Analysis
- max time kernel
13s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
10/09/2026, 01:21
General
- Target 2026-09-08_fda767d6bd4a6a0072a13b16b7df9e06_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe
- Size 6.5MB
- Sample260910-bqsbgacl6x
- SHA256 45f2cada01666cb1d5072c5c3c335203225490e3cc32be85d63313b4a43310d8
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
- ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs
Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42
- Executes dropped EXE 5 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 6 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 4 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_fda767d6bd4a6a0072a13b16b7df9e06_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_fda767d6bd4a6a0072a13b16b7df9e06_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev482B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_fda767d6bd4a6a0072a13b16b7df9e06_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_FDA767D6BD4A6A0072A13B16B7DF9E06_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev482B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_FDA767D6BD4A6A0072A13B16B7DF9E06_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXEMSWDM.EXE1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-09-08_FDA767D6BD4A6A0072A13B16B7DF9E06_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
dev482B.tmp
memory/996-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/996-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4736-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/5524-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp