Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 12:16

General

  • Target
    2026-09-10_ab91d79dc13ac549d5f37d796c99989b_cobalt-strike_icedid_mespinoza_ryuk_satacom_stealc.exe
  • Size 542KB
  • Sample260910-pfwssssgla
  • SHA256 9da4b8ce6a00eb80e6932d4a5f880893e139de694ee656512c229d5c7a39ba34
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_ab91d79dc13ac549d5f37d796c99989b_cobalt-strike_icedid_mespinoza_ryuk_satacom_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_ab91d79dc13ac549d5f37d796c99989b_cobalt-strike_icedid_mespinoza_ryuk_satacom_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4300
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v SysConnection /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\SystemConnection\explore.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4668
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v SysConnection /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\SystemConnection\explore.exe"
        3⤵
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Modifies registry key
        PID:2504
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\SystemConnection\explore.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\SystemConnection\explore.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3700

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        explore.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\SystemConnection\explore.exe
        • Size 542KB
        • SHA256 9da4b8ce6a00eb80e6932d4a5f880893e139de694ee656512c229d5c7a39ba34
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH