Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    14/10/2026, 23:03

General

  • Target
    2026-10-14_3e46cec371566bd0b85c739f18b332ec_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_stealc_vidar.exe
  • Size 214KB
  • Sample261014-215mnatwhy
  • SHA256 61b96f9dc8dd09bbb85a4286557eb3b9d85f6aa341734b37dd3956f68f923672
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • 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 5 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_3e46cec371566bd0b85c739f18b332ec_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_stealc_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_3e46cec371566bd0b85c739f18b332ec_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_stealc_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3212
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a71BB.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4296
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_3e46cec371566bd0b85c739f18b332ec_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_stealc_vidar.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_3e46cec371566bd0b85c739f18b332ec_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_stealc_vidar.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2752
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4268
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1252
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2476

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
        • Size 228KB
        • SHA256 d7c1bb2605ec652659e701cb341639cf21f2e4e7e6b95901aab7f73e5bde83a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$a71BB.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a71BB.bat
        • Size 830B
        • SHA256 1410113c46778cb926657d247d92914fd8a71bb09d7cb2c335c640673107da39
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-10-14_3e46cec371566bd0b85c739f18b332ec_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_stealc_vidar.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_3e46cec371566bd0b85c739f18b332ec_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_stealc_vidar.exe.exe
        • Size 186KB
        • SHA256 9bef155e6efd0cde278ca28577d3d00845b99a1fab55abdacaa09827f298eae6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 27KB
        • SHA256 18a28a072772de2ea8aae4b024443699bf276c4fdb1500bdeeca8747c8fe0482
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\_desktop.ini
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a84e084245e3f6886d865b686fe7721ae199dc4fe5e57e3e07f34424861de421
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/3212-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

        memory/3212-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-148-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-1247-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-5042-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-5515-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000435000-memory.dmp