Analysis
- max time kernel
18s - max time network
146s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/09/2026, 12:04
General
- Target 2026-09-30_4059f1aa75a172e0842acf08fb94a42a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.exe
- Size 5.9MB
- Sample260930-n8q8caef53
- SHA256 082688ccba9c170b733e68fd7170145f0e796cebb67b5cbccc80000be992e8c1
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 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_4059f1aa75a172e0842acf08fb94a42a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_4059f1aa75a172e0842acf08fb94a42a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.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\dev2368.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_4059f1aa75a172e0842acf08fb94a42a_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_luca.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\dev2368.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_4059F1AA75A172E0842ACF08FB94A42A_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_LUCA.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
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup1⤵
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_4059F1AA75A172E0842ACF08FB94A42A_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_LUCA.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
dev2368.tmp
memory/248-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2888-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2888-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2956-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/3296-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp