b85fd3da49b0dec3b997969fe0e6214069edc00d7b453a8ba2e4c338ed19da0a

Analysis

max time kernel
17s
max time network
130s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
02/10/2026, 08:12

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General

Target
2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
Size 6.9MB
Sample261002-j4a84sde35
SHA256 b85fd3da49b0dec3b997969fe0e6214069edc00d7b453a8ba2e4c338ed19da0a
MD5 989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca
SHA1 c165641fa34dfd88782be6e3a5412e5013a54a8e
SHA512 5f3709c4508b3bc051a1d33bc24c9a80b6f66e4e5d84b1ea6594d8fad4a58df58d875c210444b2e12154834bc77b6fba8fd5ab338d7ecce01fc544b3499cdcaa
SSDEEP 98304:ktHUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSS6j6E6xN:ZgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufSg6EU
TLSH
T10376F71162D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A5AA237C458F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

discovery persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3340-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c5b5-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/3340-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5b7-13.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/1588-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/4956-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/5856-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/3120-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
5856	MSWDM.EXE
1588	MSWDM.EXE
3120	MSWDM.EXE
4668	2026-10-01_989EDCC9CFBB10F2B57EA22F8CCE61CA_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAM.EXE
4956	MSWDM.EXE

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE"	2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE"	2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.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.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

ioc	Process
\??\F:\	MSWDM.EXE
\??\F:\	MSWDM.EXE

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE	2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\dev4D0D.tmp	2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\dev4D0D.tmp	MSWDM.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.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

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 5 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

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	2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.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
1588	MSWDM.EXE
1588	MSWDM.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 5856	3340	2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe	89
PID 3340 wrote to memory of 1588	3340	2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe	91
PID 1588 wrote to memory of 4668	1588	MSWDM.EXE	93
PID 1588 wrote to memory of 4956	1588	MSWDM.EXE	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3340
- 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:5856
- C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
  -r!C:\Windows\dev4D0D.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe! !
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1588
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_989EDCC9CFBB10F2B57EA22F8CCE61CA_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAM.EXE
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4668
- - C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
    -e!C:\Windows\dev4D0D.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_989EDCC9CFBB10F2B57EA22F8CCE61CA_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAM.EXE!
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Drops file in Windows directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4956

C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
1⤵
- 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:3120

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
Size 6.9MB
SHA256 7871f53add503fb5285281f61149d8fdee0ebb8eb0e6550a1f643345cec9af32
MD5 d774b3c0194b0af14f9007b4d1fe00bc
SHA1 0a32ea0862ab37df89fc16cc571d75f653e3a6cc
SHA512 31296ef50b3b7698d14839dcf139c8ca03c13e8f7a89417d43f1f34b44fc2c21ed5ca97110c90d4178053c64b1df17574fd808a9b3db471e6c3680d52af54615
SSDEEP 98304:qFUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSS6j6E6xr:9gTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufSg6E2
TLSH
T1F576E71162D99FDCC05FE474CE4665A5A6237C458F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_989edcc9cfbb10f2b57ea22f8cce61ca_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
Size 6.9MB
SHA256 ab2767f9d27435d4f188f09aac9dab9b70f5a1e682316d88daed1af649b67fa1
MD5 8e5aab7093b092bdc2af16f74ed6d05d
SHA1 ce3bea6305aafbd98f72b3a964e6fe8d315fbd10
SHA512 49e562f3b89ae7a686927bc9e85c284707d80e94e86b68f9f41f502871bf5a0ab391c7b76334f3375333571bcbc85ec6b797c351e6169c7c4b521d429bb978ca
SSDEEP 98304:ktHUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSS6j6E6xr:ZgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufSg6E2
TLSH
T16176F71162D99FDCC05FD474CE4665A5AA237C458F20AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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MSWDM.EXE

Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
Size 6.6MB
SHA256 675e0e990bee7bd723634c678952b86818ba00e9eed02d3a37b6579f0bb4057c
MD5 64c040193b0a7de807f188f27ae1ff04
SHA1 1d0c385c6e1fec4aea35f2b0ea9b47bc80942117
SHA512 18f171a61371cd1629ee20bcdc6b1cda55c55051fb0d911a91fd5126dc3182a31da1274f1ab190e0b35924ec8cf63312e71fbe3030450f2b2bef2b607f526f0b
SSDEEP 98304:ktHUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSS6j6E6A:ZgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufSg6Ef
TLSH
T17266E71162DA9FDCC05FD474CE4665A16A237C458F21AFDF0980BE293E766B06E3821F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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dev4D0D.tmp

Path C:\Windows\dev4D0D.tmp
Size 335KB
SHA256 482c4c1562490e164d5f17990253373691aa5eab55a81c7f890fe9583a9ea916
MD5 40ac62c087648ccc2c58dae066d34c98
SHA1 0e87efb6ddfe59e534ea9e829cad35be8563e5f7
SHA512 0c1ff13ff88409d54fee2ceb07fe65135ce2a9aa6f8da51ac0158abb2cfbb3a898ef26f476931986f1367622f21a7c0b0e742d0f4de8be6e215596b0d88c518f
SSDEEP 6144:EzU66bkWmchVySqkvAH3qo0wWJC6G/SMT4FWqC:MU66b5zhVymA/XSRh
TLSH
T134742C46E2B404D4D13AE13FA5969347F2B2BC144361ABCB1364E26D6F336C6A93F361
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1588-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/3120-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/3340-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/3340-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/4956-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/5856-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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