Analysis
- max time kernel
15s - max time network
2s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
13/09/2026, 04:47
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
- Size 7.5MB
- Sample260913-fe2g8afb53
- SHA256 3e7f0b70aa0125c382d1550dec6fd4ee2ab1681ce6f2b067bcf1a667a33ba01c
- MD5 27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e
- SHA1 b1a0d84083444eb5ca936dcbc5f746665f793b3a
- SHA512 9fa9f6856aa5cca41896c215f05cf4516f4b1b70c91213ade2dc8e39535e46f49ee6f73ca48dfb72cb7343840e516ef8213c050382d3a8a21f6b71767b766ce3
- SSDEEP 98304:mKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSF6ndQ6NdP69:2gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufFKdQ6NdP0
- TLSH T1C686091166D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A1AA237C458F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2660-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4780-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2660-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000800000002446c-7.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1216-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1216-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/808-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002446e-28.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4780-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/5028-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/5028-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 808 MSWDM.EXE 4780 MSWDM.EXE 4472 2026-09-12_27C9A35DA4B183E242E6173954FB017E_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE 1216 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\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_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 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devFDC4.tmp 2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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 2026-09-12_27C9A35DA4B183E242E6173954FB017E_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 2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 4780 MSWDM.EXE 4780 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2660 wrote to memory of 808 2660 2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe 84 PID 2660 wrote to memory of 4780 2660 2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe 85 PID 4780 wrote to memory of 4472 4780 MSWDM.EXE 86
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_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:2660 -
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:808
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\devFDC4.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_27c9a35da4b183e242e6173954fb017e_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:4780 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_27C9A35DA4B183E242E6173954FB017E_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4472
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\devFDC4.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_27C9A35DA4B183E242E6173954FB017E_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE!3⤵PID:5028
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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:1216
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-09-12_27C9A35DA4B183E242E6173954FB017E_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-12_27C9A35DA4B183E242E6173954FB017E_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE
- Size 7.5MB
- SHA256 968f3089d170f68ee33ea6b3eff7bed9924ebda5c0684eaf19aa5cf68c745ef6
- MD5 92a26cfcf2c8aa4c847a26fc86a90a56
- SHA1 8d651c4b31d26c971ccfd3c29260ee4aa7a59c2b
- SHA512 65c6ce563636255f026d47647883213f7ca03b6ae79cca255b6f7f2abaff5a4ea799c5942dea250bc2969645e220bc8fcecfef9e129a6150c5248a216f7195ce
- SSDEEP 98304:mKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSF6ndQ6NdP66:2gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufFKdQ6NdP3
- TLSH T1BD86091166D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A1AA237C458F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 7.5MB
- SHA256 623ea5d34e3b71b573811c2e60da96625eec19e97c32773df1eab77e6cb92c83
- MD5 728eb09bd7ce474bbcce02b194fa2573
- SHA1 7720dcd04c0129296a8c3b00a917ee5ed12d8367
- SHA512 d27de874b10f7f06ac17bd6a5981b29e5a6aea367a47945fcb4eb5371792fa5ff569c6829ac44b9702106ebf70d529c81a7ce96e47ea8079acf451acd9b3873e
- SSDEEP 98304:mKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSF6ndQ6NdP6E:2gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufFKdQ6NdPl
- TLSH T1CD86091166D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A1AA237C458F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\devFDC4.tmp
- Size 15KB
- SHA256 24a2472e3bd5016cb22ce14cefee112d5bc18354bf099e8e66ad9846aea15088
- MD5 b0cec9f342bf95700b602ee376446577
- SHA1 b955b1b64280bb0ea873538029cf5ea44081501b
- SHA512 05ebecfc8d3e2e7885d3cacc65bfd97db710c2cbc0fb76b19b7d6cc82b327b25df953a20affc8d84002167dd8ac7710622279d3579c6605e742a98fe7095aa4e
- SSDEEP 192:WN8CeeT+a2j12sUr/XKRbU+86HOO7+Bb2NpWP1oynJ+y7ihXar28d/o:xeT+a2jfUrfKRa6HiqpA13+y7+Xa1
- TLSH T15A62F7029FA804A1FBFB0B307EFA5D539576BD200964EF0E46707BAA5D70600E952767
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH