23048e9f5adb6ff013f8dff2242cc1596546a152b7b0f13453b78c055129a698

Analysis

max time kernel
17s
max time network
151s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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22/09/2026, 12:13

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General

Target
2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Size 7.6MB
Sample260922-pd4evsdh93
SHA256 23048e9f5adb6ff013f8dff2242cc1596546a152b7b0f13453b78c055129a698
MD5 7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864
SHA1 94fca1cf7578652ae1e75b97f02f34c96d6a6cb1
SHA512 f08e2d47abca3aa25f8683bbbf757e3e76b1ec42e63d9355bda14a9a5c476986c11544a07bbbf21cf75c28544510533799c71a282fb5f144877117c4f2ac95a6
SSDEEP 98304:5SKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsw6Fs+wE9XD8VBU:5SgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufsw6FV9z88
TLSH
T10886F71162D99FECC05FD474CE4665A5AA237C458F209FDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

aspackv2 discovery persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3228-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x0006000000016b55-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/3228-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/3704-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/2404-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x00040000000187c1-25.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/5188-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/852-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack

ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs

Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

aspackv2

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x0006000000016b55-4.dat	aspack_v212_v242
behavioral2/files/0x00040000000187c1-25.dat	aspack_v212_v242

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
852	MSWDM.EXE
5188	MSWDM.EXE
2260	2026-09-21_7950E03A9582F2A74DF0DF3A95E7D864_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
3704	MSWDM.EXE
2404	MSWDM.EXE

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
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"	2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_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"	2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_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

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\dev7507.tmp	2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\dev7507.tmp	MSWDM.EXE
File created	C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE	2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_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	2026-09-21_7950E03A9582F2A74DF0DF3A95E7D864_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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
5188	MSWDM.EXE
5188	MSWDM.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3228 wrote to memory of 852	3228	2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe	89
PID 3228 wrote to memory of 5188	3228	2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe	90
PID 5188 wrote to memory of 2260	5188	MSWDM.EXE	92
PID 5188 wrote to memory of 2404	5188	MSWDM.EXE	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_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:3228
- 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:852
- C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
  -r!C:\Windows\dev7507.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_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:5188
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_7950E03A9582F2A74DF0DF3A95E7D864_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2260
- - C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
    -e!C:\Windows\dev7507.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_7950E03A9582F2A74DF0DF3A95E7D864_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:2404

C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3704

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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2026-09-21_7950E03A9582F2A74DF0DF3A95E7D864_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_7950E03A9582F2A74DF0DF3A95E7D864_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
Size 7.6MB
SHA256 3774626d8a2cb0c57531f840c697a9c3491d4267b37e193ea3cd308f5f17fd56
MD5 285dcfccc372a2d906109645cd84c18f
SHA1 e9caff39361f741f460ac0e44803188f551b38ad
SHA512 73592499b22d4db43f6039a8b4e77ae070bc8525f39fd625a50756306d75bc74add8f5b0b72924ac5e05ba9bb884bd3daae9cc9fd1d841fb2f119d1e38ebdb15
SSDEEP 98304:5SKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsw6Fs+wE9XD8VBJ:5SgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufsw6FV9z8R
TLSH
T16786F71162D99FECC05FD474CE4665A5AA237C458F209FDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_7950e03a9582f2a74df0df3a95e7d864_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Size 7.6MB
SHA256 e7b49fce0bff691c65cbce3114179695477bad3874582cdbfb11a06e282e740c
MD5 b07908b6909bc454ae4c2051306075dc
SHA1 857972b244a17919c003e36695c8f53e01e03b09
SHA512 1184d21731697a08fb9dfb26675a261efab4b2f19096f06f81e44fd80f22eb1f8c5d8f593d20cfd8e583a817447a49f9ffaacdcda8a0302a2b07e3d78fd06f49
SSDEEP 98304:4s+wE9XDwgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsw6Fs+wE9XD8VBJ:4V9zwgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufsw6FV9z8R
TLSH
T11486182162D99FE8C05F9474CD4675A1AA237C458F219FDF1A80BE293E762F05E3821F
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MSWDM.EXE

Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
Size 6.8MB
SHA256 0c05ef199d2dffe9e4167ca385df6d135f71df7bb7f816dfeb52c88ad28563bd
MD5 7a0ce8a2445e31eabe01df6194c6f102
SHA1 1872019f5e029b74730eb7f9b07c716de63323e6
SHA512 5b8283442acf4d51eccff60d323009a5deadfa9fe791ee6436a456e7af68ffe93563816854a9600bee97074bbd395493edd9f1ebc619e340bd0e5c5da79e0b28
SSDEEP 49152:5RsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybx:5SKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsw6I
TLSH
T1E976E61161D98FDCC05FD474CE4669A5AA237C468F20AFDF0981BE293E766B06E3421F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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dev7507.tmp

Path C:\Windows\dev7507.tmp
Size 794KB
SHA256 2435e1e50c097608e6157efb1036946cfdd02d86728e8e00a02b207bee36e60d
MD5 c6d0721e9156eb2a40a04bb38be0b2a5
SHA1 d0a3fcb3ad9f227a02d30abb767883b42fecc3a7
SHA512 e254db10a7cffc4fe8c2d126dc4eb5029a84b2a931a67ad9ebfd04a8f3417e42a7dfb2e76d8911b2540bcf9eff9cbf92708b158dd8f53dbcbe7be51682ac3ad4
SSDEEP 24576:F3LutmkEz+PAVV/OOInO4Xs2ztR4iegxLHgZpJE4VDd+:FbutmkO+wAOInO4XrztygxLHkJE4VB
TLSH
T1A505D022F3D0A536D7631331993A7231BBBE66301A128B136B541F957FA61E16F2C363
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/852-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/2404-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/3228-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/3228-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/3704-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/5188-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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