Analysis

  • max time kernel
    18s
  • max time network
    137s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 00:54

General

  • Target
    2026-09-09_04bafe34fc59dda8df121873347be393_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe
  • Size 5.7MB
  • Sample260910-a9ph9avxhs
  • SHA256 e2972e67871579166b330f4cabd2972c426465963e2ee5870951044d6e8509a7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    Detects executables packed with ASPack 10 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_04bafe34fc59dda8df121873347be393_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_04bafe34fc59dda8df121873347be393_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4948
    • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
      "C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4900
    • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
      -r!C:\Windows\dev8383.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_04bafe34fc59dda8df121873347be393_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe! !
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2448
      • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
        -e!C:\Windows\dev8383.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_04BAFE34FC59DDA8DF121873347BE393_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE!
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3808
  • C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
    MSWDM.EXE
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2180

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-09-09_04BAFE34FC59DDA8DF121873347BE393_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_04BAFE34FC59DDA8DF121873347BE393_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE
        • Size 5.7MB
        • SHA256 b6ded581d524be48425bbf3c793182bf47fa3bb8a3184aaf37c46c0897280012
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSWDM.EXE

        • Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
        • Size 80KB
        • SHA256 a3b2ba7b8cb631324cff477901f1598e748366bf4abab180eb440deb93f460fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dev8383.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\dev8383.tmp
        • Size 5.7MB
        • SHA256 6260478891dea831723b8535316527bb08d2d631665389e25af6a8ad1c5ecb15
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2180-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/2180-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/2448-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/2448-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3808-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4948-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4948-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp