Analysis
- max time kernel
15s - max time network
113s - 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, 01:58
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
- Size 7.2MB
- Sample260913-ceagysbj4v
- SHA256 55254a38b4534a2f91fffdd8e1fd90447ac71ca908ba30b606bd44ca21cbe098
- MD5 4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3
- SHA1 c1cfa0b052f16cc21a1a02fd3db83feaa886712e
- SHA512 718ad41983f18caa71d704044ee99f9698eaaa539490d9ea51c1dd67985c224653f1777813f835a43f989221e171309bef032858aa540b1a8b4b2109fc22c662
- SSDEEP 49152:/6U8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpu5:/6UgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSziifQ
- TLSH T1C776E51166D69FDCD09FA474CE4A65A56A237C818F20AFDF09807E293E756F06E3420F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1996-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c51e-7.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1996-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5996-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/6028-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2372-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c51e-7.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 2372 MSWDM.EXE 6028 MSWDM.EXE 4212 2026-09-12_4FFDCB1BD28BFAAB095DF131DFF7A0D3_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE 5996 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_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_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 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 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev3138.tmp 2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_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.
description ioc Process 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 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 6028 MSWDM.EXE 6028 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1996 wrote to memory of 2372 1996 2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe 87 PID 1996 wrote to memory of 6028 1996 2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe 88 PID 6028 wrote to memory of 4212 6028 MSWDM.EXE 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_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:1996 -
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:2372
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev3138.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_4ffdcb1bd28bfaab095df131dff7a0d3_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:6028 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_4FFDCB1BD28BFAAB095DF131DFF7A0D3_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4212
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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:5996
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 5.8MB
- SHA256 d86cb6d2fd1c6a4c3518e438bdc7175388ff99a714c1fb752f65119356820fd6
- MD5 a3f36044d67d7e5935c539f52d9a50b4
- SHA1 19fffdb6e7c418ae71dbf2f3fb6ca3ec0544b791
- SHA512 0b602dadec1d6df4ae3a6159422c1d2c533c22375b2abfa20062109ac699711556110a41f6ecca4cf9db24ae7b368de66297a0ef2026ab67b8216354422dda4d
- SSDEEP 49152:/6U8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpup:/6UgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKS0
- TLSH T10556B41126DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669B16A237C468F61AFDF19807E293E756B06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev3138.tmp
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 18d0b07c1a53c8da669106ad1ddc69bfdc532d086f2677ee19256d38bfaf1169
- MD5 0b9b2a847f2a57a401caf53e1c7cd540
- SHA1 afb987847a95cf8e4d84e6752f03451eca5fe6c0
- SHA512 7bd06dd488cd9226679140eeaea3f8d4bb8f37a1fed241db820656c87d16baad1ef7a5ef4dbdf6954f90b57a0bc76f31ec7b21f24716b72f5736fc433eca74dc
- SSDEEP 12288:gGuD5lIem37FGWaCZfNUX108siizuu3lVPxoFLHah9uSWidgpm6hXrpXesu4llLB:gGEWem1gXq5L9uSWidgpm6hbpOSRKQ
- TLSH T1C2652A11B7914128FDF316FA8AFE30AC993DB9E0072890C751C82AED5A65BF17D32647
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH