Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
11/10/2026, 22:49
General
- Target 2026-10-10_026c7835b7e1fe60c06c5c4cba0682be_akira_elex.exe
- Size 7.6MB
- Sample261011-2r2jmsaf33
- SHA256 13fc93966bf9ff4569bf0b489470e335bb138962a82adf7d046c6d481d4a5a92
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\2026-10-10_026c7835b7e1fe60c06c5c4cba0682be_akira_elex.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_026c7835b7e1fe60c06c5c4cba0682be_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
TmpEFD9.tmp
memory/3896-1489-0x00000000041B0000-0x0000000004204000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-1490-0x0000000003360000-0x0000000003378000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-1491-0x00000000063D0000-0x000000000641C000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-1504-0x00000000065E0000-0x0000000006646000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-1505-0x0000000006BC0000-0x0000000006C52000-memory.dmp
memory/3896-1506-0x0000000007210000-0x00000000077B4000-memory.dmp