amadey | e4e8c40f00dac9520f1c773359c7d5d51f07282e7b3500bef466697b80c38212

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
155s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
submitted
09/06/2026, 16:51

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General

Target
file.exe
Size 415KB
Sample260609-vc4bcset2w
SHA256 e4e8c40f00dac9520f1c773359c7d5d51f07282e7b3500bef466697b80c38212
MD5 fbd24f741931f2cbcc8e3e0a4291e647
SHA1 200c370b6ec5245ec20900d2dfb77935d6f4aee8
SHA512 f0a5136ed8c4ff46a265a37081aa8685f87816ad1d79cf02043b508fbf79f94a41fde1030769f3ccd410db056d6987c7c30d3a7431440d1dff9d2985ff3939cf
SSDEEP 6144:dOg7rfAJJqbj5mCI+zmY0da01PhBQNYt8YV0hqX+IPcFzIOd+aXgLAOWbU7wxPt:dOg7rfAJJqb8lRhBQNK4MOd+migtxP
TLSH
T107946B307917D032DA6091711E6AFFF684AD6C259B3105DBBBC40E779E242D26A31F3A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

defense_evasion discovery amadey nanocore keylogger persistence spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.11.6329

82.22.77.179:54984

Mutex

054d1b6a-8f4c-42de-a648-6937383d2d5d

Attributes

activate_away_mode
true
backup_connection_host
backup_dns_server
8.8.4.4
buffer_size
65535
build_time
2026-03-21T18:00:57.109541036Z
bypass_user_account_control
true
bypass_user_account_control_data
clear_access_control
true
clear_zone_identifier
false
connect_delay
4000
connection_port
54984
default_group
Default
enable_debug_mode
true
gc_threshold
1.048576e+07
keep_alive_timeout
30000
keyboard_logging
false
lan_timeout
2500
max_packet_size
1.048576e+07
mutex
054d1b6a-8f4c-42de-a648-6937383d2d5d
mutex_timeout
5000
prevent_system_sleep
false
primary_connection_host
82.22.77.179
primary_dns_server
8.8.8.8
request_elevation
true
restart_delay
5000
run_delay
0
run_on_startup
false
set_critical_process
true
timeout_interval
5000
use_custom_dns_server
false
version
1.2.11.6329
wan_timeout
8000

Signatures

Family: Amadey
Amadey bot is a simple trojan bot primarily used for collecting reconnaissance information.
trojan amadey
Family: NanoCore
NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware nanocore

Detects Amadey x86-bit Payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x001e00000002b40f-5.dat	family_amadey_v2

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
2	2332	Gqyjef.exe

Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs

pid	Process
2332	Gqyjef.exe
2144	okey.exe
244	pcimgr.exe
796	Gqyjef.exe
2004	Gqyjef.exe
2696	Gqyjef.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PCI Manager = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\PCI Manager\\pcimgr.exe"	okey.exe

Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA	okey.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Program Files (x86)\PCI Manager\pcimgr.exe	okey.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\PCI Manager\pcimgr.exe	okey.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\Tasks\Gqyjef.job	file.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	file.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Gqyjef.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	okey.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	pcimgr.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 51 IoCs

pid	Process
2144	okey.exe
2144	okey.exe
2144	okey.exe
2144	okey.exe
2144	okey.exe
2144	okey.exe
2144	okey.exe
2144	okey.exe
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2144	okey.exe
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2144	okey.exe
2144	okey.exe
2144	okey.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2144	okey.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2144	okey.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5092	file.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 2332	5092	file.exe	82
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 2144	2332	Gqyjef.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5092
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\56ff0e98ed\Gqyjef.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\56ff0e98ed\Gqyjef.exe"
  2⤵
  - Downloads MZ/PE file
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2332
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10000020101\okey.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10000020101\okey.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - Checks whether UAC is enabled
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2144

C:\Program Files (x86)\PCI Manager\pcimgr.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\PCI Manager\pcimgr.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:244

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\56ff0e98ed\Gqyjef.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\56ff0e98ed\Gqyjef.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:796

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\56ff0e98ed\Gqyjef.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\56ff0e98ed\Gqyjef.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2004

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\56ff0e98ed\Gqyjef.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\56ff0e98ed\Gqyjef.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2696

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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okey.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\10000020101\okey.exe
Size 136KB
SHA256 34f0612b6ceff640754500f6c0f4d70e385db4cbe1807fa6974808e9b66cbb96
MD5 978bb04fd4f7066f391e8806325cc872
SHA1 f67b598cdd9ce2fc23af87636fc422476ca92179
SHA512 c235e7d631114d44aaddd75fe691521b8f4aab993778263bf30a3cd78aeb00871fb6e6c7e4ad720501255cee5e316147d938da3e961892a44b31dd5828321a33
SSDEEP 3072:Vbc0SqOSkjM49oRrk4vGLjq4cDBbgJsVMu0rRZMp+MgFUhflS:VPS/4RjvGLjq4cDBbpyRqpWGhfo
TLSH
T1ABD3B058F7D98B52D7EE2BB990721E4407B8F6139A13E31E999020BE44637C1CB913B7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Gqyjef.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\56ff0e98ed\Gqyjef.exe
Size 415KB
SHA256 e4e8c40f00dac9520f1c773359c7d5d51f07282e7b3500bef466697b80c38212
MD5 fbd24f741931f2cbcc8e3e0a4291e647
SHA1 200c370b6ec5245ec20900d2dfb77935d6f4aee8
SHA512 f0a5136ed8c4ff46a265a37081aa8685f87816ad1d79cf02043b508fbf79f94a41fde1030769f3ccd410db056d6987c7c30d3a7431440d1dff9d2985ff3939cf
SSDEEP 6144:dOg7rfAJJqbj5mCI+zmY0da01PhBQNYt8YV0hqX+IPcFzIOd+aXgLAOWbU7wxPt:dOg7rfAJJqb8lRhBQNK4MOd+migtxP
TLSH
T107946B307917D032DA6091711E6AFFF684AD6C259B3105DBBBC40E779E242D26A31F3A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/2144-25-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000DC8000-memory.dmp

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memory/2144-26-0x0000000005E50000-0x00000000063F6000-memory.dmp

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memory/2144-27-0x00000000058A0000-0x0000000005932000-memory.dmp

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memory/2144-28-0x0000000005940000-0x00000000059DC000-memory.dmp

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memory/2144-29-0x0000000005850000-0x000000000585A000-memory.dmp

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memory/2144-32-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005A0A000-memory.dmp

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memory/2144-33-0x0000000005C00000-0x0000000005C1E000-memory.dmp

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memory/2144-34-0x0000000005A70000-0x0000000005A7A000-memory.dmp

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