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
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
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 5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570
- SHA1 56a229309b0fb56e834b77d855af273d0dc3ae8e
- SHA512 b1665b9ca26a1ad948c87a4bee67e87e05fcc8f32e9c1f2372d6acc0c27b8f9694a9dd31d4ae7ffdb16c2ec1fc4abdee6673bbfb7cb6f8b9fba5f72ef08a3932
- SSDEEP 49152:5hsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/UybS:5CKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqsrP0eD
- TLSH T18726B612659A6F6CD55FD474CB4A8915AA237C860F346BEF0281BD313E76AF42F38207
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4416-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4f5-4.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4416-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2416-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4840-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4f7-18.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4732-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5224-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4f5-4.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4f7-18.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 5224 MSWDM.EXE 4840 MSWDM.EXE 1160 2026-09-12_5CD426F351DC865C429F1D1E0E5C5570_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_SMOKE-LOADER_STOP_VIDAR.EXE 2416 MSWDM.EXE 4732 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" 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 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev54DD.tmp 2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev54DD.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_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_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_5CD426F351DC865C429F1D1E0E5C5570_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_SMOKE-LOADER_STOP_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 4840 MSWDM.EXE 4840 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 1160 2026-09-12_5CD426F351DC865C429F1D1E0E5C5570_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_SMOKE-LOADER_STOP_VIDAR.EXE 1160 2026-09-12_5CD426F351DC865C429F1D1E0E5C5570_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_SMOKE-LOADER_STOP_VIDAR.EXE 1160 2026-09-12_5CD426F351DC865C429F1D1E0E5C5570_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_NJRAT_SMOKE-LOADER_STOP_VIDAR.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4416 wrote to memory of 5224 4416 2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe 88 PID 4416 wrote to memory of 4840 4416 2026-09-12_5cd426f351dc865c429f1d1e0e5c5570_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_njrat_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe 89 PID 4840 wrote to memory of 1160 4840 MSWDM.EXE 90 PID 4840 wrote to memory of 2416 4840 MSWDM.EXE 92
Processes
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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
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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.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1160
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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
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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: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 58a4678992578b012326788fbeb0a436
- SHA1 38b6a6ed2cac84e46664243de6611c1cb30991e5
- SHA512 727efd88fddb719039159f994421e7814cecfa40e0b89f11e32a6a08b02fdb93df07a7996b0a9d0034be500f7cb94d7a527f2abfc6f5e30fb574c5212c39cf43
- SSDEEP 49152:5hsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uyb5:5CKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqsrP0eM
- TLSH T11426B612659A6F6CD55FD474CB4A8915AA237C860F346BEF0281BD313E76AF42F38207
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 4.0MB
- SHA256 6f526ed203353d654be3fadc0f9db7803e72672b53a442ab2a7dffccb9874979
- MD5 16c1384d5d7610200ed9a3c23bcb4af8
- SHA1 f84c49b1cc3c3e386ef4d9001b7399bcacd4e80a
- SHA512 5409366533ab783a95589f15fba06139a1bab5af26ed591b8388c1112d620876df2b6b65683c645736b1ce392482b7d03904f52b5bc48ede5353870f0df85135
- SSDEEP 49152:5hsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybb:5CKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqse
- TLSH T16116C612655A2F6CD55FD474CB4B8915AA237C8A0F246BEF0281BD713E76AF42F38207
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev54DD.tmp
- Size 355KB
- SHA256 c22b54d7f91795b06d8f1e8f712befcd37c45e5bfd47e7224093c6b34dd760da
- MD5 0b04bce32b624d32fa3e8db79ce316e1
- SHA1 d6f8fff4f35baaed22107767e9e01cb133079dca
- SHA512 7d6396aaf4b03d36415f5639c7441e2e99b41b3c5ff8d99e559185046a92772002aed6d0b871da584e4c015396514f30f3895bf3e3c124375806d9656d84f6e1
- SSDEEP 6144:7d1+vsZ/c2++hdP6E/FY4TQAEXXLgRHe0r7e4F2rneqB3E4t:Z1+b2NFYAEXX4e0ne4F2rnXt
- TLSH T19074191277F58435F6F32B31AD7582714A7BBC61AD38C20E2390262D9EB1A90DA74737
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH