Analysis
- max time kernel
90s - max time network
128s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
24/04/2026, 04:05
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- Sample260424-enqawaev3s
- SHA256 aefd337882b6a30f75a14223ac5cb4e3e3d87b89c2131b5bfd78985ebbffeb63
- MD5 9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3
- SHA1 3f5d46ca4c4bf884f0552d95a7b8de23d7e1c83a
- SHA512 28e1727892253c4af03f18d7cee243fe1beb9fe7c578557776991e29e0aa42dcff101cde24d9b33b4fb95f40f1090ff700418a913f01756010eea6562f2b740c
- SSDEEP 49152:Be7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOoqJtb2ICqatglP56rX:4K5N55sgjOk9WOohLrX
- TLSH T11BD56C12B6548BFAD86B4171C9965375AA763C210F20E7CB528CBB1D6E33BC19933723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2420-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024322-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3372-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00030000000229e5-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022475-1264.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2420-1348-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/3372-1350-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000202c7-1654.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0004000000022b33-1726.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3372 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" 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_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 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created 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\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe$ 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$ 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.30251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerPythonRedirector.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$ 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_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}\joticon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.19081.1301.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MixedRealityPortal.Brokered.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Security\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxTsr.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE patcher.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe$ 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.22742.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_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}\lyncicon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Wallet_2.4.18324.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Wallet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBridge\SkypeBridge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsCamera_2018.826.98.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsCamera.exe 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_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 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2420 2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 3372 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-24_9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3_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:2420
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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:3372
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 aefd337882b6a30f75a14223ac5cb4e3e3d87b89c2131b5bfd78985ebbffeb63
- MD5 9a3800bcb8b479ed126026d1619e3ce3
- SHA1 3f5d46ca4c4bf884f0552d95a7b8de23d7e1c83a
- SHA512 28e1727892253c4af03f18d7cee243fe1beb9fe7c578557776991e29e0aa42dcff101cde24d9b33b4fb95f40f1090ff700418a913f01756010eea6562f2b740c
- SSDEEP 49152:Be7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOoqJtb2ICqatglP56rX:4K5N55sgjOk9WOohLrX
- TLSH T11BD56C12B6548BFAD86B4171C9965375AA763C210F20E7CB528CBB1D6E33BC19933723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 15b2d88ad1032192ffb4d31657491c1dd2b5f834e7098d83cb5071f1b37a24f2
- MD5 e7495d12d4f53de32294cabc8371b39d
- SHA1 ae1c515f291b0ac2dccda866416c6d0b26a641e7
- SHA512 15fcef8944cb45173c1728d78df7e813d6bcd3158897295f44b139ad0718631ce989ae62e2b757e6afd3c1924192408693380f53ae964904cf6ecd86cc11efa3
- SSDEEP 49152:Be7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOoqJtb2ICqatglP56rJI:4K5N55sgjOk9WOohLrJI
- TLSH T1AAE56C12B6548BFAD86B4131C9925365AA767C210F20E7CB538CBB1D6E33BC19D37722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 2139e7af45bd538f229d2275896360b786821d1e35b8885880536bdcd326289a
- MD5 3450a9d22008279e19df25c00579ca22
- SHA1 1b3d99ee782182fecfaa63851ff62e4a4655ed8a
- SHA512 c3eefb451b3203c9ea5961218d11208954048005da3c165c6fbe97f74659a4145642567917fe69f7cb4d0a3622901de7b06b7f206cf0bdbb14823927bda8f43e
- SSDEEP 49152:Be7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOoqJtb2ICqatglP56rNw:4K5N55sgjOk9WOohLr2
- TLSH T19AE56C12B6548BFAD8674131C9A25365AA767C210F20E7CB538CBB1D6E33BC19D37722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 d32f3dde6dcdd37b70bc06e40ce1460060a32445f6dc172ec8ca160f3785c360
- MD5 ad877d4f738208d50929aeb41296f7be
- SHA1 8fa5f201a2039cd2c56b05b801272623f0cbeede
- SHA512 ff1869df1d430e53d2e2329fc7b19dbd7a9a9e3e5d03d30650f75c85dd1bea0f4d7ff19755aa0b87bfa13326ee74ffbaa31efbf228e30b398763e2c9a359e4c1
- SSDEEP 49152:Be7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOoqJtb2ICqatglP56rTPji0Aj:4K5N55sgjOk9WOohLrLjo
- TLSH T185F55B12F6648BF6D4778075C9929365EA723C110F20E7CB5289EB2C6E33BD19937722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe$
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 df464017896347090e23f0ae7cc6209d67635a17195aa3166f840fe1e66c1a2c
- MD5 19a65a5db45626cdcbdaa9a97c2b84e0
- SHA1 5e11ecf63038546ddda9482700cf81d8ed5af111
- SHA512 0de68175c5f1ede52187c946df55a3bc99086496d40c95adecaf85fcfde5bb756f7b3ac062a9b0c9bf7c88d2fe43a01b09a167b576501cc71be2f70201c99c7a
- SSDEEP 49152:Be7edCK0DZT88fIfi35DMnCIjtAydIgjdsk9WnOoqJtb2ICqatglP56r9:4K5N55sgjOk9WOohLr9
- TLSH T1E6D56C12F6548BF6D8674131C9969365AA767C110F20E7CB538CBB2D6E33BC1A933722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH