Analysis
- max time kernel
20s - max time network
2s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
16/09/2026, 09:28
General
- Target 2026-09-16_bc0d8624bb6f702fd5a1240b541480f3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.exe
- Size 9.0MB
- Sample260916-lft3esad49
- SHA256 d92bb6dab05dc735c5ea6597c9bbb15dfb7778ebcfe0ebbf6ad399debdeec626
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- 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 WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_bc0d8624bb6f702fd5a1240b541480f3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_bc0d8624bb6f702fd5a1240b541480f3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\devC87B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_bc0d8624bb6f702fd5a1240b541480f3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_BC0D8624BB6F702FD5A1240B541480F3_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_LUCA.EXE3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\devC87B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_BC0D8624BB6F702FD5A1240B541480F3_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_LUCA.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXEMSWDM.EXE1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-09-16_BC0D8624BB6F702FD5A1240B541480F3_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_LUCA.EXE
2026-09-16_bc0d8624bb6f702fd5a1240b541480f3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.exe
MSWDM.EXE
devC87B.tmp
memory/832-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/832-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1536-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1536-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4568-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4568-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4988-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4988-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp