14f27dcc34a2ba11ec7c801d58326911acde83744980d437d00baf3bf8117c84

Analysis

max time kernel
24s
max time network
142s
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, 07:54

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General

Target
2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Size 12.6MB
Sample260930-jrhgnaxsft
SHA256 14f27dcc34a2ba11ec7c801d58326911acde83744980d437d00baf3bf8117c84
MD5 c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b
SHA1 60019e1fe01999ee429e54be1234d2ca26b7c8c0
SHA512 ff2c3c797fd212eec8c673648c09fbeb5586e8b15de5df8104948349be7ccc34da4dfb1a54a50472c233eb28352e456c2b048549fd214ff61a3f6c348ed53f8a
SSDEEP 196608:5HgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszcgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsuf6:WTHNBpu1Qfc0yTHNBpu1Qfc06
TLSH
T131D6D61161DA9FDCC05FD474CE4669A16A237C468F21AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3811F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

aspackv2 discovery persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1288-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c449-6.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/1288-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/1332-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c447-19.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/2356-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/4676-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/4608-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack

ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs

Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

aspackv2

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c449-6.dat	aspack_v212_v242
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c447-19.dat	aspack_v212_v242

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4608	MSWDM.EXE
1332	MSWDM.EXE
4676	MSWDM.EXE
3188	2026-09-30_C86C9D915F6725948FA652D8195EC24B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE
2356	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"	MSWDM.EXE
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE"	2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE"	2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.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

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 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE	2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\dev263B.tmp	2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\dev263B.tmp	MSWDM.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\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
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	MSWDM.EXE

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MSWDM.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
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	MSWDM.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1332	MSWDM.EXE
1332	MSWDM.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 4608	1288	2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe	90
PID 1288 wrote to memory of 1332	1288	2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe	91
PID 1332 wrote to memory of 2356	1332	MSWDM.EXE	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1288
- 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:4608
- C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
  -r!C:\Windows\dev263B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe! !
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1332
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_C86C9D915F6725948FA652D8195EC24B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3188
- - C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
    -e!C:\Windows\dev263B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_C86C9D915F6725948FA652D8195EC24B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE!
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2356

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:4676

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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2026-09-30_C86C9D915F6725948FA652D8195EC24B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_C86C9D915F6725948FA652D8195EC24B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE
Size 12.6MB
SHA256 0428b4b9ffdc44f85acca5b7a04ac90fd8b35113ec6d416a3290599ee32f9b8f
MD5 21a8dd9ff4a2610d1e7e3674ff20257d
SHA1 766bd5ffe58c84800f4850f3fc13a96eb2fdef3b
SHA512 f2a610373f0fe9c63f5e4bb825a0880dded0de3c47d1854aefd182def11cc302259181d8974492d856ddbee006715216bb43de0efaf85bc990b532b4dfe1b613
SSDEEP 196608:5HgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszcgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufF:WTHNBpu1Qfc0yTHNBpu1Qfc0F
TLSH
T1F9D6D61161DA9FDCC05FD474CE4669A16A237C468F21AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3811F
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2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_c86c9d915f6725948fa652d8195ec24b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Size 12.6MB
SHA256 7fa56d447673987cc5847c7f8942c89b1b86c407c75f724a4bdc87634fddbab8
MD5 82668c1d64540dd5aae96d18d718a1a9
SHA1 1fd3d8b7c7c8685df1395c91262c3327a61d77eb
SHA512 32732101fe7a57037c4354f6f5b054dabf65f4905276d3f711898018238d0cf656d6f635c5e61cdf87760aeafbc170f41f1b0b0c2411be012acfc465f57c17ba
SSDEEP 196608:JgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszcgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufF:2THNBpu1Qfc0yTHNBpu1Qfc0F
TLSH
T141D6D61161DA9FDCC05FD474CE4669A16A237C468F61AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3810F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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MSWDM.EXE

Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
Size 6.9MB
SHA256 a9c3c8e8cd0327a140ed845187369adb0d65fbb8ea4cc7ec1c679bf50f90d6a1
MD5 20b817f60716b088a90daf90e1ec540b
SHA1 44a1c68ed3fde8edf3c13aac77796b2393dd4806
SHA512 86636ee44937e023d728b019b961a04f71476e7033b305a1d9e4a6b366f2d6bffe696336b2b4bcbb88e0d7a6a49b4e6032d8c3ee066899680a97a37cafd62ffe
SSDEEP 98304:5hKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSsuw6l:5HgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufszm
TLSH
T18A76E71161D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A5AA237C468F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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dev263B.tmp

Path C:\Windows\dev263B.tmp
Size 5.7MB
SHA256 f5ee36de8edf9be2ac2752b219cfdcb7ca1677071b8e116cb876306e9f1b6628
MD5 ba18e99b3e17adb5b029eaebc457dd89
SHA1 ec0458f3c00d35b323f08d4e1cc2e72899429c38
SHA512 1f41929e6f5b555b60c411c7810cbf14e3af26100df5ac4533ec3739a278c1b925687284660efb4868e3741305098e2737836229efc9fe46c97a6057c10e677c
SSDEEP 49152:BPv94AEsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBJ:NKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSk
TLSH
T1D356B31165DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669A16A237C868F61AFDF0980BE253E756B06F3810F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1288-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/1288-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/1332-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/2356-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/4608-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/4676-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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