Extracted

• • Target
    2026-08-30_a893395c0861e091bb1c4bd7bed093a9_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_vidar
  • Size 460KB
  • SHA256 6db3404901ebf572f0bd78cb99199ebeab8b52f1831fed46d35b41991f3b2950
  • MD5 a893395c0861e091bb1c4bd7bed093a9
  • SHA1 3fa878f755b8e88bfb8ab905a37979e580ab1eae
  • SHA512 ddcf6372555c952b40c3bc92dcbb74f82d402d493e90305fb6a84cdd2a190b39341b4f3e03a3e46bd1ab77f11d6d27497f1f6fc078810ea76fcddfee8616aa42
  • SSDEEP 12288:2Bg7VCTw3dmd/PUR/5/gVziHlBrCbYNUssnI:2BGVCTw3dmd/PYXbfUbnI
  • TLSH
    T1FBA45C25F5D4A0EAD06A813D8CE3672967F2F4350320976B1B885E7AFF527D0AC2B750
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

  Score

  10^/10

  bootkitdefense_evasionexecutionmasonratpersistencerat

  • Family: masonrat

    MasonRAT is a Windows RAT written in C.

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  • Suspicious use of NtCreateProcessExOtherParentProcess

  • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

  • Sets service image path in registry

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

    persistence

  • Checks BIOS information in registry

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks computer location settings

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

  • Executes dropped EXE

  • Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs

    Clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion.

    defense_evasion

  • Adds Run key to start application

    persistence

  • Enumerates connected drives

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    bootkitpersistence

  • Checks system information in the registry

    System information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Drops file in System32 directory

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