f17d9530b0640c69e0b00669667002c7254fe2778deca64cd14069376f02d14d

General

Target
2026-05-11_c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
Size 454KB
Sample260511-np72ragw41
SHA256 f17d9530b0640c69e0b00669667002c7254fe2778deca64cd14069376f02d14d
MD5 c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e
SHA1 d5cd79fc2a1fb9ca5898fd25871c2199f0ccce97
SHA512 863c902a6cab9ab68903c08ca87ad9e5a7a2b277c681ab06a16d377b4d76040f7ecc87b05f1a5de2898a0f5785ecd404bea11d875d62b19779fc3f0a1b4aa9e4
SSDEEP 12288:GaoVmp+84YntqSya7Id2RrZmRz6FeKwBx+UafFy9iuWXI:GDVmpzhqSHTmRehwBxRaf+iuWXI
TLSH
T1EDA48D1175D18EB2E5AF043049F59E759ABBFC300E219BEB63947F1D3E306818626763
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4088	googleupdatecore32.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe

Loads dropped DLL 10 IoCs

pid	Process
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe	2026-05-11_c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\syslog.exe	2026-05-11_c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2608	3844	WerFault.exe	79

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-05-11_c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	googleupdatecore32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	eventviewer.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe
3332	eventviewer.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3844 wrote to memory of 4088	3844	2026-05-11_c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe	80
PID 3844 wrote to memory of 3332	3844	2026-05-11_c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe	81

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3844
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\googleupdatecore32.exe
  "googleupdatecore32.exe "
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4088
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\eventviewer.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:3332
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3844 -s 1484
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2608

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3844 -ip 3844
1⤵
PID:5328

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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2026-05-11_c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
Size 454KB
SHA256 f17d9530b0640c69e0b00669667002c7254fe2778deca64cd14069376f02d14d
MD5 c45247f24bc6cc3e39f53c26f88d4e5e
SHA1 d5cd79fc2a1fb9ca5898fd25871c2199f0ccce97
SHA512 863c902a6cab9ab68903c08ca87ad9e5a7a2b277c681ab06a16d377b4d76040f7ecc87b05f1a5de2898a0f5785ecd404bea11d875d62b19779fc3f0a1b4aa9e4
SSDEEP 12288:GaoVmp+84YntqSya7Id2RrZmRz6FeKwBx+UafFy9iuWXI:GDVmpzhqSHTmRehwBxRaf+iuWXI
TLSH
T1EDA48D1175D18EB2E5AF043049F59E759ABBFC300E219BEB63947F1D3E306818626763
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googleupdatecore32.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\googleupdatecore32.exe
Size 217KB
SHA256 25ba4af76f5bfdedbc61cc97dcac8bb6b4ba5e53b50a7566be429cdec61943e8
MD5 078739434d108cd973d5d10bd9f01c10
SHA1 a57866bc0eb819b9626fec9d20273500ba2a0b92
SHA512 773ef977752792a19a050bf7fbd5f1b0f5cd349818e6f1cc591192bb42268bd8a0180003f66540f668fbe5e7286880787fc5a95839ea6522a37e3092575dd82f
SSDEEP 6144:fMtqSya7Id2RUSZmRi1Qye6AO/ebGwI4fx+U+FfFyj:EtqSya7Id2RrZmRz6FeKwBx+UafFyj
TLSH
T1E0248D12B5E180B3E9B3093409F4AE759ABDB9310B258A7F63D84F6E1F30681D216777
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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googleupdatecore32.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\googleupdatecore32.exe
Size 236KB
SHA256 102b8670c63f33f3bd79051817851ff9f22b12eb743be3247da30cb0f58cc153
MD5 2f3d4248f6312b85e96c36ac5de84989
SHA1 1382c6eb665f6552925315d65863708eb8a5d74b
SHA512 17aaab36b8e476f18257d5e76280feffe7f225fa03013c6bab47d2c549eea6c208cb58888c3e9083c57c8dc04329b123fd521561d669510a6fdf87cd71618978
SSDEEP 3072:Gl5DVnMvbOU6VAYD6eS91So1ja6H5nj+CB5XIYnQbiYV0OZNjrc1F+QUQoRlIWzh:GjuDOhVLS5nj+CPXIYAiuW1FXEGm
TLSH
T17F347B1236D08FB5E1AF40314DA25B7987BBFC305E2197CB67A0BE5D3D319808A2A757
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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tmp1217.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1217.tmp
Size 152KB
SHA256 c8b8db63ea0d66c3212318e02ed65315212a565821b41e648b62125ce491a54b
MD5 dd5645a32ccec6b1fd23a936699bc3d4
SHA1 6007f779d59b92781fd44d97196ca742004f3cd7
SHA512 22b48bb29f63a4b3aa2e44a2b88919e35a5ebf8a5e6c92d22f25f55e3bb08bc27420d2b33af15fc165989f2281d37c824b23cc574fc432c6aff05622af3157fd
SSDEEP 3072:ul5DVnMvbOU6VAYD6eS91So1jaAMH5nj+CB5XIYNQp:ujuDOhVLAo5nj+CPXIYw
TLSH
T146E3481136D1CFB5E1AF44318DA25AA44BBBFC319D7297CB53903E0D3E359418A2A7A3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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eventviewer.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe
Size 88KB
SHA256 3baf58e8eb6f1dee7da7df83cb38925e69ffe130a02f667380cbee69aea17b15
MD5 188a727732ea436cedbfa4f016e7bbdf
SHA1 bf0ba32262cc4abb23e5c61ad6c750188558c8d1
SHA512 7139f3967289b66bb27bbd2b669ebe53197d3a825a21b8614e5352d426f3a74ba88d8618b869bb19d6c8a51780e636042c9a379f8d797d552cb316be1570e26b
SSDEEP 768:6hKzpWe7ofYFf0vX2Y9MMcz/pK3mriMYH/K0o+0pdE+7c/vm9Oacl1iB90/Va0DN:j1W9YV0OZMIljwiJ7c/EOaclRkQUQoR
TLSH
T11193AF2A39E044B2D688407151F56F39D33FE5741B11A6C3EB78EF682D21AA0D53B78B
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syslog.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\syslog.exe
Size 148KB
SHA256 0276c20790d9fa6b0607b29f632c72e8bb4a07e9495c9858730f8a0930f9237d
MD5 c77a7e16f85637827514b13d5b586f76
SHA1 05775016364462afafccc226268373de15956815
SHA512 2d4732d8e49e8a7cec26d870973f331d8cdbc404349af37f730cd402a8e07123535e90e5d71484f86343d9662397b7488635ac159bc1611641222a08b1bed7a2
SSDEEP 3072:Gl5DVnMvbOU6VAYD6eS91So1ja6H5nj+CB5XIYnQB:GjuDOhVLS5nj+CPXIYy
TLSH
T1B7E3481232D0CFB9E1AF45318DA29AB546B7FC319D3297CB63907E0D3E359418A26763
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/4088-8-0x0000000000950000-0x000000000096A000-memory.dmp

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General

Malware Config

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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