Analysis
- max time kernel
8s - max time network
133s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
10/09/2026, 02:57
General
- Target 2026-09-08_c1c64ce3b76c49cea237171e6b47f2b5_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- Sample260910-dfkvradp7w
- SHA256 14cae4d557c54b400e1be2293a94b11244e113d54a2e6591a170c7905d6b05da
Malware Config
Signatures
- Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.
- 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 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 behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_c1c64ce3b76c49cea237171e6b47f2b5_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_c1c64ce3b76c49cea237171e6b47f2b5_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.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\dev1090.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_c1c64ce3b76c49cea237171e6b47f2b5_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.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_C1C64CE3B76C49CEA237171E6B47F2B5_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev1090.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_C1C64CE3B76C49CEA237171E6B47F2B5_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.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
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
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Downloads
2026-09-08_C1C64CE3B76C49CEA237171E6B47F2B5_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
dev1090.tmp
memory/2100-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2376-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/2376-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000405000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4576-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4612-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp