Analysis
- max time kernel
21s - max time network
146s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
10/09/2026, 06:45
General
- Target 2026-09-08_2bda1855e32f3cd4c2edef6f01e5c9f4_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 8.9MB
- Sample260910-hh8rtafh87
- SHA256 278396d9b9dfad7cf4a92f76805a84121c9d322ac6d16516ac6d28af0b778a9a
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- 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_2bda1855e32f3cd4c2edef6f01e5c9f4_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_2bda1855e32f3cd4c2edef6f01e5c9f4_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\dev3776.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_2bda1855e32f3cd4c2edef6f01e5c9f4_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_2BDA1855E32F3CD4C2EDEF6F01E5C9F4_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev3776.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_2BDA1855E32F3CD4C2EDEF6F01E5C9F4_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
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Downloads
2026-09-08_2BDA1855E32F3CD4C2EDEF6F01E5C9F4_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
2026-09-08_2bda1855e32f3cd4c2edef6f01e5c9f4_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
MSWDM.EXE
dev3776.tmp
memory/944-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/944-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1296-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2120-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2120-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3092-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3092-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4584-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4584-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp