Analysis
- max time kernel
18s - max time network
3s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
16/09/2026, 11:53
General
- Target 2026-09-16_6c65667dd536879d1e8c6aca7ec5e7a6_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe
- Size 6.7MB
- Sample260916-n2dnnsty5j
- SHA256 546892c92f528e8c1fc575098e170eada7493f7cdea52992ff39824d72ab4d2b
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_6c65667dd536879d1e8c6aca7ec5e7a6_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_6c65667dd536879d1e8c6aca7ec5e7a6_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.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\dev98A1.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_6c65667dd536879d1e8c6aca7ec5e7a6_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.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_6C65667DD536879D1E8C6ACA7EC5E7A6_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev98A1.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_6C65667DD536879D1E8C6ACA7EC5E7A6_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.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_6C65667DD536879D1E8C6ACA7EC5E7A6_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
dev98A1.tmp
memory/3324-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3324-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3940-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3940-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4312-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4764-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4764-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp