5555ee97881bd85f29a4c6c77fbbb5265af67e09ee0274f445c6282e078451de

General

Target
2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Size 7.9MB
Sample260912-q4a2nscg49
SHA256 5555ee97881bd85f29a4c6c77fbbb5265af67e09ee0274f445c6282e078451de
MD5 00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b
SHA1 270e8e1eea476b83f6b7b5b4f6ff07c0c8c9c9fd
SHA512 ea6e155033c5deab11c2cfeeca9ccb045205242ba73634cc1cb666fd3b05ac3580a3fd9a2f5282e9f63d77495c18f761ca885c2461a2e443cf0f051f9b861156
SSDEEP 98304:fKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSF6ndQ6NdP6Tdn:9gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufFKdQ6NdPsdn
TLSH
T19186091162D99FDCC06FD474CE4665A1AA237C458F20AFDF0984BE293E766B05E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2728-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c541-6.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/2728-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/4220-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/3932-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/4892-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3932	MSWDM.EXE
4892	MSWDM.EXE
824	2026-09-11_00733C2A6CC644026B720F25AFB12A3B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE
4220	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\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"	2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE"	2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_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 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE	2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\dev1C96.tmp	2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_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	MSWDM.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4892	MSWDM.EXE
4892	MSWDM.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 3932	2728	2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe	86
PID 2728 wrote to memory of 4892	2728	2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe	87
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 824	4892	MSWDM.EXE	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_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:2728
- 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:3932
- C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
  -r!C:\Windows\dev1C96.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-11_00733c2a6cc644026b720f25afb12a3b_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:4892
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-11_00733C2A6CC644026B720F25AFB12A3B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:824

C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4220

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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MSWDM.EXE

Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
Size 7.5MB
SHA256 d9918802606691a2950ac5bea559e71895eb5241d793206c188bfb7fb11fd2ca
MD5 9934042e7dd65c6fd56b85386d3e6f86
SHA1 88b3f107f6a07f93da3ea56c4323130df414e0fc
SHA512 2f2b9e85004a71cfd42e97b65649d79ca9562136a950f4d26421f7b9f1251a91ca7e32cbfca3cf88eff9291e9544752aa20ecd4dec5daf0eb9e317ffa861ff09
SSDEEP 98304:fKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSF6ndQ6NdP6E:9gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufFKdQ6NdPl
TLSH
T1BE86091166D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A1AA237C458F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
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dev1C96.tmp

Path C:\Windows\dev1C96.tmp
Size 430KB
SHA256 5d96bbc4e5b726d87c7cf547f5fe98f8f05434ec2130bd60cbf5671fd3a7381b
MD5 ffca2fbcc7e4637f2acc0a8a3b0dbaaa
SHA1 3697f037e527a31c013a2ff3ee2f6c373e67a2a7
SHA512 3d9bb3641bdb7d89d30a7d552c8eca7355ab64e56d6d1657dbfe4f4f66c93ced1aa75ffb1fc0326f5e06310bad6e51c94d57e7ef74e9db215ac2c72da1a20faf
SSDEEP 12288:WD+k3HVJ5xDfp4D7/SAOZi+5v4+rcKfth:UJVJTt4D7/SAOZi+5v48cKf3
TLSH
T127947C16B7A405F5E177E23DCA624A11E9767C165B30E74E03AC826A0F237619E3EF31
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memory/2728-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/2728-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/3932-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/4220-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/4892-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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