Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/08/2026, 11:40

General

  • Target
    2026-08-07_5a8b578661d32797f71593cbdd947b33_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
  • Size 2.7MB
  • Sample260807-ntdcyafe72
  • SHA256 20a75cd5b922a6fa426f979fa42af703343832664fb519fd3a2afaf04258ac4e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 14 IoCs
  • Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs. 2 IoCs
  • Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Looks for VMWare services registry key. 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modify Registry: Disable Windows Driver Blocklist 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Disable Windows Driver Blocklist via Registry.

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 15 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Modifies Security services 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Modifies the startup behavior of a security service.

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 2 IoCs
  • Kills process with taskkill 19 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_5a8b578661d32797f71593cbdd947b33_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_5a8b578661d32797f71593cbdd947b33_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies security service
    • Windows security bypass
    • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys
    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
    • Looks for VMWare services registry key.
    • Modify Registry: Disable Windows Driver Blocklist
    • Windows security modification
    • Modifies Security services
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3828
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM MsMpEng.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3220
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM MpCmdRun.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2584
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM NisSrv.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4552
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM SecurityHealthService.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1876
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM SecurityHealthSystray.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3848
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM smartscreen.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2656
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM SgrmBroker.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:220
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM HipsTray.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4816
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM wsctrl.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2032
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM usysdiag.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3392
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM HipsDaemon.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1372
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM QQPCTray.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3356
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM QQPCRTP.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3512
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM QQPCMgr.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4284
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM 360Tray.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1964
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM 360Safe.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3264
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM ZhuDongFangYu.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3504
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM avp.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:632
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM ekrn.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3784
    • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\timeout.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\timeout.exe" /t 48026 /nobreak
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
      • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Windows security modification
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Delays execution with timeout.exe
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4336
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c ping 127.0.0.1 -n 3 >nul & del /f /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_5a8b578661d32797f71593cbdd947b33_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe" & exit
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4760
      • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1 -n 3
        3⤵
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:1560
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5885.tmp
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5885.tmp
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2324
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\AppNetSvc.exe
    C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\AppNetSvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2508
    • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\timeout.exe
      C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\timeout.exe /t 48026 /nobreak
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
      • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Windows security modification
      • Delays execution with timeout.exe
      PID:3872
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EneTmp.tmp
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EneTmp.tmp
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4708

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        AppNetSvc.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\AppNetSvc.exe
        • Size 193KB
        • SHA256 f4575c7ed93e0d76256e4299a88972525614d2fa6e3391f2d18a293a3c27f629
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VERSION.dll

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\VERSION.dll
        • Size 14KB
        • SHA256 b84024ecf85af7e3bb9df70afdbb79278282e161214f0c8aabd601397ca817fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cache.db

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\cache.db
        • Size 329KB
        • SHA256 43a828faccadbfa8c711faf8e09b75988682fe08e57fc32b7109def48dc4c58d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        metrics.bin

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\metrics.bin
        • Size 382KB
        • SHA256 0619743a7e5b6fa28a9de0494e6e96177a3d634c2c5c12c6cf9089d8194ebcc9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        timeout.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\timeout.exe
        • Size 56KB
        • SHA256 106490870753d87d0c5a1b4fe83045a06518d415ec595bd1d0c30fe3ed4149c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ucrtbase_6cec5671.dll

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemHealthCheck\ucrtbase_6cec5671.dll
        • Size 382KB
        • SHA256 b5894cc0b8307600e2ad8d33b45ab40b55fffc47a6b227b7f1c4dea3e4231f66
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        5885.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5885.tmp
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 64725b097747d764a56916aad2c069c5cb5d0e04f38c3ccc15a8303df350ea7d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        EneTmp.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EneTmp.tmp
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 38c18db050b0b2b07f657c03db1c9595febae0319c746c3eede677e21cd238b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2324-2-0x00007FF72AC60000-0x00007FF72AC68000-memory.dmp

        memory/4336-19-0x00000244C36C0000-0x00000244C3719000-memory.dmp

        memory/4336-41-0x00000244C36C0000-0x00000244C3719000-memory.dmp

        memory/4708-50-0x00007FF654B00000-0x00007FF654B08000-memory.dmp