Analysis
- max time kernel
17s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/09/2026, 08:32
General
- Target 2026-09-30_b166ba44846dbb9bace311503f93f129_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe
- Size 11.4MB
- Sample260930-kfnd7ssfkf
- SHA256 edf08123a096da0ab7e3091803f1f4dd8c2341353668a098bc5cc43434f90b71
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 10 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 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
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_b166ba44846dbb9bace311503f93f129_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_b166ba44846dbb9bace311503f93f129_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
-
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
-
-
C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev5B2B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_b166ba44846dbb9bace311503f93f129_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_B166BA44846DBB9BACE311503F93F129_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
-
-
C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev5B2B.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_B166BA44846DBB9BACE311503F93F129_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRA.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
-
-
-
C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXEMSWDM.EXE1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- 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
1Replay Monitor
Loading Replay Monitor...
Downloads
2026-09-30_b166ba44846dbb9bace311503f93f129_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njra.exe
MSWDM.EXE
dev5B2B.tmp
memory/868-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1820-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1820-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3084-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4180-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4180-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp