Analysis
- max time kernel
15s - max time network
141s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
15/10/2026, 11:25
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 6.4MB
- Sample261015-njs1msde39
- SHA256 b5d1e21e6bdb1ef2eece13a27134bb2d5a9bed00b5443a160c2a5e2fb8e16704
- MD5 6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb
- SHA1 52a9ab516dc0792b121288a608b75cfcf200fe28
- SHA512 db397c741654730459f26e313def00207282e5520fa1213eaab4af17f83517e8a2a7af6fb856cc48d761c074d985f9dfe58387cbed264e99132f7e1e357980b6
- SSDEEP 98304:xsS4neHXKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSH:xsrneFgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufH
- TLSH T15D66B31165DA9FDCC05F9474CE0669B16A237C868F61AFDB0980BE293E756F06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 10 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2196-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00080000000243e9-3.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4212-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2196-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4212-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000243eb-20.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/452-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/8-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/8-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1728-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00080000000243e9-3.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x00070000000243eb-20.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 1728 MSWDM.EXE 4212 MSWDM.EXE 2984 2026-10-13_6E87DDFC62F8B18251A8DE856E23CFFB_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE 452 MSWDM.EXE 8 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" 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" 2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.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 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devC7FE.tmp 2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\devC7FE.tmp MSWDM.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\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 Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname 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 2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 4212 MSWDM.EXE 4212 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1728 2196 2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 84 PID 2196 wrote to memory of 4212 2196 2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 85 PID 4212 wrote to memory of 452 4212 MSWDM.EXE 87
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2196 -
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:1728
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\devC7FE.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_6e87ddfc62f8b18251a8de856e23cffb_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_ipamor_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4212 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_6E87DDFC62F8B18251A8DE856E23CFFB_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2984
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\devC7FE.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_6E87DDFC62F8B18251A8DE856E23CFFB_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:452
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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:8
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-10-13_6E87DDFC62F8B18251A8DE856E23CFFB_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_6E87DDFC62F8B18251A8DE856E23CFFB_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_IPAMOR_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
- Size 6.4MB
- SHA256 0df888f46c6f7e21f5c79b590875db5e5b2fd4bb69ab5da6bfc8f2f960e42127
- MD5 837a90e12901c6a2a5c1f3b8a8b1f209
- SHA1 1b73ae4fcbb015d1ce94f92ed80cdeed753d1929
- SHA512 4057b11866d3a9ab5596e89a7a97dfc8d95dd462795689805166934067a501a929eb958b2b5ab0cb71e6ee19c6992ffdac6ee4a0c2d6435fe8ae257e152e8070
- SSDEEP 98304:xsS4neHXKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSv:xsrneFgTH2qBpu1QfLIqsufv
- TLSH T1B266B31165DA9FDCC05F9474CE0669B16A237C868F61AFDB0980BE293E756F06E3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 712KB
- SHA256 7a9c381a2d8fbcd032b6620fce1a6efaf67b2d71d122c64f55c1b294af5bd080
- MD5 a4503715ca88db4af794e62efe8de83f
- SHA1 dd4999bd2007596c9ba43ea8e0f31e1a26e413a5
- SHA512 02232077a2e7bc6da2d2a4f5588c992122fe9b33b04e39064cb63595b23069e567ea1cd05f2e1821e808c8d16ab517c65524ba42784e4c428091d88d22d8dde7
- SSDEEP 12288:xXcS9XynvI6XsR+rEhAPJ2F8kmjI4eVYaH892LgZgjp4602zmgWYFaE8DqYSU8Ac:xXcS9in6bxcqbd
- TLSH T1A5F43902F240DF72D45F01B2C55682F1572BCE42CF1193D7A399FE1839B26D2AAB6267
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\devC7FE.tmp
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 f5ee36de8edf9be2ac2752b219cfdcb7ca1677071b8e116cb876306e9f1b6628
- MD5 ba18e99b3e17adb5b029eaebc457dd89
- SHA1 ec0458f3c00d35b323f08d4e1cc2e72899429c38
- SHA512 1f41929e6f5b555b60c411c7810cbf14e3af26100df5ac4533ec3739a278c1b925687284660efb4868e3741305098e2737836229efc9fe46c97a6057c10e677c
- SSDEEP 49152:BPv94AEsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBJ:NKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSk
- TLSH T1D356B31165DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669A16A237C868F61AFDF0980BE253E756B06F3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH