Analysis
- max time kernel
17s - max time network
142s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/09/2026, 23:12
General
- Target 2026-09-29_21b990d54cf907a1b00f29ed188ec569_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
- Size 6.7MB
- Sample260930-26xh8styft
- SHA256 b55e2cf4378eb1e55222321dd1dc8e90083045b7ee90b39b06b3ce10653e1b27
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 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 5 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_21b990d54cf907a1b00f29ed188ec569_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_21b990d54cf907a1b00f29ed188ec569_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.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\devBFB1.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_21b990d54cf907a1b00f29ed188ec569_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.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_21B990D54CF907A1B00F29ED188EC569_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAM.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\devBFB1.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_21B990D54CF907A1B00F29ED188EC569_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAM.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
- 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_21b990d54cf907a1b00f29ed188ec569_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
MSWDM.EXE
devBFB1.tmp
memory/2456-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2456-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2624-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2624-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4816-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4816-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/5020-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/5020-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp