Analysis

  • max time kernel
    14s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 08:36

General

  • Target
    2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe
  • Size 7.7MB
  • Sample260910-khly6agc46
  • SHA256 22ec9325d604a965ddb13075dae6bb21c1a665f9e44d6f8e87321d33e04cd09f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 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\2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_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:2444
    • 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:3128
    • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
      -r!C:\Windows\devAA02.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe! !
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:928
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_F98E6A22F1146754595C9BE4DA7C3BEC_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRA.EXE
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1720
      • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
        -e!C:\Windows\devAA02.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_F98E6A22F1146754595C9BE4DA7C3BEC_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRA.EXE!
        3⤵
          PID:4252
    • C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
      MSWDM.EXE
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5900

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          2026-09-10_F98E6A22F1146754595C9BE4DA7C3BEC_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRA.EXE

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_F98E6A22F1146754595C9BE4DA7C3BEC_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRA.EXE
          • Size 7.7MB
          • SHA256 45b6479eddc5aff90368a611fa088ccfb3594b81bec24e55daead8dfc7deaf1e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSWDM.EXE

          • Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
          • Size 7.5MB
          • SHA256 578c1c85bba1cbcd29fbacaf5d2dcd945fba2a9466d887c364d8fba2ca13c9db
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          devAA02.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\devAA02.tmp
          • Size 242KB
          • SHA256 7fa8a5f008cc2ba5cc6c6908286e3b555b7dc0d41d119ee7e7785596391d0f32
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/928-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/928-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/2444-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/2444-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/3128-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/3128-21-0x0000000002100000-0x0000000002106000-memory.dmp

          memory/4252-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/5900-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/5900-16-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000666000-memory.dmp