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
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe
- Size 7.7MB
- Sample260910-khly6agc46
- SHA256 22ec9325d604a965ddb13075dae6bb21c1a665f9e44d6f8e87321d33e04cd09f
- MD5 f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec
- SHA1 606269819a511d515c54138305d803e7b683cb29
- SHA512 dac7899bd9aa56acac6d4cbf7119d115cfcc571dcd10a439897bb08b4cb03e04731a7e8a4c2f1b49e669c064826368bbd0e01754bc5680755fa37092d6ea048d
- SSDEEP 98304:5JUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSYtAfkZcWjmNg:5ygTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufYAPW/
- TLSH T13C86F81161E98FDCC06FD474CE4666A5AA237C458F209FDF0981BE293E766E05E3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2444-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c563-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2444-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5900-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3128-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/928-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c565-34.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/928-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4252-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c563-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c565-34.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 3128 MSWDM.EXE 928 MSWDM.EXE 1720 2026-09-10_F98E6A22F1146754595C9BE4DA7C3BEC_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRA.EXE 5900 MSWDM.EXE - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devAA02.tmp 2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-10_F98E6A22F1146754595C9BE4DA7C3BEC_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRA.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 928 MSWDM.EXE 928 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2444 wrote to memory of 3128 2444 2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe 88 PID 2444 wrote to memory of 928 2444 2026-09-10_f98e6a22f1146754595c9be4da7c3bec_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njra.exe 89 PID 928 wrote to memory of 1720 928 MSWDM.EXE 91
Processes
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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
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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.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1720
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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
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C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXEMSWDM.EXE1⤵
- 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 be37b2f8fd0a3a1cb0355301b5dc51d5
- SHA1 d0e6e2fb8c03322456ca17cb5365e73dcb7332fd
- SHA512 036621aa6821183ab1800b02b2c541978ca7de92dc11ebce5053b8322d398ee317297d6515e0a428d93c60cf781e736a299d9eebc9da450517afc6502b6c5641
- SSDEEP 98304:5JUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSYtAfkZcWjmN6:5ygTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufYAPWB
- TLSH T17486F81161E98FDCC06FD474CE4666A5AA237C458F209FDF0981BE293E766E05E3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 7.5MB
- SHA256 578c1c85bba1cbcd29fbacaf5d2dcd945fba2a9466d887c364d8fba2ca13c9db
- MD5 3830ba72b06845960aabda8ca2d8e044
- SHA1 45331ca0c70702249dbe81183a20c0bbd6d965c9
- SHA512 bb7af3e89a99791d9f6ea9cd77b739b5f356b5ab90af8c5c2812ca22b10759863a41da5154522b84547929ca8ae526029037c9ce6d388d0b02769d18a99a3caf
- SSDEEP 98304:5JUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSYtAfkZcD:5ygTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufYAPD
- TLSH T13476E71161E98FDCC06FD474CE466AA5AA237C458F209FDF0981BE293E766E05E3421F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\devAA02.tmp
- Size 242KB
- SHA256 7fa8a5f008cc2ba5cc6c6908286e3b555b7dc0d41d119ee7e7785596391d0f32
- MD5 0d0e2d55e442273ed08c54a64a47cec7
- SHA1 bb6e8432775c4f1e32d2c7475cd7b3b57671990d
- SHA512 217a050c22bf60d1186df27a853f87ab8478eaf9236a974e41352f1df972d1a11005eddcf4ee31b51aa3a554f706eda52334035191b664fd1da42889b8027834
- SSDEEP 6144:gVzJ0J7guO92P2jsIVi5CnYav1882nSYy:izj4UsIVi5CnYjQYy
- TLSH T149347C307650C033D56716348AFAC7BA893EF8765B6140C7A7E8DFBD7E242C14A3924A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH