Analysis

  • max time kernel
    13s
  • max time network
    3s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/09/2026, 01:06

General

  • Target
    2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 4.3MB
  • Sample260913-bgcvesdb45
  • SHA256 e7984dae19a163de840cb739d138c20a1ebacf625e5b3f6555d0368d4f726278
  • 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 SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_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:4416
    • 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:5224
    • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
      -r!C:\Windows\dev54DD.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe! !
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4840
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_5CD426F351DC865C429F1D1E0E5C5570_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_SMOKE-LOADER_STOP_VIDAR.EXE
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1160
      • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
        -e!C:\Windows\dev54DD.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_5CD426F351DC865C429F1D1E0E5C5570_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_SMOKE-LOADER_STOP_VIDAR.EXE!
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2416
  • C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
    MSWDM.EXE
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4732

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-09-12_5CD426F351DC865C429F1D1E0E5C5570_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_SMOKE-LOADER_STOP_VIDAR.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_5CD426F351DC865C429F1D1E0E5C5570_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_SMOKE-LOADER_STOP_VIDAR.EXE
        • Size 4.3MB
        • SHA256 0cd92aa1089a381d5b111c96cd4ec39b04ec8015141f4186411508b82745abdf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSWDM.EXE

        • Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 6f526ed203353d654be3fadc0f9db7803e72672b53a442ab2a7dffccb9874979
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dev54DD.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\dev54DD.tmp
        • Size 355KB
        • SHA256 c22b54d7f91795b06d8f1e8f712befcd37c45e5bfd47e7224093c6b34dd760da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2416-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4416-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4416-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4732-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4840-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/5224-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp