Analysis

  • max time kernel
    15s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 15:19

General

  • Target
    2026-09-10_73429622782e5b22c597bb0de7aab484_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 6.6MB
  • Sample260910-sqlbla1gja
  • SHA256 7077c9d758c9d212db117eeefd5efd80b9830690e2bae6841e15bef9c410eb83
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_73429622782e5b22c597bb0de7aab484_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_73429622782e5b22c597bb0de7aab484_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5256
    • 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:2468
    • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
      -r!C:\Windows\dev9E69.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_73429622782e5b22c597bb0de7aab484_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe! !
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2404
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_73429622782E5B22C597BB0DE7AAB484_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4052
      • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
        -e!C:\Windows\dev9E69.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_73429622782E5B22C597BB0DE7AAB484_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE!
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2504
  • C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
    MSWDM.EXE
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3832

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-09-10_73429622782E5B22C597BB0DE7AAB484_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_73429622782E5B22C597BB0DE7AAB484_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE
        • Size 6.6MB
        • SHA256 877aa7000eda05289bf0f9bae1e84f5e84fb9e91a2325f1cf8a111a4044a3bef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSWDM.EXE

        • Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
        • Size 6.3MB
        • SHA256 ef7214840d927d40745ed661ebe6ca6f6ad2e0253f54f11cecee1d911fcf956c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dev9E69.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\dev9E69.tmp
        • Size 242KB
        • SHA256 7fa8a5f008cc2ba5cc6c6908286e3b555b7dc0d41d119ee7e7785596391d0f32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2404-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/2468-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/2504-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3832-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/5256-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/5256-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp