Overview

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Static

static

3

2026-10-26...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-10-26...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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General

  • Target
    2026-10-26_8aad6e8d59e4b173917359e6a0b1991e_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_stealc_vidar
  • Size 401KB
  • Sample261027-pldjeade63
  • SHA256 73717c8d25129708950dc2ce283c4fc469c0f7fa7e786842dfebdaa4996003a6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
xmrigdefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionexploitminerpersistence

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2026-10-26_8aad6e8d59e4b173917359e6a0b1991e_cobalt-strike_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_satacom_stealc_vidar
    • Size 401KB
    • SHA256 73717c8d25129708950dc2ce283c4fc469c0f7fa7e786842dfebdaa4996003a6
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    10/10
    defense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionexploitxmrigminerpersistence

    • Family: xmrig

      XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

      minerxmrig

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

      defense_evasion

    • XMRig Miner payload

      miner

    • Badlisted process makes network request

      Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

      execution

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

      defense_evasion

    • Possible privilege escalation attempt

      exploit

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Modifies file permissions

      discovery

    • Adds Run key to start application

      persistence

    • File and Directory Permissions Modification: Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification

      defense_evasion

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

      discovery

    • Power Settings

      powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

      persistence

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

    behavioral1behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

2
T1059

PowerShell

1
T1059.001

Windows Command Shell

1
T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Power Settings

1
T1653

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Scheduled Task

1
T1053.005

Defense Evasion

File and Directory Permissions Modification

2
T1222

Windows File and Directory Permissions Modification

1
T1222.001

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

3
T1012

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

System Network Configuration Discovery

3
T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

2
T1016.001

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

2
T1497

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks