Analysis

  • max time kernel
    11s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 00:47

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
  • Size 5.7MB
  • Sample260816-a5cc5axvez
  • SHA256 2478cb56d9e0c383dec87a332a6aaf1dbbc1b547f2599910dd8ff1d71a10f7f2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_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:2968
    • 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:2292
    • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
      -r!C:\Windows\devEFA.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_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:3536
      • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
        -e!C:\Windows\devEFA.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_2B215C0EE304DE7E817732E74344B26B_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:3516
  • C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
    MSWDM.EXE
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3588

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-08-15_2B215C0EE304DE7E817732E74344B26B_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_2B215C0EE304DE7E817732E74344B26B_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
        • Size 5.7MB
        • SHA256 943efc4a2f537e6d268e7dd9f5593bfeb02b90506850c194af7c06f4cf07a392
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSWDM.EXE

        • Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
        • Size 80KB
        • SHA256 e4d7564709b2a4ae3b70c6ce60d37252591fcb40f01acf8b949358aa0059804b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        devEFA.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\devEFA.tmp
        • Size 5.7MB
        • SHA256 087e7bb4bb378c4efcc7e00a594a82309a5c71cfc2520497390a25e4177c4493
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2292-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/2968-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/2968-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3516-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3536-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3588-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp