Analysis
- max time kernel
14s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/09/2026, 08:24
General
- Target 2026-09-30_b464b180432e9398c3342541d990b586_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
- Size 7.6MB
- Sample260930-ka2dwaag46
- SHA256 eceb765ff7683ef57928439ad76e465de346088c2bc7e7b0d78f192ac0c939a4
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 4 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\2026-09-30_b464b180432e9398c3342541d990b586_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_b464b180432e9398c3342541d990b586_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.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\devACE5.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_b464b180432e9398c3342541d990b586_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\devACE5.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_B464B180432E9398C3342541D990B586_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAM.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
2026-09-30_B464B180432E9398C3342541D990B586_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAM.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
devACE5.tmp
memory/2372-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2372-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-25-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4144-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4144-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4360-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4360-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4460-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4460-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp