Analysis
- max time kernel
16s - max time network
129s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
29/09/2026, 23:51
General
- Target 2026-09-29_615841648310ecd7bd36a7bde0ff20c1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe
- Size 8.7MB
- Sample260929-3v719s1cmd
- SHA256 a4bdcc9d592fa1a40137bf3be715a77f78997721f0476dd4a1caa330a8f1485c
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
- ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs
Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42
- Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
- 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.
- 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\2026-09-29_615841648310ecd7bd36a7bde0ff20c1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_615841648310ecd7bd36a7bde0ff20c1_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
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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
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev4145.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_615841648310ecd7bd36a7bde0ff20c1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.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\2026-09-29_615841648310ECD7BD36A7BDE0FF20C1_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev4145.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_615841648310ECD7BD36A7BDE0FF20C1_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.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
- Enumerates connected drives
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
2026-09-29_615841648310ECD7BD36A7BDE0FF20C1_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA-STEALE.EXE
2026-09-29_615841648310ecd7bd36a7bde0ff20c1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steale.exe
MSWDM.EXE
dev4145.tmp
memory/2680-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4276-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4940-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4940-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/5944-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/6080-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp