Analysis
- max time kernel
126s - max time network
140s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
29/06/2026, 21:29
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe
- Size 3.0MB
- Sample260629-1cc23agy3n
- SHA256 51cb3fe999294ae9bdb5693f5a780a37e739ef39edab4b5f885f6fe58a1888e2
- MD5 7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c
- SHA1 88171c0cdc603fae8f8da52714924f2c6dbff6d5
- SHA512 c1727d56b16b217532730ef7900ef71fdd94db344cd2189e42b746979e8cbb596e31654b979ba5c91fb766efb224d25b2bb264ec1b12fec051bd69ad657f43b5
- SSDEEP 24576:fgHg3nFoAlWHuHNgH9gHuHNgHg3nFoAlo1flT/EomDtaLg/DRZhf0deU/N9M+ugL:4x2aq2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2g8
- TLSH T19EE57C1267E880A6F5F35770DDB992529A76BD611F31C6CF6380261E0E71BD0AE32327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3136-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c51a-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b307-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000500000001a13c-1011.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000400000001ac42-1243.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3136-1340-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5392-1347-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5392 patcher.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- 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" 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe$ 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe$ 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\DlpUserAgent.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe$ 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE$ 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.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 patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe$ 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe$ 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.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 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.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 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3136 2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe 5392 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-25_7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.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:3136
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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
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5392
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.0MB
- SHA256 51cb3fe999294ae9bdb5693f5a780a37e739ef39edab4b5f885f6fe58a1888e2
- MD5 7db9e0bd82aac83da66a667e49030f9c
- SHA1 88171c0cdc603fae8f8da52714924f2c6dbff6d5
- SHA512 c1727d56b16b217532730ef7900ef71fdd94db344cd2189e42b746979e8cbb596e31654b979ba5c91fb766efb224d25b2bb264ec1b12fec051bd69ad657f43b5
- SSDEEP 24576:fgHg3nFoAlWHuHNgH9gHuHNgHg3nFoAlo1flT/EomDtaLg/DRZhf0deU/N9M+ugL:4x2aq2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2g8
- TLSH T19EE57C1267E880A6F5F35770DDB992529A76BD611F31C6CF6380261E0E71BD0AE32327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.5MB
- SHA256 72a0eccba5c64965885303dd0f11a77d303770134fe2021095dc11c7b20a535e
- MD5 7170d59a28bb92c174ae7735c983aba6
- SHA1 a3eeab8cb82fe9452893628a1e7e98742bbc3526
- SHA512 8de2a1598169b428325c91d012283efbc8332e947a9e580d1c82e7d149b3b9b1d7376d6eda9da2959ebac1563b685644a609431beddafbeec3dcd16c98f72254
- SSDEEP 49152:4x2aq2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gEPji0Aj:TCYhv7Stcjo
- TLSH T1D6065B12B7F88166F0B39670CDF69256DA72BD611B31C6CF5384661E1E72BD09A32323
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 3.0MB
- SHA256 c9945e19d250080ccc520f04927aa1c3832022a925cb2d842694afccdb88f590
- MD5 b6bc0f43817e209afeb854a31c14e0bf
- SHA1 0bd56a25e09b69cded92c9c2f9e7a8a4e9828577
- SHA512 a3a372b15f0832d75558fbf91d89671a4a744c091355e8f7d6e9dddeefd6fe2329adba86c2604ba77c5dd344f1bc2a2dfaa9c2f788d0b6f4f8a6f2296469808e
- SSDEEP 24576:fgHg3nFoAlWHuHNgH9gHuHNgHg3nFoAlo1flT/EomDtaLg/DRZhf0deU/N9M+ugQ:4x2aq2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh
- TLSH T1D2E57C1267E880A6F5F35770DDB592629A76BD611F31C6CF6380261E0E71BD0AE32327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 8868d1a4ee652676ac2513f413bc2974b9aa4106faa1d4da85e5cb6e7eff3bb5
- MD5 b6fa29d63a0199809c00d6e92bebc10a
- SHA1 4299a193cb7cb8ee5a1141855cf9b4f6c338a3dc
- SHA512 a79a32661b8b40c4677b8595216ce4eba0b0f59b9f2bec0b4860b10219de9eae39fb2ffb4202ec20be412d44ea9850750a2bc735c5089a823a5d32ec793b696c
- SSDEEP 24576:fgHg3nFoAlWHuHNgH9gHuHNgHg3nFoAlo1flT/EomDtaLg/DRZhf0deU/N9M+ugp:4x2aq2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gM
- TLSH T180E56B12A7E881A6F5F31770DDB982529A76BD610B31C6DF6390361E0D71BD0AE32327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH