Analysis
- max time kernel
15s - max time network
139s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
27/10/2026, 07:55
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- Sample261027-jr34cssvdy
- SHA256 f0b19a9804f4265fbf943607b6a805f5374cd883582efe2045a8c63cf41fba1f
- MD5 be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13
- SHA1 7e383b676e18253f3923369f237463151e1376c4
- SHA512 dbcbea52bdaec4cd709997a15ba3884b9d9fe70542462a78f6a56a580b60999170bfebeef60924a772bc260035133d97be8c23813f6d34da67711f16cd37a281
- SSDEEP 49152:OPv94AEsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBP:wKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSm
- TLSH T13856B31165DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669A16A237C868F61AFDF0980BE253E756B06F3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 12 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1512-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000800000002437c-3.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4176-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1512-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2008-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/888-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/888-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2008-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002437e-22.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3460-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3460-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4176-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 4176 MSWDM.EXE 2008 MSWDM.EXE 2428 2026-10-26_BE8964825C42BC9DDCE6A631C1611A13_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE 888 MSWDM.EXE 3460 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\RunServices\WDM = "MSWDM.EXE" 2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_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 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" 2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev80F3.tmp MSWDM.EXE File created C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE 2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\dev80F3.tmp 2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.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 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 2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 2008 MSWDM.EXE 2008 MSWDM.EXE - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1512 wrote to memory of 4176 1512 2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 83 PID 1512 wrote to memory of 2008 1512 2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe 84 PID 2008 wrote to memory of 888 2008 MSWDM.EXE 86
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_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:1512 -
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:4176
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-r!C:\Windows\dev80F3.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe! !2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2008 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_BE8964825C42BC9DDCE6A631C1611A13_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2428
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C:\WINDOWS\MSWDM.EXE-e!C:\Windows\dev80F3.tmp!C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_BE8964825C42BC9DDCE6A631C1611A13_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE!3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:888
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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:3460
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-10-26_BE8964825C42BC9DDCE6A631C1611A13_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_BE8964825C42BC9DDCE6A631C1611A13_AKIRA_COBALT-STRIKE_ELEX_HIJACKLOADER_ICEDID_NJRAT_REMCOS_VIDAR.EXE
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 0c01d6547da497c9944cb777eb62a6980628658fa9dd6aa6eea5b07abbed38df
- MD5 f7d13b6f2a328a8e614b48fe3a16d982
- SHA1 0ca3055f62f7d1752a4467c5471d897d9bd5f804
- SHA512 3d4f6e002c52f69a62f5382133162826ce8dac1eeb9c3556b01366832fbd959d498040f4432fec8076bc046a44a48aa703a65f05585fdd03cf8e7cdbb2159a63
- SSDEEP 49152:OPv94AEsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBS:wKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSD
- TLSH T1B156B31165DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669A16A237C868F61AFDF0980BE253E756B06F3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_be8964825c42bc9ddce6a631c1611a13_akira_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_remcos_vidar.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 b082539036932178dd3abd79620c48b17bb732acf11e907068b56c96f1e972d3
- MD5 d361020391235d9a321d90b461341608
- SHA1 6edcefdf0d885f569e0b30bfc586461bfecb9178
- SHA512 eb7dc7d92f9f0d5072628ace512598e5a53071913936bf1fb55fa05f9bb40d2fc23bb4a3e058c389621cb8229d71b5e93aa8eba6f63963fb5888a52bb3462227
- SSDEEP 49152:XPv94AEsKU8ggw1g+1CART5eBiyKS3EI3wybn20DCYIHvc8ixuZm9+fWsw6dTPBS:vKUgTH2M2m9UMpu1QfLczqssnKSD
- TLSH T14856B31165DA9FDCC05FA474CE0669A16A237C868F61AFDF0980BE253E756B06F3810F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\MSWDM.EXE
- Size 42KB
- SHA256 d02fd6f7851d40f76e7c2451a8de69ccebdbd78b28a747b5b6948937fdb481d3
- MD5 6ec2ce90e63a8734071176cc14930c68
- SHA1 4dfc31d7bde277bd7f88bdd8d8efe176e0e2e3be
- SHA512 1b0d598b8a814cf5f1cc9674e70993f09e0eae884c19c7ed60e22cf630f2fc319015de0fda88a05d077cb1438c41e4bd632f991a0cb9c30b9bfe98199d0d91b7
- SSDEEP 768:13hvGPxwlCuC1d7GEFnI7S74stVOLNxngCNSgDcD1CtEHbY67jy:RhvGPxaCGTUtaNxngDsPtyY6S
- TLSH T17513F16B7384E5BACE0615360C7F4A9CC8DAEE695342668794CD2CEC3CC19303A4F49E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\dev80F3.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