Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
134s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/10/2026, 21:34
General
- Target 2026-10-08_09ef13632b3b79aa42f613780665906c_akira_elex.exe
- Size 7.5MB
- Sample261009-1eq2pswt6n
- SHA256 e8e4375ba0f29204a129fe35d53fb55c264ff039ed0fe53cdbce0835cd5c08f3
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detect binaries embedding considerable number of MFA browser extension IDs. 1 IoCs
- Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs. 1 IoCs
- Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers 1 IoCs
- Detects executables containing bas64 encoded gzip files 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 1 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).
- 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 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_09ef13632b3b79aa42f613780665906c_akira_elex.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_09ef13632b3b79aa42f613780665906c_akira_elex.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exeC:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe "C:\ProgramData\SystemData\30d4fdf211293635\launch.hta"1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\ProgramData\SystemData\30d4fdf211293635\iq.exe"C:\ProgramData\SystemData\30d4fdf211293635\iq.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
iq.exe
launch.hta
Tmp953C.tmp
memory/3304-1492-0x0000000006F80000-0x0000000006FD4000-memory.dmp
memory/3304-1493-0x0000000004C60000-0x0000000004C78000-memory.dmp
memory/3304-1494-0x0000000007040000-0x000000000708C000-memory.dmp
memory/3304-1505-0x0000000007140000-0x00000000071A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3304-1506-0x0000000007770000-0x0000000007802000-memory.dmp
memory/3304-1507-0x0000000007FD0000-0x000000000858A000-memory.dmp