Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
96s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
19/05/2026, 20:28
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260519-y89psscw21
- SHA256 78b4158989b197e253748895308fd9754c6b4e2ed4381ca3d35fe71327149098
- MD5 c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad
- SHA1 d65798eb7f971b9a07e970da00d1c5014e6126a1
- SHA512 bf1b5be1543622d93a0a9b7968dc5e3c7145a030009c36803299dec0124d2530d6be45c60c6fed3d37680c3a7041eebd183cdae015a7b1662e29e7b41f98d987
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCZ+zyAyGZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmwF:A3k03kHRJ3HeW4SkZP4sz9Mbj
- TLSH T182854B16F6B84362D0B2C079C9D6AA56FA323C4517308ADB0349F7282F377D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/644-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b4fb-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3452-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a3f9-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/644-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3452-71-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0002000000029e1d-1225.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a0a4-2101.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b4fb-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000002a3f9-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0002000000029e1d-1225.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000002a0a4-2101.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3452 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" 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_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:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.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\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.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\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.42251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerElevatedAppServiceClient.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe$ 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsNotepad_10.2102.13.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Notepad\Notepad.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe$ 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE$ 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.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\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe$ 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE patcher.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\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe$ 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.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 created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.6.10571.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\TerminalAzBridge.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.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 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_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 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 644 2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe 3452 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-19_c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_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:644
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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:3452
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 78b4158989b197e253748895308fd9754c6b4e2ed4381ca3d35fe71327149098
- MD5 c6c1d270b5f9a86ed52c919d2063d6ad
- SHA1 d65798eb7f971b9a07e970da00d1c5014e6126a1
- SHA512 bf1b5be1543622d93a0a9b7968dc5e3c7145a030009c36803299dec0124d2530d6be45c60c6fed3d37680c3a7041eebd183cdae015a7b1662e29e7b41f98d987
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCZ+zyAyGZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmwF:A3k03kHRJ3HeW4SkZP4sz9Mbj
- TLSH T182854B16F6B84362D0B2C079C9D6AA56FA323C4517308ADB0349F7282F377D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 0b4b712af3cf08dca60d9f0271811c727d9f5c545f3f56f50df29886dc3ace64
- MD5 75e859f8644cfc44356b20c41199f9e0
- SHA1 9d496fb8054cfc62e7926eef7011619547d2da91
- SHA512 d9783fa958b5883b15b6f2352a0e66995a58a66e33049dc0f1a78f42c544420f21dc58c98b9f89ab3764c8ecf9bf7c34f6c6499476a9db55c59aa9a3b5e81fd3
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCZ+zyAyGZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmwB0Le5b:A3k03kHRJ3HeW4SkZP4sz9MbfPji0Aj
- TLSH T19EB52A16F6B84372D0B3C0B9C9D6AA5AFA31384517308ADB0345E7282F377D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 9d526de08a5ff05f9e50533d09bd3b2514c4c414ebcc3f71829f5cec73b5ad89
- MD5 89f3c8508133e209bc13e782d3eef844
- SHA1 0dff121b1c8df7a9114546e4862a370f34098f3d
- SHA512 b96a8ea2e88520b8d7d0733c60f1bda5ffc98315bc7d77cd3e94d4f5c6e11c5e280f954faaa1afb5e81cd443f20cabe3e5f9d04b0a032e5dd9985ec71ac8cbb7
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCZ+zyAyGZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmwDi6:A3k03kHRJ3HeW4SkZP4sz9Mbdi6
- TLSH T17DB52943F7698E72F06AC074C4929679FA323D4907E249CB124EBB191F367C95AF9324
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 8c33ac346dffd2c1935835cb7bc42aced17063b1f182dc0a21835fd992215d6c
- MD5 b8d88a116f7f81775ed374858f9ed534
- SHA1 9614c19ae271bcbbb51892eab264c44107d53d4d
- SHA512 ec8957ecf875b3f8b81124a466f7fb63efea323b5c7dcf2ce3bf35e0688e7229e9691f4400e72590e5c576270a93d3fc9d8b065b9858d3e1b5ad4cdeb9530177
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlCZ+zyAyGZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmwxV+PAm:A3k03kHRJ3HeW4SkZP4sz9Mb7i2WH3
- TLSH T1F9A54B16F6B84372D0B3C079C9D6AA6AFA313C4507308ADB0345B72D2E377D59A3A725
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH