Analysis
- max time kernel
11s - max time network
5s - 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, 07:00
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 8.2MB
- Sample260930-hsvypstsbt
- SHA256 83b2e50f4f23d68027388db267c5b97a74a5b463a9bdd0e77d0eaafef548800b
- MD5 e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88
- SHA1 8af62c0704ede6b8c375e9403f3fba50e2b71c62
- SHA512 79cc1ed00bb168969283abb8c5b93080f05b30ebea655cdf712f5b8289acdb0dff5acc04bdcf5c61a5bad212d3c2de131e033d32be41405439229e6ed181b128
- SSDEEP 98304:E6UgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSgTIOSAu:ElgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufgTfy
- TLSH T1CE86381222D98FDDD05FA438CD1629B566237C5A8F229FDF2880BD293E756A05F3520F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables containing URLs to raw contents of a Github gist 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x002000000001c4b8-12.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RawGitHub_URL behavioral2/memory/4208-15-0x000001D126020000-0x000001D12629A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RawGitHub_URL - Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x002000000001c4b8-12.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender behavioral2/memory/4208-15-0x000001D126020000-0x000001D12629A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0008000000016d04-9.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 3612 MSWDM.EXE 856 MSWDM.EXE 4208 2026-09-30_E9F04E6270CBD08755512BA56CF5DA88_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_GLASSWORM_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE 2116 MSWDM.EXE - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_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 - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
ioc Process \??\F:\ MSWDM.EXE \??\F:\ MSWDM.EXE - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devFBEF.tmp 2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_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.
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 4 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 856 MSWDM.EXE 856 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5880 wrote to memory of 3612 5880 2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 90 PID 5880 wrote to memory of 856 5880 2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 91 PID 856 wrote to memory of 4208 856 MSWDM.EXE 92
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_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
PID:5880 -
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:3612
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\devFBEF.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_e9f04e6270cbd08755512ba56cf5da88_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:856 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_E9F04E6270CBD08755512BA56CF5DA88_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_GLASSWORM_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4208
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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
PID:2116
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
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Downloads
- Path C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 5f8433c79c6aa22f1e88e3871536964522fa1832f0524c351fbc44cf80a509b3
- MD5 e59086bd0ed3aa48b0fadcd959623dc0
- SHA1 9049f1b449ae56b046053bd368ed980d6d97f4fc
- SHA512 759669257db222625b4877ce726af9b812933491b5260e4587eb566878a31cd5f289a09377396df7b6ef2039e64eab1af8646514c995ae20ad81d16e1e796b7e
- SSDEEP 49152:E6U8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpuw:E6UgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSV
- TLSH T14456C41125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669A16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06F3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\devFBEF.tmp
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 8b29c9349e7a814e30cce1cfb788f5a21740c798268b0a45ab805195faad9105
- MD5 d998782cbfcffe2b57945e303f02f176
- SHA1 bba0fefa7823b0951f33b79708b23a47ab4f2315
- SHA512 4562723ca09057817ce66eb5596de858ec3a674e3b3b6a644b52d6ab1e5d4f8650423356853ed68a375e328c4a97b5f33b8639b31b32d8d58075fae7fa37734c
- SSDEEP 24576:6bH3S9tsgX8zOXJvwEC8UJhHxHuZBjk38WuBcAbwoA/BkjSHXP36RMG:6T3S9tsgX8zEC8ULgCSA/Bkj0
- TLSH T172C5291733E84927F1AE673F9071093D53A9AA3FDA7BC74E7814B89E84A57028507723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH