Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/10/2026, 15:24

General

  • Target
    2026-10-11_97db7a3c8cfb49e326acbfe81dafcfc2_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat.exe
  • Size 245KB
  • Sample261012-ss7bvaea23
  • SHA256 d99ef719ecae32fcfcb7954f3477b07130feb3392c7c4103de881a9eb3a27a2d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • adaptixc2

C2
  • secure.nxbase.im

Attributes
  • port

    443

  • url_path

    /updates/check.php

  • user_agent

    Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; rv:20.0) Gecko/20121202 Firefox/20.0

Signatures

  • Family: AdaptixC2

    AdaptixC2 is an open-source C2 framework written in C++.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_97db7a3c8cfb49e326acbfe81dafcfc2_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_97db7a3c8cfb49e326acbfe81dafcfc2_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:436
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /f /tn "MicrosoftEdgeUpdate_89571" /tr "C:\ProgramData\WindowsUpdate\TrustedInstaller.exe" /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5892
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -NoProfile -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData' -Force"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4900
  • C:\ProgramData\WindowsUpdate\TrustedInstaller.exe
    C:\ProgramData\WindowsUpdate\TrustedInstaller.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1440

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        TrustedInstaller.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\WindowsUpdate\TrustedInstaller.exe
        • Size 245KB
        • SHA256 d99ef719ecae32fcfcb7954f3477b07130feb3392c7c4103de881a9eb3a27a2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_icbki5qa.kqn.psm1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_icbki5qa.kqn.psm1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/436-1-0x000001A117F00000-0x000001A117F24000-memory.dmp

        memory/436-28-0x000001A117F00000-0x000001A117F24000-memory.dmp

        memory/436-0-0x000001A117CC0000-0x000001A117CDA000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-11-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-20-0x0000029958320000-0x000002995832A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-9-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-10-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-14-0x0000029958330000-0x000002995834E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-15-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-7-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-6-0x000002993FD40000-0x000002993FD62000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-16-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-17-0x0000029958560000-0x0000029958612000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-18-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-8-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-5-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-22-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-21-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-23-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-24-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-25-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-27-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-2-0x00007FFD0BA5F000-0x00007FFD0BA60000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-29-0x00007FFD0B8D0000-0x00007FFD0C274000-memory.dmp