Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/06/2026, 19:02

General

  • Target
    2026-06-04_4f8619b338f2fbde299baccf1ff076c3_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.exe
  • Size 10.7MB
  • Sample260604-xp8gysds3p
  • SHA256 26162d166798f551f724d496120ab34f162770799d047f819660f67ae7bd6b85
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 5 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 31 IoCs

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

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_4f8619b338f2fbde299baccf1ff076c3_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_4f8619b338f2fbde299baccf1ff076c3_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.exe"
    1⤵
    • 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:4660
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2308
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • 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:2592
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:856
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_4f8619b338f2fbde299baccf1ff076c3_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal~4.exe
      2026-06-04_4f8619b338f2fbde299baccf1ff076c3_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal~4.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3988
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2268
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4620
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4920
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1840
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3248
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4684
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:656
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2460
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4408
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4852
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4628
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3676
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2472
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1316
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2568
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1184
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3660
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1720
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:464
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2728
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:440
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1888
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2344
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wuauserv start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:472
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1620
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:936

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 11.1MB
        • SHA256 3b0fd734f3835da86a0609ac2bb0b3b6bdd3428a94215c5d6811f567ae31e140
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 11.5MB
        • SHA256 4e5daa052cbbfd940934302155fa670076dcc935e2501247dd6b2275c0a55eb2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 11.2MB
        • SHA256 3cd0844e17118bebe5d956db09fd5757f5f013d35ea9e05c00ca1a39ea167983
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 2fe7218bd2ca1e3b794c539ac680d7c332bdf017379ed02fe9843515b9cdad3d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 16.6MB
        • SHA256 b72d64f9387118a5876befbbd0e1a0546003765956171c5dff47db27f6930fc5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 16.6MB
        • SHA256 dc55af678ca1a5deb7888e8fb3645b306a2f0fd55bea150e6da07aa7e1c544cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 12.3MB
        • SHA256 a338d8b974856bd56b238aca478a094d4b5ee639f94c2b9e4e764a557b8ab377
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 14.0MB
        • SHA256 70032c44d004f8e8e1c570b88f8c562afce7d828c96475541c488b2b6bf38bd0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 12.8MB
        • SHA256 89f59372cda9d0db5ff68f80df9dd5bc99f2bdb424ac91c6ec41a0a75ffa0f2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 12.2MB
        • SHA256 6a3b5f84c9e471297e6e23618f12706d10fd57a81019563eff90d6c86c744cda
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 12.4MB
        • SHA256 b81a11f414a0ea8c582189046e4a3612264677c402e87a17ef8327bfce859c69
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 13.6MB
        • SHA256 efd091dcaad6eb030a1cd69ad471fa56e6dc6548ea041ab772eadf967f3552f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 12.0MB
        • SHA256 a3bdf5e49a6632520bd81e999201281ea1dd2612631f45149c4f1993d2cc001e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 c12d6c84e8203792fa004c2b531fa96cde00c341aa58a32ade2c081e3ef4cd01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 8acb5b323226626dec205d4efd0d5e4bd4db98df51e0fd56c82b770a6c239241
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 e2c15cbe49fd0fc648e4440b56e56f84b4bb7ce91a7948a7459dde554156c1ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 f263809e3bd546a756afea925d7587d57aabbcc07bea9fae0463cf6a4f0adf0d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 10.7MB
        • SHA256 5b5c88d59cdf9ac663c6680877f36db8303c334e194204df661226fb3b68fe24
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 a1809fde84c4f3659460452e5ca163817b18ec0a792402215d7b1c1674858b32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 a213533af3f913c05889a01be950b6a7399ed0ec27275b294456f247f1b58774
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 36968374d31340b1240030bd908ced7b2c40cbdb17a55d53958204557230df0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-06-04_4f8619b338f2fbde299baccf1ff076c3_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal~4.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-04_4f8619b338f2fbde299baccf1ff076c3_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal~4.exe
        • Size 202KB
        • SHA256 6437dbe9b983f869ba3e5a0aee14a3249e8189fb4b8fb157c885f47dac12f480
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UpdatAuto.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 975633a85e1af0f94c1a0e2dee0ebb96a9560818d3f2b1daffb3efdb00102347
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 d76dacf70decd529dd57658e9bb23a3f091f6ddaadc9f67de117a228d86eb237
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 d3dd88d2c26b6d04f71199d83d562f5d24e1adb8ea02d7594033dffdd1f84e96
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 32bf9422b92dd0d011a812cb4fb43373b18e4ab45e33027b6810b80df5a53310
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 37963ab52d4eabca013959dcf72b6a84cff8b90e1bcd8b57ba0711255cc9d131
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 506f6fe2f08fac7217e58293686e088f03f752ba6b542f9c113e1e51b72c2979
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 ac1cac4560f59eb507b5ecc1497a5c4f410164323d394d9ecc7ffd5647994a39
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 46e07008ac39ce153b5ff606887dde253ac28fc3ebb0b1921d91f61e3cebb30a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 4310920c4ce173a54a34f55adb18f3350e833b3ad1117d1356d905efd021dfc3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 3b7537e4d78cb64443368914787b25f088740079372a842e54bc79bb1789d44c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 b5b3b1af8bb2cfdf68cc322f65ab500dcf69a2b9b547d770b2e286d38f6b1916
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH