General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_210862b9b8f6e6132a6e575b3cf51309_akira_glassworm_ngrbot_quasar-rat
  • Size 7.6MB
  • Sample260818-ft7msaem9y
  • SHA256 f06dcdb4f1217da75276668a04fe2cbaacf540364484c913f8d935dfff509df7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2026-08-18_210862b9b8f6e6132a6e575b3cf51309_akira_glassworm_ngrbot_quasar-rat
    • Size 7.6MB
    • SHA256 f06dcdb4f1217da75276668a04fe2cbaacf540364484c913f8d935dfff509df7
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Contains code to disable Windows Defender

      A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

    • Clears Windows event logs

    • Detects command variations typically used by ransomware

    • Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers

    • Detects executables containing artifacts associated with disabling Widnows Defender

    • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen

    • Detects executables referencing many IR and analysis tools

    • detects Windows exceutables potentially bypassing UAC using eventvwr.exe

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence

      Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

    • Power Settings

      powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks