Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 20:23

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_010fa4d059e2e738db699816476ffb35_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
  • Size 2.9MB
  • Sample260820-y6cbhsvcmf
  • SHA256 1f07b14e65f88256bebe8f28259a7effafcd70389d55ad517d86db6252e82d24
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Custom signature
    Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs. 2 IoCs
  • Custom signature
    Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers 1 IoCs
  • Custom signature
    Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Looks for VMWare services registry key. 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modify Registry: Disable Windows Driver Blocklist 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Disable Windows Driver Blocklist via Registry.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Modifies Security services 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Modifies the startup behavior of a security service.

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Kills process with taskkill 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_010fa4d059e2e738db699816476ffb35_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_010fa4d059e2e738db699816476ffb35_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies security service
    • Windows security bypass
    • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys
    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
    • Looks for VMWare services registry key.
    • Modify Registry: Disable Windows Driver Blocklist
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Windows security modification
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Modifies Security services
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2812
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM MsMpEng.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2460
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM MpCmdRun.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6088
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM NisSrv.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3964
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM SecurityHealthService.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4748
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM SecurityHealthSystray.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:420
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM smartscreen.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4100
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM SgrmBroker.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2924
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM HipsTray.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5352
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM wsctrl.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:644
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM usysdiag.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1804
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM HipsDaemon.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4900
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM QQPCTray.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1164
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM QQPCRTP.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4656
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM QQPCMgr.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5224
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM 360Tray.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1476
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM 360Safe.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4400
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM ZhuDongFangYu.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3768
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM avp.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3396
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM ekrn.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1284
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemPerformanceLog\WinDevSvc.exe
    C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemPerformanceLog\WinDevSvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5636
    • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemPerformanceLog\timeout.exe
      C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemPerformanceLog\timeout.exe /t 57170 /nobreak
      2⤵
      • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
      • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Windows security modification
      • Delays execution with timeout.exe
      PID:4304

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        VERSION.dll

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemPerformanceLog\VERSION.dll
        • Size 32KB
        • SHA256 632eeee2083562caeee76ea0908f4d207d547f2283deb39c06813291b00d049b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VERSION.dll.dat

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemPerformanceLog\VERSION.dll.dat
        • Size 32KB
        • SHA256 0d7692372ef337edf1ec46f3c0554f7fe452b2039b5c490dd8a08a25c538f2a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WinDevSvc.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemPerformanceLog\WinDevSvc.exe
        • Size 260KB
        • SHA256 442cb881748fab984688e9e58ce87def00fa6ae0aa6e7a9bab634466e80fe77f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        metrics.bin

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemPerformanceLog\metrics.bin
        • Size 450KB
        • SHA256 2a5687a6d39c95776bd49948b43f55238742b2392089807a11fd613e6aff2fa7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        timeout.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemPerformanceLog\timeout.exe
        • Size 56KB
        • SHA256 106490870753d87d0c5a1b4fe83045a06518d415ec595bd1d0c30fe3ed4149c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ucrtbase_0e594963.bin

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SystemPerformanceLog\ucrtbase_0e594963.bin
        • Size 450KB
        • SHA256 25ae1345c271d11a2cc5c020fa061528706813216b4107d6f309ddf81a91acd7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2812-30-0x0000025102DA0000-0x0000025102DF9000-memory.dmp

        memory/2812-50-0x0000025102DA0000-0x0000025102DF9000-memory.dmp