Analysis
- max time kernel
11s - max time network
139s - 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, 16:29
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 8.1MB
- Sample260930-tzaf5axtfy
- SHA256 5c7fa54d68953459111dd50be982afa5f6e608cf4f5d4c418069398826aaade0
- MD5 d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1
- SHA1 4d074929a0d510feeeebd959be7a135a2f66721b
- SHA512 027c826dddcb229b3919e60ae40aec049f304bda93d6dd3c565db74aecc8b44172d72f1541695f1ee46e8c983cda192fed11fa7c036087126f9eeef5e4d90935
- SSDEEP 98304:5HUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKS7TIOSAo:50gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsuf7TfM
- TLSH T15B86381222D98FDDD05FA438CD1629B566237C5A8F229FDF2880BD293E757A05E3520F
- 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/0x00070000000244d7-9.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RawGitHub_URL behavioral1/memory/3936-17-0x000001AF52460000-0x000001AF526DA000-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/0x00070000000244d7-9.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender behavioral1/memory/3936-17-0x000001AF52460000-0x000001AF526DA000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender - Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/3332-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00080000000244d3-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3760-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3332-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2720-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4376-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4376-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2720-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00080000000244d3-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 2720 MSWDM.EXE 3760 MSWDM.EXE 3936 2026-09-29_D0042088A6EC4D198E8C0BFE1FDFC7B1_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_GLASSWORM_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE 4376 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" 2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_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" 2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_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 opened for modification C:\Windows\devB6B8.tmp 2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_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 MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 3760 MSWDM.EXE 3760 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3332 wrote to memory of 2720 3332 2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 87 PID 3332 wrote to memory of 3760 3332 2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 88 PID 3760 wrote to memory of 3936 3760 MSWDM.EXE 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_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:3332 -
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:2720
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\devB6B8.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_d0042088a6ec4d198e8c0bfe1fdfc7b1_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:3760 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_D0042088A6EC4D198E8C0BFE1FDFC7B1_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_GLASSWORM_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3936
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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:4376
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 5.7MB
- SHA256 9027bee6547c3770c32fdd9181a701ae53676c18ba1a914dc98f8bca302c4cf3
- MD5 bcea3578cec70c86e4bf958de785363d
- SHA1 097aba643ff0fed770976138097017f77ca4eb05
- SHA512 843cb0413012b21c8e3c4d7646701c5c3d245c248d4262b3766e5592ba7cf7a4eaaae91ba1f99606ffabe19dfa72e54d96c636fd973f41ecabeffba0a7572a5c
- SSDEEP 49152:5HU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpup:5HUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKS8
- TLSH T1D456C41125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669A16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06F3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\devB6B8.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