Analysis
- max time kernel
13s - max time network
128s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/09/2026, 21:58
General
- Target 2026-09-29_3bcb7b3ef1e9231094daad0c7d5fa05a_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 6.5MB
- Sample260930-1vtsjayyh1
- SHA256 11b371574a6c2853ca210b2990e887e58388d3a906aefc03af2184dd25f26391
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 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
- 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 2 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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 4 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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_3bcb7b3ef1e9231094daad0c7d5fa05a_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_3bcb7b3ef1e9231094daad0c7d5fa05a_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
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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\devA723.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_3bcb7b3ef1e9231094daad0c7d5fa05a_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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_3BCB7B3EF1E9231094DAAD0C7D5FA05A_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
MSWDM.EXE
devA723.tmp
memory/1096-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp
memory/2588-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp
memory/2588-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp
memory/5396-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp
memory/5396-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp