Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
144s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/10/2026, 22:30
General
- Target 2026-10-08_00c7ad32b40a91bc33a6c7f6779acea2_akira_elex.exe
- Size 8.5MB
- Sample261009-2etchaef85
- SHA256 aeb929ff597f61bac191f28e17af2deb58a56a3a5e84f51d8a75ee0ae448f19d
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
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- 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_00c7ad32b40a91bc33a6c7f6779acea2_akira_elex.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_00c7ad32b40a91bc33a6c7f6779acea2_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⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- 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
TmpD627.tmp
memory/1412-1474-0x0000000003D10000-0x0000000003D64000-memory.dmp
memory/1412-1475-0x0000000003110000-0x0000000003128000-memory.dmp
memory/1412-1476-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F4C000-memory.dmp
memory/1412-1489-0x0000000006280000-0x00000000062E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1412-1490-0x0000000006860000-0x00000000068F2000-memory.dmp
memory/1412-1491-0x0000000006EB0000-0x0000000007454000-memory.dmp