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
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
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 2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b
- SHA1 a555d6ab5e4165b4356b9bb863ef339e34a0d439
- SHA512 5444998639a19dafc435838b90a79e40f542ec7c51b85d8900d1fecc6fcd4f513ea9fc7c91dbc783c3475a8055cf80393f5c69a4422222377d90c5ba7e8605b0
- SSDEEP 49152:x2sKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/UybV:xTKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKS9
- TLSH T1A456B31125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669B16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2968-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c44d-7.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2968-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3516-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3536-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c44f-18.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2292-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3588-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c44d-7.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c44f-18.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 2292 MSWDM.EXE 3536 MSWDM.EXE 3516 MSWDM.EXE 3588 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" 2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_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" 2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.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" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE - Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devEFA.tmp 2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devEFA.tmp MSWDM.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 2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_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 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 3536 MSWDM.EXE 3536 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2968 wrote to memory of 2292 2968 2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 89 PID 2968 wrote to memory of 3536 2968 2026-08-15_2b215c0ee304de7e817732e74344b26b_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 90 PID 3536 wrote to memory of 3516 3536 MSWDM.EXE 91
Processes
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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
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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
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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: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 4dd7930157e329d10a3753faf0248d35
- SHA1 ef8ee191261325b11c77e8185dfdce66451a3ba9
- SHA512 eefc632b9bd619049bd83a3ab0384497d70d3e0cb0795a2a7d477fe2f49e669fe92bb5044655f4c8e9a54c9bd7e3616460280dc5bef944704ac51d941322d7ac
- SSDEEP 49152:x2sKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/UybX:xTKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKS/
- TLSH T15456B31125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669B16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 80KB
- SHA256 e4d7564709b2a4ae3b70c6ce60d37252591fcb40f01acf8b949358aa0059804b
- MD5 a42786cc5a9181c78edef6e7f0683b8a
- SHA1 e096e566f281a2445038d7934ba06e47ddf1dcb1
- SHA512 54c16715ce06b88841be0e4902829b89c7a9aced90a2e2561cfad425c866d667c4f6cf55fb011b825aa8d56257390ca6b0fd2c7f95c0d384782765acee5b3ac0
- SSDEEP 768:JdSTj3dALMNyGtT4bE9XJuFbvvJ70TxLdeVRRdH:3STjtALMd6bE9XJuFrvJ70z+nH
- TLSH T17E83E7163782CF75E04F11B2C56766F80317AE01CD518FE7B598BE25B8F329A3AA5483
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\devEFA.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