Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
147s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
04/06/2026, 01:34
General
- Target 2026-06-04_565a804cfa52e68046677423c4d83650_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_swisyn.exe
- Size 713KB
- Sample260604-by65lagv4t
- SHA256 4499519f59e4dad8cc12b737ba235fccdd3dc41615ca52339a0fc25ee1c07360
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_565a804cfa52e68046677423c4d83650_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_swisyn.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_565a804cfa52e68046677423c4d83650_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_swisyn.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-06-04_565a804cfa52e68046677423c4d83650_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_swisyn.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-06-04_565a804cfa52e68046677423c4d83650_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_swisyn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exeC:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exec:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe3⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exec:\windows\resources\svchost.exe5⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-06-04_565a804cfa52e68046677423c4d83650_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_swisyn.exe
explorer.exe
icsys.icn.exe
spoolsv.exe
svchost.exe
memory/988-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/1412-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000498000-memory.dmp
memory/1412-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000498000-memory.dmp
memory/1412-9-0x000000000047B000-0x000000000047C000-memory.dmp
memory/1700-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4920-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp