Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
95s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/06/2026, 17:06
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe
- Size 693KB
- Sample260601-vmq4saa12w
- SHA256 8869fbd7b7bbfa8254eb291a9827c3707495c647e944a857e2138e4a74b89025
- MD5 4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd
- SHA1 ee34d7a27bc77a00d7c50aad87b18ef36ce5bccc
- SHA512 c688a0d3fad3b1d619f34c382f1daf22c12761b0f6b22c13eb870818b219757981ee1a4c03cc0856de312cb8bc26039e76721c107edd9a81220a1d0427163b92
- SSDEEP 12288:w4Ryed8I7r/7meBX6bi9I6SzkDnaxOBlyO1UdWXk2WcRGJlFcyXcmhcW:w4R5CIH/7pVI144cydWXkvcMJlHLhcW
- TLSH T169E46C12779450A9E5B3C174A8A58212FB357D7107609FCFA380761A2F327D2BEB8B17
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 3928 UpdatAuto.exe 2240 2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman~4.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe UpdatAuto.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat 2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe 2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat UpdatAuto.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe UpdatAuto.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe UpdatAuto.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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 UpdatAuto.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 2240 2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman~4.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5024 2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe 3928 UpdatAuto.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5024 wrote to memory of 4040 5024 2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe 80 PID 5024 wrote to memory of 3928 5024 2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe 82 PID 3928 wrote to memory of 3744 3928 UpdatAuto.exe 83 PID 5024 wrote to memory of 2240 5024 2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe 85
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5024 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4040
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exeC:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3928 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3744
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman~4.exe2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman~4.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
PID:2240
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman~4.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-01_4b5bbe1fdf795a9ac71437175ef0aabd_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_rhadaman~4.exe
- Size 69KB
- SHA256 490b32a63cc360b84cb889f3ca8379be7c38a75537d4406a95f33b7ea70e1b7f
- MD5 41e36cabb73327caea8e78854842b7e0
- SHA1 d84103b05d2b1e3b130b4a424d2e1d9cf77e3491
- SHA512 771723f810f9e6216413caffe20cbdbccdaf97d6b648480fcb8aa991aa464a0412f96b6d5b917664d5577908d3165b39f6a259d899f457df961694d7bb4e2c5e
- SSDEEP 1536:D4LG5USgwWXSwrYrPBDd9Q3h7rWzCTWMXlhdLLMnzSqRS/h0sFegl4o+w8ptOHRQ:YG5USgwWXSwrYrPBDd9Q3h7rWzCTWMXO
- TLSH T1DD63D74BAB5010D6ECF5C0B868F5921BEA7074644360E3DBBBE9480B8F66BE0667C745
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
- Size 53B
- SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
- MD5 1d04abf39e9df55eed1d04430cc21eb8
- SHA1 b8292861dfd4e046eb9625e1571cc08c26094d41
- SHA512 a2cccc03dadecf6a298b274a6735675aeec1cc280f84432498e9df31aa4a543d2557a2fd06bac4fc8778a774b30bbd31f91c1d0d3ace480b6217654c8d63a7d0
- TLSH T16590024150204C5054251421418D0244AABAD2EF9701889A1C4B06E44D4147444CCA02
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
- Size 624KB
- SHA256 8f7a9d98f278436ca052ba2ea9557e5dc7a2aae378ac8ccebe32564fde941f0f
- MD5 97eb595ed637546ad1e46d325895e120
- SHA1 7b00a5a60f083d0b3d0cfc7e13db9e8ee80b6544
- SHA512 fb5c0bc2b794e0fd117fc6336f322aec21776136bd4e15f32e93791d967aa6d942a0932f178a7ee646d8ab559614da944d9f6cf5a6b17ab4f04c3e72a5dad539
- SSDEEP 12288:w4Ryed8I7r/7meBX6bi9I6SzkDnaxOBlyO1UdWXk2WcRGJlFn:w4R5CIH/7pVI144cydWXkvcMJlN
- TLSH T149D48D12779450A9E1638634A9658552FB3A7D310B609FCF6380731A2E327D3FEB4B1B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH