Analysis
- max time kernel
15s - max time network
129s - 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, 12:37
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe
- Size 6.5MB
- Sample260916-pthhbsba26
- SHA256 44f537b7d5b7c0021102be311f0bf3f153851ed1175200acb5d475d92bbf7ad4
- MD5 52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961
- SHA1 c6593f27dd014289bb595377b5e67ba8ce2fe634
- SHA512 6ef360d49091d58bf5265772f73f27ac37ca6873da399e05e453579440920f1036f4e8769488e2dad15687cd880dc0bc97c094ee28919233a3d7d36b918d4f8a
- SSDEEP 98304:5HUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSn004Oz:50gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsuf004Y
- TLSH T1AD66D51125EADFDCC15FA474CE0669A166237C458F21AFDF1980BE293E766B06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2952-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0008000000016b43-8.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2952-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1788-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4920-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/6084-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0008000000016b43-8.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 6084 MSWDM.EXE 4920 MSWDM.EXE 2308 2026-09-16_52F440D4A58A8016B6F92B2FE036F961_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR_WANNACRY.EXE 1788 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_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.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 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev6F5A.tmp 2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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_52F440D4A58A8016B6F92B2FE036F961_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR_WANNACRY.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe - Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\ 2026-09-16_52F440D4A58A8016B6F92B2FE036F961_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR_WANNACRY.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 4920 MSWDM.EXE 4920 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 2308 2026-09-16_52F440D4A58A8016B6F92B2FE036F961_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR_WANNACRY.EXE - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2308 2026-09-16_52F440D4A58A8016B6F92B2FE036F961_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR_WANNACRY.EXE Token: 35 2308 2026-09-16_52F440D4A58A8016B6F92B2FE036F961_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR_WANNACRY.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2952 wrote to memory of 6084 2952 2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe 90 PID 2952 wrote to memory of 4920 2952 2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe 91 PID 4920 wrote to memory of 2308 4920 MSWDM.EXE 92
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2952 -
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:6084
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev6F5A.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_52f440d4a58a8016b6f92b2fe036f961_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar_wannacry.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4920 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_52F440D4A58A8016B6F92B2FE036F961_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR_WANNACRY.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2308
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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:1788
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup1⤵PID:2328
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 6.0MB
- SHA256 d7f35d59f3ce54dfe416ffc142928eaffdd2dd686854566d80c4d36d03dd06f8
- MD5 f485b4bf9ec30fdb40757598c9c8309c
- SHA1 641d808a18d329dfd2ea94d5faabf531b8b0f21b
- SHA512 5278fc53219734f486352930e5a8d04d6f3f6539d3b7a22b9501459584f4fdf0537dd92e431d62e7f4fe59f02ee35fbea3eb5cbf1719b0ba30368939d81d742f
- SSDEEP 49152:5HU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/UybpuB:5HUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSnc
- TLSH T18A56C41161DA9FDCC05FE474CE0669A166237C468F61AFDF1980BE293E766B06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev6F5A.tmp
- Size 483KB
- SHA256 1baf3db733e3284eba8e6bb01e40d8b7fbd326c9e8930f99c0f99d93598443e9
- MD5 8336018303d8cbe26a003d8476e530c1
- SHA1 57a9ad41a989b7e1a25698b2ae6b1cac4ef07dc6
- SHA512 c1ff7b4c1b009393924a48f6572fa6a10eecde07f6bf1f39e673375f5110b32c9ea49a82812ee8015272f4e0bd6b40c8d232011999503f65d25d2a786d194a01
- SSDEEP 6144:JGkNeugsYW02QnZlmR75Yi2X3IQCn3fjA9VZFzUxXOdy/KkicWM+5nXwB:JGruf026ZlmR70Y/k9VS+LPMR
- TLSH T120B4281639FCC73BE3D25530CE6CFB90B0F5B9684F21489736D4191C2A76982E31AA2D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH