Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/10/2026, 16:03

General

  • Target
    2026-10-06_000548d2965b6640a8eb22ddb75026bb_akira_elex.exe
  • Size 7.8MB
  • Sample261006-thfxksfe42
  • SHA256 dbf897a39682df23ffced74677e4a5abc6292752a6f9721e88724db004f7425d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_000548d2965b6640a8eb22ddb75026bb_akira_elex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_000548d2965b6640a8eb22ddb75026bb_akira_elex.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2908
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c start "" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7309a08073eae2da.doc"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6068
      • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE
        "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7309a08073eae2da.doc" /o ""
        3⤵
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5052
  • C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe "C:\ProgramData\Search\dfe8dcd01729db41\launch.hta"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4364
    • C:\ProgramData\Search\dfe8dcd01729db41\ZillberReleyHost.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\Search\dfe8dcd01729db41\ZillberReleyHost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2484
      • C:\ProgramData\Search\dfe8dcd01729db41\ZillberReleyHost.exe
        C:\ProgramData\Search\dfe8dcd01729db41\ZillberReleyHost.exe --monitor 2484
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:1836

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ZillberReleyHost.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Search\dfe8dcd01729db41\ZillberReleyHost.exe
        • Size 100.0MB
        • SHA256 d8c071e13955314f088231496f48dac77f4f5b93d5a3bdbd1eee041f4f117b2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        launch.hta

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Search\dfe8dcd01729db41\launch.hta
        • Size 338B
        • SHA256 69cb3fb6067f7410fb0dd3bcd77fe2ca00f41c2dc482a1d1a1a2fd2e2bda5455
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        B76BE66D46C355931939D8CF818D03FD_68DC46933CF3DE41CC968E0784D43DC3

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B76BE66D46C355931939D8CF818D03FD_68DC46933CF3DE41CC968E0784D43DC3
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 b4683e82ee24be8b3c5aee77be6d011ae356cfdfcd620abb627a97b4609f174e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_EAF5D55D93603A879FA973006301F24F

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_EAF5D55D93603A879FA973006301F24F
        • Size 471B
        • SHA256 5b7d9be54c9c2d21b36dfdb058d26da987d4a70d1ac05cdf0e4244d9853c092b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        B76BE66D46C355931939D8CF818D03FD_68DC46933CF3DE41CC968E0784D43DC3

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B76BE66D46C355931939D8CF818D03FD_68DC46933CF3DE41CC968E0784D43DC3
        • Size 422B
        • SHA256 9138f0e520a434bb733df4bc5bc35d85910f5a5d4953a8acf276bd28325f0a1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_EAF5D55D93603A879FA973006301F24F

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_EAF5D55D93603A879FA973006301F24F
        • Size 412B
        • SHA256 4a4d72d76ef35385bcad6bc80f350fc29faa47c0f84c4e991773aeeeb0fe20cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        7309a08073eae2da.doc

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7309a08073eae2da.doc
        • Size 127KB
        • SHA256 fcad30fcf1c4f19a2107b631b715c533ed597df248cbe2b31bd8193268df746c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gb.xsl

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCD34F.tmp\gb.xsl
        • Size 262KB
        • SHA256 6230814bf5b2d554397580613e20681752240ab87fd354ececf188c1eabe0e97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab30E.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab30E.tmp
        • Size 30KB
        • SHA256 cebe759bc4509700e3d23c6a5df8d889132a60ebc92260a74947eaa1089e2789
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab30F.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab30F.tmp
        • Size 32KB
        • SHA256 3c6f66790c543d4e9d8e0e6f476b1acadf0a5fcdd561b8484d8dddadfdf8134b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab320.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab320.tmp
        • Size 31KB
        • SHA256 5d13f9907ac381d19f0a7552fd6d9fc07c9bd42c0f9ce017fff75587e1890375
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab321.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab321.tmp
        • Size 30KB
        • SHA256 8077c92c66d15d7e03fbff3a48bd9576b80f698a36a44316eaba81ee8043b673
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab322.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab322.tmp
        • Size 30KB
        • SHA256 e0100320a4f63e07c77138a89ea24a1cbd69784a89fe3bf83e35576114b4ce02
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab323.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab323.tmp
        • Size 30KB
        • SHA256 434576eb1a16c2d14d666a33edde76717c896d79f45df56742afd90acb9f21ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab324.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab324.tmp
        • Size 30KB
        • SHA256 d250eb1f93b43efb7654b831b4183c9caec2d12d4efee8607fee70b9fab20730
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab325.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab325.tmp
        • Size 30KB
        • SHA256 7e1a90cdb2ba7f03abcb4687f0931858bf57e13552e0e4e54ec69a27325011ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab326.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab326.tmp
        • Size 28KB
        • SHA256 da2f261c3c82e229a097a9302c8580f014bb6442825db47c008da097cfce0ee4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab327.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab327.tmp
        • Size 34KB
        • SHA256 9e46b8ba0bad6e534af33015c86396c33c5088d3ae5389217a5e90ba68252374
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab338.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab338.tmp
        • Size 34KB
        • SHA256 23ccfb7206a8f77a13080998ec6ef95b59b3c3e12b72b2d2ad4e53b0b26bb8c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab3B1.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab3B1.tmp
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 40e9af9284ff07fdb75c33a11a794f5333712baa4a6cf82fa529fbaf5ad0fed0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cab3C3.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cab3C3.tmp
        • Size 32KB
        • SHA256 df3fff163924d08517b41455f2d06788ba4e49c68337d15ecf329be48cf7da2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        1FIN37SAHVUIS7D6R6HU.temp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\1FIN37SAHVUIS7D6R6HU.temp
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 be3795d938a34fb30160dd8060bab603e26053df352ce6d8c018262cc16d0587
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2484-1658-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1712-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1653-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1656-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1524-0x0000000006B70000-0x0000000006BD6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1527-0x0000000007320000-0x00000000073B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1528-0x0000000007980000-0x0000000007F3A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1660-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1662-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1664-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1515-0x00000000063E0000-0x000000000641E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1672-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1674-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1676-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1678-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1680-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1684-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1686-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1688-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1692-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1514-0x0000000003F10000-0x0000000003F30000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1694-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1696-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1698-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1702-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1704-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1652-0x0000000007F40000-0x000000000815A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1654-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1513-0x0000000003E80000-0x0000000003EF8000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1666-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1670-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1669-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1682-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1690-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1700-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1710-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1722-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1730-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1744-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1756-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1754-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1752-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1750-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1748-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1746-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1742-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1740-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1738-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1736-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1734-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1732-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1728-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1726-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1724-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1720-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1718-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1716-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1714-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1706-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1708-0x0000000007F40000-0x0000000008154000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-476-0x00007FFAC119F000-0x00007FFAC11A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-1651-0x00007FFAC1040000-0x00007FFAC12A3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-1648-0x00007FFA81180000-0x00007FFA81190000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-1649-0x00007FFA81180000-0x00007FFA81190000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-1650-0x00007FFA81180000-0x00007FFA81190000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-1647-0x00007FFA81180000-0x00007FFA81190000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-461-0x00007FFA81180000-0x00007FFA81190000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-456-0x00007FFA81180000-0x00007FFA81190000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-453-0x00007FFA81180000-0x00007FFA81190000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-455-0x00007FFA81180000-0x00007FFA81190000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-572-0x00007FFAC1040000-0x00007FFAC12A3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-525-0x00007FFA81180000-0x00007FFA81190000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-1516-0x00007FFAC1040000-0x00007FFAC12A3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-571-0x00007FFAC1040000-0x00007FFAC12A3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-580-0x00007FFA7EDD0000-0x00007FFA7EDE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-528-0x00007FFAC1040000-0x00007FFAC12A3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-527-0x00007FFAC1040000-0x00007FFAC12A3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-526-0x00007FFAC1040000-0x00007FFAC12A3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-477-0x00007FFAC1040000-0x00007FFAC12A3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-617-0x00007FFA7EDD0000-0x00007FFA7EDE0000-memory.dmp