Analysis
- max time kernel
18s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
16/09/2026, 12:19
General
- Target 2026-09-16_5cc0297a8f2852706d727d1be04f8aef_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.exe
- Size 6.6MB
- Sample260916-phex3abj4x
- SHA256 35dfc2793787e6f80c009a6f65ef44a026708cd324673fbf3b493d5a16d38012
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
- 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_5cc0297a8f2852706d727d1be04f8aef_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_5cc0297a8f2852706d727d1be04f8aef_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\devBB7B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_5cc0297a8f2852706d727d1be04f8aef_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_5CC0297A8F2852706D727D1BE04F8AEF_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_LUCA.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\devBB7B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_5CC0297A8F2852706D727D1BE04F8AEF_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_5CC0297A8F2852706D727D1BE04F8AEF_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_LUCA.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
devBB7B.tmp
memory/2348-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3704-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3704-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4012-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4012-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4020-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4020-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp