Analysis
- max time kernel
14s - max time network
145s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
30/09/2026, 13:55
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-30_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-30_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-09-30_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 8.6MB
- Sample260930-q73k4agg79
- SHA256 f019e4bbc3c1cdbb81ce8263f62a6b41569bef20551595a8b424fb28f058bda9
- MD5 1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3
- SHA1 34f0d000101abd537987efba654811ac38f501e3
- SHA512 9a769648863ec5f762f7a23b470bf88f907ac6edc0f59fa6f3edb95190f1cacf13d39e2d5fe15680962c2b0b26e71d11dd8c5b6bbba297bf629b7b52beb6d9af
- SSDEEP 98304:5HUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKS8dZTIOSAQ:50gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsuf8dZTfk
- TLSH T16796391222D98FDDD05FA438CD1629B566237C5A8F219FDF2880BD293E767A05E3520F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables containing URLs to raw contents of a Github gist 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000700000002479a-11.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RawGitHub_URL behavioral1/memory/1108-17-0x0000022214F40000-0x00000222151BA000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RawGitHub_URL - Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000700000002479a-11.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender behavioral1/memory/1108-17-0x0000022214F40000-0x00000222151BA000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender - Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/6084-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2076-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0009000000024796-8.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1516-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/6084-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2740-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2740-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2076-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0009000000024796-8.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 2076 MSWDM.EXE 1516 MSWDM.EXE 1108 2026-09-30_1025E04AD0CAC7CAD7E8D90FF75AC8C3_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_GLASSWORM_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE 2740 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_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_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_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_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_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev4378.tmp 2026-09-30_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_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 2026-09-30_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.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 1516 MSWDM.EXE 1516 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 6084 wrote to memory of 2076 6084 2026-09-30_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 87 PID 6084 wrote to memory of 1516 6084 2026-09-30_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 88 PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1108 1516 MSWDM.EXE 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_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:6084 -
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:2076
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev4378.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_1025e04ad0cac7cad7e8d90ff75ac8c3_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:1516 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_1025E04AD0CAC7CAD7E8D90FF75AC8C3_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_GLASSWORM_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1108
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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:2740
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 6.1MB
- SHA256 c4e154ea410ccb01427b9a7da9cf0f58798f7291f518a1245e6c2495bcd14cae
- MD5 005f8685590e70336c47cf853c228860
- SHA1 35db677f351969a2688e0f852a67c487f309a695
- SHA512 6ae387ad0340eae54cd0547fadc47a2eb4af83814cf0a8912259507fa0871be5a4b42de44c1dbd1fc5b3d8f469c8e3c7f0e40969b37a9d781f85b0cee8bfb16c
- SSDEEP 49152:5HU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpug:5HUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKS8dK
- TLSH T1BB56D61161DA9FDCC05FE474CE0669A16A237C468F61AFDF19807E293E756B06E3820F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev4378.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