Analysis
- max time kernel
15s - max time network
5s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
16/09/2026, 10:26
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 7.4MB
- Sample260916-mgwhbaae63
- SHA256 d62c733ad14911c61cea18bfded2e2577404e33946b61f6f51bacc2bce8baa5d
- MD5 9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238
- SHA1 bd32e64e1eba5becee187a363ff541709a95b0b4
- SHA512 fa45071d41d55f19dbf33729884acc0c23fa988a9966aefab8474ab505c1478dd82a11dacc01f11f62148395db4ae83fa2c14d71a24c02cc16f0b66b01854a40
- SSDEEP 98304:5GUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSZdp4kRAuFkkmt:5pgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufZdauFXmt
- TLSH T17176F62162DA9FDCC05FA470CE0669A569237C458F61AFDF19807E293E756F06E3820F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5408-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0008000000016d04-4.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5408-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4724-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3376-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000800000001b890-23.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4588-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5068-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0008000000016d04-4.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000800000001b890-23.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 5068 MSWDM.EXE 4588 MSWDM.EXE 5584 2026-09-16_9B79609CA2DBD30FB7E4AACD4E031238_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE 4724 MSWDM.EXE 3376 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" 2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.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 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devFF2B.tmp 2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devFF2B.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 MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_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 2026-09-16_9B79609CA2DBD30FB7E4AACD4E031238_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 4588 MSWDM.EXE 4588 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5408 wrote to memory of 5068 5408 2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 88 PID 5408 wrote to memory of 4588 5408 2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 89 PID 4588 wrote to memory of 5584 4588 MSWDM.EXE 90 PID 4588 wrote to memory of 3376 4588 MSWDM.EXE 93
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_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:5408 -
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:5068
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\devFF2B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_9b79609ca2dbd30fb7e4aacd4e031238_akira_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4588 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_9B79609CA2DBD30FB7E4AACD4E031238_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5584
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\devFF2B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_9B79609CA2DBD30FB7E4AACD4E031238_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3376
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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:4724
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-09-16_9B79609CA2DBD30FB7E4AACD4E031238_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_9B79609CA2DBD30FB7E4AACD4E031238_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_COINMINER_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
- Size 7.4MB
- SHA256 98feae30c2300d7d041accb07f410ef6bf24b7274d2d1f6f0ef1464e82fd0771
- MD5 e6249d1d5de8819031c4495d98825f15
- SHA1 33ed88a979909b96a181c69ae440091024dbf467
- SHA512 63f88bc2bfafa4f79da0bb8f821daf37992f83d5459bf38b3d73876fbef335ed803986d906a8c27d4473480bb91489d0cef47f869c753ebfbdd9aeb1a7ca1df9
- SSDEEP 98304:5GUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSZdp4kRAuFkkms:5pgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufZdauFXms
- TLSH T1D476F62162DA9FDCC05FA470CE0669A569237C458F61AFDF19807E293E756F06E3820F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 6.2MB
- SHA256 8317018f461c560600b2a85da9b6098b298c95c621b9d78900e0dfc330250343
- MD5 dba0809ee4c7a228447541c1ce13437d
- SHA1 94ae924c5bfa625a581cd486e793db34ad872b11
- SHA512 f4e0056baae1cacfdf770db9562e3fb967087a1478efe25351f159c7a535d7f3a4f5898d4741e0a1aa795a1f9b8848a3ae48e312f6df44fb530baa82438fc3d6
- SSDEEP 49152:5GU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpua:5GUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSZdB
- TLSH T1ED56D61165DA9FDCC05FE474CE0669A16A237C468F61AFDF09807E293E756B06E3820F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\devFF2B.tmp
- Size 1.3MB
- SHA256 1c52b50019786ce77c3338f470a9193f90f71080196198357744cb065b7c6851
- MD5 ca0c67ba7aeba6aed5ddb852e6eea811
- SHA1 8b8db3434cac650ba795ff9aa8f89a24e4b83410
- SHA512 014fc45aa3141e160d5e78b963f065b196c7243ef0e630954de255b787d788f43f443b7a9a69c3b8b6f9e93e3f6ef25fe8ccfc7101fb196358b3459d4d6ec016
- SSDEEP 24576:ifrPEmDvg1eg8lYLkpSFZmr8lcrNJZECOHUNt7nizsX4O8b8ITDnlq+YV:vmDvkRAuFkuoJZEtMFniQX4O8b8ITDn+
- TLSH T129556D30F6428136E8E271719E79AF5D682DA93007A640C772C91B191F716F2EF3AB53
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH