4A000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-6-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-7-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-8-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-11-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-10-0x00007FF628CB0000-0x00007FF629012000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-2-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1-0x0000025E73660000-0x0000025E73890000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-0-0x00007FFCCC3FF000-0x00007FFCCC400000-memory.dmp
memory/5504-24-0x00007FF6C1CB0000-0x00007FF6C2012000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-14-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-16-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-19-0x0000022FC8B50000-0x0000022FC8C04000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-20-0x0000022FC8CA0000-0x0000022FC8D16000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-21-0x00007FF6C1CB0000-0x00007FF6C2012000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-22-0x0000022FC90F0000-0x0000022FC9140000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-23-0x0000022FC9070000-0x0000022FC9092000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-15-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-25-0x0000022FCB1A0000-0x0000022FCB4D8000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-26-0x0000022FC8C70000-0x0000022FC8C82000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-27-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-13-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-12-0x00007FFCCC270000-0x00007FFCCCC14000-memory.dmp