Analysis
- max time kernel
13s - max time network
125s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
11/10/2026, 09:26
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
- Size 6.8MB
- Sample261011-lepfjs116m
- SHA256 ff237a6d545f390b355fc917ad25464fd88c528b3a99f476343924eb4688b7a7
- MD5 85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b
- SHA1 ebc709d57c0697394a69c8a370ba8f3edf0579c8
- SHA512 46c498034706720bd96a43d7daa2dc2d63bd47ef00d807e57fa8ce28828c24afd9388abdaa77d59a3016d3d22bc56376b44b8bcc23c065297751d5dd6efa9708
- SSDEEP 98304:5nUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSu6nfkZcH:5UgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufuIPH
- TLSH T1BD76E71161E98FDCC05FD474CE4669A5AA237C468F219FDF0980BE293E766B05E3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4480-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000016b4d-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4480-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3268-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1848-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5864-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4316-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000016cd0-23.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5864-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0004000000016b4d-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000016cd0-23.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
pid Process 3268 MSWDM.EXE 5864 MSWDM.EXE 4704 2026-10-10_85CC0A4ED351A3716D1787E2F98B521B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE 1848 MSWDM.EXE - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.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 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 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev2512.tmp 2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.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.
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 5 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-10_85CC0A4ED351A3716D1787E2F98B521B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 5864 MSWDM.EXE 5864 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4480 wrote to memory of 3268 4480 2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe 89 PID 4480 wrote to memory of 5864 4480 2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe 90 PID 5864 wrote to memory of 4704 5864 MSWDM.EXE 92
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4480 -
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:3268
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev2512.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_85cc0a4ed351a3716d1787e2f98b521b_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5864 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_85CC0A4ED351A3716D1787E2F98B521B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4704
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev2512.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_85CC0A4ED351A3716D1787E2F98B521B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE!3⤵PID:4316
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C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXEMSWDM.EXE1⤵
- 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:1848
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-10-10_85CC0A4ED351A3716D1787E2F98B521B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_85CC0A4ED351A3716D1787E2F98B521B_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_LUCA.EXE
- Size 6.8MB
- SHA256 54c30fd8f20b77ec89aa29cb1dc63f94db0700e601ccfa7afe7fb42a9e97ea2c
- MD5 8bcc064bfb72fa217af1567e7de37d40
- SHA1 4f575d32e94041810d66a39476351e22d25d7666
- SHA512 cd247f784548654aa123571aeb72d9db4e10eded77b51f895e38a5701942bbdd7bb336d9b393663fb40ad039527f2ae62afc2f7e68b888ddb88e85763fe6a3a0
- SSDEEP 98304:5nUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSu6nfkZca:5UgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufuIPa
- TLSH T10676E71161E98FDCC05FD474CE4669A5AA237C468F219FDF0980BE293E766B05E3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 6.8MB
- SHA256 c47b52442827beddc45876d8596a8f5fc82fb74d47a6ce4c2ffe9960c547f7fb
- MD5 260f912178b93d367c6c58ecf9747353
- SHA1 d228c4d77ebab87eeb87f1a4d95f5a054dbaa836
- SHA512 1f6520e3ac3c481565723e9e7160f7be931b9e52487b493ee602be1f2f5c8ddff42d1cc9482409e967d0f1064b90b63f9a2c55d963fb26d62d141199dca3762d
- SSDEEP 98304:5nUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSu6nfkZcH:5UgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufuIPH
- TLSH T1CF66E71161E98FDCC05FD474CE4669A5AA237C468F219FDF0980BE293E766B05E3821F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev2512.tmp
- Size 15KB
- SHA256 24a2472e3bd5016cb22ce14cefee112d5bc18354bf099e8e66ad9846aea15088
- MD5 b0cec9f342bf95700b602ee376446577
- SHA1 b955b1b64280bb0ea873538029cf5ea44081501b
- SHA512 05ebecfc8d3e2e7885d3cacc65bfd97db710c2cbc0fb76b19b7d6cc82b327b25df953a20affc8d84002167dd8ac7710622279d3579c6605e742a98fe7095aa4e
- SSDEEP 192:WN8CeeT+a2j12sUr/XKRbU+86HOO7+Bb2NpWP1oynJ+y7ihXar28d/o:xeT+a2jfUrfKRa6HiqpA13+y7+Xa1
- TLSH T15A62F7029FA804A1FBFB0B307EFA5D539576BD200964EF0E46707BAA5D70600E952767
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH