Analysis
- max time kernel
16s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
14/10/2026, 11:25
General
- Target 2026-10-14_d354d49e22696d6a72168917066b6d0d_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
- Size 6.6MB
- Sample261014-njgbvatycs
- SHA256 36af29597c0ee2c7d4d25b677cd24798379f206ef0a7f94e1da4a83f1b002c25
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 10 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
- 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.
- 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.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_d354d49e22696d6a72168917066b6d0d_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_d354d49e22696d6a72168917066b6d0d_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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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
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev6F20.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_d354d49e22696d6a72168917066b6d0d_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_D354D49E22696D6A72168917066B6D0D_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAM.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev6F20.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_D354D49E22696D6A72168917066B6D0D_AKIRA_AMADEY_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAM.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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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
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-10-14_d354d49e22696d6a72168917066b6d0d_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipam.exe
MSWDM.EXE
dev6F20.tmp
memory/360-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/360-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1620-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1620-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1972-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4692-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4692-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/4828-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp