69c6e23bd251c9a255a97afc2ee87acac3b9b618b9e4f2843c5a2204ada9e2a1

General

Target
2026-09-29_5f220eb6b1925ef0da40f37769d30a36_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_ipamor_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe
Size 3.6MB
Sample260930-aansnsaa27
SHA256 69c6e23bd251c9a255a97afc2ee87acac3b9b618b9e4f2843c5a2204ada9e2a1
MD5 5f220eb6b1925ef0da40f37769d30a36
SHA1 fcb5c0a09210945bd53d6156daae477dde091c25
SHA512 a758f7a0b04de38babcf8667670629243ec6d39f0a5c986ca59dd8808320e44e7a3ccd52b573d7a17f3ac271df273c9e02d192c0ad51dedae555e7eb9cbf960f
SSDEEP 49152:ktFU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpm:ktFUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqs9
TLSH
T1CC06A512554A2F6CD55FD4B4CB4B8916AA233C8A0F246BEF4685BD313E76AF42F38107
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects executables packed with ASPack 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5708-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000016b43-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/5708-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/4812-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/4148-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4148	MSWDM.EXE
4812	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\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE"	2026-09-29_5f220eb6b1925ef0da40f37769d30a36_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_ipamor_rhadamanthys_vidar.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"	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"	2026-09-29_5f220eb6b1925ef0da40f37769d30a36_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_ipamor_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 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
\??\F:\	MSWDM.EXE

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE	2026-09-29_5f220eb6b1925ef0da40f37769d30a36_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_ipamor_rhadamanthys_vidar.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\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
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	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	2026-09-29_5f220eb6b1925ef0da40f37769d30a36_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_ipamor_rhadamanthys_vidar.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 5708 wrote to memory of 4148	5708	2026-09-29_5f220eb6b1925ef0da40f37769d30a36_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_ipamor_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_5f220eb6b1925ef0da40f37769d30a36_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_ipamor_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_5f220eb6b1925ef0da40f37769d30a36_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_ipamor_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5708
- 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:4148

C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
1⤵
- 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:4812

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
1⤵
PID:3804

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 3.6MB
SHA256 69c6e23bd251c9a255a97afc2ee87acac3b9b618b9e4f2843c5a2204ada9e2a1
MD5 5f220eb6b1925ef0da40f37769d30a36
SHA1 fcb5c0a09210945bd53d6156daae477dde091c25
SHA512 a758f7a0b04de38babcf8667670629243ec6d39f0a5c986ca59dd8808320e44e7a3ccd52b573d7a17f3ac271df273c9e02d192c0ad51dedae555e7eb9cbf960f
SSDEEP 49152:ktFU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpm:ktFUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqs9
TLSH
T1CC06A512554A2F6CD55FD4B4CB4B8916AA233C8A0F246BEF4685BD313E76AF42F38107
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/4148-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/4812-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/5708-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/5708-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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