Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/08/2026, 19:20
General
- Target 2026-08-09_fdf17f3061bd665e2e7a649b779bd1be_akira_cobalt-strike_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
- Size 202KB
- Sample260809-x18xvsca77
- SHA256 99d3fc9c14bd9c4488ba4839bd8650f838517c2ffd6b169651fd05acc72e6688
Malware Config
Signatures
- Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
- Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 1 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.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Using powershell.exe command.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_fdf17f3061bd665e2e7a649b779bd1be_akira_cobalt-strike_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_fdf17f3061bd665e2e7a649b779bd1be_akira_cobalt-strike_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe"1⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\Temp\desync.exe"C:\Windows\Temp\desync.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "$ws = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell; $s = $ws.CreateShortcut('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WinSIOIU.lnk'); $s.TargetPath = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\betheme.exe'; $s.WindowStyle = 0; $s.Save()"3⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"cmd" /C getmac /v /fo csv3⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\getmac.exegetmac /v /fo csv4⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
desync.exe
memory/4416-26-0x00007FFA4AD6F000-0x00007FFA4AD70000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-27-0x00007FFA4ABE0000-0x00007FFA4B584000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-30-0x000001C076070000-0x000001C076092000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-31-0x00007FFA4ABE0000-0x00007FFA4B584000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-32-0x00007FFA4ABE0000-0x00007FFA4B584000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-33-0x00007FFA4ABE0000-0x00007FFA4B584000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-34-0x00007FFA4ABE0000-0x00007FFA4B584000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-35-0x00007FFA4ABE0000-0x00007FFA4B584000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-38-0x00007FFA4ABE0000-0x00007FFA4B584000-memory.dmp
memory/4416-39-0x00007FFA4ABE0000-0x00007FFA4B584000-memory.dmp