da7ec2c3a7000222978dc851330c36313da6c608d6b9a937706ccf941703bc31

General

Target
2026-10-08_566a882afa4dfb99ce506af482716c20_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_ipamor_njrat_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe
Size 4.7MB
Sample261009-rt2bjsbd82
SHA256 da7ec2c3a7000222978dc851330c36313da6c608d6b9a937706ccf941703bc31
MD5 566a882afa4dfb99ce506af482716c20
SHA1 927d9a34ad2c79bb7587979708aff9e8bf3d96ed
SHA512 2fced77bbc3ee38ecee9f76a20afac8b32cc751012a3ea1ea303396b81df349131f1dc41a784452f043f7f1d44489c85c69cecbd35a1626ace4b0c988456ae68
SSDEEP 49152:ktWU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/UybpJ:ktWUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKc
TLSH
T19A361A12664A5F6CC19FD474CA4B4A56AA333C860F21ABEF4181BD393E766F42F38117
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Detects executables packed with ASPack 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2864-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c402-4.dat	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/2864-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/2652-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack
behavioral2/memory/2156-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp	INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2156	MSWDM.EXE
2652	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"	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"	2026-10-08_566a882afa4dfb99ce506af482716c20_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_ipamor_njrat_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE"	2026-10-08_566a882afa4dfb99ce506af482716c20_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_ipamor_njrat_rhadamanthys_vidar.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

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE	2026-10-08_566a882afa4dfb99ce506af482716c20_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_ipamor_njrat_rhadamanthys_vidar.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\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
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	MSWDM.EXE

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-10-08_566a882afa4dfb99ce506af482716c20_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_ipamor_njrat_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MSWDM.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MSWDM.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 2156	2864	2026-10-08_566a882afa4dfb99ce506af482716c20_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_ipamor_njrat_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_566a882afa4dfb99ce506af482716c20_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_ipamor_njrat_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_566a882afa4dfb99ce506af482716c20_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_ipamor_njrat_rhadamanthys_vidar.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2864
- C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE
  "C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE"
  2⤵
  - 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
  PID:2156

C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
MSWDM.EXE
1⤵
- 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
PID:2652

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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MSWDM.EXE

Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
Size 4.7MB
SHA256 da7ec2c3a7000222978dc851330c36313da6c608d6b9a937706ccf941703bc31
MD5 566a882afa4dfb99ce506af482716c20
SHA1 927d9a34ad2c79bb7587979708aff9e8bf3d96ed
SHA512 2fced77bbc3ee38ecee9f76a20afac8b32cc751012a3ea1ea303396b81df349131f1dc41a784452f043f7f1d44489c85c69cecbd35a1626ace4b0c988456ae68
SSDEEP 49152:ktWU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBq/UybpJ:ktWUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKc
TLSH
T19A361A12664A5F6CC19FD474CA4B4A56AA333C860F21ABEF4181BD393E766F42F38117
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/2156-9-0x0000000002200000-0x0000000002206000-memory.dmp

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memory/2156-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/2652-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/2864-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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memory/2864-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

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General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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