Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/04/2026, 02:34

General

  • Target
    2026-04-18_2e6f73e9f6dfbc8436de309295e4bf29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-.exe
  • Size 6.0MB
  • Sample260418-c2sxtaas3m
  • SHA256 7decd13fe2e957a64feb6f6fb64ff0a27b3e1e8ee59c992f96b00dd1f8ff48fd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_2e6f73e9f6dfbc8436de309295e4bf29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_2e6f73e9f6dfbc8436de309295e4bf29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5116
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_2e6f73e9f6dfbc8436de309295e4bf29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-.sho
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_2e6f73e9f6dfbc8436de309295e4bf29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-.sho
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2304
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:4488
        • C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\21305\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\21305\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\21305" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
          3⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3836
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\21305" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:1432

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 82B
          • SHA256 5a1e0a0216dd3893a738efdfc9c1bc5445e68d3939840578341f6cd08b14d815
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AdobeARM.msi

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\21305\AdobeARM.msi
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 f3f339de3a391d7f8baf37009ec52a6948d769977e2f407faf46f7064a524638
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARMHelper.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\21305\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Size 413KB
          • SHA256 fd115ae8ebd2f37cf1ef72f75242206cf1331c7cb258305011302e981137ee5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RdrManifest2.msi

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrManifest2.msi
          • Size 18KB
          • SHA256 0abcb8b7c0bda3128316b3e4f4a5857e9c8194105043a0c0e9801a1a96105d01
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 eba166c10696dcf0ba7dd1cf31c0bce51dce2ac568d9d25263eba2a0295b47e6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 41b287e7a40024c567ca285002055d78a669611da02f2788311694a5039391c2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 f509f6ca9690d341e398f1bc8c6643fc41cc2dcf0b104f362dc72c451d2c2a75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 1345d234af619f656cb2940ab028eae20ff4375eb8da1834a02599d3c10e02b6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 42ddd0f8678894767885b54d8f40465c87db4c389c7042f7680ef0ab329e5edb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 ee4d6ec095f46a2245ed62f2c8410b7a0a57d11943c959e701576c650f76204d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 4ed70ab74e330ae5214c4253b720337c9803084d82e79c7928f42adf4fa9a475
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 446ee215a0774165547eac2b59e4bec6b0eb1d76d733252c3019f4883898c7ba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          2026-04-18_2e6f73e9f6dfbc8436de309295e4bf29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-.sho

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-18_2e6f73e9f6dfbc8436de309295e4bf29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-.sho
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 434538507c6299325a76974e90d6d876a913c39e27e815d9482bdd1e76e4679b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARM.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 334B
          • SHA256 a8963770e3bc034ccfed4d6bb66cc9aaa7e5608dced1d987a8e49c6efd2a183a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Rdr21309.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rdr21309.txt
          • Size 13B
          • SHA256 b633a587c652d02386c4f16f8c6f6aab7352d97f16367c3c40576214372dd628
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          ReportUpdaterPolicy21309.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ReportUpdaterPolicy21309.txt
          • Size 4B
          • SHA256 69bf0bc46f51b33377c4f3d92caf876714f6bbbe99e7544487327920873f9820
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          Tmp8364.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp8364.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 aaaced351a90b2029c44c6ebb68084a331f296a0ace8115d9889f549d596564b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp979A.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp979A.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 27ead591d4c7f8fadd0d9e5d32eb6c9bf8830f83fddf83ddd47e6b3b413f5b75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp9875.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp9875.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          TmpA2E6.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpA2E6.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e6bcbcb70401d63ff0746fcbcc63230269058736f7644151393edfdcec8b8765
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpCEAB.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpCEAB.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 a86ac1b119a6653e0c3fc24c2c40e44a7bfdc435fd81c4442af9d5526ef64e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Shohdi.hdi

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi
          • Size 6.0MB
          • SHA256 33d1af63107324b8bba5891e1ff077933180aa78a8b16948388fb7d06812a016
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 472B
          • SHA256 9d7407b8bcd4af6820eae7da00db7598246d0f58dc502ef3c89aacbd9cc8a104
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 594B
          • SHA256 6b1bed1fa21d7c0e263368370908c45833a12819d8133a2ad14c8b74972c675a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 724B
          • SHA256 75c515a974331642bba2005b0d0764cde29ffd6ac526a700e27b9de049c0c6bc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 234KB
          • SHA256 790b06745f32e0f56a7af24c871ffce225ba05ebf0d8f8a71a00c727c97dcf09
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RdrServicesUpdater2_x86.exe

          • Path \??\c:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrServicesUpdater2_x86.exe
          • Size 846KB
          • SHA256 6a142c879a0676aef5c825d6fd6336800846167fab422d0f912096d286aa0070
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1432-957-0x00000000017B0000-0x00000000017B7000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-955-0x0000000001790000-0x000000000179A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-954-0x0000000001660000-0x000000000171F000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-956-0x0000000003830000-0x000000000388E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2304-751-0x0000000003500000-0x000000000355E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2304-750-0x0000000000EF0000-0x0000000000FAF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2304-752-0x00000000036A0000-0x00000000036A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2304-753-0x00000000037B0000-0x00000000037D9000-memory.dmp

          memory/2304-518-0x00000000036A0000-0x00000000036A7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2304-517-0x0000000003500000-0x000000000355E000-memory.dmp

          memory/2304-516-0x0000000000EF0000-0x0000000000FAF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2304-519-0x00000000037B0000-0x00000000037D9000-memory.dmp

          memory/2304-233-0x0000000000EF0000-0x0000000000FAF000-memory.dmp

          memory/3836-765-0x0000000003340000-0x000000000339E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3836-766-0x00000000014D0000-0x00000000014D7000-memory.dmp

          memory/3836-764-0x0000000001310000-0x00000000013CF000-memory.dmp