Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/08/2026, 00:58

General

  • Target
    2026-08-21_dcec708695f565503a4eb9b9d728226c_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.8MB
  • Sample260822-bbpl2azejf
  • SHA256 f40ba8ed7daef20a73dadc75e715ecde25d9e06a5a0595922f23f682ef65a95d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_dcec708695f565503a4eb9b9d728226c_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_dcec708695f565503a4eb9b9d728226c_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3280
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:704
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4532
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a3FB4.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3472

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        $$a3FB4.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a3FB4.bat
        • Size 860B
        • SHA256 10b5376ef5e34a95b4d7fdaeebd517bda0b08d16f2c1770743feae09ee08f899
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-08-21_dcec708695f565503a4eb9b9d728226c_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_dcec708695f565503a4eb9b9d728226c_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 478f0f5bd2ec153068f1c760cce28c3dd27fc8690d979d6503bb029a79c96a0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3280-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042C000-memory.dmp