Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
02/08/2026, 16:41
General
- Target 2026-08-02_d398c2cd0a4be0d079fb5fed41cacb88_cobalt-strike_icedid.exe
- Size 673KB
- Sample260802-t7lt5asydx
- SHA256 ac712a69261cb774982a217a3a45e68fe7e9fae39b3d5c2ee47e9283e57f0308
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.
- Registers new Windows logon scripts automatically executed at logon. 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 2 IoCs
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_d398c2cd0a4be0d079fb5fed41cacb88_cobalt-strike_icedid.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_d398c2cd0a4be0d079fb5fed41cacb88_cobalt-strike_icedid.exe"1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Registers new Windows logon scripts automatically executed at logon.
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SecurityHealthService" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~st0E59F542.xml" /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "WindowsSecurityHealth" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~st0E59F5CF.xml" /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_d398c2cd0a4be0d079fb5fed41cacb88_cobalt-strike_icedid.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_d398c2cd0a4be0d079fb5fed41cacb88_cobalt-strike_icedid.exe1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Registers new Windows logon scripts automatically executed at logon.
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "SecurityHealthService" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~st0E59F81C.xml" /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exeschtasks.exe /create /tn "WindowsSecurityHealth" /xml "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~st0E59F85A.xml" /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts
1Logon Script (Windows)
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
~st0E59F542.xml
~st0E59F5CF.xml
~st0E59F85A.xml
memory/2696-20-0x0000000500000000-0x0000000500400000-memory.dmp
memory/2696-21-0x0000000500000000-0x0000000500400000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-4-0x0000000500000000-0x0000000500400000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-18-0x0000000500000000-0x0000000500400000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-19-0x0000000500000000-0x0000000500400000-memory.dmp