Analysis
- max time kernel
18s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
10/09/2026, 09:45
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
- Size 8.2MB
- Sample260910-lrjqtsap4t
- SHA256 1d6c03f9c554e11065786091022034db0a7d606babd5e117c996debda7ff217a
- MD5 de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c
- SHA1 b0245be3b3a1e3eec8db84f5c569ee45cd184cd1
- SHA512 5d1baf992aa46671bd6c3639d0a1d7aff560f55dfbbdbb0c6574e436d8a045bf14422cc9fdce0b8828f7098669ded07d0c254ce343578db7578f7dc2a2e48280
- SSDEEP 98304:52KUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsuw6V4kRAuFkkmt:5mgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszVuFXmt
- TLSH T16386F72161D58FECC05FA074CE466AA569237C458F609FDF19807E293E766F0AE3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2220-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4340-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3396-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2220-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000800000002453f-8.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/376-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/376-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/700-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024541-23.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3396-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4340-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000800000002453f-8.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024541-23.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 4340 MSWDM.EXE 3396 MSWDM.EXE 2676 2026-09-10_DE8A4D5338AC7935C8B21982EAA2AB2C_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE 376 MSWDM.EXE 700 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\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_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE - Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev9611.tmp 2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev9611.tmp MSWDM.EXE - 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.
description ioc Process 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 2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.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 2026-09-10_DE8A4D5338AC7935C8B21982EAA2AB2C_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 3396 MSWDM.EXE 3396 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2220 wrote to memory of 4340 2220 2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe 85 PID 2220 wrote to memory of 3396 2220 2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe 86 PID 3396 wrote to memory of 2676 3396 MSWDM.EXE 87 PID 3396 wrote to memory of 700 3396 MSWDM.EXE 94
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2220 -
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:4340
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev9611.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3396 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_DE8A4D5338AC7935C8B21982EAA2AB2C_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2676
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev9611.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_DE8A4D5338AC7935C8B21982EAA2AB2C_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:700
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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:376
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_de8a4d5338ac7935c8b21982eaa2ab2c_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
- Size 8.2MB
- SHA256 8fe7351776d2137218302c19c19cdaeef6764bffb717a2a6117bdfa61dc77685
- MD5 38b6ca0d8c17a01f3d7322a3587c7dae
- SHA1 99336ad4d02390b7119b99f484fd8f17a0df492e
- SHA512 0969fe15407b4ed8ff0c7cb9216ad31933fac15552d890ef4afa8e2d963b6cd5c80ed68569e9ef97259a638dfeeca1fd7ef7933e9e31b043167aef3246a2f954
- SSDEEP 98304:52KUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsuw6V4kRAuFkkmU:5mgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszVuFXmU
- TLSH T19D86F72161D58FECC05FA074CE466AA569237C458F609FDF19807E293E766F0AE3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 6.9MB
- SHA256 959abc9440ccba44d55e7b3d1f8c46e0e6bc62a430d7659bb49ad4c60898e504
- MD5 374940c5ae67a9613553efb61af1ca9b
- SHA1 b24f49e6a6eea8117a06ae3e93ef447cd8b90333
- SHA512 9d687136062bf8a7b9072190113510e0a82f2cd18b132fe478823f228733ad502f3676df4aac3966b86de19f542cb502724bc38917b78fef1259bc2bea313f80
- SSDEEP 98304:52KUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsuw6l:5mgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszm
- TLSH T1C276E71161D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A5AA237C468F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev9611.tmp
- Size 1.3MB
- SHA256 1c52b50019786ce77c3338f470a9193f90f71080196198357744cb065b7c6851
- MD5 ca0c67ba7aeba6aed5ddb852e6eea811
- SHA1 8b8db3434cac650ba795ff9aa8f89a24e4b83410
- SHA512 014fc45aa3141e160d5e78b963f065b196c7243ef0e630954de255b787d788f43f443b7a9a69c3b8b6f9e93e3f6ef25fe8ccfc7101fb196358b3459d4d6ec016
- SSDEEP 24576:ifrPEmDvg1eg8lYLkpSFZmr8lcrNJZECOHUNt7nizsX4O8b8ITDnlq+YV:vmDvkRAuFkuoJZEtMFniQX4O8b8ITDn+
- TLSH T129556D30F6428136E8E271719E79AF5D682DA93007A640C772C91B191F716F2EF3AB53
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH