Analysis
- max time kernel
23s - max time network
142s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
30/09/2026, 16:54
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 8.2MB
- Sample260930-veka9sdd89
- SHA256 0614d86ccd6b2c8ab97d6f8615f22079b75f2253092025834030d257269098ee
- MD5 c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238
- SHA1 1b0d0feddc59bbf3bceef7f6573848f00ade2214
- SHA512 3dfad4cd2072f0a1b511ab5c75be7699b965c3cef82372e920d71d0aef2c36c0b9b1f10db50f6302b431658576d43b45d1460ba9fb0575a52d02c5e9f3e15484
- SSDEEP 98304:mJUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSQTIOSA3:mygTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufQTfD
- TLSH T13086381222D98FDDD05FA438CD1629B566237C5A8F229FDF2880BD293E756A05F3520F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables containing URLs to raw contents of a Github gist 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c589-14.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RawGitHub_URL behavioral2/memory/1104-16-0x00000243EC7E0000-0x00000243ECA5A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RawGitHub_URL - Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c589-14.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender behavioral2/memory/1104-16-0x00000243EC7E0000-0x00000243ECA5A000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender - Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3036-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000f00000001c579-10.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4388-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2484-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3036-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2564-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4388-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2484-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000f00000001c579-10.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 4388 MSWDM.EXE 2484 MSWDM.EXE 1104 2026-09-29_C088699EE7B255F9756B80CB61050238_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_GLASSWORM_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE 2564 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\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" MSWDM.EXE Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_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_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_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 - 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\dev9E98.tmp 2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_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\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 Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain 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_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_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 2484 MSWDM.EXE 2484 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3036 wrote to memory of 4388 3036 2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 88 PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2484 3036 2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 89 PID 2484 wrote to memory of 1104 2484 MSWDM.EXE 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_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:3036 -
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:4388
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev9E98.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_c088699ee7b255f9756b80cb61050238_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:2484 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_C088699EE7B255F9756B80CB61050238_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_GLASSWORM_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1104
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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:2564
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 58a2d9557af3c9c55c02ec1f4f8f456f9ab9d2b931f735f73f805ddad0be17f9
- MD5 bed15b37cb76fbf399d53e40e8fb6516
- SHA1 58e0b060c4419a5e345408224d4048a538c82cb5
- SHA512 afc31288fd4072060039d766ef56e4adc4c916908c7846f95d82cce1d4a3e84f273c579ff41bf352d61780cb1391ee1fc668813f6e07d2257b7b3298a506dbab
- SSDEEP 49152:mJU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/Uybpu6:mJUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSl
- TLSH T1C356C41125DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669A16A237C868F61AFDF19807E293E756B06F3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev9E98.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