Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
115s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/08/2026, 08:49
General
- Target 2026-08-08_9212b55cc438f9f902f0617dcc6720ad_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_swisyn.exe
- Size 3.8MB
- Sample260808-krge2axscy
- SHA256 44c3bcf4e3c7e75659062f94309ba586ac531a1d80b368fdf5fe910ddfae347f
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 18 IoCs
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
- Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
- 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 Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Runs net.exe
- 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 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 50 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\2026-08-08_9212b55cc438f9f902f0617dcc6720ad_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_swisyn.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_9212b55cc438f9f902f0617dcc6720ad_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_swisyn.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-08-08_9212b55cc438f9f902f0617dcc6720ad_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_swisyn.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-08-08_9212b55cc438f9f902f0617dcc6720ad_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_swisyn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /reg:643⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Extensions" /f /reg:643⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /f /reg:64 /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 13⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /f /reg:64 /v DisableOnAccessProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 13⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /f /reg:64 /v DisableBehaviorMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 13⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /f /reg:64 /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 13⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f /reg:643⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Extensions" /v .exe /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f /reg:643⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Extensions" /v .tmp /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f /reg:643⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\net.exe"net" session3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\net1.exeC:\Windows\system32\net1 session4⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /Delete /F /TN MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskCore3⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /Create /F /TN MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskCore /XML C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hta_MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskCore.xml3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /Delete /F /TN MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskSession3⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /Create /F /TN MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskSession /XML C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hta_MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskSession.xml3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackground /t REG_SZ /f /d C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe3⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Modifies registry key
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /reg:644⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Extensions" /f /reg:644⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /f /reg:64 /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 14⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /f /reg:64 /v DisableOnAccessProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 14⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /f /reg:64 /v DisableBehaviorMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 14⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /f /reg:64 /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 14⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f /reg:644⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Extensions" /v .exe /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f /reg:644⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Extensions" /v .tmp /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f /reg:644⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\net.exe"net" session4⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\net1.exeC:\Windows\system32\net1 session5⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /Delete /F /TN MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskCore4⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /Create /F /TN MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskCore /XML C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hta_MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskCore.xml4⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /Delete /F /TN MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskSession4⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /Create /F /TN MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskSession /XML C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hta_MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskSession.xml4⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackground /t REG_SZ /f /d C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe4⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Modifies registry key
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"cmd" /C "choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del \"c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-08-08_9212b55cc438f9f902f0617dcc6720ad_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_swisyn.exe \""3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\choice.exechoice /C Y /N /D Y /T 34⤵
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C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exeC:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exec:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe3⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exec:\windows\resources\svchost.exe5⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /reg:642⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Extensions" /f /reg:642⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /f /reg:64 /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 12⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /f /reg:64 /v DisableOnAccessProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 12⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /f /reg:64 /v DisableBehaviorMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 12⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /f /reg:64 /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 12⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f /reg:642⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Extensions" /v .exe /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f /reg:642⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Extensions" /v .tmp /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f /reg:642⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
2Windows Service
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
2Windows Service
2Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Impair Defenses
2Disable or Modify Tools
2Modify Registry
5Replay Monitor
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Downloads
2026-08-08_9212b55cc438f9f902f0617dcc6720ad_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_swisyn.exe
hta_MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskCore.xml
hta_MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBackgroundTaskSession.xml
explorer.exe
icsys.icn.exe
spoolsv.exe
svchost.exe
memory/1524-56-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2280-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/3316-55-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-57-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-54-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4116-63-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp