Analysis
- max time kernel
13s - max time network
149s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/09/2026, 03:45
General
- Target 2026-09-29_2cbf85e5b605fde1a3742e66a9b80397_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 6.4MB
- Sample260930-ebecvaea52
- SHA256 e6fb276247dd7799a2cff1a46ff74dac3204a02638df8937a0b32a3bdf5b98be
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 10 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 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 3 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2cbf85e5b605fde1a3742e66a9b80397_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2cbf85e5b605fde1a3742e66a9b80397_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_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\dev6FEB.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2cbf85e5b605fde1a3742e66a9b80397_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_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_2CBF85E5B605FDE1A3742E66A9B80397_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev6FEB.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2CBF85E5B605FDE1A3742E66A9B80397_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.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_2CBF85E5B605FDE1A3742E66A9B80397_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
dev6FEB.tmp
memory/2252-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2448-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3628-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4112-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4112-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp