Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/09/2026, 22:45

General

  • Target
    2026-09-29_2b1e0ccbd6f53082ef15378e06e5fcbf_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
  • Size 867KB
  • Sample260930-2pfjdstgjc
  • SHA256 e9d2c428f2fd782ea578b62a6672bc4eef0b5a26004640be2c028882eb39fcbb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 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.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2b1e0ccbd6f53082ef15378e06e5fcbf_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2b1e0ccbd6f53082ef15378e06e5fcbf_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3368
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a4414.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2132
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2b1e0ccbd6f53082ef15378e06e5fcbf_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2b1e0ccbd6f53082ef15378e06e5fcbf_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2468
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2456
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3712
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2168

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 124KB
        • SHA256 17fd96c24e52344367a065886c2c9ea11718e8206f9f9b18e21a80745dbe2ae0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 481KB
        • SHA256 d5fbaf5c0d8e313d4dad23b28cac4256c5dbed6ab3b0d797e2971f30c5e095ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$a4414.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a4414.bat
        • Size 908B
        • SHA256 f0e6bca9c9242456212350473df54095fc29ca2ac2bee623ae17af46f5f5328f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-09-29_2b1e0ccbd6f53082ef15378e06e5fcbf_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2b1e0ccbd6f53082ef15378e06e5fcbf_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 8995350defa515dd79efd16f4dcdf2911e8e70ae6246cb9dcb2423fd798a0bac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 fece29ead615f8a7a4a13a36b8415c0fa517cc62954b77ca0c7dedb13a20a0d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2304238888-3968896904-642854331-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 3b01728e72b5e4110a11234d4a111c8b841e7780c44559315123bbe0fbe10b97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/2456-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/2456-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/2456-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/2456-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/2456-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/2456-1246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/2456-5041-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/2456-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/2456-5514-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3368-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3368-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp