Analysis
- max time kernel
96s - max time network
95s - 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, 16:00
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
windows11-21h2-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
- Size 2.7MB
- Sample260422-tfprpsey8x
- SHA256 c95e0811eae72e60ecf475fa1a91de2b39fd54ffe1e825590c8a283439c3f35f
- MD5 17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae
- SHA1 31b5ce3976662b3c7b6ca2833866264a193e0857
- SHA512 8ec181d84536f1af355d35dca96a21b82bc07d48c497574a53b39c9b900d0182bcabca19e85cd4455da48c4b9327cdc3fa0fca57e13f5a5d1275deda566fe011
- SSDEEP 49152:Bd8e7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOY56r7qJtb2I:HK5N55sgjOk9WO1r7
- TLSH T149D55B12B6648BFAD8674075C9A69375A6363C210F20E7CB524CEB1D6E32BC19D37723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4396-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b44d-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3420-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a19d-13.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4396-1345-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3420-1347-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001800000001a5fe-1458.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0007000000000476-1731.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000025cdd-2078.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3420 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_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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 created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_21.21030.25003.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Photos.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Todos_0.33.33351.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Todo.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe$ 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe$ 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_321.14700.0.9_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\Dashboard\Widgets.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe$ 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe$ 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions_1.0.40831.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.WebMediaExtensions.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe patcher.exe File created 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\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.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_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4396 2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 3420 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-22_17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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:4396
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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:3420
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 c95e0811eae72e60ecf475fa1a91de2b39fd54ffe1e825590c8a283439c3f35f
- MD5 17e84678b23435c06cef3ac5eab0a1ae
- SHA1 31b5ce3976662b3c7b6ca2833866264a193e0857
- SHA512 8ec181d84536f1af355d35dca96a21b82bc07d48c497574a53b39c9b900d0182bcabca19e85cd4455da48c4b9327cdc3fa0fca57e13f5a5d1275deda566fe011
- SSDEEP 49152:Bd8e7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOY56r7qJtb2I:HK5N55sgjOk9WO1r7
- TLSH T149D55B12B6648BFAD8674075C9A69375A6363C210F20E7CB524CEB1D6E32BC19D37723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe$
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 2cdf90e7405141ef82a5a5e517a6698d290883ae390382ff80fbebbdca1a9eab
- MD5 272f378b2e34bce7ccd1ba1663e04fb0
- SHA1 3cd08ad1e35f47d9bbedbf1d49f82eb66dc64280
- SHA512 18405ed27c364ad8312eabd865cf6d29448085a557111f8caa1609938dfb9b130f326a2641b44ebeaf001f45afa2b4e0f7d1b8d969e5343a4ad12a88c0c7e4a8
- SSDEEP 49152:Bd8e7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOY56r7qJtb2I0W:HK5N55sgjOk9WO1r7xW
- TLSH T154D56B12B6648BFAD8674075C9A29775A6363C210F20E7CB524CEB1D6E32BC19D37723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 d2f394ef85bd0fe2e285c7254266625a8a5a1321a00662fbf0bff393af2a12cd
- MD5 a9a49ee3d8ccf3d3fc77e59dd09121d2
- SHA1 8671634b9620575cfb06803dd5354a2fcb28f35f
- SHA512 83fc507e85e755a09af948a902568458b0ad426b082e0ae0910323b53b4dc8aa05824bba31c7268c63342970a48263d3ccf522ea14b9bec99edb5aaee088d807
- SSDEEP 49152:Bd8e7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOY56r7qJtb2Imw:HK5N55sgjOk9WO1r7E
- TLSH T162D56B12B6648BFAD8674075C9A19775AA363C210F20E7CB524CEB1D6E32BC19D37723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.2MB
- SHA256 22e7835a376cc6b76ea6660ca60835f1ea4d752ab33d617f5d14ad586a65b22d
- MD5 f7d9730b381476511a22021602ef8b51
- SHA1 2f5cabbc5c4b80077d3f5e820bce308245056754
- SHA512 5738e58d227990ff77c471ec7a6dccaf2ff0c42f11681337a3c8970547e0bba4752c2d464c0406bd0c140c9d932cd0808a15eb88b4e657f41a942d6f4d9f3884
- SSDEEP 49152:Bd8e7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOY56r7qJtb2IQPji0Aj:HK5N55sgjOk9WO1r7Zjo
- TLSH T111F54A12B6648BF9D4778075C9A29765EA323C510F30D7CB5289EB2C2E33BD19937722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.exe$
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 ba17b929a0fb4a6f0d6d490fd2415a292da9aaceabcd503975f70f618a1fecd5
- MD5 414554934b69fb3325be1942bde6970c
- SHA1 b8fc10f0b108b1faebe4965528294cac8aba9724
- SHA512 d43ae0cd48b456b388c039b51ed5a1679f049c1455dce0420a89c14301a19a35652bbbbb1a437edb39a86a002c0516c69a225081ee39fd0fa85d115e9bde43d8
- SSDEEP 49152:Bd8e7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOY56r7qJtb2Iai2WH3:HK5N55sgjOk9WO1r7JuX
- TLSH T1D4E56B22B6648BFAC8674075C9A59375A6363C210F20E7CB524CBB1D6E32BD19D37723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH