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

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 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 1 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • 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
    • 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.EXE
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2308
  • C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
    MSWDM.EXE
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1788
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:2328

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          MSWDM.EXE

          • Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
          • Size 6.0MB
          • SHA256 d7f35d59f3ce54dfe416ffc142928eaffdd2dd686854566d80c4d36d03dd06f8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          dev6F5A.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\dev6F5A.tmp
          • Size 483KB
          • SHA256 1baf3db733e3284eba8e6bb01e40d8b7fbd326c9e8930f99c0f99d93598443e9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1788-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/2952-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/2952-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

          memory/6084-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp