Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
11/10/2026, 22:40
General
- Target 2026-10-10_03ca9cef4970f21a5f965cb2d799ed47_akira_elex.exe
- Size 8.8MB
- Sample261011-2lta3sae24
- SHA256 21176cc050227e55aae9ddca21e9f50c0b4df6382b33cf65fa97f94ae1c99b25
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\2026-10-10_03ca9cef4970f21a5f965cb2d799ed47_akira_elex.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_03ca9cef4970f21a5f965cb2d799ed47_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
Tmp92EF.tmp
memory/3772-1470-0x0000000006CB0000-0x0000000006D04000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-1471-0x00000000032B0000-0x00000000032C8000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-1472-0x0000000006D70000-0x0000000006DBC000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-1483-0x0000000006E70000-0x0000000006ED6000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-1484-0x00000000074A0000-0x0000000007532000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-1485-0x0000000007B00000-0x00000000080BA000-memory.dmp