Analysis
- max time kernel
121s - max time network
96s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/04/2026, 14:02
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
windows11-21h2-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
- Size 3.0MB
- Sample260422-rcbdsscs41
- SHA256 db4fd00359b2bcfdeeca73c179d5ad897c808ffa8efb20c05493105358c96e25
- MD5 0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a
- SHA1 63bbd730429de2bc1489b51dd5af9740ef24a737
- SHA512 b8bb7d608ad83e440b1f2741f1a3e35392f92b6c696f15d4e970831e0a4d90d533431afc67530bad299030f1f85de82e9179ab03a01f84dcd1917d430d79b13e
- SSDEEP 24576:BCbvtJqc8iHNFpuWvWL0vbxSIa5jcAkSYqyEid4KplkLVC65jcAkSYqyE:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7ApYqCXp8pYq
- TLSH T153E56B12F7A48575E0738179C9E2A696EA3278511B308BCF1385A27D2F33BD29D35732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4972-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b327-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2508-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a1be-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4972-913-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2508-927-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2508 patcher.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe$ 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$ 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4972 2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe 2508 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-22_0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4972
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C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2508
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.0MB
- SHA256 db4fd00359b2bcfdeeca73c179d5ad897c808ffa8efb20c05493105358c96e25
- MD5 0994ba7d69e33b331f982ea455facb9a
- SHA1 63bbd730429de2bc1489b51dd5af9740ef24a737
- SHA512 b8bb7d608ad83e440b1f2741f1a3e35392f92b6c696f15d4e970831e0a4d90d533431afc67530bad299030f1f85de82e9179ab03a01f84dcd1917d430d79b13e
- SSDEEP 24576:BCbvtJqc8iHNFpuWvWL0vbxSIa5jcAkSYqyEid4KplkLVC65jcAkSYqyE:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7ApYqCXp8pYq
- TLSH T153E56B12F7A48575E0738179C9E2A696EA3278511B308BCF1385A27D2F33BD29D35732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.5MB
- SHA256 0cffe15a41e130d1513288bb9c3157561acb37820159447435cbab4b191c72c6
- MD5 9c14c3cc216de3f3a34d536a1cfb020c
- SHA1 735953d5ad4479d80cf00bb2b81cd8572c3fbd29
- SHA512 1f8bb4df5aa648cf1710f640955fceab2a1f6523c45bf4607aad4d25ff6c48a0ea59ad3a13e57e40a96f406b0485403b439238b9a01a7379e194cbc32b74a2f7
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7ApYqCXp8pYqjPji0Aj:YqcxAOY6E6Gjo
- TLSH T1FB066C16F6A48675D073C1B9C9D2A69AEA3234511B308BCB1385D37C2F37BD29936732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH