Analysis
- max time kernel
15s - max time network
151s - 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, 19:09
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- Sample260804-xt5xmafe74
- SHA256 470ee6c39425f83cb6a05c560e0e823f86e7e5e74dfbed2a4989f54c0cf16dfe
- MD5 985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142
- SHA1 9a50149959cc28f6a4e066dc62ddeb08a8afc131
- SHA512 645090982ab67ef2a5267a4d32f027968df6dd6dc44025a27580eb3a32e59aaa19c2477bc024ba3553dc8197bb83ddeae53865d539dfb2e93f591b65fb666fcf
- SSDEEP 49152:xWsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybs:xzKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSE
- TLSH T14956B31125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669B16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000800000002447a-4.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4012-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4012-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1128-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002447c-15.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/408-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3684-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/408-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1360-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1360-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1128-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000800000002447a-4.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000700000002447c-15.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 1128 MSWDM.EXE 3684 MSWDM.EXE 408 MSWDM.EXE 1360 MSWDM.EXE - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev5474.tmp 2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev5474.tmp MSWDM.EXE File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 3684 MSWDM.EXE 3684 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4012 wrote to memory of 1128 4012 2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 86 PID 4012 wrote to memory of 3684 4012 2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 87 PID 3684 wrote to memory of 408 3684 MSWDM.EXE 88
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4012 -
C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1128
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev5474.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_985efd654c1b38078bc6cf7e6e5c2142_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3684 -
C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev5474.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_985EFD654C1B38078BC6CF7E6E5C2142_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:408
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C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXEMSWDM.EXE1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1360
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-08-04_985EFD654C1B38078BC6CF7E6E5C2142_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_985EFD654C1B38078BC6CF7E6E5C2142_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 41e93c2f9df8defe829f1704fff24f96a920187072499c6f859277bb885dfea3
- MD5 3388621e56d53d00079f92160b51d98a
- SHA1 2ea295fb87c301b2b917a0465bc94ac010570968
- SHA512 e1c0beb78dc7257c484b73d11dccbb50076e9931c6302bb097ac5a4dab667ad9887d4edc8c8649fc6781d38e235b044d0f4d697d137ee26642a12ce8213ab4a4
- SSDEEP 49152:x2sKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uyb+:xTKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSW
- TLSH T14556B31125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669B16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 80KB
- SHA256 170cfd65ccb20682fdb7a93854bbf33b32c85150de2812d74834584372c42ec8
- MD5 a29bc34bbc9deab062999a44c2da85c2
- SHA1 102616a290ac95810d2e4ba92605e721ad35858d
- SHA512 cdfe93cb225a0bc2aa221deaa4453cca4cd533cfc95b5225a2d43e29adf87bce340ef53b2b9bd0b13635dbc1ab83c951128eccbdcd74f8b69f735a1deedc6356
- SSDEEP 768:JdSTj3dALMNyGtT4bE9XJuFbvvJ70TxLdeVRpdH:3STjtALMd6bE9XJuFrvJ70z+PH
- TLSH T19E83E7163782CF75E04F11B2C56766F80317AE01CD518FE7B598BE25B8F329A3AA5483
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev5474.tmp
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 087e7bb4bb378c4efcc7e00a594a82309a5c71cfc2520497390a25e4177c4493
- MD5 fc5bc50a4daa8fcc364ee448105f5bbe
- SHA1 0794d24ff8c5460c0d26dc6dcd812ac4e2b62cf9
- SHA512 6faf52242585ddd9dcfc3ccb5c962c0d72100b35c5e11bfa284cea5cd06155b8df09dba50f3fac3bf8c215e617af1548226bbce9bddbd5ed6790cd4c9a8e9248
- SSDEEP 49152:KsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/UybpG:vKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSk
- TLSH T16C56C41125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669A16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06F3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH