Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    25/08/2026, 12:59

General

  • Target
    2026-08-24_574c1fe3744e336e0f3db1da2b062c06_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 6.7MB
  • Sample260825-p8k7rssend
  • SHA256 b8109086aa3b2bbf343e996dafc67bb2807a1ee3e01e5048060cd87720ddf8e2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with VMProtect. 6 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • VMProtect packed file 6 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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 Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_574c1fe3744e336e0f3db1da2b062c06_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_574c1fe3744e336e0f3db1da2b062c06_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4228
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HWEJHWAFOT.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HWEJHWAFOT.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      PID:3328
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /C ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 6000 > Nul & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_574c1fe3744e336e0f3db1da2b062c06_cobalt-strike_icedid_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:864
      • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
        ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 6000
        3⤵
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:1700

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        HWEJHWAFOT.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HWEJHWAFOT.exe
        • Size 6.7MB
        • SHA256 297eabb8819d01175823bfe7e99ffb3b0469ec1387924884f572b3229d63ed0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3328-11-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B82000-memory.dmp

        memory/3328-12-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B82000-memory.dmp

        memory/3328-15-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B82000-memory.dmp

        memory/3328-19-0x00007FFEBA6D0000-0x00007FFEBA6D2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3328-14-0x00007FFEBA6E0000-0x00007FFEBA6E2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3328-20-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B82000-memory.dmp

        memory/3328-26-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B82000-memory.dmp

        memory/3328-27-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B82000-memory.dmp