d5f3bd6a4be0edb8b690604d0095140d3678209965deceeaa965da46856c3448

Analysis

max time kernel
15s
max time network
126s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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10/09/2026, 10:20

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General

Target
2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe
Size 6.9MB
Sample260910-mdfmpa1gke
SHA256 d5f3bd6a4be0edb8b690604d0095140d3678209965deceeaa965da46856c3448
MD5 cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91
SHA1 ddba4294745441111d65ebd42af6da24ce1a5151
SHA512 00cc76eae9e35406595c5aaa921b7870a301be29b5744756243feee334aa1ea219d1a79f904434ec3e8c7bf7c0a4ce7fcb70f7eae0d76cbc75267af5bc7746cb
SSDEEP 98304:5mKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsuw6a:52gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszd
TLSH
T12576E71162D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A56A237C468F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

aspackv2 discovery persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5992-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x0005000000016b49-7.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/5992-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/3968-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/4144-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x0004000000016ce7-22.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/3920-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/4824-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack

ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs

Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

aspackv2

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0005000000016b49-7.dat	aspack_v212_v242
behavioral2/files/0x0004000000016ce7-22.dat	aspack_v212_v242

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4824	MSWDM.EXE
4144	MSWDM.EXE
3968	MSWDM.EXE
3452	2026-09-10_CFBB890D177EB303802119E441B5DB91_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_I.EXE
3920	MSWDM.EXE

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

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_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE"	2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE	2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\devE7D.tmp	2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\devE7D.tmp	MSWDM.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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MSWDM.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4144	MSWDM.EXE
4144	MSWDM.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5992 wrote to memory of 4824	5992	2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe	89
PID 5992 wrote to memory of 4144	5992	2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe	90
PID 4144 wrote to memory of 3452	4144	MSWDM.EXE	93
PID 4144 wrote to memory of 3920	4144	MSWDM.EXE	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5992
- 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:4824
- C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
  -r!C:\Windows\devE7D.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe! !
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4144
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_CFBB890D177EB303802119E441B5DB91_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_I.EXE
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3452
- - C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
    -e!C:\Windows\devE7D.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_CFBB890D177EB303802119E441B5DB91_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_I.EXE!
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3920

C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3968

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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2026-09-10_CFBB890D177EB303802119E441B5DB91_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_I.EXE

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_CFBB890D177EB303802119E441B5DB91_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_I.EXE
Size 6.9MB
SHA256 28ddab78af4019e7adc48be71466a79d6b52e5872d9e268c9f7b56615ef4b51a
MD5 48d2dbd54efc273e0161282086fe6da9
SHA1 d2ce7c8c3ee7c954e3b90584652cbd338738d979
SHA512 28342ee1c5505b0077274cb0e0f3f724f2bfbeb581ee787863f62c4083ed30d2e24d8ad10ab29d880028774334f94b636e662be1b42a9801786a670c25d1608e
SSDEEP 98304:5mKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsuw6Y:52gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszL
TLSH
T1DF76E71162D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A56A237C468F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_cfbb890d177eb303802119e441b5db91_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_i.exe
Size 6.9MB
SHA256 4cd4059617862047221286290a6c4a23e07d36b9a43e4132f673cca3cdf2e3db
MD5 468d85065639679e91eab2f4fae2f7b1
SHA1 6e1380001230030503fc08e2cb47cc6e71cabca9
SHA512 a8f2eeb26394b833162271aea56a14737815a53fe71b62be0e0b3fd1a3add52348f270c0b5c12c48e5842a8cdf26406f125b6addb8a844c085c891ff0026f577
SSDEEP 98304:ImKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsuw6Y:I2gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszL
TLSH
T1EE76E71162D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A56A237C468F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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MSWDM.EXE

Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
Size 6.9MB
SHA256 493bc3d3f9dee961bf78ca176483c807b241a58c9746652d8dbeb9c5816e2879
MD5 2d8ab932437f1e950aceaeaba54741c7
SHA1 2264abf25e87bd8d49ab81cd7ae05e7abf2f1413
SHA512 ecea96f05dd47c9c0f3bd24a8dee89d5abb4917c5bb28673fe30e81a9638df78d3eee172a40120097a47ed581c8ab75bc35c5d5d2234306fc62260fe8bb989b6
SSDEEP 98304:5mKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsuw6l:52gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszm
TLSH
T17B76E71161D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A5AA237C468F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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devE7D.tmp

Path C:\Windows\devE7D.tmp
Size 20KB
SHA256 908c6c1cd5e658ca3788068a1c420b65b186c51e7bca13a903a19c032df3b893
MD5 6cab35823b70220f62839e5eef4aa2fa
SHA1 668d81ab2ae6434ec80b3119d0e6701f6174d22b
SHA512 2c677785b8614533738055055e9f18d7ad186ab4d94447c593d46f30eebe0a31cf106be23e6a886df5965d1c53656a9af4c77284a6bfabe7822b3633d6330205
SSDEEP 384:DoCEJ266kHT0sggHMVtyQKgdOB3mirILc9W5E/eMGp8:DonJt6kHw8WtyQKg7IILn0
TLSH
T14E924C476F545033FA874F3096F5D1678FB876A23EC1B4ABE560454A2CC67E09B2821E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/3920-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/3968-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/4144-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/4824-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/5992-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/5992-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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