Analysis
- max time kernel
8s - max time network
139s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
12/09/2026, 23:59
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe
- Size 4.0MB
- Sample260912-31zbbahn2t
- SHA256 f8a6452d9ac8ffae068233039202541cd737c53a3fd0ad0b961c25eadf003462
- MD5 6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78
- SHA1 17fe4350432690de19f77dbdb938c2b1e3f7fc7a
- SHA512 b8a110da8c46606daf733d4a172bd1aaf2c2321befe998e66997ad2ee7396e25ed95ec14187de9544e91abea3b000c0fb16fa9f2e1a02bfb530261a48f5e1ed6
- SSDEEP 49152:5dsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybh:5mKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqs4
- TLSH T11416C612655A2F6CD15FD474CB4B8915AA237C8A0F246BEF0285BD713E76AF42F38207
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4760-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000a0000000244ff-3.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4760-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/408-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4572-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/408-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00080000000245cf-22.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4572-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2216-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2216-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1124-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000a0000000244ff-3.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00080000000245cf-22.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 1124 MSWDM.EXE 408 MSWDM.EXE 4856 2026-09-12_6B5E0C2958A360F9C52816D3762C5C78_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_VIDAR.EXE 4572 MSWDM.EXE 2216 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" 2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.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" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE - Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devED78.tmp 2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devED78.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 2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.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 2026-09-12_6B5E0C2958A360F9C52816D3762C5C78_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_VIDAR.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 408 MSWDM.EXE 408 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4760 wrote to memory of 1124 4760 2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe 85 PID 4760 wrote to memory of 408 4760 2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe 86 PID 408 wrote to memory of 4856 408 MSWDM.EXE 87 PID 408 wrote to memory of 4572 408 MSWDM.EXE 88
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4760 -
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:1124
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\devED78.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_6b5e0c2958a360f9c52816d3762c5c78_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_vidar.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:408 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_6B5E0C2958A360F9C52816D3762C5C78_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4856
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\devED78.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_6B5E0C2958A360F9C52816D3762C5C78_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_VIDAR.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4572
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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:2216
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_6B5E0C2958A360F9C52816D3762C5C78_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_VIDAR.EXE
- Size 4.0MB
- SHA256 3488bc057d377a620cf57c1bd88672dc3dc7902946ab3e90674af1160a99378d
- MD5 0eaba826217a8910028b17c86400785e
- SHA1 651a3f4e9f0cece3c4995da8eaa017bae04894fe
- SHA512 b1fba97e90098b22ef3843b14fdb09dff788331ae6826969cbfe08e393a6042b6923251852e1ed033d952e098a892c0d76ed3fbae9abd9c3250a5b4cc4387b8a
- SSDEEP 49152:5dsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybs:5mKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqsN
- TLSH T17B16C612655A2F6CD15FD474CB4B8915AA237C8A0F246BEF0285BD713E76AF42F38207
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 4.0MB
- SHA256 69449849fa7e3ee9f9bf4af8be7548950f44f3a7dffab3a174c598525a9e9b06
- MD5 f7133b3343e9e5839442ccd126184012
- SHA1 f88fe0f876ab675a299da0f14edbda0c8b47e1c4
- SHA512 f065ace9f51c639061870ea9a7affc20efba5de4a802f948ab255b4ce1d8d91385866aff8be64502563346b16196678d5634af8b224f36b57caa591a8cf02cf2
- SSDEEP 49152:5dsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybb:5mKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqse
- TLSH T13216C612655A2F6CD55FD474CB4B8915AA237C8A0F246BEF0281BD713E76AF42F38207
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\devED78.tmp
- Size 35KB
- SHA256 83b319e84cf953172fd2eb936904963d8e63fba9f8dc3eb1c66286cdfefc9fda
- MD5 0f9ab080e111e1a2a655008cc7732c14
- SHA1 b1250ef9c0e9d2bdc226c8a3e45b0a518ca0443d
- SHA512 baea1464b3bab9852eb1c2623ab4ef370063e4898225f3758e577ca01792ebff603b78f750478deff72cfed1415fecc2455813ed92a321c68024ea4536ebddc7
- SSDEEP 768:yYOIn0YEBAetvRVtNNL/QUPw9AoOSdtVt0tnIILnz:yw0YKVjNLQUPwBOwVt2rLz
- TLSH T124F26D272B164032E1435BB0ADE1E3578AFDB9730F74521BE3D891CE1EB4BA5DD21606
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH