Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 04:57

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_2729245009b15af2b09115dba3fcaf4b_akira_cobalt-strike_satacom.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260816-flexss1tbx
  • SHA256 4f0648afdf058142dc9d797a34afb861c2214157a00710637d7e59cb8ce0c337
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Renames multiple (3898) files with added filename extension

    This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_2729245009b15af2b09115dba3fcaf4b_akira_cobalt-strike_satacom.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_2729245009b15af2b09115dba3fcaf4b_akira_cobalt-strike_satacom.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2364
    • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
      "net.exe" stop MSSQLSERVER
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2576
      • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop MSSQLSERVER
        3⤵
          PID:1656
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
        "wmic.exe" service where "name like 'mssql%'" call stopservice
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1080
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
        "wmic.exe" service where "name like 'mysql%'" call stopservice
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1096
      • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
        "wmic.exe" service where "name like 'oracle%'" call stopservice
        2⤵
          PID:668
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
          "wmic.exe" service where "name like 'postgresql%'" call stopservice
          2⤵
            PID:3596
          • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
            "wmic.exe" service where "name like 'mongo%'" call stopservice
            2⤵
              PID:1612
            • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\wmic.exe
              "wmic.exe" service where "name like 'java%'" call stopservice
              2⤵
                PID:1412

            Network

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                  Downloads

                  README.md

                  • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\README.md
                  • Size 388B
                  • SHA256 899f4101e384faf01b5899d90dea48682956658884b7c2c7344090d86465e124
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  memory/2364-1-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140102000-memory.dmp