Analysis

  • max time kernel
    88s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/05/2026, 13:14

General

  • Target
    2026-05-11_4530c7c9f68276146d1ee4619e810eca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.2MB
  • Sample260511-qg418sax21
  • SHA256 afa79f0f5fd0796cdbaa5fbb5a7bb75a6ed6e6dd698ddbd33a547ee914e748f3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 10 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • 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.

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_4530c7c9f68276146d1ee4619e810eca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_4530c7c9f68276146d1ee4619e810eca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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:4488
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • 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:5888

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 afa79f0f5fd0796cdbaa5fbb5a7bb75a6ed6e6dd698ddbd33a547ee914e748f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 f961abe6fb60a29cab2953c865a566ad034f9779bcc1c4602be6d4e7354f5239
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 4cd6ab8728b169e3fd6b00a70b41e83ecaee71fd539ac9cd77f994b1ab69a522
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 1634b5e57806f94b4da39bd7789c9c2d877356fad7f1ea7e5a781b9d91aae1e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 74fcc51d23462cf7616d3bb99e500259de5b4af0a66875dd7e76334187016984
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        helper.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 6667e0972793ea90b169fee24e73af37e281e4255e7cde986f9a34a1bd96a1ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4488-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-22-0x00000000008E0000-0x0000000000976000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-1358-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5888-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5888-41-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000596000-memory.dmp

        memory/5888-1360-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp