Analysis

  • max time kernel
    15s
  • max time network
    115s
  • 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, 10:33

General

  • Target
    2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
  • Size 8.0MB
  • Sample260916-mlzersts8k
  • SHA256 c5d3687fb18445d18279dd92dd4dd36f000a9e33516d11b5a611b13af2b943e5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • 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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_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:4500
    • 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:4572
    • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
      -r!C:\Windows\dev2169.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_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:3364
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_98316B2BC5817AFFC63E72C0752096CE_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1048
      • C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
        -e!C:\Windows\dev2169.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_98316B2BC5817AFFC63E72C0752096CE_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE!
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1956
  • C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
    MSWDM.EXE
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3380

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-09-16_98316B2BC5817AFFC63E72C0752096CE_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_98316B2BC5817AFFC63E72C0752096CE_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 c94209d9e15e6b7a32dd69e1f157d4cc63ff6a0990ce12cf9ec9d2804c161858
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSWDM.EXE

        • Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
        • Size 6.7MB
        • SHA256 e58038bad97e481ff7c2eeeeded988a77bd16179749c75b4e7aadefbb54c3f2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dev2169.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\dev2169.tmp
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 1c52b50019786ce77c3338f470a9193f90f71080196198357744cb065b7c6851
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1956-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3364-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/3380-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4500-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

        memory/4572-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp