Analysis
- max time kernel
12s - max time network
140s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/09/2026, 17:33
General
- Target 2026-09-29_ac4877507cbec39f4e5fa4568966d841_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
- Size 6.8MB
- Sample260930-v42a3seb39
- SHA256 9afc2f4f274e56b4805843263d001187dbd23b85d4f791651d80cadcb9aeb0ea
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
- ASPack v2.12-2.42 2 IoCs
Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42
- 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 2 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\2026-09-29_ac4877507cbec39f4e5fa4568966d841_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_ac4877507cbec39f4e5fa4568966d841_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_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\dev9536.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_ac4877507cbec39f4e5fa4568966d841_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_AC4877507CBEC39F4E5FA4568966D841_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev9536.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_AC4877507CBEC39F4E5FA4568966D841_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE!3⤵
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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
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
2026-09-29_AC4877507CBEC39F4E5FA4568966D841_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
dev9536.tmp
memory/700-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/700-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1568-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1568-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4408-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4408-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp