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
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
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 98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce
- SHA1 a57cd2dd66d1f112bf8acf261a39bbd42e104f49
- SHA512 28900269198bcabc15ce58c1488761624e2a25eeb4aaa02571efe3e06cd408036dfaf3177397710c92290c38b52204fba250116664a270abd7d5667a136bd5d0
- SSDEEP 98304:5GUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSSdEu4kRAuFkkmC:5pgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufSdExuFXmC
- TLSH T1CE86072162D58FECC05FA470CE4669A569237C458F619FDF19807E293E366F0AE3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4500-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4cf-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4500-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3380-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1956-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4d2-21.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3364-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4572-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4cf-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4d2-21.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 4572 MSWDM.EXE 3364 MSWDM.EXE 1048 2026-09-16_98316B2BC5817AFFC63E72C0752096CE_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE 3380 MSWDM.EXE 1956 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" 2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_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 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_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev2169.tmp 2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev2169.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 2026-09-16_98316B2BC5817AFFC63E72C0752096CE_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_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_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 3364 MSWDM.EXE 3364 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4500 wrote to memory of 4572 4500 2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 87 PID 4500 wrote to memory of 3364 4500 2026-09-16_98316b2bc5817affc63e72c0752096ce_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 88 PID 3364 wrote to memory of 1048 3364 MSWDM.EXE 90 PID 3364 wrote to memory of 1956 3364 MSWDM.EXE 92
Processes
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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
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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.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1048
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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
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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: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 47ecd51c8a19d8bf5dfe0f48a4dba631
- SHA1 869328efe6097b98a847b1e034d26d670c1e94c2
- SHA512 c709ebe907573ec23b0abef67d145008aa4e5c356529fd10632937c27a5f137cb7dde294175df7c6bc7ee4b1f30c339e570e838ce20c8f344f52408755697747
- SSDEEP 98304:5GUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSSdEu4kRAuFkkmm:5pgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufSdExuFXmm
- TLSH T12886072162D58FECC05FA470CE4669A569237C458F619FDF19807E293E366F0AE3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 6.7MB
- SHA256 e58038bad97e481ff7c2eeeeded988a77bd16179749c75b4e7aadefbb54c3f2b
- MD5 b7d83db35616ea0a23244802660512da
- SHA1 4f9792332a3fc952425bc981992f48abb7898328
- SHA512 0ca13976b1b760f6986b3e3ead4a8b8215f56d3813a644fa990ea366ca127f37baf3f003c08e463647abcab1e5a1300393060c11a2a8989517ee627b6711f4a2
- SSDEEP 49152:5GU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpun:5GUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSSdEK
- TLSH T10866E71161D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A1AA237C468F21AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev2169.tmp
- Size 1.3MB
- SHA256 1c52b50019786ce77c3338f470a9193f90f71080196198357744cb065b7c6851
- MD5 ca0c67ba7aeba6aed5ddb852e6eea811
- SHA1 8b8db3434cac650ba795ff9aa8f89a24e4b83410
- SHA512 014fc45aa3141e160d5e78b963f065b196c7243ef0e630954de255b787d788f43f443b7a9a69c3b8b6f9e93e3f6ef25fe8ccfc7101fb196358b3459d4d6ec016
- SSDEEP 24576:ifrPEmDvg1eg8lYLkpSFZmr8lcrNJZECOHUNt7nizsX4O8b8ITDnlq+YV:vmDvkRAuFkuoJZEtMFniQX4O8b8ITDn+
- TLSH T129556D30F6428136E8E271719E79AF5D682DA93007A640C772C91B191F716F2EF3AB53
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH