Analysis
- max time kernel
15s - max time network
143s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
02/10/2026, 09:57
General
- Target 2026-10-01_8673876a9a4b1c59610e3cddf7e85715_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_l.exe
- Size 8.4MB
- Sample261002-lywzqsysft
- SHA256 60ec328fbc5b7eb53fb7afb1bd7fb8500716d4446d0b0c68380c0f551dd78be4
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables containing URLs to raw contents of a Github gist 2 IoCs
- Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
- ASPack v2.12-2.42 1 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 1 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 4 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\2026-10-01_8673876a9a4b1c59610e3cddf7e85715_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_l.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_8673876a9a4b1c59610e3cddf7e85715_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_l.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\devBBF8.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_8673876a9a4b1c59610e3cddf7e85715_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_l.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\2026-10-01_8673876A9A4B1C59610E3CDDF7E85715_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_GLASSWORM_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_L.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXEMSWDM.EXE1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- 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
MSWDM.EXE
devBBF8.tmp
memory/1672-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-42-0x0000022238C30000-0x0000022238C4E000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-50-0x0000022238C90000-0x0000022238CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-16-0x000002221E380000-0x000002221E5FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-17-0x000002221E980000-0x000002221EA32000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-18-0x0000022238C90000-0x0000022238CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-39-0x0000022238BB0000-0x0000022238C26000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-40-0x0000022220430000-0x0000022220452000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-55-0x0000022238C90000-0x0000022238CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-53-0x0000022238C90000-0x0000022238CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-54-0x0000022238C90000-0x0000022238CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-48-0x0000022238C90000-0x0000022238CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-49-0x0000022238C90000-0x0000022238CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/2012-47-0x0000022238C90000-0x0000022238CA0000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4152-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4648-51-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp