Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
153s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/04/2026, 17:07
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe
- Size 23.7MB
- Sample260420-vm2khscy3s
- SHA256 c78711e074b21eafd8b2e16f48e8c092c598927ffb8376e5b663ddc0109f64e2
- MD5 c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e
- SHA1 4e1c159ddfee3a678d5af402bb516f7441ceeb40
- SHA512 a8bf6e6754f6d9a4af35aaee646d0297a3f801399561eb8f4f5d5d7bffaa18cd7347dbf074782a075c2b18510252130b759c820d35c1cfda6b3d85519d6c3ac8
- SSDEEP 196608:2C+CX7mtvwOrCK0ujbv1y2C+CX7mtvwOrCK0uj6C+CX7mtvwOrCK0ujbv1yG:2rZvwAfty2rZvwAGrZvwAftyG
- TLSH T137478D0137E89971E0B781354A769655DA367C188F31CACF12802E6E7FB27D1AE39723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1609746302-1884177235-1125644204-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs
AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000800000001e5a5-6.dat autoit_exe - Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\HelpPane.exe 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe File created C:\Windows\hh.exe 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe File created C:\Windows\notepad.exe 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe File created C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe File created C:\Windows\winhlp32.exe 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe File created C:\Windows\bfsvc.exe 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe File created C:\Windows\explorer.exe 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe File created C:\Windows\regedit.exe 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe File created C:\Windows\write.exe 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
pid Process 1132 notepad.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2620 wrote to memory of 1132 2620 2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe 86
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_c36d018aba71e67c084940ed5c3f079e_agent-tesla_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_hawkeye_hijack.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2620 -
C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WEL1299.tmp2⤵
- Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
PID:1132
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
- Size 24.1MB
- SHA256 8ba0e028ff2e2d5dd331a1e5108cf27c04f063eb23cfab217cbcf2608e71e12d
- MD5 e47d58a9e8432c442ae6606b93193d4c
- SHA1 936cf2870fb83d513f72f94c8067222ec29acfdf
- SHA512 cb15705b907593ac8366a512910de4758e863cae8de280a4b04a13602e61ee1dd1a97a41d5c37d9e8732d031fc5410d11735bdf6ce6918f6926b5ca780e9f825
- SSDEEP 196608:2C+CX7mtvwOrCK0ujbv1y2C+CX7mtvwOrCK0uj6C+CX7mtvwOrCK0ujbv1ycP:2rZvwAfty2rZvwAGrZvwAfty
- TLSH T1E9478D1137E89871E0B781354A769655DA367C188F31CACF12802E6E7FB27D1AE39723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WEL1299.tmp
- Size 52B
- SHA256 be0909be27235c36586ceb9b7e37d8d74c423d9460c4dbf0e2417fcf58b96caa
- MD5 17ddbb82a40e2ac704e1045da8fb1cf6
- SHA1 a570cdbc16483567fe1439903b212e33b15343b7
- SHA512 031adfce17522c42262d40acb75f1db7a1942e4965ab505ee3a5b7001e07a3f16182a4093a3e9a3b99b50860bbc66205a9956b4d8da76adb823054aae6598da2
- TLSH T1449002F35491D6301587051611E8118616566D9675199405E00811251AB56520515DDA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH