19beaa441e6f1e02d1d9c5336c67f4a987101e90f8ba899424dcb9607afc5898

General

Target
2026-09-25_aa886453bd62d70ff5d01fad688bb0fd_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe
Size 5.9MB
Sample260925-1cdnlaxy6q
SHA256 19beaa441e6f1e02d1d9c5336c67f4a987101e90f8ba899424dcb9607afc5898
MD5 aa886453bd62d70ff5d01fad688bb0fd
SHA1 d30c1268cd1f493898fa6106e7a5ee5b61736e22
SHA512 74970566f0258d58463fb908f354080ba0805a25daaf08fb717761dd3aba2e86954837cebbfd40bd7db0550c986306b928580c9b6241a112adcfe016bf36f3ae
SSDEEP 49152:5GU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/UybpuO:5GUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSv6M
TLSH
T15756C41166DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669B16A237C468F61AFDF09807E293E756B06E3810F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects executables packed with ASPack 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1460-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/1460-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c481-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/4616-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/3388-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack

ASPack v2.12-2.42 1 IoCs

Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

aspackv2

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c481-4.dat	aspack_v212_v242

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3388	MSWDM.EXE
4616	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\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
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"	2026-09-25_aa886453bd62d70ff5d01fad688bb0fd_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE"	2026-09-25_aa886453bd62d70ff5d01fad688bb0fd_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

ioc	Process
\??\F:\	MSWDM.EXE

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE	2026-09-25_aa886453bd62d70ff5d01fad688bb0fd_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	MSWDM.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	MSWDM.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	MSWDM.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	MSWDM.EXE

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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	2026-09-25_aa886453bd62d70ff5d01fad688bb0fd_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MSWDM.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MSWDM.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1460 wrote to memory of 3388	1460	2026-09-25_aa886453bd62d70ff5d01fad688bb0fd_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-25_aa886453bd62d70ff5d01fad688bb0fd_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-25_aa886453bd62d70ff5d01fad688bb0fd_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
PID:1460
- C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
  "C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Enumerates connected drives
  - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3388

C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4616

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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MSWDM.EXE

Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
Size 5.9MB
SHA256 19beaa441e6f1e02d1d9c5336c67f4a987101e90f8ba899424dcb9607afc5898
MD5 aa886453bd62d70ff5d01fad688bb0fd
SHA1 d30c1268cd1f493898fa6106e7a5ee5b61736e22
SHA512 74970566f0258d58463fb908f354080ba0805a25daaf08fb717761dd3aba2e86954837cebbfd40bd7db0550c986306b928580c9b6241a112adcfe016bf36f3ae
SSDEEP 49152:5GU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/UybpuO:5GUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSv6M
TLSH
T15756C41166DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669B16A237C468F61AFDF09807E293E756B06E3810F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1460-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/1460-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/3388-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/4616-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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